Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-02
1'ENAS.
Henry COOKE, Secretary

To tic Editor Of tie Commercial Buicts.
Sir-fn your pape- of Saturday last, yesl state !!oIa
information received via NatcAuches, that the yc1Ian
Government had disbanLed the Volunteers, and subse
cucnt you express yuar reluctance 10 believe tat The
country wonid be placed in condition unPrsParsd to
meet he projected INVASION by the Arxicans. Such "a
impre asoI going abrDa, tends IS prejadIce IeSls by
her neg!gent, and tcta!y regardless
Of tn. tu ealeDs1 dangeE-whlst tie inoEinatrDE thus
comr u led, wnp sufficient planaon, wou!6lead
the ublc n judge that the brave defenders OF mat IN
FAINT Repu oiic uDcoSylcOus|y dismissed because
their services 10 required. This might have
the effect GeeE esr noble spirits I.oa erbarkng H.
the saline cause; thereby dep,lyng Texas OF that aid
which she DrrGs much as ever. Through Ire
n!eoirm of ynnr valuable paPer which has so strenuous
Is and ably adsocaled the of Liberty, permit me
ren ark. that i tie intentions OF the government
u, lie x,s (as andcatsd in President BurEets message
not t.. admit in ulare, volunteers for sogt term OF
service, but fs Curing tie Cor two yeors Fhe
former system bias been toSnG expensive ana lnson'e-
nient for example: volunteer Cor three months ses
vice and receiving three hsa&Ted and twenty acres Of
county land, tive country in proportion than
rrIe for , years. for duaE the reseIy!ng $50
~ Some TINE is requisite 10 make soldier az
.rIainted with isis dr;sa aad bring him snder asltaEy
-lbordinann and IL the struggle Wth MEXICO ss
continues p%yience LAS shown Ia, e il eapcd;ert
form nucleus, geeed of men whose ss,I OF serYoe
lasts long .eeessary--whose military s,Li.s viii
serve practical lessons 10 new corners, and around
whom the citizens will Jay TO save their country, their
properties and ejJ lives The conclusion therefore
that The volunteers whose short esD o service had
PRED aud who unwilling 20 :enew il for longer
period returning ssoae for, as lately srop Tex
as am convinced Int the Government OF chat eontry
have away thszC ch7a!rous Friends because n
would he mpnlic, and Sld also brsas4f OF contracr
,enng the latter to cssrn all the spula:c& bounty
land without having Isndcrd the ouantrn Of service
,,hey had engaged perfo7Ga. Fosn'eers will be vel
r;oned in Texas, and they sn rspdi7, enGfdinrly No
s,!le support OF people battling against changeubs
ii reign rule, founded no'esance, and .npcr
ct and complicated Legislation, win, mn
a,.cily and insrtncss. a TE&IhN.
New ORr.EA.s Nov. Is The brig CARROLL, from Nor
atk. with 100 emigrants for Texas :as arrsed al the
S. W. Pass.
TuLuyTEEls FOR TEAAs.-Tkrce eompsries cS 70
1ratecs for Texas, numbering lN men, Under the Or
Eex of Col r. Thruston arrived here Saturday last
ON their way 20 TEXAS TO assist in the caDse Of human
libtrly Two Of tl.nsc companies are from Oho--one
snGsr the COMMAND Of Capt Colcrck, . gentleman who
4ors ery published paper in that State ADD the other
spn6er That of Ca2t Burrows the last company is from
Washington Pennsy iyania, commanded BY Capt +. j.
Mc.z!an yosng gentleman Of the FIRST standing and
come rons, wAo Publishes highly respectable jpnsna
an that pace.-&ao.