Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
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"WAsHISGruS, iexdS, March I'd.
" The Convention recently elected By the people Of
lexis, with prnay powers, met yesterday ia this place
lie attendance remarkably iuil. 1iie Country had
Tor The last two months been thrown into il state Of
archy by The Lscrrdaoe sclsln between Governor
ana Council uI the provincial Government. Their per
soi'a abuse Ut each other. and wlclc!rd nIsnanagr
icnt ur lrcl OF public affairs had LOST them the
hdrrce OF the people; aud all looking with the
most intense anxiety IL the meeting Of tins Convention,
|" put stop 10 their brief and abused authority and 10
remedy as far rs practicable, te mischief they had done
r injecting was made too more Interesting BY the
ports received express from BrXur, n the approach Of
oaha ANN with large army, and the known dlnu-
i've ioTcc which defended that place. The enclosed
despatch from Colonel Travis, vino commands the
lrAIan lo:cc at BcXar, was received here the day
Iriorc the meeting All perceived the necessity Of
despatch, aud II feared the members would break
up, and oil for lc Of war before dschary-
Ing even the most pressing III The duties for Inca
they wire appointed. But not They met under
deep Impression Vi the monrntuns CRISIS and the so.
rEn duties they had lU perform. Nearly ~ members
were III Iitsn!ancc-tlrrc ut them AlcXcans One
The Gel. bralrd LDren:O dc ZGrun, lavoahiY known to
the political and literary world, by the hlh offices lie
has filled, his Republican integrity, and the beautiful
PRODUCTIONS oil his pen. The other Two Co.. Rus
und .fn0nO hnrVrrO, Deputies from the city of Hcxar
where Their property and families The meet
ting was organized by the appointment oil Richard Ellis
from Rcd RIVER prcsdrn and H. 5 kib!r Secretary.
HE first step was to appoint committee 10 report
Declaration OF Independence. The minds Vi I'LL were So
we'll made UP to the proprIrty ol the and the ne.
crssy for despatch, that It deemed Of pre-.
cous time 10 50 through the usual iornalts oten.
curry, NC. This morning the Committee rcuurrd ty
lnrIr Chairman, Mr.. Geo &. ChlIdrfs " lo read the
document III his place. 1t wed by the house.
referred = Committee oll hole, reported without
amendment, and adopted unannuus III less than
hour 1t Was read but once; but from the single hearing
should pronounce II and far rnuIr alton vi
the grounds upon which Texas las taken her nd among
the nations vi lhrcall liy those familiar with the dcca
ration Ut a., II may Gc though imitation Of that Illus
trous document, which Tie writer had probably in his eye;
and may mol bear critical COMPARISON with il as prarY
Production. But effort was made to amend it, aho
there were those present who capable vi duur So
had been deemed fit They thought the substance oil
more Importance than tie pllrascolUgy. 1t hearty
concurrence from all present. and from more cor.
daily than the three Mexican deputies, who SAID they
were no longer SlrxcanS, but TEXANS
"l'He next step will be 10 adopt Constitution, which
they will do with haste, fear, than The work de-
maids: for they are impatient 10 adjourn and 90 To
meet the enemy All their energies wllI Ike put forth 10
drive linn back And think there is no doubt they
viii succeed, Though perhaps the Of soIc hard
lighting. Unfortunately they have printing press
here, and copies oi the Declaration making
with The pen 10 despatch TO the L. ). and different
parts Of The country. shall cndravor 10 avail myself
u The express 10 send you This. The Declaration itself
you viii receive III short time through the papers,
Should further opportunities oIcr, VIII aL"sr you Vi
their proceedings.
"P 3 Some predatory Indians Of the North west.
are committing dcpredaonS On the frontier settlements
several murders have been committed by them within
the last wrrk-onc Of Two men, wEo out l
vcyus pa!y about 50 miles from this place. The pro
pie here dread them than they do the Mrxcans
The Indians residing North Vi Nacngdochcs, between
that and Rcd River, the head of tic SABINE
Trinity, &c. have been concilialsd, and Treaty
concluded with I3 Tribes OF them within the last ~
days. 1t was negotiated by Gen. Houston and judge
Forbes of Nacugdoches.
From the French par Of The ~ Orleans Bee 23d March,
NEWS FROM TEXAS
person arrived this morning from Alatagorda via
OpelOuSaS, nurus That Express had arrived lit
tie before his DEPARTURE, with rrp"r, that General Gus
has lett force sufficient to blockade San ntonio and
has advanced himself with force 1000 troops towards
the COLONY vl Austin.