Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-22
!EEEAS.
REPORT CT THE COMMITTEE on FOREIGN
RELATIONS.

Of airxiar tie whole territory of this counlry the
u 5. 0t America cGial footing with the original
States O! that C0.eseracy: respectfully submit the oi-
lowing report:
TIKI. they have hal the subject referred under their
scrira; lu-l.rraon. and believe 1t duty t'ey owe
their country, we'll 70 yuur honorable bod to sue.
cncY SLATE lie aad that have conducted
tHeir minds 10 I!lr conclusions they have arrived At
Ii is MOI % he denied lint this question presents an
important and Craze Subject Tor cur d"iiOerao2 Tor:
is netting !ss tlaa 10 d. eide, whether we VIII annex
natioc! domain Comaiamg 4I0MD, perhaps 100 600
square miles with fine climate can he ionn on this
ear,h-which, is rc! in lis mineral wealth PARTICULARLY
the precious ;atas s. equally adlptctto The pro-
-dectun o. two f;ha richest si0rses~kaorx ihe com.
usTCai world wit. sugar ana c0lton with pnpua-
lo VI ~ perhaps nJ 900 inhabitants; the lied it!ver
district called, uOnyc the great raft nclnd2! (ln-
dams vycu!rh:i whether thy vii stu! struggle alone
Tor the tErs nat Gclcd their fathers To d:a" their
swGidS-tA. cause Of liberty and the rights OF man In
whatever aspect contemplate th.s question. we are
greatly relieved b. tic ancs unanimous vote OF the CT
t!zcns n oar country. Ii il known that the President
al interim OF III. Eriuhc u! Texas was given authority
by tic convention. 70 issue wits 81 election to ever
county, for tie election "G Senator'S and Representa-.
ti"s tr first Congress. To be held after ;hc adoption
81 that instrument: be- b wise pr'scrncc, rs Jour
cnmlItle" cpmcrigr. requested eacn ci!Zrh 10 G'clc
whether l." wa,d h. attached 10 The United Siaes or
not which resulted III vote unparalleled Tor rs unanI.
uy in history Il the elective franchise, only l3 oi
lh, population stated abDvr vong against H. N"r Is 1t
wonderful i; s,i:ii Lc So: for people OF The
same cu:.ln DriEG sparkling the same language. pro-
itsS!nr .. tennis ia I"!ipn. and animated with
the i&arrnt and enthusiastic !o"F OF liberty; We
naturally !, 10 CONNECTION with the great ANA pros
porous hauuDc lave lett. tia hrst mother oi us all!
Nur: coi!.!itrr aware, that lc great iofai code
rs pounded by harl II his Law "t Nations, VII! not
be Gssr.a I'i bc Great ant! na. n2hi"us people, tHi'
Y.l,. weak ana II:nt nation Is Invaded ~ drso''c
and rutlsS t.. whose wHcL.wh:d Is "XtcrInnlon: or
10 drive !rrH cur homes: and The iattd we 12Tr neth
p,rfidouslY !urrG l,Ihat, they ASK protection from
4 iap. powerful nigh5oI!ng nation, that that nation IS
.i,i,l,
10 rryrn such iiri:G.3 cgraS:aton ana threatened
determination. and tint, too without giving the smallest
offence other surrounding ma!on3 much less 10 more
distant government.
Tn nave to ,I, vlirhrncd nations Of the earth among
whom we lyr that not deusvc dreams, but
10 Us zrd realities let the mnuiniu tragedies prr!"h'a
II the Alamo and al GoId !he massacre al t!H g''
liant Fa.n an! his Spartan hard. IN cold blood ana Ia
urovrntd iuy: a!!cr ca?uiltna entered into by the
ackruw rdgrd rules ui 2Hrb!c wali!t". he stated Us
t!. O.r c0mmcn! we W':i o:i'r.
! as tie resources and tp"gGa i!cal situation Of tis re-
o; Is hut !:i!r kG&,:.. .Ic government and people 81
The limited States Of h:Iicrca v"ur committee have ie!l
it Gui; present "lr"s WINCH may Oe useiul 10
The Senate IN their future action on this important sao-
eel; they will be limited by The scantE means ''i''i
heir reach I'm examining Tie Typographical pos't'o Vi
Tcyas they will us the present I!o" out {" view uat
portion If 1t west OF the hnn"!edi degree ol longitude
rom t;;e.uw,ch on tie tD koXu, Red krcr To tie
RIO d,i Nutr, and i!Gn 81 trgircs "l ncrth A'uGe'o
the l4d which IN future vii! form the three northern
,a,,s AZ aruc rs those Of tie medium size III the lhs!
(
States conilnug the inquiry TO the southern Poi"'n
oniy rH"raG!!2 iEt III % i ~ ,,r,L l,
ahG % - ~, H. I;r aom / , decree a. ,!,ut
tuue u tru i,.'r G 49,. nm, ,c,ry rom gs, To
east Oh 81 l.! d,grccs north latitude, computing % -
,,,r,n.,,I I,,!s 10 4 dp,frre making something
i,, i, b,n,lnd miles N width and more than four
hmm.rI miles, from the eastern Doundary the Cross
TsYrs on upper Rcd River Us it's sometimes called,
and area cl :'UOo or 1oo'H square ''ifS,
! ., u nulovj acres. The Cros; T!nIberj has been
, = -, Inc l;n;, because west OF them the face .:
the country is one i.;crlnnabic prairie, with the eH
rru,io 81 very sra!! portion Of II, unit for agrcut"
ai rrroscs and il must aa great length OF tame o'!o!"
. ;,i,,u, cau be made on il; taking then 'a:a
o, crrcl cacu!ariUn 70 reasonable distance is 'ie
steamboat navrayn rs the Tennessee: Cumberland, o:
ercu The Ono riser; and it Is no" aSccFal!cd t'at at
Ions five or xix millions Of the - millions OF acres, w
yird : b.. 81, cotton L, the acre And your committee
ARE full satisfied that large portion Il" the choice lands
hcrein computed VIII yield t%o bales TO tr acre b"I
your committee, H. come WilIi'h ile slr'It c''' VI
IH w, t,,.y believe. /. will Er. even then will show
Tie asous itnr amount .! five millions "i !A'eS % COL
ton the prusi,c. of i lie year. and lia a!''r "'"uCt
nr ~ SOC lEj OF acres lur all utrr agricultural P"rP'
~ -. vpiI - fr.in pasture. TIMBER, waste, and unpTo
Jpr,iv. lands This astonishing IrJGuct must annually
,cs ,.,rourl the great city Of New Orleans, III inc 10"
price o! 80 per hale Q? ;D3 lbs rech 'na"" tie Amount
! nt Iwo huuicrd millions Of dollars. +
I'm, l,,i!u. nj, 81 and -! embrace the table land OF
Texas rs perhaps bat Iti interior !" Inc qn""ty o! Us
sniI which d, !rct is fully compensated by MI" anu
,L,ii,, rliraic and sauiriuis atmospheric lntescct'
ID h. numcra. streams Of living water Of the puIcst
"i"' tI,s :, Jrcino Brozos, Coprado s5an Mar
~, taI,jrnr .:, Aniouio and Nucccs rivers; lis
EoI' VA , 80 yoIi c.!ap,eL To the growing Of the
I s,,rls cotton that it Will be raised in this region
,I ry;rul: !; is also adapted the SUCCESS
I ''Iro - rnnrIv aIl kinds Of bread stus.
The Southern portion: bounced on INC cGu. y, ~: an
and r,icudiu, ircin tie Sabine TO the Nueces, may not
,Iv Lr called the surar rcron, containing between
80 i 10 ,oiiI;nns nf acres From ascarcul inquiry, by
Ib. bS.t informed OH tie SUBJECT well surveyors as
'i. M ,,l is cn,cralrlc,! that five ml!lcns OF acres
] h nr,f,aIv cultivated in rar: the greR!c+ por'