Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-07
'l'NAAS.
JVTFK VAI AFFAIES OF TEXAS.

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF EEAAS.
We have received the Texas (Cvumbia) relegraphto
Nov 23l F.o.n t!!rse CLEAN many particulars
than from the Nrw Orleans papers. These last are ~
the habit of receiving voiunnnns aud direct com
nuncatons than r he North, bat have not the IN
dustrv urna,i3n to inr; III their columns more than
a few scattered parug:up.s
The following ',o!n The Texts Telegraph OF Nov. ~,
MAY be OF interest - some o rr:T readers:
We see advertised in the B.et;n, three leagues Of
land situated the Guudaloupe river, one league on
the Garcito and Aurcn", and two leagues IN the &c.
eto gnI west CT The GuataicuPe rivers, adjoining Fic.
toria
We suspect lis lana bc:ongs 10 (pcIaps 4"
Leon) who has clearly forfeited al claim every acre
OF land in Texas and will make sale before legal ln9cS
tigaon. We w""d h@"e%er caution esr friends il; TIE
U. S. against purchasing lands from irg'uves
Col Wharton speech III the Senate (helpre he lett IL"
Washington as Minister Plrn;pGlelary) in which lie
mentions that very few or noHc OF the wealthy Pat:ers
merchants were pIesenta the victory oil San Jacnio,
having given much uGOragc - those genslcmen the
Colonel publishes under his SIGNATURE that he made the
statement merely sirea, TACT, and III justice 10 eee
gallant volunteers who from the United States
and who, thongh they owned not'G sco OF land IN IcI
as. fought crccIiy for her ErE!!cs
Among other propositions hrorht before The Texan
Congress is one by Mr. Bulicl ri tile House OF Repre-.
seuta.ivss authorizing the President raise Amy of
10000 volunteers, with The offer OF bounty lands.
Much speculation and sectional feeling are excited on
the subject OF the lice IL selected TIE vi 20.
vernen and large offers Of donations Of lands made
By the different towns supposed TO be Interested. Pci
accordingly tor tilIS purpose
from the 'citirs OF Houston, haagoda, Fort Bend,
Columbia, Washington, Gruces Retreat, and result
ton has been introduced Into the House of Representa-
tires empowering the President, "lc sch location IS
made 10 expenG ST. OO0 for public Buildings.
The RELEASE OF SANTA ANHA.-ln The report O! AZ:
Noseley Baker, chairman Of the -eclat Committee of
conference the part OF The house on this sUoiec!, there
some curious facts stated which lave not been pub
shed One is, that the Alrxican.s.:niSer at Washing
ion had warmed the President o. the United States not
TO negotiate treat with Santa Anna as Presfen! o.:
Texas, Us he was not acknowledged such. MIR. Da
ker gives it the opinion OF the cointnittee that he
should not be released One o. the objections given by
him is thus stated:
"To my mind it appears that so far from having
happy influence The Interests OF s country, il would
at once the present divided aud distracted councils
Of Mexico; anu hat Kra"o and Valencia, Ha5euez and
Alvarez, divided among themselves, aud each con-
tending for power would, from prudential motives IN
voving their power and safely, unite against Sonia
Anna, and thus united for the purpose OF keeping excl,
ted the public mind and maintaining themselves wund
prosecute vigorously Tie Texan wax.
most singular project is pr"p"srd by Mr.. Baker, that
of carrying Santa Anna along with The Texan army and
to Invite 1900 volunteers join his standard and in
wade Mexico; establish fer that country the conslitu
ton Of 1924 and restore the people to liberty; the
to be proclaimed and endorsed by Santa Anna. The
committee conclude by giving !. as their opinion, that
Santa Anna should be released al that present Tine
but that The power release shoal be lett the de.-r
mnation Of Gen. iloaston rs tie executive prerogavc
Mr. Baker took his report efd personally 10
say how utterly valuc!ess he considetea any pledges
made by Santa Anna the author OF the bio cherries OF Co
lad. He referred to the pghted word OF Napoleon II
duress at Eba who, when lie got hack to Paris, said 70
the allied powers:
ssThe cannon and rot public opinion should resrnte
bis decisions; and thus it ur Ws,efloo checked
him in his onward progress on his own grounds, and
taught him in Helena the opinion the world entertained
OF his good faith; and the smolhered feeling OF revenge,
like sumberinr volcano, that now ranked IN The breast
of Santa Anna, would not be sailed while there was
man capable of bearing arms in Mrxico-untl II t:sd
burst its lava in the blood OF Texas
Col Wharton spoke eloquemlly onhc subject lie was
willing to believe that deceit aud lreachety wculd he the
results of his release. But then as argumcnt that
he had once used in favor Of II, he added:
THAT should Sanla Anna place himself ct the head
of greater force and in violation ri bis 4at again a.
tempt 10 strew the plains Of Texas with the nanslec
limbs of her citizens; the sypaes - The world ,-ihoss
sympathies which had supported Texas in the hour "a
her most imminent peril would te extended icno!u 10
u.s. in admiration oil agnanH!ty, and noble bearing
TO our deadlest ost iseachcrous Toe, and cs eX
ecra,on would follow the monster to the graTe'
Affairs, however, were now changed, and he wcs IN
favor of retaining him as hostage Tor capIluail"n.
Mr. A. S. White VIII" dlssenled trou ihe report saGe
among other odd EXPRESSIONS this one. Speukuig OF
Santa Anna he says
"Had he stood face to face with mc-hs crimes
shrouded by the pie dyes this Government, ungua:d.
ed by q treaty, unprotected by PROMISES world Say in
80 many words, that he should be- hanged teboTes
Of Fannn and his associates with cCGriso. and
left hanging for the ghosts of those he pd
Cling corpse. would, AT that place, shed his blood
the altar sacrifice vengeance aud BY DUNG would
answer thousand p!eadags that are BOW urged at the
bar ofJustlce.
In this however which follows, there Is mach farce
"rhe whole host OF prvat0ns arrayed against sell!
sh and unprejudced proceedings The veal or woe OF
thousands is concerned, and it is the living thousands
that would be affected by any arrangements which we
could make, while the honcTed dead will be inscn-
sibe 10 any Of our transactions.
Mr. White, ho" ever, thinks it is as we'll to release
him, and then surpuscs the worst result
"Bu let suppose the worst of possible evils. Sup.
pose he should step Immediately into power and turn
all his eneFg against how would this case present
itself to the world' perdious aud perured usurper,
depressing weak, but faithful and honest people
What is the result: The excavations Of the world
showered upon his guilty head. while have maintain.
ed 10 ourselves recliiude and fidelity, and merit the SYM
with this backing fear mol all the Santa Aunus that
have ever ds;elt in the regions of lll. Thus, an u
yason by him would be less po.tcnous than other
person.
Among other proceedings Of the House were the fol-
lowing:
Sec l. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the Republic of Texas, in Congress
sembled That the commissions given by the President
TO Colonies r. Eden Handy, James Morgan and A.
Houston, (quarer.master genera0 autholising them 10
receive donations sell scrip and borrow money be- and
The same is hereby fully acknowledged ratified and con-
irned by the existing Government of the Republic of
Texas That the President be authorised and directed
take the most prompt and efficient measures to afford
protection the Indian frontier, by the erection OF trad