New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-05
NEWS FROM TEXAS.
Discussion on slavery In The Convention-t'en.
Taylor and the L. =. Troops In Texas, &C.

BY the arrival yesterday morning OF the steamer
Undine. Capt Gree, from Corpus Christi RIA Aran-
sas BAY and Galveston, we have received our nie-
Of paper- 10 Saturday last, sd inst. The Undine
left Corpus Christi on the sth All quiet at the
L. s. Encampmerh ten. Taylor had succeeded in
removing all the troops belonging TO the 80 ana slh
Regiments Of L. :. Infantry, and established hl-
Head Quarters al Corpus Christi Good heaiin pre-
vailed in the Camp.
The Undne left Aransas Bay on the n 81 INST
The schooner Rosea. Shipman. was 10 iea'e ~ q
fe. DAYS; thu schooner Flor1dian' AlH,- 49,, -
coal &c for tie l.. : troops. had Just srri'eu
Steamer Monmouth was repairing schooner S"a
low which had been wrecked on the Bar haa O,cil
stripped Of her mas,s sails, rigging &c 0Oi'' VI
her cargo was ased - . -.
The steamer McKim, at Galveston was 10 'e@'e
at o'clock on the go INST -, - ,,.-;..,,
Tho Galveston Ners states that the Mexican
-. =, W.,smoras is said TO be : 900 strong, and
ave ENGAGED in terrifying that city Per contra the
declares that from the best information, the
h.r Of ,roops at Matamoras does not exceed
zoo tia, they are badly supported, and not more
e,ticent than Mexican soldiers usually are
The accounts from the Convention are meagre and
,nsa,isf,c,orv. Nothing farther had been done
relative TO the project Of attempting to establish
Provisional Government and annung the present
Constitution prior 10 the completion OF the Consti-
tuition OF the State. The plan had been strongly
opposed BY Messrs. Henderson. Van Zandt and
other leading members and discOuntenanced by
Major DOnelson.
The following resolutions. introduced by Gov
Runnels were adopted by the Convention on the
Goth ult:
Resoired That the Committee the General Provi-
siOns Of the Constitution be Instructed 70 inquire nio me
expedency and propneiy OF incorporating IN the Cons
tuition the following provisions
shall power pass avs TOT
the slaves without e consent other o"
es Or Without payns 'sr 01ed E aSe. 80 ema
cipaed They have power 10 prevent Immigrants
TO Tins State from bringing with lhrm slcn pTi'onii
a. are deemed slaves by the laws Of any one O The une
stai.- 80 long any person OF The same age ana
description shall be continued IN slavery by NE laN-
of it- State provided that such person ~ slave ~ l
bona fde property Of such Immigrants; and pr"llneu
also that laws may be passed to prohhi ne introduction
into This Stale Of slaves VINO rase c1t'ieu s -
other States Territories They shall have in pow !"
oblgae the Of slaves 10 treat them WIN huHah'
to provide for them necessary food ana ci9lHns 20
from al crueties ~ ihemi ana 70 case oi ' "
fusal comply with the acquisitions Of such avs 10 pro
vide by law for the sale Of such slave or slaves Tor he De-
neft fthe owner owners.
3D. In The prosecution of for crimes Of higher grade
tsn petit larceny the Legislature snail have no power 10
deprive them of an partial tnal by petit Jury
3D. Apy person who shall macOu-ly dismeuber or de-
Indicted In case The ike offence lad been committed on
fee white person and on The IKE proof excerpt III cas ~
insurreciion of such slave.
One Of the provisions passed by the Convention
prohibits the creation, renewal or extension oil any
corporate body with banking or discounting pow
err Another section prohibits the Legislature from
contracting debts above 100000, except IN case oil
war, or to repel invasion or instruction.
The Houston Telegraph of the q ST inst says that
party of about 20 Mexican soldiers approached
within 10 miles of Castroville, about fortnight ago
Captain HAYS received information Of their move
ments and went ont to attack them bni they were
apprised OF his approach by one of their spies, and
hastily decamped II is supposed that they intend
ed To attack Castrovie for the purpose of capturing
quantity of goods that had been deposited there
by some Mexican traders. The traders reported
that they We're under the command OF man by the
name of Patina that they belonged to a detachment
of Cartradores that has recently been stationed at
the Presideo IN O. Bee, Aug. ~.