Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
LATER FROM TEXAS.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 81,

By The arrival yesterday morning Of
The steamer Updine, Capt., Griee, from
Corpus Christi, via Aransas Bay and
Galveston, we. have received our files of
papers TO Saturday last, 23d Instant
The Undue left Corpus Christi on the
18th All was quiet at the. U S. En-.
campmeut. General Taylor had, sue
ceeded in removing all the troops belong
ing 10 be Sd and 4rh Regiments of u. s.
Infantry, and established lis Head Quar-
ters at Corpus Christi. Good health pre-
vailed in The Camp. " !
TIE Undine left Arausas Bay GU the
2lsl lnst. The schr. Resell, Shipman,
was TO leave in a few day !; the schr.
Flordian, Arne,, with coal, &c. for tho
U. 5. troops, had just arrived. Steamer
Monmouth was repairing. Schr. Swal-
low, which had been wrecked on the Bar,
had been stripped Of her .masls, sails, rig
ging. &c. Some Of: her cargo was saved.
The steamer M'Kim. at Galveston, was
10 leave al O'clock on the 23d inst. -.
The, Galveston News ,stales that the
Mexican army at Matamoros is said TO be
e.oOO strong, and are engaged:in terrifying
that city. Per contra the Civilian de-.
ciares thai from The best Information, the
number Of troops.at Matanoros does not
exceed l,500-hal they are badly sup
ported. and not more efficient thar Mex
ican soldiers usually are.
The accounts from the Convention are
meagre and unsatisfactory. Nothing fur
Iher had been done relative to The project:
OF attempting to establish Provincial
Government and annuIling the present
Constitution, prior to he completion of
the State. The plan had been strongly
opposed by Messrs.~ Henderson and Van
Zandt, aud other leading members, and
discounlenauced by Major Donelson. (.
The following resolutions, introduced by
Gov. Runuels. were adopted by The Con-
ven,ion on tic 29th ut. ,a
Resolved, .Tha. the. Committee on the
-Ieneral krnyisinna of Constitution
be instructed to enquire into the expedi-.
ency and proprlety Of Incorporating 10 the
Constitution, The following provisions:
-: SLAVES:
Isl. The Legislature shall have no
power 10 pass laws for the emancipation
Of slaves, without The consent of their
owners, or without paying their owners
previous TO such emancipation, full e.
qulvalen. for the slaves so emancipa,cd.
They shall have no power TO prevent i'm
migrants 10 this State from bringing with
them such. persons as are deemed slaves
by the laws of any one of The United
States, so long as any person of The same
age and description shall be continued in
slavery by The laws of this Stale: proyi-,
ded that such person or slave be The BONG
Jtdc property. Of such immigrants; and
provided also, that laws may be passed 10
prohibit the introduction into this Slate of,
slaves who have commilled high crimes
in oher Sta'es or Territories. They shall
have full power to oblige The owners of
slaves |" treat them with humanity, 10
provide for them necessary food and clolh-
ing to abstain from all cruclliss to them;
and in case of their neglect or refusal 10
comply with The requIsitions of such laws,
to provide by law, for the sse OF such
slave or slaves. for tie benefit Of the own
er or nwners..
3D.. In The prosecution OF slaves for
crimes of higher grade than petit iarcenv.
The Legislature shall have no power 10 de.
prive them OF an impartial trial by a pe,i.
jury.
Sd. Any person who shall maliciously
dismembef or deprive slave Of life, shall
suffer such punishment as would be in.
ficted in case The like offence las been
committed on free white person, and on
the like proof, except in case Of insurrec-
tion Of such slave.'
One of the provisions passed by tho
Convention prohibits The creation, reuewL
al or extension of any corporate body
with banking or discounting power. An
other section prohibits the Legislature
from contracting debts above 100000,
except in case of war, or to repel inva-
sion or insurreclion.-Bee.