Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-19
About 10 Democratic majority on joint ballot
TEXAS.


II seems that the Texas Convention, undaunicJ
b. the beicose movements of Mexico, is quietly
engaged in lasIioning her Constitution, prepare.
Tory To The blending of he two Republics into one
Conlcdclacy next Winter. From lhe few detail,
given, The Constitution promises 10 be admirable
II will b. further seen, that there is no great
danger 10 be apprehen,ied from HE Mexicans and
Indians on the frontier. This news is decidedly
pacific:
IEfom tic Ncr orleans Bulletin, august III
The leamer Mckim, Phillips from Galveston
(reporcd in ior,y-siy hours,) arrived last =
We have received Galveston papers Ia the 9Th
instant inclusive. The latest intelligence oi the
proceedings OF the Convention, We find in Tie
letters OF the Austin Correspondent of The CT
william, The lales! OF which is dated the 2G:h u
On the 18th, the all Gle relative 10 the Execn.
tive Department was adopted in Committee Of The
Whole and ordered 10 be engrossed, alter being
amended, ~ striking ont the clause requiring The
Governor, ii NJ, citizen Of Texas al the time Of
the adoption Of the Constitution, TO be a native
citizen of the United States, by the insertion Of
an additional section providing for the election of
a Lieutenant Governor, and by providing that The
Secretary OF State be appointed by the Governor
and Senate, and that the Treasurer and Comptrol-
Ter be elected by The Legislature in Joint ballot,
instead of being chosen by the people.
The article on The Legislative Department was
then taken up, aud the greater part of four days
was consumed in debating The proprie,y Of maxi
ing clersy,en ineligible 10 seat in tie Lcsisa-
nre. The section containing the provision 10
that eliec, was retained by majority o! seven.-
The section providing that The basis Of represent
talon should be The qualified electors, was amend
cd by substituting therefor the basis OF white po-
pula;ion, but subsequent 10 the adoption Of This
amendment, The subject was referred 10 select
committee and il was expected The committee
would recommend mixed basis of population
and territory. An allemp, 10 provide for The re-
moval Of The seat OF Government, previous ID
1850 was unsuccessful, majority Of The Con-
veEtion voting in favor OF the provision which
retains il al 4 uslin until that refiod
The Convention adopted The mode Of appoint
ing Judges recommended by the Committee on
the judiciary Department; namely: ~ lie Gov.
ernor and Senate. The American flae. The Cor
respondent of the CsriHan states hoatei daily
over The Convention Hail.
We regret 10 learn, says the Ncrs Of TIC first
inst, that w. /. Smith, Esq, American Consul
al Malasorda, was washed from his horse and
drowned, a few days since, in attempting 10 pas,
the Bayou between Indian Point and Pass Ca
va'lo.
The Houston Telegraph, after mentioning the
improvement ana rapidly increasing trad, OF
Corpus Christi, states that "lhe marauiine paity
under The command Of Lcal, has ~, been seen
for long lime, and il is Supposed that he has
been driven, into some enc of The Mexican earri.
sons BY The traders, or that he has been recalled
By order OF Arista. II is said that Arsta has
expressly forbid his subalierns molesling The Tex
ian frontiers He is now at Monterey, and has
only about thousand troops under his imme-
diale command. He has expressed much dissat-
istacion with The present state Of Mexico; but il