Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-09-11
NEWS FROM TEXAS.


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BY the arrival at New York on the 9TH,
of the steamer Undine, Capt. Grice, from
Corpus Christi ria Arkansas Bay and Gal
weston, we have received our files OF pa
pers to Saturday last, 23d inst. The Un
dine left Corpus Christi on the 18th. All
was quiet at the U. S. Encampment Gen
Taylor has succeeded ln,,removng all the
troops belonging to the Sd and 9TH Reg
iments of U. S. Infantry, and established
his Headquarters at Corpus Christi
Good health prevailed in the Camp.
The Undine left Arkansas Bay on the
2ls, inst. The schooner Rosetta, Ship
man, was to leave in few days; the sch'r
Floridian, Arnet, with coal SC. for the U
S. troops, had just arrived. Steamer
Monmouth was repairing, Schooner Swal-
low, whidh had been wrecked on bar,
had been stripped OF her masts, sails,
rigging, Sc, Some of her cargo was
saved.
The steamer McKim, at Galveston, was
to leave at 8 o'clock on 23d inst
The Galveston News states that the
Mexican aamy at Matamoras is said TO be
5000 strong, and are engaged in fortify-
ing that city. Per contra, the Civilian
declares that from the best information,
the number oftroops at Matamoras does
no, exceed 1900; that they are badly sup
ported, and no more efficient than Mexi-
can soldiers usually are.
The accounts from the Convention are
meagre and unsatisfactory. Nothing far
Their had beer done relative TO the project
Of attempting to establish Provisional
Government and annuling the present
Constitution, prior to the completion Of
the Constitution of the State. The plan
had been strongly opposed by Messrs.-
Henderson, Van Zandl, and other lend-
ing members, and dscoun,enaced by Maj
Danelson.
The following resolutions, introduced
by Gov, Runnels, were adopted by the
Convention on the Goth ult
'Rcsolped That the Committee on the
General provisions of the Constitution be
instructed to inquire into the expediency
and proprety of Incorporating in the
Constitution the following provisions;
SLAVES.
ls,. The Legislature shall have no
power to pass laws for the emancipation
Of slaves, without the consent of their
owners, or without paying their owners
previous to such emancipation, full e.
quivolent for their slaves so emanci pated.
They have no power to prevent immi-
grants to 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 ofthe same
age and description shall be continued in
slavery by the laws Of this Seate ;provlded
that such person or slave be the bona tide
property of such immigrants; and provid-
ed also, that laws may be passed to pro-
hibit the introduction into this State OF
slaves who have committed high crimes in
other States or Territories. They shall
have full power TO obligate the owners OF
slaves TO treat them with humanity to pro-
vide for them necessary food and clothing;
to abstain from all crueltihs to them; and
in case Of their neglect or refusal to
comply with the acquisitions of the laws,to
provide, by law. for the sale of such slave
or slaves, for the benefit of the owner or
owners.
cd. In the prosecution Of slaves for
crimes of higher grade than petit larceny,
the Legislature shall have no power to
deprive them of an impartial trial by a
petit jury.
Sd. ANY person who shall maiciously
dismember or deprive slave of life, shall
suffer such punishment as would be IN
Hicted in case the like offence had beer
committed on free white person, and or
the like proof, except in case Of inusur
rection Of such slave"
One of the provisions passed by TIT
Convention prohibits the creation, renew
al or exten,ion Of any corporate body
with banking or discounting power. An
other section prohibits the Legislature
from contracting debts above 100000
excep. in case of war, or to repel invasion
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