Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-03
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relation TO me eoarss, before they proceed further
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LATER FROM TEXAS.
The fine ssssnsAip New York. Captain Wright arrived
here Saturday - Gslvsssos hsinsns %.
Psss " the 2iss instant General Sam Houston snd FAINT
~ came pss,snss In Tho New York. Its undss,ool hat
the General on h wsy to zee Gsnsr. Jsekssn a he
Hermitage. He y At present Al the ST. chsfies Hotel
TIE U. g. Squadron. under the command of Comm,dors
Stockton, have arrived Galveston. The ssssnsAp Paes
ton, soop Of ST. Msrys, and brig Popoiss ssrvsd
The ssra,os. arrived on tho 18th instant, TIE civilian
Of tbs l7th says; 1--WE uudentand that the u g. Squsd
rSa now h.s viii remain until placed under further ordsn
Of reported BY the wss.sh At The port % Britain
Sqsadron with which she passed tho sfole IN The Ws
In company were part Of the american Squadron which
wore Enxli.h co,ors passing the ~os In the Wall"
President Jones hes issued proclamation dated .Wssh
ington. May s. l6tS. in which, after recug that .the
people Of Texas have evinced decided wish that prompt
aud definite acon should be had upon the propo.oa or
snncxston," aud that Convention should bs assembled
Tor that purpose; nso that -" compsent for the people
alone decide hnaly the proposition fos sanexson
aud by Deputies in Convention ssssmblsd. adopt Con.
sutuuon with view the admission Of Texas one Of
the Ssass u tbs American Union- and that no authority
given BY The Consultation Of the Republic TO any branch
Organic law, that being right the people thsm.
selves and stating that - y dsssss IL giving dirss,on
mi.
lens "thst an election for Depaties Convsaon be
held In the dHsrsnt counties of the Rspubic on wedncs
day. the 9Th June and that the said Deputies " elect
3D. do assemble in convention the city Of Austin on the
Fourth Of July next "for purpose Of tho
proposition for the II Tsxes 10 the u State.
and any other proposition which may b made copssrnne
the nationality Of the Repubc; should they Judge il
eIped'ent and proper to adopt. PROFESSIONALLY Const-
ton 70 be sab,nied to the peops fos their with
WOW to the admission Of Texas State into The North
American unou in sccordancc with the Of the pro-
e,r n.
rnent by that Of the United States" ..--I 80
spesking Of the business which Coaxre n the extra
session. viii have touausact the HoSssa Telegraph says
The Convention, not beiog boay Recognized By the
Constitutes, pass law reQuiug the Treasurer TO
pay out and this officer wead BE- compelled BY
his ossh OF otes 10 rsiss 10 any portion Of hs az
Of the Convention unless Congrss should make
the necessary appropriation Tor this purpose One OF the
main objects therefore Of Congress will to provide the
necessary means to enable the Convsnnon proceed 10
business Another object will be for Congress 10 express,
It's assent u the resolutions submitted by President Polk
Those resolutions provide that the Of existing
Government Of Texas shall DO obtained before they shall
20 into effect The VI tho existing Govern
men" Ia rather inde6nte but the opinion Of Pre-
sideni Polk, and Of the American Charge here that the
term implied the assent Of the Executive and Legislative
Departments Of Government For this reason the
American Charge exceedingly DESTROYS that Congress
should DO called at early period give
resolutions passed by the American Congress We under
stand that the President several OF the member of
his Cabinet the opinion that Coneres. had no
right To act upon this question until IL had been SUBJ
people, they instructed their Repre-
senauSes to adopt or reject the terms proposed by the
American Government. Hence The delay Of the Presi |
dent in calling the Of Congress lie was
willing to call at an earlier period he had been able
ascertain that the people willing tho term.
submitted by President Polk The people having mel
In their primary assemblies in all nearly all the couo-
nes Of the Republic, and expressed their appreciation
the terms Tor aunexaton the members Of Congress doubt
less considered themselves being specially
their these TERMS il 10 probable thn
Joint resolution, iestying the Of the
he farnn al.n.tffa kN
by our Congress. There another subject that will en-
gage the attention Of Congress. question may ar,c
whether will be expedieni that election shall be held
September next for members Of Congress- or whether
Inc election shall be deferred until the American Conpre
mas acted upon Constitution. Ii that Constitution /,
adopted in January will be necessary for an election
De held imms daiely after adoption for the members of
State Legislature, eci, and il will probably DO advisable
hattie election Of the members Of the Congress should
Dc deferred until IL is ascertaned whether that Congres
hall give paee TO the State Legislature. These and per-
laps one other question relative TO the extension OF the
boundaries OF the Northern and Western counties TO The
Sorthern limits OF the Republic will probably occupy the
ole attention OF Congress. They all be disposed of
avery short uine aud II 10 not improbable that extra
ession will not continue more than six eight days
The n National Register says that the proposed Conven
ion will. according TO the basis proposed tho Presidents
reclamation consist OF 81 deputies follows. the 70 YVES,
em counties will have IL depues the northern connie,
deputies; the eastern counes deputies and the
middle counties % deputies.
The Houston Telegraph expresses the opinion thai the
eop!e will the Presidents win
reat unanimiy. Ia Miam Robertson, Brazos Washing
On, Montgomery. Harris and Austin counties the people
is stated have already agreed to elect delegates.
The Ciyian Of the l7tb has the following paragraph
gentleman from Washington Informs us that party
Commanehe Indians numbering between three and four
nousand are encamped near Mr. Tonys trading house on
,tte Rver and have sent two Of their number accompa
led By white an 10 inform the President thst they fine
'hoie body OF lndians their way tho Mexican
T"nter TO make reprsas for Losses they have
sustained IN that quarter, that they will strictly abstain
rom any act OF aggression upon Texas and request
resident 10 give notice citizens that such are their
esgns IN the hope that their Intentions m.y m,ta
en, and war made upon them by Texas. We have NOT
what has been by tho Pre.nt
ut presume that the Indians will neither be encauraeed
make upon the feeble frontier Of Mexico or permit
ed 20 come within the vicinity of own
lad Texas been disposed initiate the examples of some
.der nations in the employment Of Indians a. soldiers
many caamtcs might have been inflicted upon MEXICO
which have been prevented
The Houston Telegraph Of the I4th, says:-
We lesrnfrom the LaGransc INTEL that party Of
indians appeared Corpus Christi on the 18th u kill
d two Mexeans, wounded third and drove off q large
lumber OF horses belonging 20 Col Kinney A company
marsuders hss been ranging between the Rio Grande
nd Nueces Tor several weeks ard off all communen
ion with the Mexican settlements. Trade !. therefore ve
dull Scarcely any traders have visited the port for tho
at three weeks. We learn from other sources that
arge number OF troops have been Maamoros and
different points the Rio Grsnde, by order of General
Ass. IL appears that the Mexican fears th,,
attack will DO made upon thai fnniier by hmeri
an roor5. II does appear however, the number
troops on the RIO Grsndo has been much increased
he whole force along the line Of the Rio Grande docs
robably exceed one thousand men.
The steamboat Lady Byron while crossing the bar AZ
he mouth Of tho Brazos, few days ago. sunk and il n
otal loss.
Destructive YIRE AT ZlsEsvLLr, o,-At 2anss,i. nm
he night Of the Goth ns ,e was Communicated by an
ncendary to the awer bridge which was entirely d. srov
d. together with the large Touring mill factory and Other
udings attached TO the fridge the Putnam side M.sr
and the owners Of the ac,oyv I'd
insurance Of $4,000 which will fall greatly short Of tho
mount lost, independent Of the destruction Of the bridge
BRoKE Up IN Row.-Tho New England Amt. Slavery
convention, at Boston terminated ts thse days sess.n
n Phusdsy evening in grand row, which was NOT very
fedsbo TO those concerned in IT, Parker Psbury was
Interrupted in the midst Of one Of his most vtupsrsve
nangues against the church and clergy by the hooinr