Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-28
Affairs I'm Texns.
cortesponaenes of tbs Journal Of Commerce.
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As you aware the Seat Of Government OF tho State
has been established Austin until $780, and this fact has
been the Of restoring the business. and former &C
tvy OF the place. h really beautiful spot wherein TO
found great city, and .aid out" in the modern.
fashionable shape, foe several miles tho banks OF the
lovely Colorado, and is wha every way worthy be the
Capital OF this great State The whole plot owned
by the government and "sold in lots suit purchssers
in times past prices that could hardly be realized
Some OF the property on the bottom OF the Colosdo and
produces mcst abundanty.
The estate House, OF "csp,ol" is one story wooden
building made somwhst roughly inside and 100
feet long, and 50 wide. IL divided into two bya
wide for the Senate. and for the House.
Al the most. the building might cost Slo0O,-not more.
The chairs occupied by the members made o turned
rounded wood, unpained, and extremely commou with
rawhide seats hair side up stretched when green and
fastened by holes SHIT the hide and drawn the rounds
Their desks ordinary pine tables. The Speaker and
President OF the Senate equally provided for The
suansas' gallery" is made OF pine benches rising
above the other. SO tar as comfort is concerned.
suffer- and the Texans have IDEA Of iopishng money
upon ihrgs TO look yet The Senate is composed
VI truly sensible, hardy, oodooking body OF with
the renowned Burl,Son for their President. The House.
also has many talented members, but is much mixed
in its character in respect Mr.. Cranch, planter
from the BraEs, is Speaker. lie was formerly of N. c..
Married beautiful lady OF Philadelphia, and moved
Texas several years since The Legislature have made
laws Of importance but have under way. The
laws for raising will absorb the tmc and
altogether the interest. Many OF the membefs
hardly bring themselves to realize that they pay d.
ecy from their pockets what has hitherto been col
ected nj the Custom House. And those who have hitherto
been constant and consistent Anti take
this time to iaunt those who brought about Annexation
There deal Of bitterness openly by many
respectable citizens, that their darling child their pet Re-
public has ceased. They hardly forgive themselves
that after suffering TOLL bloOdshed and all but starvation
IN bringing forth and nursing it, should die be adopted
while yet infant They that had they remained
independent they would have net of the universe
aud could havenade the friendly rya OF the u s. such
treaties as they might have desired with all the world
particularly with England, France aud Germany. They
were peace with the isOrid and IN this Of PEACE
would have remained The millions TO be collected
from the pockets Of the Texans in the shape of Tariff
duties and now going into the Treasury Of Uncle SAM
would hsvs hlsd the Golfers Of tho Exchequer Of Texas
and paid all the expenses of the Republic leaving more
than sufficient defend their homes from the
Of hostile Indians As their revenues increased they
would have reduced the duties expended in necessary
internal Improvements. With less expense than IN any
other par, of the o. States Railroad could be made from
Buffalo Bayou the interior of Texas reaching oven this
place. and going on to San Antonio. The grading would
be nothing. There is sufficient cedar Tor rails and
posts and no care Is necessary guard against FROST Labor
could be procured cheap other points, and living
less Plenty Of beef at to pound, corn AT
80 to 50 cts bnshel, and milk nothing There
are some half dozen rivers that with little expense could
be made nagabe passing through the heart and
long way toward the "head OF Texas. The soil on
the bottoms OF many OF the rivers extraordinary being
less than sixteen feet Deep and every yea il worked
it increases in produetveness. THERE'S Rail Road bill
now before the Legislature. II passes the Road when
constructed will and approximate these rivers but
large portion OF will be sufficient distance TO insure the
health Of the aboes and those who wish TO buy lands to
settle OF the Road. IL eanEo, be denied that i'm
medisiey these aluyal bottoms il is less healthy until
the family become accmated, than at few miles from
them.
Emieants literally cowding into Texas at all points
that can be reached from the United Saes-oud the Gene
raj Land Office is bcseged from morning I'LL night. The
applications for patents and for examination of titles
Ihere are 80 many fraudulent and conflicting CLAIMS
many Spanish aud other old titles TO respeo and 40 many
interests stake that the duties of Commissioner are Of no
ordinary kind and Col. Ward 1.-THE present and
VINO has been for the last ve years the efficient head,l
man OF great powers and decision the affairs Of the office
would have been thrown into the confusion.
is. every thing like cockwork, and no man Re
what belongs to another Ii is certainly the
part of the government inasmuch homes Of the cit
zens OF Texas are or have been is hands Near 5000
patents parchment have been issued in three months
besides hosts paper.
The Government Of Texas now claim about one hun
d'ed and eighty million OF land unencImbered; but
have the best evidence for saying that forty millions less
will he nearer the amount portion Of the present
Legislature body that the Republic is gone are for
Kidding the State OF oil the responsibility" in the matter
OF the public debt and public lands and quite willing the
u States should take both Ii is uncertain yet what the
result will be in this affair. bill has been introduced 10
classify the old dehi-thats ascertain how much good
the Republic received for the millions ia crcu-
lnuon IL Is known that for the first Issues government
received par,-subsequeny il received ha-ater one
quarter-st later only one-sixth Of the par value was
realized by the government They find difficulty
however, IN asceHalnng which part Of the issues the
government received the different amounts than they at
INST imagined; for upon examination, they find the same
Liabilities were issued different prices and 10 marks put
on them to designate II is knouy and disagreeabe
matter Besides they have private claims press
ed upon hem that they themselves for not feeling
much interest IN the public claim Gen. Hamilton about
leayng-not well pleased with his visit They only
fuse TO acknowledge his wants" but the House utterly OBJ
Jected to passing vote Of thanks for his efforts endeavo
ring 10 raise money for aud otherwise benehtng Texas
whees sundy Of the members waXed wroh and said many
hard things all Of which would have resulted in some
fighting, had 1t not been for the "Gtos dueng" The
end is not yet have heard than say. IL should
be remarked That the Senate did pass the vote Of thanks
There plenty Of lobby members mostly Interested in
these private claims and "noihing else"
Doct. Arson Jones left here few days since for his
home, near Washington the Brazos. ihinS am JUS
ufed in saying that in the State univer-
sally beloved and respected for his moral and political in
egrity than EH-Presiden Jones' No has done more
to elevate and sustain the character Of Texas than
His enemies are few. and they breathe not word
against the purity OF his private public life. file is the
architect Of his foruneshaying been born in Berk
shire Co, Mass lie LEFT home early, and by his own en-
erges has risen to the several stations he has filed with SO
much credit TO himself and the country.