The Southern journal., 1846-04-25
From the ". 0. Picoyune.
Later from Texas.

From the ". o. Picoyune.
Later from Texas
The steam packet Galveston, Captain
Wright, arrived at this port yesterday, hav-
ing left Galveston Saturday. She brings
papers TO her day of sailing, but they are
totally barren of news.
There is not one word Of intelligence
from the army on the Rio Grande. An
attempt was made yesterday to give cur
rency to rumor that an action had taken
place, and our troops been defeated; but it
was repeated only with derision.
The result Of the Congressional election
in Texas is as uncertain as ever The
Galveston Civilian Of Saturday has returns
made up as far as heard from them, TO
which we could add few more from pri-
vate letters; but we prefer to wait yet
longer, before giving the local returns,
presuming our readers care little save for
the final result So far Williams has re-
ceived 96s votes; Pillsbury, SCI; Cooke,
8O4. M
The News Of the 10Th states that Capt
Haigler, formerly member Of Congress
from San Patricio county, was not long
sipce shot through the heart by Mr.. Pool.
The act was committed in the town Of Co.
lad. Captain H. expired instantly, and
Pool was placed under arrest. The cir
cumstances which led to this sunfortunate
event are not given. A correspondent
writes us simply that Captain H was shot
in an affray. He was lately surveyor Of
one of the Western counties.
We have nothing further from Austin
than is contained in our letters, one ofwhich
we append hereto:
AUSTIN, March 81, 1916.
Gentlemen-I address you this at a late
hour of the day, and the short time inter.
venlng before the next departure of the
mail will not permit me 10 attempt even
to give you synopsis of the legislative
proceedings since the date of my last =
My principal object in addressing you now,
is to enclose you copy of the following
resolution, which passed the House of Re.
presentatives an hour or two since. II has
not yet been before the Senate, but YOU
may believe that its progress will meet
with little interruption in that quarter. Its
passage will serve to show certain polti
clans in the vicinity Of Washington how
the cat jumps in this neighborbood and con-
vince some very disinterested yet ingenious
and influential men, who hover around our
Capltolian Hill, that their iII-concealed de-
signs in relation 10 the Western boundary
and the public domain of Texas have been
anticipated, and will be defeated:
Joint resolution declaring the exclusive
right of The State of Texas to iurisdic-
tion over the soil included within the
limits thereof:
Resolved by the Legislature of the State
Of 1eaas, That the exclusive right of iu-
rlsdiction over the soil included in the limits
of the late Republic of Texas was acquired
by the vaor of the people thereof, and was
by them vested in the Government of the
Republic; that such exclusive right is now
vested in and belonge to this State, subject
10 such regulations and control as the
Government thereof may deem expedient
to adopt; that we recognize no title in the
Indian tribes resident within the limits of
the State to any portion of the soil thereof;
and that we recognize no right in the Gov
ernment of the Uaited States to make anv
treaty of limits with the said Indian tribes
without the consent of the Government of
this State. . .l-t
Resolued further, That his Excellencv
the Governor be requested to communicate
THIS resolution to the Government of the
United States and to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
PAUL.
We have letter from our correspon-
dent day later, stating that Mr.. Howard,
OF Bexar, as chairman of select commit.
tee, had just made report upon the whole
subject involved in the above resolution
tie had no room to give a synopsis of the
report, but we understand from him that it
was in favor oftransferring the public lands