Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-11
From tie N. o. Tfepie, March J.
EDnN n.as~

The steamship Galveston. Capt. Wright, arrived ,o,,sr
day. bringing Galveston papers of the 2s,h ard io., Of
the 2Sth The News publishes the act Of corpre,, .,nd
ng inc jurisdiction OF our over Texas and ,o
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 the col
eeors Of TeS". The Treasury Circular from wp.hip,
~heh accompanied the act Of Congress fixed the
''o December the time from which the United Stat.
'e"ue avs should commence their operation On IN.
''n VI 'ns circular, says the News large amoun, az
vas shipped to Galveston under the expectation thu
~" % admitted free. Tho Texas Treasury ins,ruc
cuneon, ;u REQUIRED tho collectors continue their
,s,s Eh oo"o'my with the laws of Texas until M.
h n o,eaIy, and thereafter IL Collector sppoin,,d nv
y. .. government should have then arrived -hy
~; says mat paper forty-scven DAYS of conaic,
ing Jurisdicon duties after tho 3l,, e'ne'-
eo"eeabie under tho United States law hn, ~ o''nt
eammsn, - "a inc News in nearly two columns Of
n' upon 'hs slte OF hingp, severe upon an. To-,
a. authorities The Texas Legislature me, =, ,ne Tex
,oe ion' and both Houses duly organized Ger ~
leson was unanimously elected President mo ,. ~. -
senate, and Mr. Crump Of Austin SpcaL., ~ ~ " 'no
on the lIih the votes for Governor were counted n .
ana Dr' Miller 1879. The Houston Star saws ''
Ten Darrell received n majority Of AZ v,es NJ tho m;
~ e'ufn. Out no official we've received rom an.
eunnes oil basrop San Paucic. Jackson Jefer,on Rms,
SOS ana Lamar In these counties Col Horton rece;y.d
majority OF about 500 II the Official returns Of ,h
mad been furnished to the Secretary of STATE Col
oo YOU'D have been declared eccied.-Gcn Darnell
s nor III hesun when the voes were counted H., has
been declared by tho legislature 10 be duv ccc,.a IL
friends think that he will resign u' ii'
OF Sovornor mace on he
The u S Senatorial election would probahIv hs a i
In 'ne s'h February, or irst week in March Gen.
I 'n Vas candidate The Star thought Col. " T.. How
ara would be appointed Attorney Gene ra Jpdye Her.,
to ohIe Justice and Judge Lipscomb ard Judge Wheel
e or Judge Boylor, Asst cales. Austin was crowded
with visitors u
The steamboat "a Kate Ward" ssconded the Colorado
snort time since far Bastrop; and tho Captain Intend
60 10 proceed up the rs Austin # Practicable
The people Of that section are highly c,cd AT the
Of rendering tho Colorado nayigab!c.
%oI' Chase and Ogden returned to this city few day.
10 tue Cutter Woodbu y, from Corpus Christi Mai
". informs us that oil the information he has acou;reJ
mems his opinion of the praeicabty ease and inn
OF opening the interior along the con,,
OF texas from the Sabine the Rio Grand. Comnn,,
;r very Few mules ct excavation will connect all tho
~ u u pays, having their outlet in the Gulf Of Mexico
aeh oier along the whole extent Of our
Soaiy and thus open internal from Louis ana
1e" secure a. all times from the danger. of ocean
storms ana completely protected case of war from ina
attacks OF hostile fees in the Cult 800 wv
IN military point of view this measure of vital i'm,
porance 10 tho security and interests the whole southern
eountry.-Cirilisn.