Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-18
THE STATE CONVENTION

Ot Souh Carolina, on The course 10 be puf'
sued BY mat SAFE, assembled al Columbia on 'he
l4tb ius-Delesates were present rom each
Congressional District The Convention was CA
led 10 order by Governor Richardson, on whose
.s., n uro.r ralird IN tho chair and
A G.. Sninmes aud w z. Martin appointed
secretaries. ON mo'ian o. F. II. Gilmore, Esq
commi,tee OF 81, Chree from each DisncD was
appoiaie1 to report upon the propositions winch
nigh. be submitted. On That committee we OBJ
serve III. names .: hessis. Eimorc, Duhose, B.
+. Perry. J. l.. orr, F. W. Pickens, J. 2. Rich
ardson, AMI other distinguished cii-cns
Mr.. Emo!s then proposed series OF resolu'
lions, one OF item requesting Inc Governor TO
convene The Legislature upon The passage OF The
Wimu: Proviso, or the abolition OF slavery in
The District OF Columbia.
Mr.. F. w. Pckens submitted a series OF reso-
lu,ions containing an exposition OF principles,
and reafficming The Virginia Resolutions
Mr.. Moses submitted The resolutions OF III
slruclion passed by the people OF Sumter Disircl'
Mr. Chesnut presented The resolutions adopted
BY The people Of Kershaw district, recommending
non-inIercourse.
Resolutions and propositions we're also submit;
ted by Messrs. d. McCord, VIM. M. Harson,
and c. G. Memminger. The meeting then adj
journed until the next day.
LATER FROM TEXAS.
A letter from Camargo, of April 90, says
that NJ. Audubon and party, $50 men, ef: the
day before Tor the gold regions, and that in The
interior General Parcdcs, at the head Of some
ten or fifteen thousand Indians, was common
cling war against the whites, similar 10 tina,
Of Yucalan. In the State Of San Luis, the seat
of his operations, he had put 10 death nineteen
whites, consisting of French, Dutch, Americans.
SC. They have proclaimed an exterminating
war against the white race.
Judge Hotchkiss and Mr.. Woodbury., both
Texans, have died in Rio Grande City-but the
Cholera has entirely zone.
Three companies of first Infantry were al
the Preside Grande, and we're 10 establish
post either there or at Eagle Pass, 25 miles
above on the Rio Grande. Colonel Hardee,
with two companies Of second Dragons are a.
San Antonio, and OH The road from Rio Grande
City lost some twenty e bis command BY the
Cholera
The usua; number Of homicides are recorded
as also two murders OF husbands by their
wlpes-one by stabbins in the chest, the other
by cutting Of The throat.
The Galveston Civilian OF the Sd May saws
Gen. Hamilton had conference with the Bra
EOS and Galveston Bay Canal Committee on
Saturday evening Tor The purpose Of endeayor.
ing 10 brin. about unity OF efou on single
work, Tor etfecling The object in view. General
Hamilton, II will be recoecied, is largely inter-
esed in The canal which has already been CON-
menced, AND on II nicn very considerable amour,
OF labor and money have now been eapended =
We are informed ;ha, il was agreed on Saturday
evening hat two competent civ. engineers snUuii
be employed, one al The expense oi Gen. Hamll.
ton ana one by The committee, 10 make an accu-
rae survey OF both the upper and lower anal
routes, and report that which p;esents the great
est advantages. Ii case these engineers disagree
the Stale Eli gineer OF Louisiana is 10 decide he
question. The understanding is tina all effort
shall be united upon the route so selected.