The southern press., 1850-09-06


Of his excellency, the governor, In oonvening tho
legislature and we trust that proper steps will bt
taken to vindicate the honor, and defend the sol
of Texas.
/ 2. Resolrsd further, That rather than be shorr
OF our right had zoe the poirer, we would rip p the
past, and assume our old form of Government.
3. Resolved, That neither Congress, princpali
/ ties, powers, things present or to come, have a
right 10 dismember Texas; that neither the wealth
Of Cresus, nor the gold Of Ophir, could compen-
safe us for such enormous wrongs and spoliation,
/ in these times of Free-so encroachment.
| A. RESOLVED, That for the sake of peace, we are
willing TO adopt the recommendations Of the Nash
| will Convention.
| S. Resolped, That Col. Munroe, and the revolt
ing citizens of Santa Fe, have forgotten the char
acter Of Texans; and that by the advice Of the
| Governor and consent of the Legislature, an army
| of five thousand Texans can attach disgrace upon
them, more deep, degrading, and abiding, than
ever fingered around the name of Benedict Arnold.
/ 6. Resolved, That our representatives, Emery
i Lloyd and J. X. Holland, be instructed, and
Senator David Gage, be requested to support any
bill asserting rights to Santa Fe, and providing
men and means for its organization and defence
against the authority and unjust interference of
| the Federal Government.
| T. Resolved, That our title to Santa Fe, and all
the territory west Of the Nueces and east Of the
Rio Grande, is clear and unquestionable, and that
nOlnlnS annlnllhtlOn una OSuaclSm VIII make
| us relinquish it.-lbid.
| SANTA FE MEETING AT CAMERoN.-At meet
ing of the citizens Of Milan county, held at the
Courthouse in the town of Cameron, on the 5th Of
| August, 1850. On motion OF Hon. George +.
Burney, Mr.. Daniel Munroe was called to the
Chair, and Francis T. Duffau, appointed Secreta-
| ry Of the meeting.
| On motion, il was resolved that John A. Han
| cock, Esq, explain the object Of the meeting
who then rose and briefly complied with the reso-
luton, by delivering u very able and appropriate
address. After which; Hon. G. F.. Burney de-
livered at length in very able and feeling manner
his views in relation to the Santa Fe question: and
the boundaries of our State, and requested an ex-
preston of public opinion in regard to the same.
| Whereupon the chairman appointed J. A. Han
cock, McCown and James Sharp, committee
to draft bill of resolutions expressive of the feel
ings and sentiments of this meeting, in relation to
| its object as explained by Mr.. Hancock
The Committee through Mr. Hancock their
chairman, reported the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted.
l. ReSoiped, That "a set OF interested individuals
have upted the weapons of civil strife in a por-
tion Of our State, and that we are determined at
all hazards, to support any legal or constitutional
| measures which his Excellency, the Governor,
together with the aid Of the senator's and repre-
sentatives, may bring into requisition to appease
| outraged justice.
| 9. RESOLVED, That the Governor has acted wise
| ly and promptly, in issuing his proclamation,
| calling to his aid the senators and representatives
as councillors in this crisis
g. Resolped, That our senator and representatives
are hereby instructed to adopt any constitutional
measures that they may deem necessary, to sur
| port the Governor in the position that he in his
letter to our senators and Representatives in Con-
gress has taken in relation to the Santa Fe ques-
| ton, and the boundaries of our State.
bat. Iin,@
made by the Federal Governnentto to assume iurs-
dction over Santa Fe, to the exclusion OF the au-
thority ofTeXas, and that such assumption ofpower
is unjust and unwarranted by any law, is in direct
violation of the rights of Texas, and an usurpa-
ton which it is the duty OF all Texans promptly
and vigorously to oppose
S. Resolved, That our legislators adopt some
prompt and efficient legislative measures, tina,
will enable the Governor speedily and successful
| ly to extend and maintain the jurisdiction apd
laws of Texas, over every part Of her territory in
conformity with the several acts Of the Legislature
on this subject
6. Resolved, That the proceedings and resolu
tons of this meeting be signed by the President
and Secretary ofthe meeting, and transmitted to
the Austin papers for publication.
DANIEL MONROE, Chairman.
F. T. DuFFAu, Secretary.
A NEW SNARE ATTEMPTED TO BE LAID FOR TEX
|
to be fertile in the production OF plans by which
| to iole Texas and rob her Of large portion OF
| her domain.
First came the proposition Of Col Benton fol
the partition Of our State, by which she would
have been shorn of about one hundred and fifty
millions Of acres of land, for which he proposed
to pay us SIS, 900 900. The Missouri senator
attempt to hide the cloven foot, Next on the list
we find the name Of Gen. Foote, a gentleman, il
we may Judge by his course in the Senate, ever
desirous Of doing something to acquire notoriety,
| and perhaps somewhat tickled with the idea of an
advance in the value Of Texas stock. After him
came in turn the great compromiser, Mr.. Clay,
with his plan. More polite than Col. Benton,
he artfully mixed up the pepper and salt he had
prepared for us, with spices of different colors
and favors, and sugared the whole compound so
nicely, he entertained no doubt of being able to
| slip it down our throats without difficulty.
After Mr.. Clay, appears on the arena Mr.. John
Bell, of Tennessee, with his plan also. Seeing
the movements of the Clayton faction for the or
ganzation of new party to be formed from the
wreck of the old wing party he determined to be-
gin in time to make capital with the mighty North
lie proposed to divide Texas, east of the Colo
RADIO, into two States, and to organize Territory
west Of that stream and south Of the Gath degree to
be admitted as State ,chen the population should be
equal to the ratio of representation established by
the census next preceding the application for ad
mission; and that portion Of our territory north
of the Gath degree to be added to New Mexico,
which would be admitted into the Union as
State upon application to Congress, and the pre-
sentation Of a constitution, republican in form,
without any requirement as to population
This was the Taylor-Clayton-Be plan, put
in progress of execution by the order of Secretary
Crawford, of the 10Th November last, addressed
to Lieut. Col. Mccall, and which has resulted, as
was intended. in the formation by the officers and
employees of the Government, at Santa Te, of u
State government prohibiting slavery.
But finding Texas rather more restive and more
inclined to resist this cutting and carving process,
than was anticipated by the authors ofthese seve-
raj plans, they next had resort 10 another eXpe-
dent. Mr.. Underwood Of Kentucky proposed
an amendment to the omnibus b' providing for
claim set up by the United States adverse to that
Of Texas. Finding however, no disposition on
the part of our State to fee lawyers defend that
which she considers already settled, another and
different plan Of adjustment is now brought for
ward by Mr.. Bradbury Of Maine. He proposes