The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-12
From the ~. o. Pieayune, December 4.
From IsHas

received Galveston papers to the 10Th utimo. w
learn rom these papers the important fact that tn
LEGISLATURE mas accepted the Pearce boundary Bill
we take the following summary Of the proceed
lhes rom the correspondence Of the Galveston CT
uiiian:
both houses Of the Legislature had a quorum OF
the hrst day the 18Th, and proceeded 10 business
question arose 10 whether the journals shoule
read, that the Legislature met according 10 adj
Jourhmcnt or IN accordance with the proclamation
OF the Executive. The subject was discussed Il
some eItenti In either ilother, and conclusion come
10 mat Dot reasons should be given for this second
! extra session.
Mr. Hunt appeared as member elect in place o.
n mr., Wm; T. trump, resigned; Mr.. Hendricks in
place 81 Mr.. Pace; Mr. Owen in place of Mr. VIII.
son; MIR. Patrick in place of MIR. Mcan; Mr.
| Taylor in place of Mr. McNairy; and Mr. Wiefall
| In place OF Mr. Clough
, NO question OF Importance has arsen as yet, with
tnc exception OF the bill accepting the ten millions
offered for our Santa Fe territory That measure
hnally passed the House this evening, having pre-
viously passed the Senate. There was but one
nesauVe vote In the Senate, General Portis and
| ive III the House, VIZ: Bryan, Of Brazoria Hunt,
| OF Austin and Colorado; Shepherd, of Washingto
Taylor, OF Harrison and Upshur and Wigfall of
harrison All these gentlemen voted IN accord
ance with the instructions Of their constituents
except General Ports. majority of his district
1t seems, voted for the bill but he disreCarded his
| Instructions and gave vote solitary and alone
| Both your representatives voted for the bi Mr.
FRANKLIN, however, stating that he did 30 in obe-
| dience to instructions and not according to his
| convictions of right
| My impression is, that the Legislature will adj
journ in week from to day. What will be done
further in regard to the ten millions or the public
debt, cannot now say.
Inc dept Is increasing much and very fast The
proSPec' OF getting money is rustling up hundreds
anu hundreds OF Claims never before presented
Inc election returns upon the question of accent
ance haYe not yet been opened and counted for The
reason that many counties have none here vet.
Each member, however, knows how his district
mas voted, and deemed that sufficient without de-
laying the passage of the bill await the arrival of
all the returns.
The bill to branch the Supreme Court, as it is
termed, (requirng it to sit in than one place)
VIII most certainly pass this season
tx Governor Wood and General Hamilton ar
rived IN the city few evenings since
Arnold Henckel, formerly sheriff OF Comal coun-
~ committed suicide on the 10Th utimo, at New
Brauniels, by hanging himself.
Rogers, the master of the schooner Native who
Is implicated In the murder of one of his crew. was
arrested few days since at Quintana and brought
70 galveston. After an investigation before Justice
ffoyt, ne was duly committed for trial.
The Houston Telegraph states that claims TO a
large amount against the State have been present.
ed at Austin since the passage Of the boundary BILL
and hundreds Of them that have heretofore lain dor
nant VIII be placed before the next Legislature
Inc IeegrOp Pm entertaino the opinion that the whole
OF the ten millions will be required 10 pay the debt
The sugar crop this year vii! not yield SO much
as last owing to the drought but the quality of the
new is much better, and will command a price
suilcently higher to recompense the planter
. ihe schooner Corelia Captain Wood, arrived at
Galveston on the 18th ultmo from Brazos Santiago
Trade on the Rio Grande is dull The market for
great many articles of merchandise, is over
stocked.
The Government schooner Colonel Cross went
ashore on the Padre Island, about twelve days be-
fore. he Government steamer Arson had gone
to the &c boomers aid. The Arson has been ordered
to w Orleans to be sold, and will put in at Gal
weston on her passage.
The citizens of Cameron county have petitioned
the Legislature for relief to redeem tile county
debt which has become quite ourdensome The
Sntinei, IN alluding 10 the matter does not state
the nature OF the petition, further than that COM
Pilance with 1t VIII not greatly inconvenience the
State.
The Texas INDIAss.-The Houston (Texas)
Telegraph contains some interesting news concern
ing the Indians, derived from Mr.. George Bar
nard, who had Just come in FROM his trading house
at the Camanche Peak.
large number of Indians have lately visited the
trading house, and proiessed the warmest friend
ship Tor the whites. They object to meet the In
dlan agent Judge Rollins, at the council proposed
by him on the Lano, they fear the rcole in that
section not friendly to tnela But a very small
portion ct the tribe will attend the council. Co
temsch, Payayuca, Yellow Wolf, and other lead.
ing chieis declare that their people would readily
attend council on the Brazos, but they fear bad
white men will attack them as they attacked the
committed depredaiidhs there ana ME 3afe,5eji
pie cannot be friendly to the Indians. The Tonke-
ways now at war with both the Wacocs and
Wichitaws. Since the latter were defeated in the
Wichitaw mountains, the WaSocs nave formed an
alliance with them against the Tonkeways. A few
weeks since party of Tonkeways met party Of
Wacoes the Red Fork of the Bra zos, and defeat
cd them with a loss of fourteen warriors. Only two
or three Of the Tonkeways were killed. Mr.. Bar
nard Gays the Tonkeways eat the hands and arms
Of the Wacoes they killed. The Tonkeways and
CaTancuhuas are the only tribes Of Texas that are
regarded caunibals. The other tribes seem TO
hold them in the utmost detcstation.
The following gives US some more information
concerning the recent movements of Wild Cat, the
noted Seminole chief:
Mr.. Barnard informs US that Wild Cal, the Semi
mole chief, crossed The nrazcs distance above
the trading house a few weeks since on his way
from Arkansas 10 Mexico with a large body Of
runaway negroes, and about twenty five warriors.
He had induced the negroes TO run away srou ,beir
Indian owners, in the Cree. aud Seminole reserva-
tons in trAausas. soon after Wild Cat had passed
the brazos, an agent from Mr.. Duvs, the Indian
agent, arrived, and endeavored TO persuade the
people on the frontier TO pursue Wild Cat Offering
reward Of fifty dollars for each of the negroes
they would capture. The willy chief, however, had
probably reached the Rio Grande before pursuit
could he made. II WIS reported the frontier
that the number Of negroes that accompanied Wild
Cat, when he 6rst started from Arksnsae, was two
hundred, but sixty were recovered the eastern
border Of the State. IL is supposed that Wild Cat
INTENDS 70 establish colony Of free negroes in the
Mexican territory, below the Preside Rio rande