Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-25
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
wEDSEsDAY MORNING, OCTOBER
,,,,,,,,,.s ~ TEXlS.

THINGS IN li.Ai@. ,
f:y.r,or Rll has issued his pro'lnna con''"''E "
Jepi,laru,, IN tho third Monday Ism uay ~
=, ,'a.,;on submitting tie proposition l'"n The
49, for the purchase OF SANTA II 10 d.
rect vote of the people, '"' e'e'''''
Monday 2ist day oil October 80
'o"N'.' ,,,oc,,e thinks il not n little remarkable
;, - ,,e cnoanenls 10 the acceptance Of the .ei'''
;; Gar the purchase Of Tie Santa re territory '"'
roxan. are 10 be found. This class OF 'itiAe' L
ocpcr,Ily in favor OF The measure
III , o the papers generally satisfies Us ia : TIT l
,o,;,;,, vill be accepted BY 4 large majority. -.
nv ,,ir stale Gazette contains letter from 'is' '"
.,,miss ianer of The General land oihce 10 D. IL
W., 49, na,o, .:o,n SIN Augustine, which is strong
in favor of accepting the proposition From TIE
Galveston News which is opposed to the acceptance Oh ''
n.o,oson we take synopsis OF this important letter
A., e,h estimates the area Of the territory 10 he cut oil
4a ra nv this new boundary, III 66OcOouo acres ana
a,co If the State 242 600 0C0 that al;er llt
sal. n should have remaining l1oo0uuVU acres VI l''s
H. estimates that only about 500O0Ulo have Gecn snv'!c;
md nranated BY individuals having rs the pnol ma
led lands Of Texas not less lhan i-oooo;uvo
acres in bis last official report to the LEGISLATURE ,''
Smr,b estimated the outstanding land ci'iis I" ~,
,;,,s The State and yet to be- SURVEYED NJ l<oi0''i
hat after tcducting all lc-dl and c4us!ahc ciliiS,
boih lined and unasccrtatd The r"hic domain "'
! Tey,s wi,l amount over l000 Ga,W'0 oil acres.
~, b u; 900 100 proposed To he ceaca 70 u'
st. he supposes about 6G0OOoo to be already APP
nnnia,,t leaving 6O0G0C00 acres as The pnIlc domain
which NJ lO0o0000 for the whole WIN De 10 cents p,,
~ - IA Texas would receive while by aw she ms ~ ta
s o her public lands 80 cents per acre, and III his
i and nothing less this State permits her creditors 10
receive pay in land IT - never .r ava,
c,,sd land Claims $50 and Gao acres each are no" se
NJ rrom To 10 cents per Texas Is therefore o''eu
far his CO go 000 only oneisd OF The pfice shc "es
Of her creditors and nearly twice The niicc 'ha'
I'D i slne for at private sale Mr.. STyih Goes 'io DE-
leye lie United States will ever realize Tor ms ahd one
Gnr,h The money proposed 10 lie paid Tor IT, 10 Ii>
tho ngy1 nj
Congress who argued that thr Government Would ace'
b,rk tho full amount of the purchase money by Tic SAFE
| n very small portion of the whole.
Nr Smy,h refers the Tyler treaty which was defeated
in inc senate which proposed 10 take all our public land AM
nav our whole public debt This treaty was evidently ~
dis4dvanlagcous 10 Texas than ne prsoni os nn
r,,ic;Gg But lie thinks The annexation resolutions alter
wards adopted would have been more acceptable 10 he o
pie of Texas had they contained that provision OF me
Ter treaty which The nltcu oates all our puuc hu
together with oil our debt.
Should the present proposition be still more nccrra
be- which proposes 10 pay M amour, rlnvaen ~ our aso,I
and receive a email pari OF public lands Mr. Smyt
then refers Ma;c Brun and other authorities To prove ta
ONLY very small part Of all Tie land proposed to he cef
il caraLl Of cultivation, inhababe he thnk
This desire purchase is not the result OF colonization .
dollars and the part Of The Government bnf "i
sr To heal the prescn, unhappy disscnsons OF the country
Mr. Smith says al the country along this new aou'a"iN
is only calculated iar the abode Of wandering tribes {" 81
ages and viii therefore constitute an eilecinai ofe |
tween The settled portions of State and the abolition o
mutation of New Mexico which population, as he believes
viii more endangcr institution OF slavery hcy pelnht
10 This state than when constituting separate STATE on
public !,. WHEN scaieG is Something less ihan s'"""
that The :l0Ou0Cuv wili pay II ana leave S'iP's "
0a0CG0 the interest of which al . par cent would D'
$l5GG00
Ills app.chendaI that the tamanches preparing io
very extensive operations, and that general Indian o'
break on Tie frontier is inevitable This may ena'ie INC
gan, Texans to end this trouble and secure peace
.y The n.,si energetic movements.