The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-06-05

dyiuH the Spring erln ol Tue 'i"h' w.
tf,rt Can't. the following proceedings, ~
ptr..iye of their sentiments, i'nchme u'e
Ian. Peters Colony law. here had, Wa Col
John noyd was called To the chhir' a"u =.
= Phillpat vas appointed Secretary. ne
olt,rt of the meeting having been eNp'hlh'
ed upon q call the chair appointed com
mittrr Of 1--WE. consisting at john 'a'u'h
er. and " p. Croft Esq, OF Navarro conn
IL. Ben /. Lsun. Esq. of Ffeeslone cou"'
IL. \ e. Ghpl.tou. I'D, oi Falls county
and Cant. f. LNuch. Of Limestone c"nn'
Is. 10 drtt suitable resolutions expressive
at the ,,n.e of the meeting, who beng III.
gfucird. retired add drew up the following,
and prc.u,rd them Tor the consideration
and s,ti,uo l the meeting, which were r'n"
and % lntttd b, acolauauon-not dl'se"
tn ,oics
Wurm,.. the President Of the late Il e
pul,lr al TeNa.. under authority OF nm act
at th.. onrfes.. .utercd iutn several CON
tract. with " : Peters and his associates
a,hnr themselves the "TeNan Emista.
bon and l.aad COMPANY for the ar""ed
purpn.r ol { olouillng aud settling poft"n
of the puLlic domain Of IrNas nov yea
.rall, known ~ Peters Colony, em>
h,,ciug an arca ~ uyer ten millions OF
acres which contracts tcqni.d Tue com
pHnN to cause N" ''iil"fN To n' SUI W.
INTO .,ctious aod hnliseciions; to m
froduce aud settle given number ni lam
lie. within given periods, to erect comfort
ALL. lop cabins on the same rfddV 'or the
f'''P'"" OF Tue '''''s ''',, va 80 ne
l" P'"N''e 'h' s'''''', "''' In,
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to' i'o''"'' ''' WV 49,. -,
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aa;'..,nt. m, rhurpedthem ,om,went "
ga '.'I.lI,,.,,, .o,t ~ nan d..c.i,t
-. ,l...,. Rod nah, IN i.sn.
.....;,.,,, e., ,,.,. ia. settlers were
., ..,,.l.a., or bs del ,rcd not tn
...i.,.I -. ,i...c,l,,y Ih.y chaired
,.I,.J,,It,,.f ,r .ur,a,tno their land.
A., ,,,,.,y of 400 ,,te. sufficient to cover
.....,.....,,.frto .c,es They pretend
-, 80. ann. If the mort valuable
,...,,,,,..s ,, ia. ,,l,ny for ia, l. tons OF
,t...,, ,.,..,,,,,,n hand. and aciu1lIg required
H.. ..,,l.,.. ,, su,L Land. Ia abandon thrif
t...,.,..s.,,..i firms and r,uoy. tn such lands
a.. fb,y ,,i,bt MONT out. They enreudcr
.d ,i,.,,,J h.t,,e.u tb. settlers. spllug tn
.,,,,, ,..,,,d,..,,.. for Sp,ritic .ecfions which
u.,. -, ,L. oecu,,,inn Of others who IL
ms,d to hny their certificates. Al these
t,.,,,,,. mo-, dtI and many other, ol cquBl
L,.ruo.s " h,rh system ct fraud. piracy
.>tnrtr,p and arbitrary rquit, mrut al
l-noi, bprnmIno m.npportahlc. the srttl"t-
revoked threw uf the yoke Vhirh WI,
ton h.,v, for ilicu to hear, and refused o.
Ray,. ,u,thl. u "a de- with the contractors p'
ih.ir n..uts, and boldly appealed to th,
citizen. aud government al IcNt-, for re
lief / his state of things HetullN existed
AT the f,fn,. the Convention which formed
onr state Constitution met '!he conv"u
ton hutd the rry OF the oppressed, and
pa..od a. Ordinance, the preamble and l.,
amt ; section, ot which nrc e, follows
Wuru>s. various contracts have been en-
trrci Iu'n hs the President Of ID" j."
ruahc at Texas. with divers -ludNltu
al. with the expressed intention ol col
oulns aU enormous amount ol TIE pun
lc domain of Texas and
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