Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-03
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Through Tho poiitcuess Of 4. S. Rosa, Eso.,
Of Houston, Texas. Ne. have been placed in
possession Of a file ii Texas papers. Mr.
hose brings from his native State SAG, 600
Tor soldiers now in service in this and other
States. lie also brings 1850 letters lrom the
relatives of the Taxas soldiers. We annex =
brief summary Of the new in til, naners be-
fore US.
At a public meeting held at Waverly. on
the 10Th Of September, tie following mean
bic anu resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Z crisis has now arrived in tie
progress OF the war that has deyolyed 3u;ie.
uHnl every man in tie State of Texas. TIE
danger Of invasion from a barbarouo foe il
now imminent: the desolation OF our homes.
the ra"ishmcnt Of our wives and daushte-s,
nur lives. liberties, property and honor, are all
imported. Il is, therefore, the du.Y Of every
man anu youth capable Of bearing arms t"
obey with ~alaer;,y the call Of Gen. Magruder.
Tie time has fully come when all minnr qres.
lions should be adjourned 10 Il future dar, and
Il hearty cooperation yielded to our military
leaders. and when private interests should ne
held in subordinatinn to the rromo,ion 81 our
cause. and only to be valued as they NAV he
rendered rromo.ive of the public good, ed
when he whose soul is only capable OF com
sidcrati0ns OF se,faggrandizemert should he
cs'e:med both an object Of pity and con.Cmp9,
and should, by the force of q burning public
sentiment, be driven beyond the confines IL
tho State that protects him, that he may find
eounscnance and congeniality from the min
ions Of the Lincoln despntisu.
Resolved, Thar we feel j. 70 he 4 solemn
dntJ t!evolvcd upon those remaining III hrma
To see that the families ofsoldicrs be properly
supported, and that we pledge ourselves TO
furnish and deliver corn to soldiers families
in this beat, FREQ of charge, and all surplus
products At specie prices Tor Confederate mo-
ney, and that iithe county fail to give them
adelmai" support, THAI we will contribute the
deficiency pro Tahp. without c0s..
R~'solyed, Tha. the public censure is due r.
all those who sclGshly refuse To receive Cor.
~seierare money for transactions which have
taken place since the commencement IF tic
war. and that Snrh conduct tends directly tc
thc lorrea;atl1n at the curcencr.
Resolved, That we are willing {, cnraa It.
the help 81 the Government BY furnishing ~
jus. proportion OF our ccitnn 10 n,ert inc call
Of Gen. Magru,.cr for six thousand bales at tie
price fixed upon. and that we appoint .j.n,rs
l.. Scn;t AMI j. C.. Ahercrombie as our ae"nt-
to confer With Major Bloomfield 10 carry our
our wishes.
Tho Houston ''T'elcsraph' publishes ten
names o! the merchants who are selling earn
t. the soldiers families at fifty cent PER bush
81.
The TELEGRAPH" Of tie Is. of September,
gives the annexed paragraph in regard To the
rccant gubernatoriui election in that State,
watch will b. interesting 70 ~thsmany soldiers
in the field from Texas
We now haze in INC G. 'vernnr's election. Off
ciaI returns from eighty six counties. snd partial
ie;urUS trnm seven more, which give AZ srrra>
gtte Of l. so vri-- for. Mrrrah. AMI lo..Gf f"r
Chambers There sra Twenty-Five C,rU'I-. TO
b. heard from. III which ELECTIONS wn,n probably
held TIE total vote thus heard from i 2iGii.
in which Nnrra'I has - ma vifv ats "16. Th"ra
reInsin' I" b. ii-aTi fr ~, H;"ut 4 900 votes. -
l.rOugi is known OF them 10 render il pr, babe
tii.t they will not materially vary the resu!: -
Ml!rah's mainrity may be &c; down at hot far
from ) 900 Siockdale is elected Lutheran.
Governor by near 2Oon votes. over Dri.n-
S.aiman is eiact.'l Attorney General b y heavy
majority. Crosby IS Commissioner OF General
I.lni c';ice, without opposition. Wilcox i. re"
elected 10 Congress from the lst District; Herr
bar; from The -. Branch is elected from the 81.
The result in the l!h, 5!h aud 9th, il not yet tc.
cidcd.