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THE TEXAS DEMOCRAT.
cxtA of ? sis t jr.y.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1846.
T Bv the nobleness of Gens. Houston
nd Rnsk-atid Gov. Yell, we have been P!acc,i !
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snpnssessum of the speeches of several disliu-
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spirited gentlemen on the OJegnn. question,
jhe Secret of the Treasury report m -j
enso,.Uov.- loirs speecu on,uie inn 10 raise
twa-newjegiments of Riflemen, &c.,,&e.
flJItivilWie a considerable time before
the lawstpnssed by our Legislature can he"
published.' Nd appropriation haa heen m:de
w lo pay for copying them the originals are
filed So the State Department and cannot, be
jaXen ihrrefrouv without a violation of duty
on tlie port of ihe officer inchnre of the De-
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Wzjx pRTtment., , ihe Legislature has allowed tun
-tlecretnry of Ttnte, whose duties are onerous,
rifKiit one Clerk. He will be almost constantly
nployed Fti transacting-the regular audsiie-
eessary business "of the Department. He
promises.theiitHe spare time he may have J
. frl?iebaiu&iuoBnJioarirPeIi.)
411 heflevnte'd to furnishing copy tn jfflp
onnter. The Legislature enacted upwards ot. ,. . ., on . - ,
" " ' lautry, in all 2,300 men, "with a very large
tiro linndred laws, many of them of cons.de-Vn ,-wsgonSi or Point Isabel, and en-
v;" Tuie lengui, uiiogemer mey win consilium n
T" .'birge.'yolume. Now how long it may take
"I " theXJIeTk of the State Department, widi his
li?', opportunities for so doing, to make full and
15 " "vimnlete conies of these laws, we oretend
noi to -snr. . ,
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he goodppople may wait patiently for the
fruitsof the labors of their truly retrenching
"Legislature, they shall be ushered into lirhl
50 5oon ai circumstances will permit. The
jonrnals of the two House were, we believe,
feftin the core of the cliief Clerk of the House
ofHepresentatives, no appropriation wa made
lo pHy for copying them, he intends fif he has
not already done so) nai'ingthem op. The
public printer can not bare access to them.
How ran they he published 1
So the people will remain ignorant of the
course taken by their Representatives upon
questions of grave importance. But what is
this slijiht thing of kepping thp people in the
dark compared to the sublime scheme of re-
trenching the hitnnlal expenditures of the
Government three or four hundred dol-
lars ir
-OThe proceedings of the Louisiana Le-
gislature, copied in to-day's paper, breathe a
noble spirit of patriotism. The generous
offer, made in the hourjof emergency, sprung
from the promptings of warm, ingenuous
hearts: The- gallaut Vitizens ofahe State,
which has won foritself a distinction as envi-
ablo flsitis honorable, will' nock to the up-
raised banner." of iheAurave," and swell the
ranks where danger hovers.
What are we doing in the mean time 1 In
n manner, nothing. Will it be necessary to
cite an example to the citizens of Texas to
induce them -to march with alacrity to the
field of strife 1 Is the chivalrf which accom-
plished our independence, against all calcula-
tion, ognlnst such fearful odds which upheld
us'through the dark days of trouble, when po-
verty enfeebled our energies, and disunion
dislracted onr councils dead within us? , If.
-we have outlived the recollections of our glo- j
.xious achievements if the "remembrance ofj
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foe martyred heroes of the Alamo and of Go- .
Had, is erased from the tablets of our hearts;
if the blood of Dawson and his slaughtered
companions will raise no hand to strike for
vengeance let us set supinely, ignobly down
at home, and become idle spectators of a war j
waged to protect- our rights, to defend and
irrevocably establis i the boundaries we traced
Yor ourselves. But if we still think and feel
-as men if we still cherish the proud recol-
lections of our heroic deeds as the most dura
ble monument of our greatness let us evince
it, and rally around the unfurled banner of
ffeedom, and striko- as becomes freem
retrniitlon,:u avenge the cold blooded murder J T,lCed under the commat.d of Capt. Samuel
of our brethren, the pillage of our cities, the II. Walker, formerly of the Florida Ran-
bnrning of our farms, and the cruel captivity P'rs n,,d knenf Galveston ; a more brace or
of our fellow-citizens s;rike for. vengeance dari.l,ff ao,,,ier die Amencau army ca.mol
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hame our detractors, who have denied to usi
The attributes of honorable men let us sbnwi
ahem our former actions were not the result
( reckless desperation, but of a high toned
ynllnoiry, the firm resolves of the unfettered
- -free, by nguin enacting similar deeds upon
"fields wiiere danger can 'be courted and glory
-ron.
Deplorable Event. An affray took;,
7lace oil ihe UMi mst., at Charlottesville,
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Ta., between a body of students of thd ' tack, Capt. Walker was absent from hi Com-
University and the keepers of a travelling-Lmnnu at Point Isal el, and Lieut. Wells, the
menagerie, fcome discontent tiad arisen
between the students and the keepers, and
the students are said to have gone armed
" to the menagerie on the night of the affray,
expecting an attack. A request of the
keepers.delivered in a brusque tone, to keep!
farther off from ihe cage of the lion, brought
on the contest, in which a student from
Alabama, narked GLorER, was killed.
Three others named Johnson, William-
sqn, Waring, were seriously injured. Jn
a letter addressed to the Richmond Enqui-
rsr, it is stated thatsomeone struck one of
ihe keepers twice with a cane, and that the
latter then fell upon the students with hea-
-vy bludgeons. The keeper who killed
-Glover, escaped and secreted himself, but
was afterwards taken andearred a prisoner
' fo Richmond. The other keepers were
committed to jail for examination.
From the Corpus Christi Gazette. '
LATEST FROM THE ARMY.
Our last intelligence from the army is
up to the 4ih ; and first and foremost, we
are authorized officially to coniiadict the
assertion which has- lound .its way into
nan me newspapers -ot ine nay, ano an
the extras jhal " Gen. Taylor' campus
surrounded a.d that " the Mexicans had
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succeeded in cutling off all communication
, TsdbcLal Ivhich nlace was the
rtfl and (dL thfsforcs OcloHgiwr to the
army" and 'that " Gen. Taylor had not on
hand more thaiuten duifs provision." The
communication between Gen. Taylor and
j'njs carnp ,as not been interrupted for a
sina-le dau. On the 26th ull. a large force
of Mexicans crossed the river bplow Gen.
Taylor's camp at La Burtia, some twelve
miles f-oni Point' Isabel, but no inten op-
tion whatever has been offered by them
to the free passage of provisions between
Point Isab'el and the'eamp. Ou the 2d
inst. Gen. Taylor received information
that a strong patty of Mexicans, near
4,000 men, had crossed the La Buiita
leny, with a view to intercept his sup-
plies. Under the supposition that this
report might ptove correct, Uen. laylor
IWUife camp on ihe afternoon of ihe 2d
inst.,xwrhine 2d ilraaooi.s, horse aril Hery
lit piove correct, Uen. laylor
,.nmnpi nr ihp tunht nn i he veiv snot
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.which it was reported the Mexican forces
j had previously occupied ; but he neither
saw nor heard of nny portion of this hug
bt;d'oftn)op upon the east side of the
Hio Grande. He left in camp Major J.
Brown commanding the 7th inlhntrT, and
Captains Buik and Lond commanding
the two companies of aitillery attached to
the camp, for its defence, numbering in
all about 560 men. Early in the morn-
1 ing on the 3d, the batfer' of the enemy
j opposite iheJower ferry, and distant fiom
1 Oen. Taylor's cr.mp only 5-50 yards,
opened their fire upon the camp with 11
eighteen and twelve pounders, which was.
promptly returned by 4 eighteen pound-
ers facing the river and-6 six pounders,
under the. orders of Captains Burk and
Lond. The cannonading was kppt up
with great spirit on both sides from 5
o'clock in the morning until half-past 12
o'clock in the afternoon, at which lime it
began lo abate, and the reports of cannon
were less frequent until sunset, when the
filing on both sides ceased for the day.
The eighteen pound battery, and another
of smaller oidnance, was completely si-
lenced ; but a mortar, which produced
very little effect, could not be reached
from the guns in the camp, kept on filing !
until night.
The loss of this day's work to the Ameri-
cans was but one man, a Sergeant of the 7th
Infantry, killed by the bursting of a shell, be
ing at the time occupied in a part of the"for-
tification not then entirely completed wa-
jor Brown expecting nn attack upon the east
side of the camp, reserved most of his six
pound cartriages in order to meet that con- j
tiinrenc-v. and as soon as the cannonading '
ceased, placed his guns in position according-
ly. The loss of the enemy is unknown, but il
must have been considerable all the lower
part of the city, in range of the enemy's low-
er battery, has been entirely destroyed, and
we apprehend there will be no more of this
kind of game pi tyed for some days to come.
Their success is much greater in small ma
rauding partie, than in regular sorties. Gen.
Taylor from his place of encampment en
route to Point labi I heard the camion dis-
tinctly, nod was perfectly convinced that an
engagement had commenced. But relying
!" l nd bravery of the iroo, s he
had left behind, he quietly pursued his march
Irt p -, T.nll . nflfiiri.:v fluiPW ;n c.l(-,
about 12 o'clock on ihe 3rd inst., without
having seen a single Mexican soldier the en-
tire distance. The present force of General
Taylor i about 2,500 men 2,300 of whelm
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I are in camp, ami nearly UU artillery, ccc, at
Point Isabel. lothis hitler force must be
added a body of men nearly 300 strnn, who
are temporally armed in case of any sodden
and unexpected attack, consisting of Sutlers,
Clerks, laborers, teamsters casual sojourners,
and others, all of whom rendezvous at Point
Isabel.
The residue of the forces under Gen Tny-
f,nr's "!. rf : n''l! company of Texas
r a volunteers u in uuiuoer, wnicn Have Deen
-. mustered into service on toe mo (ir.-iml,. -mil
produce. On the 6i)ih ult., IS men
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"M,ri'('ill)l n UHtlL. HilKiTS
encamped on the road between the camp and i
company were
Point Isabel, about 15 miles from the latter
place, when they were attacked, just at day-
light, by a large party of Rancheiros belong
ing to Gunnies command, and lost all their
horses, and had eight of their number killed,
the residue made good their retreat to Point
Isabel. Among the killed were Edward Rat-
chffe, ihe Sergeant in command, and privates
McClester, Reise, Van Reed, II albert, Has
tings, Itolunson and Harris. Ilastins had
merely encamped with them for the night, on
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, i,is wnv to tiie camo. .At the time of ilB nt
other officer of this corps, was also absent on
duty with seven men ; he wa afterwards the
bparer of the dispatch from filwj. Brown to
Gen. Taylor, giving a report of the attack of
the enemy upon the camp, on the 3rd inst.
Gen. Taylor was preparing lo leave Point
Isabel with his whole force, on the morning of
the 4th, on his return to the camp escorting
a very large train of wagon", laden with pro-
visions and military stores some expectations
were entertained that he would be attacked on
his return, ami he was fully prepared to make
ii gallant defence, in case of molestation.
Col. Seafeldf, with 15 German Volunteer
from Galveston, arrived at Brazos Santiago
on the 3rd inst.
A. report has been generally circulated in
all parts of the Union that (Jen. Taj lor had
changed the pisition of his camp since the
2Sih of March, the day of his arrival on the
Rio Gruide, in consrtjucucc of having dis-
covered that the place upon which he had just
encamped was commanded by the enemies'
Imtteries, on ihe opposite side of the river.
The fact of the matter is, the Mexicans sup-
posed Gen. Taylor would have encamped at
the upper feiry, and had strongly fortified the
opposite side of the river accordingly but ihe
General for reasons best known "only to him-
self, chose to .have his tent pitched direct 1
opposite the Inwer feiry. ; and this obstinacy
of Gen. Taylor is now assigned by the Mexi
cans for not having si oner commenced hostile
operations. Gen. Tavlor's camp occupies a
sufficb-nt space of ground for tlie protection
of from, five to hx thousands soldiers, having
a good bastion field work, and parapet thrown
up eutiiely around it. The ditch, which is
hardly yet completed, will be about twenty
wide and twelve f-et in 'depth. Upon tlie
two ha.tiious nearest ihe enemy's battery, u Inch
was knocked into a ' cocked hat" on the 3rd,
he has mounted four eighteen pounders, ami
it w.is tiiese guns winch made such havoc
among the biick and mud walls of the city.
The eastern portion of the camp is defended
by six 6 pounders, and .-o long as these gun
are will manned, all the troops in Mexico
cannot take it, except at-lhe point of the bavo-
net or sword in hand.
Gen. Ampudia has been superceded in the
command of the Mexican army upon the nor-
thern frontier, ami Gen. Arii-la appointed in
in Menu. iiiB.i iimii.irm i r.iciii-u nun .wAtina las not anDearerl. and it seems Iwino,, r ii,a xWi.,o 1...0 o,i ; , i,
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i ultimo, to
he had repaired to receive it. li
assumed
tlie command on tlie'-iini tut., Hit: day he en-
tered Mat-imoros ordered two thousand
troops to cross the river above Gen. Taylor
on the U'Jrd, and captured Capta. Hardee
and Thornton, with their detachment of dra-
goons, on ihe 24th. The fact of Arista's ap
poihtmenl, atone, will convince all those who
are acquainted uiih his previous hi.-tory, that
the present uar v,ill not nly he prosecuted
with vigor, but upon principles recognized and
iicknouledged by Christian nations. On the
4ih inst. the situation and strength of both
aimiea was as follows: Gen. Tay for at-Point
Isabel or leaving there for his camp, with 2,-
303 troops M.tjor Monroe at Point I.-nbrl
with two companies of artillery and other pur-
ties in the government employ, say 500 Ma-
jor Hrown in the Geiieraj's camp with 500 or
600 troops more. Volunteers- on duly, say 50,
toiul 3,350. This estimate includes every
thing at Gen. Taylor's disposal, ami is based
upon a liberal scale. It probably exceeds, ta
ther than falls hoitoflhe real number. The
.strength of the Mexican forc s is a matter of
some speculation from the best authority to
which we have access, and this from parties
who have v'Med the enemies' camp, we are in-
duced to believe their total force, comprising
regular troops, rancheiros. commissioners and
others, will amount to between eight mid nine
thousand men. One thing is certain, ibis
force such as it is, can never use up General
Taylor in a general fight but unless he im-
mediately commences offensive operations,
he will bo unavoidably destroyed in detail.
In the attack made upon Capt. Walkir's
Volunteers on the morning of the 30 h, til
Col, Carrasco was supposed to have been mor
tally wounded, having receive! a rifl" ball above
the right hip joint which lodged in his body '
o. (Juinlero was also wounded in the arm
above ihe elbow, having the hone broken by
rule liail. Liieut. Wells with seven men at-7
tacked a party of .Mexicans on the 1st inst.,
and killed eight of the enemy, without losing
man. If we are not mistaken, we shall
have the pleasure of recording manv fats of
personI daring performed by Capt. Walker,
Lieut. Wells and his little hand of Texas Vo-
lunteers. rd3 We were politely furnished with the
perusal of a letter from Gen. Taylor, to a
iriend in this city, from which we make
the following extracts :
" Strong guards of foot and mounted
men are established on the river." and thus
efficient means have been adopted on our
pattto prevent all intercourse. While
opposite to us their pickets extend nhove
and below for several miles, we are equal-
ly active in keeping up a strong and vigi-
lent guard to prevent surprise, or attacks
tinder disadvantageous circumstances.
This is the more necessary, whilst we have
to act on the defensive, and they at liberty
to take the opposite course whenever they
think proper to. do so. Nor have we been
idle in oilier respects; we have a field
work under way, besi les having erected a
strong battery, and a number of buildings
for the security of our supplies, m addition
to some respectable works for their protec-
tion We have mounted a respectable bat-
tery, four pieces of which are long eigh
teen pounders, with which we could hat-
ter or burn down the city of Matamoras,
should it become necessary lodo so. When
our field-work is completed (which will
soon be the case) and mounted with its pro-
per armameut'5U0 men could defend it
against as many thousand Mexicans. Dur-
ing the twenty-seven d;.ys, since our am
val here, a most singular state of things has
prevailed all timuigh the outlines of the
two armies, which to a certain extent, have
all the-feelings as if there were actual war.
"" Fronting each other for an extent of
more than two miles and within musket
range are batteries shotted, and the officers
and men in many instances, waiting im-
patiently for orders to apply the match
es; yet nothing has been done, to provoke
the firing of a gun or any act of violence.
,: Matamoros, at the distance we are now
from it, appears to cover a large extent of
ground, with some handsome buildings,
but 1 would imagine the greater portion ot
them to be indifierent one story houses,
with mofs of straw, and walls of mud, or
unburnt brick. During peace the popula-
lation is said to he five orsix thousand, but
it is now filled to overflowing with troops.
Report says ft om live to ten thousand of
all sorts, tegular and militia
f Iwi .T.
ber I nrcsuttieisvervmuebovenated.
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L&. amce wilting ineaoove, an en- si.ou.u ,on, .. ..,., , ,.!., use., -"""- . ,",h "- J " with which .he subject has been regarded, and ,
gagement has taken place bftlween n de- furnish ofiencc commit ed against its dispensed with nrPspntPf, lhp I the want of action ' the part of the Legis-
tatchmentof our cavelry and the Mexi- members. jO" Ihe Guaranties! the, 1 he Clerk of the House presented the im ,aITce.
cans, in which we were worsted. So the Oath!! the Communion of Holy Thnrs j bill for raising four regiments of Volun- Whi iltH(J to nirSernh,e and de-
war lu.s actually commenced and the bar- day!!!" . leers, informing tbeSenate that it had this ,n,erat(J , out! C(lllIlci s i peace and in
destmust feud ofiV " El Monitor Republicano" of the 15th, ' morning passed the House, and asking the! safet and (l elire aIld. lllwlle our private
From the above it will be seen that Gen. exonerates one of the judges from the concurrence of ihe Senate in its provisions.- llvnc:,u-nn? nt i10m,; unmolested by Wraies
Taylor has neither fallen back nor retrea- charge of favoring the Government against j The bill was read a first tune by the J nnti war, the undersigned feels that, itiVa-
ted." but has acted strictly in accordance ! Justice. It says: j Secretary; all 'the necessary dispensations' duty uj,ica should have engaged theearlyRC-
urWh hMsnrnWsfrnm Hm Senrpfarv of Wnr i "The Minister of Justice vesterdav were called for and granted : the bill was, teiitmu of theXegishnnre to haws inquired-at
which was to act on the defensive until at-
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tacked. Daily Tropic.
Correspondence of tlie N. O. Tropic
LATER FROM MEXICO.
Vera Ceuz, April 23rd, 18-16.
Editors Tropic, Gentlemen Since
mine of the IfSth inst.. but little of public
intetest has transpired here, or in the city
of Mexico ; the most impoitant event be-
ing the installation of Gen. Bravo, as
commander-in-chief of the Eastern Di-
vision. He has been well received, al-
though his appointment has not pleased
every body.
He left the Governorship of the Depart-
ment of Mexico for this command, and the
step has called forth some speculation.
Paredes certainly perceived that his friends
here were none too ardent in supporting;
his cause on the first in-tant, and he doubt-
less intended to place their patriotism nn-
derlesscquivocalguardiaiiship; but wheth-
er his interests are more secure in Bravo's
keeping than they were before, is to me a j
matter of doubt. The anticipated attempt
of Santa Anna to land here is the real
ground of his appointment although cer
tainly not a friend of Paredes. he wilisno-
port his claims against those of Santa An-
ua, whom he hates, because he ("Bravo) has j
uipjured him.
It is yet a matter of surprise that Santa i
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rnp i aninPiipnv nsmprs thnt ii5 ririirpnr in
that ueighhoi hood is expected. He can-
not surely be so deeply absorbed in the en-
joyments of Havana life, as lo lose all con-
sciousness of political influences ! I think
he is deceiving his friends
benor L,erdo,
Almonte's secretary, is now in this city,
Having returned trom tne Lapitoi tnree
days ago. without creating any excitement.
We are yet in the dark concerning the ob-
ject of his return from Havana.
The following queer article appears in
"El Moniteur Republicano" of the 11th
instant !' We are assured that the Go-
vernment has forwaided a communication
to the Government of his Majesty, the
King of the French, desiring that his Ex-
cellency, Don J. N. Almonte, be not re-
ceived at that Court as Alinistcr Plenipo
tenttary from this Republic, etc.
" We wish the Government paper would
tell us something about this."
The fact as here stated is, doubtless, in-
correct, hut few believe it to be without
foundation.
Senor Goroztiza's official proceedings
have given unusual satisfactioiisiuce he
assumed the superintendence of the finaii-1
ces. Jt is said that when he accepted the
office, he found the Treasury absolutely
destitute of resuirces. without a dollar in
any department of the Republic, and yet,
in the fifteen days of his administration,
without any advances on Customs, or the
increase of the excise, or :of any taxes
whatever, the expenses of the Government
had been defrayed, and he had sent filty
thousand dollars to the ar.my of theiN'orth,
besides a large sum to the garrison at Vera
Cruz. On the Wednesday before Eastern
!
very respec'able sum to his linuiei iate
means, at the same time it removes a de-
greje?of anxiety from the mind of" the Mi
uister,of Wara'nd, Marine. - They were,
certainly in an unsafe place in case of war,
as one of tne first steps of the Com mo
dore ot 'the blockading fleet would he," to
despatch a boat expedition up the river to
bring them down. They are beautiful
vessels.
The Government seems disposed, not-
witlistandit g thrf unpopularity of the mea-
sure, to continue the rigorous proceedings,
some time ago commenced against the
printers, in which proceedings the judges
are said to lean too strongly in its favor.
Every writor in the public papers is- re
quired by law to give, bis name to the pub-
lisher, who must hand it up to the judicial
authorities, ifdemanded. Under the ope-
ration of this law, so far the printers and
publishers have suffered comparatively
little, but in a recent prosecution in the
Capital, the Judge committed a publisher,
because the author, whose name was pla-
ced before the Court, accoiding to law, did
not appear to answer. Tins order of the
L-ourt tias created mucn alurm.
u El Tiempo," the monarchical paper
heretofore said to eni'oy the patronage of
Senor Paredes. has now fallen under the
baiiu. The number of the 14th inst., con-
tained an article advocating its favorite
theoivy, for which it was the next day de-
nounced. The Judge, Jattreqni, declared
the article seditious in the highest degree,
and sent the author .of it, Don Dolt res
Uhbarri, a prisoner' toThe General, "Chief
of Public Stifety" fortfeonfinement in the
Barrack prison under his command. This
proceeding causes great complaint. In
mentioning it, "El Republicano" says
" We shall soon learn whether the Govern-
ment will act under the warrant in this
ease, or leave it to the laws. If the first,
it at once stamps itself a monarchy."
In the same paper I find the following
brief history and comment :
"The Citizen Carlos Rangez has been
arrested, with some seditious papers on his
nerson, which lie is said to have become
nossessed of innocently. He was sent to !
a Banack prison, where he still remains,
but was notified, last night, by a Lieut, j
Colonel, that he would be sent this evening
to Peioie."
"If this citizen be guilty, he should suf
fer the rigour of the laws, imposed by a
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Judge of the law: but the government
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commanded Judge uomez de la IJetia to .
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I present to him, within the next four hours, i
he proceeded to pay, in lull.- .theviuUiStf"w.,,,Ji:,"f r "''"'"""I UI f ,,u u , ,
and other pe7.sioferi,vboVr some month? lsl;,in' in wrnri" ?eace Im Federab
past have receivedjoniy one fourth&f their' t-nimen . 1 mover, fern M!
ti..,c. ' read a first time and a second tmuuhy its!
allowances. - . . . .. .... ,, -
mu i r ,t , j i " tide. The Li , which is as fo lows, was
The sale of the two s earners adds a , . , ' . - , '
the grounds upon which he had founded
his decision liberating the printer, Don
Yincente G. Torres, (head of the estab-
lishment.) in obedience to this command, the Ho-
norable Judge replied with great force, by
quoting to the Government the organic
provisions which guarantee to us the In-
dependence of the Judicial power. "
By the arrival of the frigaie Raritan on
the lith inst., and through the politeness
of the gallant Captain of theslonp-ot-war,
John Adams, we were put in possessijn
of New York and Washington papers to
the 2Sth tilt, and by the brig Josephine
we have New Orleans dates as late as the
9th instant.
The Raritan did not enter the harbor,
having met Commodore 'Conner and his
squadron just outside. All the ships came
to anchor at Green Island, and lay there
that night, but the next d y proceeded to
sea. Their destination has not transpired
hut it is thought they are in search of wa
ter. The ofticers of" tiie Adams, which
ship remains alone at Sacrificious. believe
the Falmouth to have left the Squadron in
the oiling, and proceeded to Pensacola
There is report i" circulation that the
Yellow Fever had appeared in some of the
ships of the Squadron, but Captain McClu-
my, ui im, xiuu.iio. unci umicii-u li hi uc luii-
IIIIUILU"
t.. ,:..,
d m the most positive manner.
Not a case, nor a symtom, has occured.
The elections for deputies to the next
Congress pass off slowly, serving princi-
pally to increase the popular dtssatis.'ac-
tion. Paredes has shown preat want of ;
judgment in enforemgthe law of the "Con-1
vocatona." Very few of those, who are
entitled to a vote by its provisions, exercise
their right farther than to throw blank
ballots into the box. Nothing more is said
about modifying the law.
From the N O. Delia.
MILITARY PREPARATION.
Passage of a bill by the Legislature to
provide for the raising FO UR REGI-
MENTS OF VOLUNTEERS
3 1 00.000 appropriated for ihe purpose,
and the Bill passed by acclamation 'H
House of Representatives. May
2. As soon as the roll was called, Mr.
Moise rose and moved that the reading of
the journals he dispens d with. Carried.
He then said Mr. Speaker, I hold in
my hand an act for raising four .regiments
of Volunteers Infantry, Artillery and
Cavalry to join the army in Texas, and
making an appropriation of $100,000 for
equipping, transput ting and paying them.
In introducing this bill. Mi. Speaker, 1
do not deem it necessary to premise it by a
single remaik: the news received this
morning renders its necessity obvious to
all : this is not a time foiMitaking speeches
it is a time for acting W,hat JL want,
and what the. General Assembly will
evince, is a prompt manifestation of the
feelings of Louisiana at the present erisis
showing. the "detemiination of theSuueto
then read
An Act to provide for raising four regi-
incnts'af Volunteers.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of' Representatives of the State of
Louisiana, in general assembly-convened,
That the sum of 100.000 he. and the same
is hereby appropriated, for raising, equip-
ping and tr .nsportiug four regiments of
volunteers infantry, artillery and cavalry
for the army in Texas. $.
She. 2. Be it furt her -enacted, That the
said sum shall be paid. on the warrant of
the Governor, m such amounts as the said
Govprnor tnay deem expedient for carrying
out the objects of this act.
Several' members, simultaneously: I
move, sir, the House go into Committee of
the Whole on the hill.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Col. Farrar in the Chair. The bill
was read and adopted by acclamation.
Col. Phillips moved that the Committee
rise and report the, bill adopted, without
amendment.
The Committee rose, and the bill was so
reported. The report was adopted.
Mr. Newport would .make one remark,
and one only : He hopvtHl would be unan-
imously adopted.
Mr. Col- moved that it be adopted by
acclamation.
The bill was then read a third time.
Col. Farrar moved that the yeas" and nays
on the adoption of the bill be taken, that the
unanimity of the House might be seen on
the subject.
Mr. Ogden, of Rapides, said that if the
yeas and nays were to be taken, it-might
convey the idea that a different oof opinion
on the propriety of passing the bill was an-
ticipated, when not a dissenting voice
would be raised against its passage.
Mr. Smith moved that the bill be adopted
by acclamation. It was read and by accla-
mation adopted that is. a loud and unani-
mous aye ! and a thundering cheer which
reverberated through the dome of the old
hall.
On motion, the Clerk was ordered to
take the bill to the Senate the first moment
it formed in session, with the respectful re
quest ol the House that the Senate take the
bill into immediate consideration.
The House then ou motion adjourned.
The Senate. At 40 minutes past 11
the Senate, which had adjourned ovejrfron:'
-it i i i r ' f
yesterday till iMonday, assenimeo in us i
:.i......k.. ti, ronilnurnf tl innmnl it-ne.
, , ,s; -
reau a secouu auu uiiru ume aua passed i
unanimous.ly
Mr. Parham offered a joint resolution to
this effect :
Resolved, That the Legislature is willing
to make such appropriations as the Go- '
vernor of the State may deem necessary or
expedient for national defence or national
honor.
The resolution being read, he moved- a
dispensation of the rules, and that the reso-
lution pass to a second and third reading.
Mr. Mayo moved to amend the resolution
by adding :-And that the whole resources
of the State be placed at the disposal of the
Governor for those purposes"'
It was suggestedby Mr Soule and others
that these objects were already embraced
in the resolution, and Mr Mayo withdrew
Jiis amendment.
The resolu:ion of Mr. Parham was then :
read a second and third time, andpasserj
unanimously. -"
Mr Marks moved that the Secretary be
instructed to take to the House the bill and
resolution forthwith to inform the House
that the Senate had passed unanimously,
and without amendment, the bill for raising
four regiments of Volunteers, and the.ac-'
compauying resolution, to which the Senf
ate asked the concurrence of the House. "
The motion was adopted, and the Secretary
proceeded to carry the message to the
House. if
A loud cheer of apprrival""ftrdse intlie'
lobby of tiie Senate, but the President nf-
stantly suppressed it. '
Second Session The House reassem -
bled at ten minutes to 12. The messaae
from the Senate was reeeived. The joint
resolution was read and unanimously a-
dopted. The bill was ordered to be en-
grossed. It was at ten minutes past twelve
reported engrossed, and on motion of Mr
Campbell it was taken-forthwith to the Go-
vernor. The Senate ordered the engrossing of
the resolution ; it was engrossed, adopted'
as engrossed, and carried to-the Governor
by Senators Durant and Garcia. Immedi-
ately thereafter a message was received in-
forming the Senate that the Governor had"
signed the joint resolution which originated
in the Senate. - " '.
In the House a message from the Go-q,
vernor was received, informing it that haj
Had signed the bill for raising-four regi-
ments of Volunteers. ' r j
The Senate and House then bothad-i
jo u rued till Monday. . $
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To the Editor of the Democrat .- "
Sir Herewith I hand mu a copy'of-one1
of.-everat tiil presented to the Leglslaturein
relation to the public debt, and my protestVnn
finding they would all full) against the;'acilor
of a majority of the Legislature on a subject
which, in my opinion, we were bound- by
every principle of justice, honor and gratitude
to have given Mime efficient action. The bill
herewith handed being the one wi'h which I
wsts nin.-t intimately coneecied on the subject
of the public tie t, is the one which I offer to
the public consideration. The protest wa
n.sid;rti. bv-onie mt:uvliersrO&thtt Senate aff
disrespetTtfo! to", tliitt o:mnfihV body-, nudi'
af&refore sTu:tilTTniKjefVi:etr'."j7.v'1iieL "jWBf
tniMl.e. I am inot3liil(iItfi.'finwever..vIrffrnnin
objection wa-? to prevent the fnctsjeing placed!
before ihe public. All of which jouTcTfrixifr"
you deem it worthy of the public interest"
publiah. Very res-ppctlullv; -
. TH OS. . F.'M'KINNEY.
AN A Q T to be entitled angict to enable per- v
sons having unsettled claims and 'accountr
tciththe Republic srf&L'cxus 'to' sett I? tli
same. &T- -'V -
Section 1 . Be it ctiactM.$y ihe,1 JLegisla-
ture of ihe State oj Texas, Thata!! persons-
having unsettled claims and accounts with the
l..te Republic of Te.XJS, may call on ihe-Au-ditor
and Comptroller of the State of Texas,
who are hereby authorized and required to-
settle th.tt.snme - f
Sec '2 Be it further enacted, That the-
AutJiior ami Comptroller in making such set-
tlements as are consemphitid in the Istn-c.
tion of this act, shsul not allow of recogniz
any claim which has not been crea'ted accord
ing to and under the provisions'of law, ancK,'
shall not allow in setoff any liability or Ii8-r
bilities of the Republic 'of Texas, unless the
same have been it-sued by the Government
and paid to the party (witji whom such seltle-
menj or settlements are made) for 'their per-
sonal services or for cash or supplies furnish-,
ed the Government, and then only at suchj&
vnlue as they have been issiied and paid ttv -the
party.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That when .
any claim is presented for gettlemeut not cre-
ated by and under the provisions of law, the
auditor and comptroller shall present them,
with their remarks as to their merits, to the
ue.xt'Legislalure' for their action.
sec. 4. Be it juriher enacted, That in
making settlements with receivers of public
money, no set-off shall he allowed except such
ns have been necessarily and incidentally in-
curred in collecting tile "samel" "" ir t-
Austin, May 13, IS4G. " -Hon.
Thomas F. M'Kinxkv,
Sir, at your request, I herewith return the
Snake Bill drawn by you for the seltleraent-
of the public debivof the late Republic of
Texas. Obediently vonrs, .
WM.M'., WILLIAMS,
Acting Chairman of Cm. on Cluims and Ac-
counts in the Senate.
N. B. The substance of the above bill was
reported by my committee ami defeated in the
Senate. " WM. M. WILLIAMS. .
PRO I EST.
The subject of the public debt of the Re-
public ofT'Xis having been presented under
various forms for the action ot the Legislature,
aiJ1 l"jr f"ld to obtain any action there-
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