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-Sec. 4. And be it further cnacta.jThat all monies
wl&cKtaay be paid for licenses to the said board of
Vensors shall Dc ttie property 01 tnc game, ami
may be used by them in any manner they may
think proper.
Sec. 10. And be it farther enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the president of the republic, so soon
as the board of Medical Censors herein created
shall be elected, to notify them thereof and to com-
mission them, as well as such others as may be duly
made agreeably to the act, upon being notified
thereof by the president of said board of Medical
Censors.
JOSEPH ROWE,
Speaker of the house of representatives
MIRABEAUB. LAMAR,
President of the senate.
Approved, Dec. 14, 1837.
SAM. HOUSTON.
AN ACT,
Supplementary to an act la appoint a baard of Medi
cal C-tisors.
v lit J I J a AJG t lilllCtCU 4u wf. OMutw livuitr yj f i sks -
V T7 Tu -T ZUfforrp:Jlicof Texas in cadres, assembled,
be held on the last Monday m January, 1838, to T ,o c,.bIe-to cIcction af
elect tnrce commissioners wr se.ecnng a proper; M d , un,egs fa be - ,af gradujlte of
ti for the nermanent scat of lushce for said ooun-i ... . ' i ,-, " .. , r I
mm-mr - m " 1 ., i . -. m- m mmr K Hr Ok B . tlffffA Hini HTTIT? I mm
saidmnersimdiatelyafterTeing; tfS "
the same: and should any person c elected con-
trary to the intent and meaning of this act, such
election shall be considered null and void.
JOSEPH ROWE,
Spsakeroflhe house of representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pro tern. of the senate.
Approved, Dec.16, 1837.
SAM. HOUSTON.
LAWS P TH REPUBLIC OP TEXAS.
." AN ACT,
"2Te dtfsu the boundaries of Jasper County.
Sec. I., it enacted by the senate and house af rep-
taentatiw f tht republic of Texas, in congress as
unMcd, That the following boundaries shall be the
Hennancnt bounds of Jasper county, beginning on
the Sabine river at Ih'c north cast corner of Jefier-
sori county, thence along the north line of said
county' to the Neches river, thence up said river to
oia tort i erran, tnence in a aircci iiuc iu me miuuui
of Big Bear,cjeok, thence up said creek to Jones'
bridge, thence in.a direct line from Bear creek in n
direct line to McKims, thence in a direct line to
Bevil's ferry-on the Sabine- I
Sec. x. Beitfurlkcr rnactca, l nai tnc unici justice j
on tht second Monday in January, 1838, nt which
time and place the chief justice of said county
shall nppoint two commissioners from thc upper
end, two commissioners from the lower end, and
oae commissioner from the cmtre of said county
whose duty it shall be after being duly sworn, to
locate the temporary seat of justice for said coun-
ty, and make report thereof to said chief justice
within fifteen days after they shall have been so
appointed, and it shall be the duty of said chief
r -i" L.ti -!.? r ii j.1 in r:4
justice 10 noiu an election wr mi uieoiuucisusiuu
county in conformity witn the laws in such cases
made and provided.
JOSEPH ROWE.
Speaker eflhe. house of representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pre tern, of the senate.
Approved Dec. IS, 18S7.
SAM. HOUSTON.
TELEGRAPH.
notified of their election Bhall, forth with proceed to
select such place as is ia their opinion the best cal-
culated .for a .county scat of said county, and report
the:same tit the chief justice of said county.
Sisc.3.--.iHd -tell farther enacted, That if the com-
missioner should select a place on private property,
then?tb.fiy stiall buy or rccicveas a donation to the
courts so much, larid,,as may, be necessary for a
county seat, and divide it off into suitable sized
lots for building OR, and sell the samo on a credit of
six and twelve months, the purchaser giving bond I
ana.wcumy. unm nnai paymeni, in uie pnrairo . Fjf (he R ... Qj T fUcUd b join, Mfe ofboth
to be pjud into the county treasurer for the use of r juwg of a jf
saidconnty. mm I Ashbel Smith, M. D. Medical Censor for the sen-
. . i F '..- ' atorial district of Harrishurg and Liberty.
opauccr. it me nous oj represent vrs, . . D ..- . c f - fc gcn.
LIST OF MEDICAL CENSORS
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
- r President of the sawle.
Apprevcrf,e. 14, 1837. v ,
SAM. HOUSTON.
i
atonal aistncc oi wasmngmn.
j George W. Hill, M. D. for the senatorial district
of Milam.
j J. M. Neil Stewart, M. D. Medical Censor for
the senatorial district of Brazcria.
J. P. January, M. D. Medical Censor for the
senatorial district of San Patricio, Refugio and
Goliad.
R. A. Irion, M. D. Medical Censor for the sen-
atorial district of Nacogdoches and Houston.
Joel Johnson, M. D. Medical Censor for the sen-
AN ACT, j
T crest a board of Medical Censors for the republic
of Texas.
S5?. 'I.' Bs it enacted, iy the senate and house of
rcpresenialists of Hit' republic of Texas, in congress
assembled. That there shall be elected by ioint vote I
-m.-lil v r r i..:-:' r .u Jci juiinsu
,Jff!fc."?,BcV? yu"S? c ry""-:"' ca',,iatorialdistriCtof Austin and Colorado.
SP Kinw aibm in u. rcpuu ir, wuo , , j M j, M d- , Cen(K)r fo. thc gcn.
WLte a resident citizen of the same at the hme. ri , distnc7of Red Rivcr.
of election, which men when ,0 elected shall Thomag Anderson M. D. Medical Censor for
.n a board of Medical Consors for the republic, fte gc.natoria, d;slnct'of Mina and Gonzales.
"? "IY Dc,n '?ct du"" god behavour, H Bisge, M j M d- Censor for th genato.
wBose doty, it shall be to grantjicense to practice d;5tr;ct'of Bexai,
' mCi,C1.naSd ??, ,B rtthM rCP?bJ,CT, f th -a A. M. Levy, M. D. Medical Censor for the .en-
JlCdbX atorial ricWtagorda.Victoriaand Jackson.
the seat otgovcrnment on the second Monday 01 1
Nortwber, then and there to transact thc several
duties herein required of them, and the said board
ballat. their hret meeting, elect from their own
bodf.aipreridcnt and a sccKtaryl who shallhold
-vthciCtrace.for,aterm of one year or until .their suc-
v tcesjorshall be duly qualified. v
1 ' &Sbc 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall
ibc'the'duty of said board of Censors at their first
'mcchug to adopt rules and regulations for their
government and to establish the methodvbf taking
tviacniiCK 01 ijUJ.uue.muii, iiiiu graining neeiiscsu
applicants thcretor, to practice medicine and sur-
gery ,any where in thc republic, upon satisfactory
evidence 0 qualification being produced to the
board'in such manner as thc said board may here-
aftpr.adopt: giving due weiget to usual credentials,
reputation established by experience, and the test
of examination under thc direction of said board.
Sc 4. And be it further enacted, That one third
of said' board shall form a quorum to transact busi-
ness, shall hayc power to fill arancies, and by a
vote t)f:two thirds of the members present may ex-
pcl'a member.
Sec. 5. And be it further wwcfeW, That all li
censes to practice medicine and surgery, or either,
ihall be signed by the prcsident-of the board, and
'countersigned by the secretary thereof, except the
temporary licenses: and for such licenses thc nppli-
-cant shall pay the Sim of twenty dollars, and any
charge .for medical services shall not be rccovcra-
We:in any. court of law or equity in this republic,
after the first day of June next, unless the persons
rendering such services were furnished at the time
with a license in manner as herein prescribed for
ana required.
Sec 6. Be ft fur'thr enacted, That to prevent
delay and inconvenience a single member of thc
board of Medical Censors may grant temporary li-
cenoes to applicants therefor, and make report there-
;, of ,to the nexf meeting of thc said hoard lor con-
. . .firmatioB, or farther evidence of qualification to be
., given by -the applicant; Provided, that a tempora-
'tj license shall not continue in force longer than
ont; month after tfienex meeting of the board,
ahdr that a temporary license shall in no instance
t'."ke,grantedby.a.Gcn5or after thc applicant has been
refused a license by said board of Censors, and the
( .applicants pUst.II not be charged any pay for said
. ' -temporary license.
" Uec. 7.' And be it further cjiaeled, That no person
shall be appointed, or hold a commission in thc ar-
- i'myor-navyfor-anT office in thc medical slafTbf the
army 'of-'ibis Tepnblic any time after jthe first of
aar.r-.iicxx, nniess ne bp jamishca witu a license to
jrit ijet medicine and surgery as herein orovided.
C.c.'. And be. it further enacted, Thatjaid board
shall enter on a'book to be kept by them for that
spar pose .thoiataes of each and every person thev
ihi.ll license to practice medicine or surgery, and
Jh-3 tsrie of.'grantinE the same, tocethcr with thc
nani'j of the board present, and shall publish the to .Red River, up that to the beginning.
sacifc in.siAte newspaper at the scat of government Sjjc. And be it further enacted, That thc first
ITlthin imTtytays tftcrealtcr. cotins 01 saia county shall be held at La lirange
AN ACT,
To define the boundarv of the county of Liberty,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Republic of lexas, in Congress
assembled, That the territory included in thc fal-
lowing limits shall constitute and compose thc coun-
ty of Liberty: beginning on the Gulf of Mexico
nt the south western corner of the county of Jef-
I fcrson, thence north along thc western boundary
line of said eounty to thc Big Sandy creek, (thence
down said creek with said county line, to its en
trance into the JNcches nver,) thence ap said nver
to thc couth eastern corner of thc county of Hous-
ton, thence south of west along the southern bound-
ary line of said caunty to the Trinity river, thence
across thc river in the same direction to a point
nine miles distant, thence in a direct line to the
head of Cedar Bayou, thence down said Bayou to
its entrance into the Galf of Mexico, thencs along
said Gulf with all its meandcrings including the
Trinity Bay to the place of beginning.
JOSEPH ROWE,
Speaker of the house of representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pro. tern, of the senate.
Approved, Dec. IS, 1837.
SAM. HOUSTON.
AN ACT,
To incorporate the town, of Min'a.
Sec. 1. Be ft enacted by the senate and home of
representatives mf -the republic of lexas in congress
assembled, That thc citizens of thc town of Mina
be, an4 tbey are hereby incorporated and formed I
into a body politic and corporate, under tne name
and style of the. corporation. of thc town of Mina,
and shall have the -same privileges and be subject
to thc same rcglataons and restrictions as are con-
ferred and imposed upon the citizens of San An-
tonio by an act passed the present session of Con-
gress, entitled an act to incorporate the city of San
Antonio.
JOSEPH ROWE,
Speaker of the house of representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pro ton. of the senate.
Approved, Dec. 18, 1837.
SAM. HOUSTON.
ANACT,
To define the boundaries of the county of Red Riser.
Sec. 1. Be ft enacted bv the senate and house of re..
preschlatives of the republic of Texas in congress as-
semvica, mat alter tnc passage 01 mm art i.eo
River county shall be bounded as follows, viz: be
ginning at thc mouth of the Bois a'Arc, running
up that stream to Carter Cliffs, crossing thence south
to a point west of the head of Big Cypress, cast
to its head, and down that to Soda Lake, thence
cast to the line of the United States, with thatlinei
EDITED BY FRANCIS AIOORE, Jux.
Houston, Saturday, Jan. 13, 1S38.
be established at the cal af government, but to be purely
scientific and literary in its character.
At n maaltnrf nil the. fltl. TlofmVinr linlfl nt K fVinifnt-
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a consuiuuon was aaopieu, aHa ine louowing genucineu
were elocted officers: "
Mirabkau B. Lahab, President,
AanuKL Smith, 1st
ROBBRT A. IBIOK, 2(2 I yi
Ansos Jones, 3d K Vict Presidents.
Joseph Rowe, 4th j ,
David S. Kadfjian, 5th j
Wsr. Fairfax Gray, Recording Secretary '
David G. Bubnet, Corresponding do.
Augustus C. Allkx, Treasurer,
Jonx Bibdsall, Librarian.
Subjects fur investigation 01 discussion were assigns d
to the several members, and a memorial adopted to be
presented to thc Congress, asking a suitable endowment
and entouragement fur thc institution. The fbilotrinjr
preamble to thc constitution and extract from the'rhe-
morial to Congress exhibit in a condensed view the-
iicope proposed to be embraced by tl.c society. Ob-
jects so important to the scientific enquirer generally,
and calculated to add so la.-gely to tbo national character
and national wealth, it is conSdetnly trusted will not on-
ly receive the fostering care and patronage of the legis-
lature, but will attract the cordial co-operation of all the-
mcntal energy and litornry acquirement of our iii&mt -republic
As a mark of the dis.tingusbed regard of tho memiborB':
the Hon. Alcce Labrauche, Charge d'Afiiiires fbolfthe
United 3tites of Anif :rica, rscciveti tbc compliniont of '.
being thc first foreigner, vko- bo btn rtcchmd. tx-rc
member.
PREAB03L3L
"VVo the undorstg'.icd fijnjuitwelressbDota'socfety for
thc colloctin and did.usionof knawlcdge-Subscribing ful-
ly to the opinion of Lord Chancellor Bheoaythnl "xaow
ledge is rownR;'Vo iieedaothcccdiLitanlta-inioosUuice. .
The field of our rcs-iarches is-as-bouudlcss- nu its- extents
and as various in it i chajaotarra-Uie-subjpct3- oC know-
lodge arc numberless and. diiorirkdl. Hal wrk object
more espocially at thc pc8son.t'tuBtvis-&cnceciEaluthe
efforts of the cnlig.hteued ami. patriotic citizsua (itTexnn,
ofourdistiiigiiishod niilbarj'.cwuiuiiiM!cr3-anl lr-ia!tsrs,
of our scholar ami mcaioi' seiencsuur. laumeiL mem-
bers of the different yrtriasstims',. iu Ike colluctoiu and'
diffisiun of correct inSjcniatidaDegar.aig.thftnsor.il and
soci.tl condition -il'vurcouiUn it. taiim:turtatixc3 and
;oiiticai and imt'tary kisslory;.U3 cluiiteu!tUa!idp;iuc-
tious ; tlie anins us wbictti nxim (H-siruur broad pniriis or
swim in o'ir ijoble stremnxp llic- cti:rtotn:,,!augjJge end
histery of the 1 iboriiwiV tabes xx hunt"- p'tiuJer on
o'ir borders; ttio jkiUn-iI curiostftc si tbceouutryour
minE' of unt'ild wcsjtiriiod thc thooaud "thar touics of"
Th rrpniri on bau-J ttoe brig litely pircfcmccl for thsNarjr c iuto-eit which our sew iiHilrising-icpuhltir un.5)id Vi llio
nrenearljr completed. The Sccrrtxry of the Navy hsu m.ic!e i!itloBji!irr, ICiCchulnrntl&ciniiCtcf tbe nrkl- 7e.xn
grrnt exertiom to prepare her for crniJe, and hat latch-visit-, having fojgh . thc battlers of hbBrLrnol trinmj)hntly '
edGalvnton in order thath-e asight pennnalijr tuperinteud thc achieved .1 e paratr puhac.tXcxisteaec.novr thBOynMinj
work. While our cabii.et oincrri fnrniih mch prooft, that thej hef internal Tesais 5bc tiic nortaanene off her iaMitti--
can o far forjet the dignity of thrir stations a even to inbjcct ivms, moral ajia pnuiBa4rciii tvpoa, persons n raio an
We have been informed bjr Maj.'If. Thomp'on, who recently
with a few comrade penetrated tu the Ri Graniia near Rhino-
sa, that the party of Mexicans which latclj vititeil Sm Patri-
cia j cniiiiited of fire hundred ulilier from Metamorcu, with
two field piece? and one hundred "IUnehcro." lie learnod this
from two Mexicans, whom he captured about seVenty miles west
of the Nueces. Thrr aho informed him thxt these troop had
left San Patricio a (er dayi before, and driven towards Meta-
mor.M nhant -003 cattle which thrr collected near the Nueces.
They had also eight or ten prioacrs captured near San Pa-
tricio, one of them by the name of Karnes thrv treated in a
very cruel manner, when last seen thrr wre drawing him
along upon a cannon to which he had been tied. This state-
ment is confirmed bv a letter just received from Col . Wells, who
writes that one of ..i spies was lately captured about twenty
fire miles above San Patricio by a party of "one hundred Mex-
icans. This party he (the spy) says had two piscn of artillery
with them. They tent him down to San Patricio to another
party where he wat severely tUjrged, at night fee made his es-
cape." Col. Wells also writes that another who Ins lately
visited Metaraorai found only eighteen hnndied ssldtc-s thcra.
Col. Cos wat then at Mier with one hundred and fifty men, and
there were only 0110 hundre 1 oldieri at Ruinsii. These lire
Boor preparations for an invasion.
thcmtelvesto the drudgery of an nlEr.e: they will hare no rea-
son to complain that wc, "do not sustain thc administration."
We congratulate our fellow citizens of tho westirn districts,
upon the prospect they now Inr, of rujorinr once more tho
their efforts for the; jacreuyo. ara diSiiaiimjii7 useful Sinow--
Icdgo and so1 and i!ormiitinn-to tnic mensnr.rs tbnashe lio--rightly
appreciated jdiaadand srsqaira j,TonjtU a ml fu I Iy
sustain tlvo higliitauiHinjpto-'Vihichisho is dstioeii aiii'ii
tho ctvtlizrd natives a&n world- 31 calb-oa heFSiti'ili
undisturbed poswssion of their homes. Gen. Johnson, with a' ge,lt ai,a PtriortB-cilizennrto turaish.to.tila-rHmegiiur
bodr of brave troont hat bee ordered to the western frontier J al" tl,e nacuwet uietnaeuca raiUuu wmowasbosdrr?
- '1 ...1
anu we hue good reason for believing that his exertions will be
seconded by -Jwencrgetic and well directed action of the gov
ernment. Weregretthat Congress has leftso fewmeansnt thc
dispostal of the administration : we feel confident however, that
if the exrcutivesbfiild incur a heavy expense in order to ena
ble this e.-cellent officer to display our victorious standard at
the extremity of our western frontirr, tliat Congress, nt its next
session, will promptly make an appropriation to meet tho neces-
sary 'demand, and in doing this they will furnish to the executive
at remarkable a proof t unanimity in his favor, as they recent-
ly furnished to the contrary; those who have been the most for-
wardin urging a retrenchment of governmental expenses, will
!be found among tho first oven to npplaud prodigality, provided
it should prove an effectual means of procuring pence; or of
humbling an arrogant, a rowardly nnd contemptible foe. Wo
hava long been contented with merely defying tho power of
Mexico: we thonld now teach her, that the can no longer even
threaten with irapaoity . J
Our government lias jntt been honored with a noble present
by H. R. W. Hill of Nashville Tcnn. This is an excellent por
trait of Washington, enclosed in a superb gilt frame. This pic
ci in sdimVprinciuiM-and iiTrliiba-'wiiiS.tftifjredu-t!Ct
r Jiieir miiatn'd 5i.i.irW! KfiSpxniil?
j where our chiiaWu.tu w hoi's crunm-atrois-ii tbe-vot;ii
1 flamo of TiKtian libprrt iEiisSrLe-MiRmaadLii,urt ttt in
doctrinatcc i i
cation, res
and vener atiou lor hen uurtilntiuw- Wn iai e-r.-uloavur-od
to rcsp and ttra.TcnH by ihlir.ajtijiiui)f tbw -il ..
wi.h the fciopc liiUiFuot Rr.rl'.mar)ra:irjl'Mirriiilr
it may be: givnn tO'iwiIbe-tHp-siirsh waciu jtar-i th
west as riisplootlenc for nil thnrK shut ai'iaa t&rftjxifi
life, as it is now glorious iiamSitvSry-yannwja. '3sa. ba
her capta ins. let Horlinre-hcT witrBMrn-."
EXTRACT EROfta -SIEi: iJLMCREflL-
"Wo fttrthes represent to yrntrhuaor;ibleBoclic?.tnat tr
carry into fultBfEei.tiicobjpats setifuithiia.thotn4M:pre--amblo,
it is conicmplated by tho society to s-tifj5?li n lib
rary; 10 imnrla caliioijl.ormincralovBPlniJ7' aarfna--tural
hit tnry. So.sotvo mis rspt'iiitorv tba specjjacnrijrol
lected iti ourMvivbordars- iirssnt fnuihotbccciMiBJno',
tu proca'-c McoophicnBnyt nstruciJitriciE nj-iSiaHjanil
to obtairisiiitabla-btaldiiig?! Iorlhnir.saikao',ai(j:a2du8.
The 'librnrtr nt books-die caOtnetrdT?(ccJ3iita.35(l tho
npparat ts wafch.it b paoojed tot,l)tviiiT.viillirBtlliropio -
inn ill uni)r nflnmiirintifcfi hi. nt t? nnWiV retttttnt oSto.'
tu.e reprints thc venerable pjtriotin the actof delivering his i ..,. . , , ,.. tn. A.. ,rrfT ' ' Jlt7 '.j .
j . . . wMr b..,(t, ..
farewell address. We trust that tho fiitn re h-gislators of Tcx-
a, when tbey tun their eyes to this sublime object, and behold
that countenance which apparently is still glowing with the
most lofty and ennobling ten timents of human nature, that hand
which appears yet outstretched in the 'cause of freedom and
justice, and those lips which teem jntt opening to inculeate those
immortal precepts, whick teach the true method of attaining
the summit of national glory; may feel nwrd and controll-
ed by tho reflection, that the mental purity, the intc0rity and
fidelity which characterised this great man, should -ever actuate
those who are worthy To represent freemen .
We lately discovered accidentally thaf not oho of our papers of
the 23d nit. reached our snbscribert at Tcxnnna at customary
on the week after it was issued. -We immediately made inquiry
at the pott offices, and found that the package for that place bad
been tent by mistake from Richmond to Velnsro !
The steamboat Sara Houston hat just been repaired and is con
siderably improved in appearance She is now commanded by
Capt aU. Eves.
APPOINTMENTS
By tht President, by and with the advices and consent of
the Senate.
Shelby Conine, Committioner to rim the Boundary Line.
JPilliam M. Shepherd, Secretary of thc Navy, in place of S.
Rhodes Fisher, removed.
John Birdsall, Attorney General, in the place of P. IK Gray
son, resigned.
Peter W. Grayson, Naval Agent to the United States.
Tht disturbances in Canada have ceased. The royalist troops
have been successful in every engagement, and the people are
quietly submitting to the authorities.
A gentleman who lately arrived from Bastrop, states that im-
mense numbers of emigrants are constantly arriving in that sec-
tion. Hi believes that three quarters of the present settlers of
that county have arrived since last August.
Messrs. Doswell St. Adams of this city are agents for thJ
Albion.
r
espociaMv to the raise generation thaai to t&a raenborrr-
of thc s( icietr. Jrbiriiis-ihc dawgrnoftEo soeic-ty eBtp!oy
these in eaiiin.diisiircibnjit)aa-oteniiicrfjjaai eir- -cumstai
ices wilUnenait-
Tosixure- tt)hcprcmt Kao(rintihaiano"ainrKret-
sors thonborc- iinrncdl property,. and a prevent, s envis-
ion and warfcyautFto- ertnble thir soeraty to carry eot in
as bent Jiciali n mirarwr as poisrfile- rlW nBjbrts generally
as sot north is tfte-prcamble- recited rixn-cryotjr awmori-
alNts r asjiettflilijr ask to. bo-iraitiUttsd'a coroa body -for
these purpoaes.. f
It will readily occur oyourhonorofiiltr Bodiies- thai do-,
nntionii of looIcr specimens of miiierrJogy &c.oml of
other msefal artiele. may he arrticipufcJfroiouj-lbi!ow--citizen
, asarJ fromi geatJetKera -esidiagr intforetga-coun-.
tries jjirot-iJiMFajitact of itarX!iationjslau(di give pormtt-.
nenco to the-society,. nrup thereby an asstir.-.acc that the-
donatidns shall udS bo. dividedi fcoah tEctr origjhitl.'in--
tentions.
f If
FronstH Bkltfmore Americam. Dee- 25! .
LnPORTA&r FROM WJISHINGTON."
GREiVT EXCITEMENT ON THE. .SLAVERY"
QUESTKP-4VITHMIAVVAL. OF SOUTHTRN
MEaiBERa.
Ouir special corienpuwTeat iisa sot endesfng- the an-
nexed notrecoryosterday's proceedings ir congress, Riys
"We are in thc- midst of a tremendous- fcscftement on thov
Slavf.qucstiov.'T
WAsimfCTox, Dec 20th..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
71 ie apeafcermode thc fourth appointment oni$c com-
.mitta o of Ways- nnd Means this morninc-.. fflh Pope . of
Kenl.ucky wassdected to fill thevneancy occasioacdiby,
the x csignatioa oflVTr EVerett.
Unfinishocf busfnefls-wa tlien made thc orders of th.
day in the ho3serand the unftnished business was '.well'
namad the further consid'orationr of thft- petitioos praying
for the abolition orslavcTyir the Disiriat of, Cofumfcia.
Tho merits of the whole questiorr were involved, ia the
j disenssion, nnd theday has been- iir the-bouse do of ah U-.
j nai excitement- MrSkdo has- had thc ffoor most of the
day. and coming frrxni 'Vermont, where abolition,, grows up
j -patitancousIy wfxh children to manhood", yoa.ican!i ma-.
Uiiit rarmuir a t crir-ir"T,ir r,,,- . I K'no mecnaracter ot his petitions and ins jpeech. lo
" . " """ v,jx, i x ur i jaao. hpe lk ()f it in a fe, v word ft lV tbt) ve.y ,Jsseace of aU
Dunng the recent session of Congress a number of thit Thompson, Gx rrison, May & Ca. hiva written and
gentlemen, from different parts of the republic, formed j spoken on tho exciti vg topic of'slavory. '
themselves into an association tinder thc above name, t j Ia tire very outset f hia remarks, hpjvaa.intertTOte
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Cruger & Moore. Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 13, 1838, newspaper, January 13, 1838; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47969/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.