The Texas Monument (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 23, 1851 Page: 1 of 4
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PuuLiBiirn nv "Tut: Tehh
HONOR TO THE BRAVE.
Monumental Committfc.'
Vol. II.
Terms.
Sriicpimon J3Dolltipennnum ln.lner.
Ad? ruTnifo 81 per Kiuarc for ih firti (nicrt on
nd.r0 ettnit for ich fi.btqinint iimrtioti. 10
linei. or leu. to commute s-iubta.
ArfviTtiM-tnenti not marked t.ii (he nurnSfr of
itmeruani will lm publuhtd utiiil fjrbid nnd
riiiupid nceordinffly.
lor tht .Vuhui
Public Roads.
ittit.
;ur. r.uuor: mere is one iudjcci i
have intended repeatedly to call jour at-
ttentinn to that it may be agitated suffici-
entU by thu meeting ol the next Legislator
ture--otuatlawsimybepi3sedtoremedv
the di fuels under which ue hate been la-
boriiij; and that is the inefficient means
now annroorialed for the benefit of ll '
public road-. It is lime we were awak
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nig iu our iiiiciciiuiuii.iiu.uiii. .. c u uruier reqiiireu to uaiin me un.H Uii'ineo enough lor a touniy tourt law- -r" .' "- "'v;' '" "." " Isoiereigoly of jour State calls on j
are half a century biliind almost enry ' through at le.i-t twice a tear betwr.ru the I er in prettt- cooil liisciicr. He Ins nci'S h!'"1 !''".!. le"l"!": 1!?i'1 aKJ'" ho ' lo obej the mills on liive liken to"
other Slit.' in the Union. With the best 0ihs of Mty and September. Should lime to Hlend to lhen tliiur. and all ' or-wl 1-d and w-i ic-e lle.neroi h- i" nd '"I'l1.""-;1"- iou .retold in tei
i tn;l .. ft : I .. p i i . i . . . .""'""'"";'.' V. lnotlobomitakenlhaHourdeaiejti
rountrt in the Lulled Males lor ro ids in he fad in any of llie above dutie- he is without pav too j and vet ou unpixu 'i niriiK of ihe (itneral Coverninelit and I . ..! r:l :.. ;
pieuiiam .vet i.caons we nave llie hoisi; liable to be prosecuted hv nioiinii .n peuahv upon him if he due not do it.
and ihl too in the winter when our before .Wed. He is required to collect i liul iheie is a tro?tr lea-on than this
plinten aie most desirous of cam ing all fun ds from delinquent and appl: it!h.w of public opinion is .trover
then crops to market and the merchant I0 benefit of the road; and though it an anv municipal regulation ; and no
mo.tnuds Ins .upplv of goods lor the i makes it a be ivv penally lo misipplv o ' u'iri;30 pro.ecule the .khumioni
jc; tl. cn-equeuce of which is that embciile such funds or to fail in ic- ; lls bln! fur feJ of Leinp aiuthem...
libe..e diawhacks operale tigim.t the counting for them il does not ay in tilj bt his neigbboi : vou plue him in
producers and consume. of the country: whom he ah ill he responsible or to whom (eieJI0 p0iion-vu'..ive him a i-lt
thev incre ise the piiee of the a liclc lo be he .hall account 01 how the penally shall ) 5erlice of fce'nen-io their man-
coosumed decease his profits on his pro-' be corniced. uaI luiri am lhl HilhoU .
dueiions mdgreatlv enhance tho talue of X jou see we have a loin; loicl. en it comes to this or lo pn a Ike in
" " - loaned nun many stlingent provisions in
i;pioviiois!nulebyourslatiiteare'ii. lut as 1 bae said before the .vs-
b..-.h. .rn.ni iiuiniiu-i iiiiiing uieie
u.ituh. amount appropiiated hi labor
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nun woiilil ue iilllicicnt H turned inlolcllln0 be c-nf.ined. Il cannit be en-
mimi'i. to make evciv roid Iu iliScoun- r...! no-1 1.. .. nr . . i
r i
..; -tjv... iu kib 4iuiii.nu' in tut-.;ianK
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( rif.il ii Id ill r .1111 tl iM I III. Iiiltj nri.l l 1 1
" " ud '"" "v- ."tta uuu nn
uu ..Il iHLholluiiioierwMeh th... mj.U '
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i.f l. .iin.lri ..nj 'in .I..r..7....n. ...
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... ...v t;B.ih u.- nut.i .v.ii.c.Miu iiijiit .1 luge a any other uix frtate in
miki!V.ibimficiiUiplicatioiioflliea.-jtho I'niun; and this person is the Di.-
piopiiilion.
1 lave saia that .1 Mtlhuciitlv large !
rjui.m 1- appruprutted by our Ltgi-li-tuK
to intki .ill tliuruRed piice 'inuotli
foi 1' bii niide all fac pMSoi liible to
vork on roidvlio die above the age of
sevcnttiu md undir the igo of loitv-five;
and all iaves over fifuen and under tiftv
irs thu. nrrnrdiiiiT to n u tanmliln
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t-jkuLiiiou amounts to ihn number of at
:3i eight hundi 'd hinds in this county:
nnd in pi pry other count) in proportion
toils wpitlii and l Ii a consequent uecpiity
for good roids. It mikes these hinds
ubj;d to work on the loaddsix days i.i
mil )ear which will give the sum total
if fori) -eight hundred days in the) ear
whu.1) when multiplied b) the sum of one
dollar and Ivt cut) -five cents thc amount
thee! by law as the price of this chuactci
of labor amounts to the handsome sum
of six thousand dollars in thJ3 county an-
propnatcd each ycai iu leboi lo uiakin
good roads moie proUnbl) .Mr. Lditor.i
tlnn l.jsbeen expended in any rounly in !
the rftate foi this purpose under the pie-
nisv.tem. since ihe fo.mation of ihe
: " ' up -j i iiuTiiiu 1 1 vi u diu 1 1 1 11 iv"
(loviiumeut. J .ihl precincts in F.i)etto county and
Dut the svstcm is wrong in principle ; 0n a reisonible calculation ll.eiV miibt
and il is impossible to carry it out in prac- be upwirds of two bundled m this Dis-
tice. Lctusrirstetaminewhat provision jt icl( and to lequiie all this labor at tho
is made for cirrvmg out this s) stein and I uds of tho t-iate's ullieer besides tho
then take a view of some of ihe icasonsj 0.r onerous duties he Ins to pei form
why it can never be made effective. j U lidiculous. Yet this is the la.v ; and
It is provided "lint tho overseer phall 1 experience has proved tint if he does not
two da) s previously to calling out hands ' attend In the institution of sueh pio-ccu-lo
work on the rmd cither in person or' lions nobody else will : iheiefoie I &a)
in writing left at their respective abodes Icjrpcricmc has proved that overseers aie
notify all free persons as well as owners in but little danger of being ever prose-
overseers or cmplo)ers of slaves liable to cuted unless so.ne man informs the Dis-
uork on Mich in his precinct ihe time trlcl Attorney from spite. I hue hearel
place and tools neccssarv to bung with threats made over and over agiin b) per
them; and if tny person so notified -shall i
fail to come or send a substitute he thall
forfeit and pay tho mi 1.1 of one dolhr and
twenty-fit 0 cents if a free person; and
onc dolhr if a slave; to be ic coveted of
such free person or owner of slave by
suit brought before any justice of the
peace: Provided all reasonable excuses
shall iia'aljowed."
X?'tl?yLer0-cracefiloi0'l';il-u"'
A sumrnnLitng thcichaiidi and prosectii-
fined in iho sum of tvveniv-fivc dollars if
le suffer tho road in his precinct lore-
1 mail outofrenairfor tncntv davi at inv
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inneliine. Ills made their duty to cut
the first class roads thiiiy feet wide clear
I
ft 1 I j
n.i.el)i..uur.i(.dui!nasHiiinuCnl
to mike them fifteen feet; md wemd
class roids arc to be cut twentv feet wide
clear ol trees j ami u lien causeways are
necessarv to make them twelve feet wide i
Stumpstobecut downto withiniixiuches
the surficc. Ho is further requiicd to
die the earth which forms the cau-ewav. '
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out ofeach side of ihe road so a- to form
a dr.iin. Ho is further required lo erect
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1 necessary and expedient. lie
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rem is vviong and niciiuieiii.
And it is inefficient first bcciue il
"""v.. hii.i i. w ti..cv-. j tut Ian
i .
U1KUU tll() it
duty nf only one officer in .1
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tii(ij i itriL. lo siiiicrm iii(! miiMrt.
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up
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wiiKli aiiiounl to twelve in ablate like 1
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(lrjct .tionuy for cmcIi DUliict.
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n fin-.
not reisonabl
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uu i-M.vu in iiiu in--
tiiu Attotnft in the iliijeicm Ditiiu out fuel vciy little like wmkiu y du)11" mdiKpinent mllh imtlv greit to fau?e
looecupv alltl.urtintoiusupe.inte.vling'in ho ve.r when thev ihink tlut all uho " (lt'i'" ''"" tlic .Iim Imp of our
the otLiituK ot the lends to title on
cvei) road preeinct in eith coiiuiv 111 hi j
District so n 10 be able to aceiuiin !
vvlitther the overseer hul suulued hUi
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111 ii. mm Miii 111 riiii.tr uir menu n.n i
at an) one time to bee that all places'
were bridcud that niiuhl bo nece-saiv :l
w o ----- . ; t 1
in see tnai eacn ovcrbcer ol the loid lnclj
vvoikedbi-1011I through twice h.iwecn I
Maj nnd September in .ael. venr; to'
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see that be had hi ought all suits he was
by law icqiiirod to bring; 10 see that he'
had made .t pinper application uf the
inonev collected from these fines if not
to find out the name of the nvciitcr 10
j.ct'iliin whither he had evei icnewed
his comiiiijsiou as direded by I ivv ; if
1101 lo sec which was in fuill thu eleik
for not issuing or the sherilT for not haml-
jug iheiniimii-9io.. to sueh over-
if lU f.iiind tlm w.n n rl.v.r. t
1 ; and
cuie thedeiinquc.it'oveiseer lo imkuiem. !
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prose
sons having continually to (ravel on the
loids that they would pioseculu Mich
and such nn overseer; and vet but one
overseer Ins been prosecuted iu ihU Dis-
diet I am informed in iho last four) ears;
and he was a man not liable to work on
loids and could not be puni-died for not
doin a thing fiom which tho law eNCused
him. Rut overseers of llie roads me but
Inen al lsl lne) arc "'kcicd in the
ueighboibood vvheie ihe vvoik is lo be
LY HRAXGI. WnM:S!)AV Jf'.Y iS 13.il.
dut) llicv cannot enfoicc the Ian : iu the
first place the law-makes it necessary tint
he .hall -h noli e at l.a uvn rliv s he. I
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foiehand to tho party ol tho time and
pi ice ho would he required and the im-
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p.cmems io unrig: now necessarily
will oecup) too much nttcnion of any
farmer to ert that suits arc issued from I
the proper inniccs' court to the proper
tho proper jumipc court
persons ; that llie contiblc scrtesita
icnesit.and
.eJin To.-
ui'nJi
.rme tint he
1 l.i in the
then lo attend at every ruccp
tice - emm . .i witiies to
?ive tin notice iciiiiirpd hv law in il
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ms - intr prescribed to the proper ncr..n;
to -.! ll at the .1 uiicn i-jucs an estcu-
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nev
illuofono dollar and Iwentv-live cents
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'sind times moio i
ih. ie collector
etr wliv. vr.11 u'11 rin. iti! in t de-noli4in. t. hoiilrl o s'lddeim mi.l no . .
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of tie.Anoihei
tiling; you letpnic fieo 1 tbor and slate .
hbor together on the same nuik: and
il0 repugn iikp of white hum. uorl.1112
I !) l 1
vl.lf3. !lhl hi' Mlii- .niii. Ill I In 1I1. if I
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mi uuuuui I'U'f taiiiioi uu ovcrcoiiif. t
If I
Another thing is that so many are ev
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Another ihin-' h that so many are p-'
tU4til either bciMUo they cannot bejlm n11Ilt il p nill ever rontinue
1 . .. ' lo do mi at lonir us locmoiy tin 1 1 remind
I served with notice or btcaiuo they rcn-1 .. . . . ..
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deroino reason uhv 11 ii not cnnvemenl
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on tint O.H : tlt.it thu lew ivlm iln turn
irn liable to work with them had turned
out o much labor fiom them would not
U( u.quiied. The-e ilmmjiw mir'ht be
mnliln!.l .! Int!! . .111 ; mr 1.
ivi mi-iit 111 nun iiniii ma.
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if thc
overseer
was dii)o-('d to tlo his vviol
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iiui 1 Ii. tTU.iiu UU IIIUI (111 I llll MUMMim Ul I
mll n iis.jrge ii. llveiv man in the
coluiiv iu-i feel the necesMlv ofa
.nl0 j .)e lm. t l0 v to ic'mcdv
cinuo in ine i ivv iiui no.v to icmedv
llC luelt. lho ...... . .. : ....
u .;. v r0oao to uin.ider tlm
qui -lion
hcreafier.
A Ci
I'rrumtl Mail. Amongst tho pie-
plralions of animal food lit the World's
Fair tlirru aie 'cveial ehihiior. The
food ihus prrpaied or niokrd has the
llivor .in.l quiliiius of peifctily fri-h
meat. Tiie mode in which il is pre
pare d is to place the meat to he prepaid!
10 a 1111 ve-el wiih a proper am 11 i)riCi:ii.i.ii....-.ri.:.!:
' .l'n u.cnJp; lcJ;.r ulth n. Iil!; in
tt.cl! H.n !"n'(l J Jir 11 Hmn
. . . ... .
jubndtiPtl to boat general!)
gieiier
in in no.i.Ng uaicr inn a nr;e q.unut)
111 ...l.r . lllll Oil r.. (mill II in lii I...A.
ofslcam lluoii"!. .he nin.hri'n Win..
1 sicam 111101.il me pm-iio.e. biu
ibis proce.-s Jin- hern continued nilii-
. icily long iheholo in he lid i tollcrcl
"'- '"'- .'.i .1.... .1 i ..iv iuu
Ilil.jni llPHPHa hui.i Inctn. Vlnr
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tint cnolhlrf S llir. .;... tln. ..1 .... I
iuu ii. mil- ill I 111 IIII3 IIIV1 llIU nUUHIIIILIl
10 me omen ol iho to-tin loom licntcri
to aieinpentuieabovc 100 degrees Fall-
lenhcii: if puin fiction t.I.e place the
. ' . .
nerated gi-es lmrt thu tln but tho-e
which pi
iiniiqnrpd lennin pcifectly
good. Mp(
-. Jeiit-hic and M (Jal
liiliii ji of men which (me been left dt
nulr.'nt. Vnln.r.t-n .ni .!. p t;...1
inrts for car nnd vet when opened.
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I the) retain their original purity.
Mr. .1. IL (.limbic another preparer
nftheso food- exhibits a canister of boiled
imiiton prepired by him for thc Aictie
expedition iu 1521 and found hy Sir
James Ro-. in Prince Regent's Inlet in
IS49 ?ti!l in a peifeci side of piescrva-
tinu although annutlly expo-ed to a
tempcratuie nff)2 dcgie?s below and SO
degrees above zero.
Death nf Mr Sfiirl One of ihe most
brilliant rhetntieiins of llie age in which
lie lived (the Rii-ht Uon. Lalor SIiipI)
Pieamble and Resolutions
.Uiijitcd nt n jiMic mclling at .Sua iV-
ftiw.Jsac82rf.lS3a.
. . i
1 lie citizens ol toe jiinuic:ion ot w-
""' '" Pul"10 "teeting convener! urns
iiflilriitj t ltn..trr.l t . tn thrift l.tlliii .nihvnna I
tin. in public meet mi convened (litis
iHHirc:3 iiii'u.L'iius 10 uiuir luiiuH'tint'iiit i
of c9jlmli mid Texas and to the He
publican uhciever found :
Tim pncnt miforlur.ale situation of
thc UepnWic of Mexico they most sin-
""'' ":K""'; ' """ "! honor;" and ihet uill onlj abandon lb
" 1.fl"t'n"'' "'"""" .crl. Il0cnnlest when they liate destroted eter
protritionolilieUiTiililirrnle.lcrattic Lladoor ' nn ;lc!r soij
pnucple and the eRtl.on on f iimw of jmi lc j (n00i n flort
the Emrrnineot of 'i Dictiior. Iliey i 1 :. f 1. ' i. r i.!
t .
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. !" ' "". ';! '"'V' '1 '' !T V. ! 'r!
H ' ""-'S ? from lie deplh-.'I
irMiii.j7HfMI IIIIIILI MtV 1V'S1 Jl 1 'IIIIIII3
tht hue I.iu been coin inrtd that the
teiuli'ucy of tho gowrnincnt u.is to an
tiicrthiott of the cotittitmidn nnd ihp
itilili-iiii.t(t of .i ilifi'i'teni form. Beinj
but tli- settlfis of jcstcrdijt only the
ndctjik'il citiciH of thu piounce nnd
tuilit fiom I lie ir iiifiiK to nereuc(!
.intl ipprct the iUuimI Jiet-hiurc
tlif) li.u" i!ci)il uitnc ed .iicfMoii
uhirh could not bu ju-iificd and icur-
pjiioiiH ulntli unnili t tt mger. Thev
liiiii left to tlip njtin' ftatcrnen and
(iiltii of the tonntn the liIit of reinon-
btrJtniff and the duly of nppoMiijr. Va
now the voice of coinpliint would not
have been lai-ed. had not llie eneroaih-
iiit'iui ii i u
dm eminent pxi ended to
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uir iit iu oi Din auopuon aim tnieaifiicu
ti... .....i.. nn nfnmnU. On.. r..t-
ing- our noiions and our Icws hive
anion.' our .Mt'Mc.m brnlncn ever been
'''J' MlIJ''(u f nii-ippiLliinionnn.l mi-.-
' "w " " lll.l'.l lltltl- lit VII (111- til VIII
... . ..
ol u -MeM(an nntr tlio onpo-er ol
uu i;
'onliuituiii. We luvo ever lelii;-
uius'y id he re I lo ihf Ooiistitution as we.
113 in 111 milin .11111 milinv I( MS VdlUU.
In ihe hhmphi milnum nu r.r iUa.
. . . -iiv .. t-'
"u -lull tltin ( nntinuu to act TlicreU
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dotv ; mill there i no loiee siihu icnlh
1)1 I 1 I p miiiiiiiv TIIU III MIM i IP..T-I III I.WI.VJ.l UkUIII 41 1 llld lllllll ULV II jl IVIMI-lll 1111 IIUV.I II
lonnulibloiotleiei us fiom a mai.l) nnd 1 10 :iroutc n.h t0 lllt .! .e 0Liny again in September next by the Turkish go-
ticPexpre'.Mouofoiirseni.i.iciHs. IO i.0 r '. (i. T. ipJcr.i. 0. cinmllls but faith has been so roneat-
e (on-nler the Gencial Gov eminent
a
and Hi.- rc-pe. live (M lies a inelependent
sovereignties in the s.iheie ret(eciiv Iv
lL'iied them hv ihe ronsiiiiiiioii. We I
I I
Iim wholt. i Lijiiiilcr 1I111 Inn wh entered into the
osible lor.;c.nl compiet of their w.liuitaiy accord
'!'"' "1C l'f'"- "' "" .cmiely enjov -
!"s .'lu"-'" ' l'l on and oicue
l'"l'"l-carrjing
t10 npeniions of govrriinicnt. Wo
.. lllaI .1.. c.c7n- CJn.rrnm.m
J created foi purposes whollv eMernal
and to the Stilt weic left the reuhiion
of their intern il concerns. An invasion
by eithci of thc rights ef the other is
equally dingerous and equally to bo
tested. Such invasion has been made
b) ihe General Gov eminent on the "sover-
eign!) ofthoSnteofCoihui!iandTca:
Made in the persons of their Repre
1 .. .1.. .- .- ..... .
sentatives in llie National Congress when t
j lin
ucio pievented hv military force
1 iiiriii n jvii ...ii.l .i.e. 11..111 111 iiiv.II llllll vat
i M.id.
rdcii.i
Ii) the elerrco ot the rrcsidcnt
new election of oilieeis in
. 0ppoition to .1 regular and eoustitutional
ceiljori reijsU. bad
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'na and llie icqimition made for llie
ar f i.
. Mado i' .h.mion of Coress.
nin llliplmiii.niiiliiirii
1 . . ....... . ..
i tirciceiiig inai ine ci ue o ooai 11 .1 anti
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I 1
s has not thc con-.titutiondI rizht to
rant letter of citizenship to its colonists.
""n rie) me perunneni
trnnns ol Atl"intuin ip.i'.i. llin rniintii
tional (joveinoi ofthe trtite
. 1 o - - - ---
Made in tho overthrow of tho State
a m ' ucPnmancn ro0P-
Made in ihe recent resolution deelar-
- .1
inj" thu the General C0115101S has the
rihl to aher the Constitution and form
of Government at its pleasure without
pursuin the mode pointed out by that
jncicd iuMruiiiciil.
Made by ihe creation ofa dictator with'
ab-olnle power
ulioso only rule of con-
. m n.i .i .-..
duct is his own will nnd pleasure
Ajidmadeb) numerous other act all
inanife-liii; alotal di-regiul forthc rights
- " ""--? - w.v .mill tn nit
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jiiw-mi lunii; immunises tn uiu iidiiou io
prostrate the Republican Federative prin
eipie.
Ag lin-t all ihe-e acts and outrages all
lhee abuses and usurpations the people
f Texas do piolest and Resolve as
'discharge of their cniiimitutional duties.
In these two resolutions the conceive
.u..u.ij:u ... i..c IUu ..jui.cu o
them as riiiyen and in them aie con-
tJjnei ll0iie more than those senthnenis
nn!cn shollld u - h avCr of
. . . . . . . . .
constitutional libpitv throughout lh Re-
public. In the maintenance of this dp-
(IjMtion like their fathers ol the revolu
tion thny pledge to each other "their
live their foi tune and their sacred
honor" and tin1) will onl) abindon the
cry 1
I
iu nit ii
pioni.re.
iu titM of tho laat man uf their
Alnl"c1 dllz!IH of Tl "lil ! ''" v oIcu
0f Liberty risini; from llieinins of your
lated constitution and thc ouli.ip-ed
hi
d
terms
md
thc
liuccle. Tint out Governor is a ini-
souer in the hand of the milUirv. Tint
) our State Congress Ins been broken up
and that at this moment ) 011 are without
a Government exr pt lint ofthe dictator
and die militaiy. ?Jol only all this but
ihedictitorisnort concentrating his forces
to march against Texas. And on the
people of Texas the Iit hope of Freedom
in Ibis Republic rests bliiink fiom the
contest falter bat a moment ami all is
lost. Maich iu the co'Uost wiili our
accustomed firmness jnd voiir country
is saved. Plant the banner of State so-
vereigntv and swtar to siMjin it and
)on will iiiaiel) over everv obstacle
throw down all opposition and restore
the cotistiiution nd uiiihoiities of)our
S?t.itp. You will do more thin lhi-: von
will arouse ihe sleeping mettles of the
hbei.ilits of tho Republic vou will
awake the gnlhiitand imlepiMident 3Iei-
cansthroughoul ihetoimlr) and I'leedom
and ihe Constitution will be wrc-ttd from
iho Innds ofthe rnetnv.
Chieiis of Conliuih! Thc noblest
content in which man was ever engaged
is the coolest for Liberty. The world
ha? viewed with adorning pleasure the
heioie stand ) oil mauu iigdu-i thc dc-poti-m
ofripaiii. A fiec and svmp'ithls-
ing people 111 oihci qiurtm line congia-
I (Uiuibu ."II Ul. 1WH. -IIVVCK) UIIU VUU
;i.. ; i.;. . :.i .rii 0;'
tutated vou on voui '.ueeess: and thev
iioploievou in ibis peiiod of tiouhle again
to arouse tigiin to tut it the enemy again
to bo ftee 01 die. The liberals com-
pose thiee-foiirlhs of itiu nation ; and
I . k1.r...i.J ..1 .t .:. . ..i
I I .U!W I 111 Vlwl-IUlll (111 .11 IIIU II 1(1 IIIU f Ullll j (.U I IJI lbll It llll (lllll (III IIU" II IIIU III )TJII
agilm t0 rest0lc .nilP Cul1tiiuiioii and nation of Auslri 1 and Russia that there
.n.. .'. t ....!. n.iAi.l:. ...i .. .... 1.. ..:nin ...it.. 1
. iiiui iuu vuu 11. 1 tiu iniiitiiii) iu niiinu
om. Dlj lld utlUed effoit and victmv is
j V(jura ml ullt. onk l() Mohc u; bu
ut oii will it. You haeonl) to nuikc
ift(.) .j lh( lMl wi f)mh on your
' tnJuj 1 our lellow-eitirens of Texas
will uevci shrink fiom the content. You
will find litem thu fnni unyielding un-
thuching fiientls of the constitutiuu the
unconipioiuising and uniuleiiliug enemy
of its opposCia. The) will sustain the
constitution and the authorities of Ihe
country of their adoption or their blood
shall fatten their hoil. They will preserve
inviolate their lights us once .secured
them or the) will leave Tcas a howling
wihlernos. Iiui ihcy fen no t-ueh dan-
ger. They know their slieuglh both in
and out of Texas. They know that thc
ten thousand arms that arc now raised in
defence of their rights will never be laid
down until thoe rivlit are apiin seemed.
There is not sufficient power m the
Mexican Government to drive ihcm from
the eountr) and thet know that whaicvci
' ' . . .
mice mav come ligam-l lliein iv ill come
...i. . .;.- .? a.oui . f
m" lo 't11-" i it muoiioiis veiiseance o
f. ff ?.!'. ' " '?. "' C i1." ?' ?''''
i.nitiui.n iii-i;. luiutiianwiiuiwi
nothing. In Texas wc are invincible;
but we would tint )ou also should be
free. Wo cnticat vou by ihe remem-
brance ofthe liberty )ou have until latel)
enjoved by the tviauny )ou have once
thrown oil by thc tweet and sacred and
endearing name of Fitcdoni to lesumc)
vour arms and act as the sons of Free-1
tlo in as worthy descendants ofthe brave
Fernando Coitez. We (onjuie vou not
1 to permit to be blij-hled the expectations I
nnd hone of som siter Rcoi.blic of the!
j North thai )ou would rontinue in grow
nnd incieae a free and nroncroii3 neo
pie. Not to (surrender tour homes. our
altirs and tour countiv lo tho cneinv
. i.t. .... '
I) our libert).
j Liberals of llie Republic! Thc eyes
of a civilized woild are upon you.
i i ji;i ij ii mi llllll"lldl IOI1 IIIU iTJUUrUUS
. ' c
course oi ) our enemy i Let sv mpattuso
with jou in tour trouble and cery
patriot throughout ihe woild offers his
aspirations unto heaven that vou may
jet arouse and jet b free. Rouse and
jiguin plant on )our soil the banner of
No. 1.
Invent stiall bo broken down. You ought
.rather to die than icld to the power of
the aristocracy Itedee in the pledge you
have made to the world and to the nation
that j 011 would sustain the rnnsiitutiun of
the Gcnenimcnt as adopted. Oite nn
asuranco to the world that ou were
justified when joti declared tn Spainjthat
all men by natura were equal and that
all phould be free. Grasp once again
firmly the pillars of the constitution and
relinquish 011r bold only when ou shall
be crushed in iis total overthrow. Let
. iiiui lust vmhu huiu uc iiiu unsinu
.-.. i- n. ..::..- .1 . u .1... f .!...
uon nnu me .Mexican united States.
Citi7en3 of Texas! You Invo a sacred
pledg" to redeem. From Iiping infancy
vuu hive been taught how dear was
freedom how odious tyranny. Your
fithers finst phnted on the soil of America
thc banner of ftccdom. Willi tlieir blood
and :rciiiire thev purchised fur jou the
invalinblolegacv. The) bavebemieathcel
ou thu inheritance and von will only
relinguUh it when vou hhall no moier
pit. The sj iiipiilitc of tht world arc
for) oh. Your brethren in tho United
ctJtci 01 me orin are interested in our
success nnd in the hour if dancer will
dock by thousands lo jour aiif. You
1 will be told from all quarters tint jour
esenions are laudable and every mother
land even brother will offer unto heaven
I thc praver that iu the hour of danger no
friend of theirs mav juovc recreant to his
country. Let tlic'inotto of Texas be tin)
J constitution of the General and Slate
Government and God and Liberty.
San Felipe do Austin. June l!3d. W.
310RKRT M. WILLIAMSON.
Chairniatu
Moti i.v K.vki.k Sec'v.
A nnu vi. or Hl.ngauitiVi iv Eng-
land. Among the passengers of iho
stcMiii'-hip fctiltan late!) arrived at South-
ampton fiom Constantinople wpiu tho
di-tiuguisliPil Hungarian Lieut. General
Loizu Me'-aro- '10 other Ilungarhn
olliter" and 10 Hungarian suldieis.
M. I'rincocs Iz-olly Kossuth's spcip-
tary w is a pisscugi r on board the Suli3n
fium Cotistauiiuople to Malta but he wa
lfi at thc latter phce iu cosequonce of
his beiu? in ilMieihh. Mcs-aros took
lt ncof Kossuth at Ktiiajah 011 tho Gth
of May la-1!. The great Mag)ar was
llieii In bodilv health but mucli broken
HI r I III) III) IU I'I3 lUIIU V.II IJil II
tt.. i. .I i... . ninn:...i i:a i.ii..
tn En .It nil Mil r M Iu Linn y.4ii.t.. ...r
n. l.i -.. .. uu i:. .1 . i ...i.:
to goat hr'C. Kossuth s vif and child
weic with him and about '25 Ilungirians
who are still prisoners iu Kulavah.
Tbiiu t.re no.v remaining prisoners in the
Tutki'sh dominions about 40 Hungirians.
Mesaros is a tall handsome roan bild-
hcaded) with an immense beird. As soon
as belauded fiom the Sultan lie waited on
the Ma) or of Southampton to ask if any
assistincc could be rendcied in this coun-
try to m compitriots some of whom
were destitute. He stated to the Mav or
that they had been treated with the ut-
most kindness by the captain officers
and crew of the Sultin. h was affecting
to v;e this man standing before thc Mav 01
with his head uncovered and with a voice
trembling with emotion beseeching hos-
pitality. He ipoko English pretty well.
Ho ImiI learnt it he said in hU youth
for the purpose of studving English lite-
rature and never thought then he should
want it for tho purpose for which he was
then emplo)ing it. Tho Mi) or offered
to place him and the principal Ilungarhn
officers U one of the chief hotels at his
own expense and to see that assistance
wa rendered to the iet of his com-
panions. Messaros however respect-
ful!) decmied tho former offer and said
he would prefer remaining with the Hun-gariiu-.
He had sufneient to provide
for himself; all be besscd was some lem-
porary assistance for those of bis com
panions who vveio destitute. After bis
interview with the Mayor ho hurried
1 down to tho Docks to acouaimtbe Uun-
Iganans tint ho hail been successful.
llie .Mdv or scut iminceliitely a telegraph
inessajjo lo Lord Dudley Stuart te n-
' nouncc tho arrival of ihe refugees and
- ' instructed the town clerk lo write to Sir
. Gcorco Grey to inquire if the Gorein-
of' ment could render any assistance lo the
1 1 f 1 1. !..... .!..: . :. .
j Hunzarians and facihtatu their transit to
' America where the) were disposed to
go. Tho superintendent of police was
insti-.ctcd also by his worship to allow
each refugee assistance to cntb1c him
to get temporary bed and board in the
tow n.
The Sea Diminishing. Lieutenant
' Wm D. Porter of the navy has an in
tereatlng communication in ihe IntellU
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