The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 5, 1834 Page: 3 of 4
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. Jurisdictions assembled elacted and sent memburs to the convcu. n au CtTCmC State Ol nerVOUS ag'tatlOn
nuuntos are institutions to wmch the peoplo ae un lccuatoined.
situated as Texas was they did not meet their icvs and throug!
them it was conceived thuir wants could not be fully made known
Conventions ot the people they had ever been taught to Dclicvc t;0 Their protests should have ao weight for the people do urn
were the life guards of liberty. They were assemblages to j rcSpond to them.
which from their infancy they had been accustomed; and in
these they knew there was no danger save to tyrants. In a bo-
dy of that character respectable for its numbers and talents and
representing the whole people they considered they might with
Bafety and success approach the government. Such arc tho rea-
sons why their communications have been made through the con-
vection instead of the Ayuntomientos And wore the people de-
sirous of removing from their way him who has from the first
settling of this colony been the most scrupulously circumspect in
regard to Mexican institutions Mexican views and Mexican rights
thev would destroy Stephen F. Austin. He was selected as the
delegate to Mexico not from any unbounded confidence that he i
wouid zealously urge the people s claim to a state government
but in the hope that he would not dare desert the object of his mis-
sion and that his supposed influence with the government would
aid in procuring what they conceived to be but fair and reasonable
requests. Asa check upon him two other persons were also ap.
. pointed his colleagues but who from some causes were prevej-
tcd irom accompanying him.
Considering such to be the position occupied by Col. Austin
previous to his starting for Mexico the enquiry natural what
induced his letter of the 2nd October .-referred to lothis the
i answer is that when Col. Austin left here tho people were in a
highly excited state. Under tho decree of the sovereign constitu.
cnt Congress of the 7th May 1824 it was conceive J Texas had
an undoubted right to organize herself into a state government
and the more especially so as it was understood that in conse-
luenccor the civil war then raging no congress existed to whom
to apply fGrits "Resolve." It was distinctly coamunicated to
Col. Austin that in the event of his failure at Mexico the people
in accordance with that decree would organise into a state gov-
ernment and claim to be one of the independent states of the Re-
public. 'Col. Austin knew too well the determined character of
his countrymen to doubt that they would execute as they had. rc-
rcsclved; and could his influencc'havc availed he would yet have
been here remonstrating. But the population of Texas has be-
come too great too much talent and disinterested patriotism per-
vade 'every portion of it io be influenced by the" wishes or rcmon----traRCCs
of Col. Austin. Forty thou&axd citizens zealous of
their rights and suspicious of him had resolved and he was
too well aware that when ho lailcd to procure the state govern
ment that but one safe and pradent course lay before him and
that course was to coincide with the people both in action aud
This Avuntnmicnto expressing the sentiments of the people
oC this Jurisdiction and it is believed of the whole Prviiicc deep
ly regret that any circumstances should have occurred to iiitu
nipt that harmony aud good feeling which it ever has been tn
desire of the people of Texas to cultivcte with their Mc.icu-
brethren and they deeply regret that any semblance of rcasu;
should exist to suspect the devoted attachment of the people ti-
the honor and integrity of the Mexican Republic.
If any wrong has been committed it has not been by Colone
Austin If any treason has bce intended the whole pcopl:
Texas alone are guilty. He represented in his letter their fee
ngs and intentions at the time he was dispatched to Mexico; an.
if he erred or violated any law.or was wanting in propper respcci
j or attachment to the government the people of Texas should alone
be the sufferers. liuttho people of lexas repel with indignation
the charge of treason and they deny that in cither word or deed
they ever contemplated any measure unwarranted by what they
conceived their Constitutional privileges. Thy indeed proposed
to organize and they have always conceived that they had an un-
doubted right to do so- But for what would they organize? Not
for the purpose of resistance to the government Not to dismem-
ber themselves from the Mexican Republic; for if the question
was put to the vote of the people their answer would be unanim-
ous nollumus mutari. But that they might presont themselves
through their representatives in the city of Mexico and" add to the
Republic a State calculated to be its pride aud strength; and in-
habited by a people w"ho rocked in the cradle of liberty had
been taught from lisping infancy that he who received the protec-
tion of a government was bound to aid in sustaining its sovrcignty
and independence; and that he who meditated differently was a
traitor to that country and would be a villian among his fellow
beings. The American character is not correctly understood
ubroad; they arc not of a revolutionary dispositon! No people arc
more ardently and more affectionately attached to liberty order
and a faithful observance of lan No people are more unrelent-
ing and determined in their opposition to usurpation aud oppres-
sion. Hold out to the people of Texas the Olive branch of peace;
convince them that their wants are considered and their rights
protected in the counsels -of the Nation and the voice of com-
plaint will be hushed; and they will rise as one man and swear to
rally under no flag save that of the Mexican Nation to know no
rovcrnmunt save that of their adopted country.
In conclusion this Ayuntamiento for itselt and the people ot
found to bo
and s..il
impressed with the belief that he was pursued and
that his life was to be taken. After a while hp be-
came a Jittlc composed begged to be sent to the' hos-
pital saying he had always heard Philadelphians spo-
.en well of for their kindness and the Hospital rs- T
)ecialiy as a place of great excellence. He was
tken there. It is said this unfortunate person is
Vom Long Island and that he came to Pennsylvania -
' seek employment Failing to procure it in the
untry he concluded to return to New York; took
-Jgirigs & wished to be wakened at 5 o'clock in the
norning in time for the steam boat. This extraordi-
nary occurrence happened about 9 o'clock on Thurs-
day night last. Not a bone was broken.
in iamruacc. Col. Austin kneivjhat the little opposition to the '.......'' ' .......... Y-1 . i .
-.-. .: u. JM nvit trn Ai.iinlc ;itfri!mrnhli tn liim unrt I J ' . . .......
he could not but be aware of the mischievous tendency of that op-
position. He saw at the time of his departure for Muuco au
overwhelming majority of the people determined on a state gov-
ernment; and when he had to communicate the disagreeable in-
telligence to his constituents -hat their memorial had beer: ne-
glected th:-thcirjiist and re .sonable requests had been refused
he judged it best to endeavor to narmoiiise an; to uruig oicr uy
his seeming acquiescence tne smaii poruou nu uau icu awaj aim
insteggbii the people organising by means of a convention to do
STT!v&-fnterveniion of the Ayuntomientos. Instead of
fir organising as he feared they would in a tumultuous man-
. . :?: ..-'. 1 i.irl nrr'.frlv wav: and ill .1 lii:innnr
ner to ctteci urn a puaa..v.------.- -j
"Is unexceptionable as possible. Such it is well known to the peo-
ple of this province were the views of Col. Austin and the mo-
tives br his letter. It is well known to us that the sentiments
contained in tha' letter are those of Scphen F. Austin sneaking
as the delegate of Texas. No one believes them ta be his .ndi-
- 1 t C Kw-n aimcKp6.
But sirit may car the letter of Col. Austin has harbour.
not been sanctioned by anv one ot the Ayumamicnws uirongnoui
Texas A multitude of causes have combined to give a dulerciit
direction" for the present to the cause of the people. Their
tears for the stability of the Republic have been quiciou by the
:-:. torm;nati.-n of the civil war aud the prosperous re
sults attending the overthrow of the opponents of froeoom. 1 hey
hailed with unalloyed satisfaction the triumph of Sanfa Anna and
thought they saw "in hi government an equal administration ol
iusticV and hey felt confident a happier and more prosperous pe-
riod would dawn upon Texas. In their expectations they have
not been disappointed. They received the newsof the repeal of
ttv 1 h article ot tne lawoi uie uiu iip o ;o r
And
neoole would respectfull v. request that Stephen I'. Austin be dis-
charged and permitted lo return to his constituents. The grant
of tiiis request it is not conceived will interfere with the course ofj
justice or be incompatible with the honor and character ot tlic
Mexican Nation; but will furnish to the people of Texas renewed
evidence that the rfcign of .despotism has ceased and that all their
just and reasonable requests will receive considerate attention
from the ruling authorities of the country. God and liberty.
ic. M. WILLIAMtfOX Vues't.
W. B.VHUCT Travis Scc'v
San Fclippe dc Austin April 23th 1334.
Gleanings from EnsLsk papers by the Victoria.
The Gnarde National of Marseilles of the 25th March states
that letters received the day before from Alexandria aunouiiced
that in the night of ths 13th February the Egyptian frigate lately
built at Leghorn took fire and was burned to the waters's edge
hut fortunately the llames did uot reach any other ships in the
. - -r ....l inati .-inn nrnieciiou. wuitij uuuoi uie
tutio n everv portion of the Union was justly entitled to
vub.w .... ...i..nMi.n. Hnc nnt noon
.u i...... "niiosr mra suiiu euoiuw mw " w .
allhou'
;que
srant-
i . l a. a1 & Ka (AVavnnntif TIM 11 linoil
ad. Ihev entertain no aouM dui uim " BU.U.... -... --
Sihermd more mature reflection grant to them all that their
wants require and all that their wishes had led them to cxpect.-
Besides twelvemonths hence increasing numbers will present
the atnnishingtact to me worm mv 7" ": L
Death of Mrs. Burns. It is with regret that we announce that
intelligence arrived here last night by the Defiance concn ot flic
demise of the venerable relict of our national bard; the melcn-
cholly event took place at her own house in Dumfries 11 o'clock
on Wednesday night and the information was communicated in a
letter to her sister in Mauchlinc where we believe the eldest son
of the poet is at present residing. Kilmarnock Journal.
The Milan Guzette states that on the 8th inst there vas a storm
on the coast of Sicily so violent that 1G vessels laden with oil and
corn for Palermo were wrecked within sight of land on the rocks
not far from Catania the tide of the two following days cast on
shore 11 bodies but it was hoped that tho rest of the crews had
been able to save themselves in their boats.
The celebrated German jurii Furebach died lately at Frank-
ford it is supposed from poison. He was a kind patron of the un-
fortunate Casper Hauser aud the most zealous in his endeavors
to discover the murderers of tint mysterious youth.
cy cui- -- - c
Union will receive them as a state on mo wi vvw .u ..
MSJ Ae more conclusively to establish the feet that Colonel
Austiuin the letter referred to did not express his mdv.dual senti-
men"" ve refer to his letters subsequently received here So
Si he found that the people were disposed to wai yet a long-
Sr tinS for the government more fully to investigate ther claims;
Z 'Oracled every thing in his letter of the 2d of Octoberand
strange ncons"tLt man! recommended to the peopled hold no
btrange.inw . . nn mf a8niriDBraen and to address
heovernment only through the medium of the legitimate chan.
nellsdne Ayuntamiento; )' assuring them the governmen tisdis-
treasn ha
. : :... Ka hAtra nnrnimnni cuiiiuiuiu.
b?en committed we coiiBuuu-. . -- -- i
ou-bt to exist on the part ot me nuuuu . - .
have been wronged they are his immediate constituents
Your memorialists are apprized that a very natural mistake
has oceured on the part of the Mexican Authorities in regard to
SSmentsof the people ontbe subjetof the state question.
no fi"" Ayuntamientos that protested against the convention an-?
the8tapeovernment;didnotrepresentthc wishes ot the people-
They Tad n.t been elected with reference to the question & while
posed to grant all that reasonable men ougiu u u.
nvdencesof treason on tho part of Col Austin and if
From ihe Philadelphia Herald.
We listened yesterday'to a thrilling recital of the
nerilous condition and niraculous escape of a gen
tleman laboring as is believed under the effects of
mental alienation. The cry of murder was heard! it
proceeded from a building in Kace street near 3d
which arrested the attention of our informant & oth-
ers who were passing fc? at the moment and many
within the neighboring buildings threw up their win-
dows to ascertain whence the cry came. At the mo-
ment a man in his lineri' was seen rush from a win-
dow and course his way rapidly along the very
eves of six three story buildings crying as he went
murder! murder! murder! bvery eye that beheld mm
snapped and flashed with horror and every bosom
.! with nnnnvl fin rp.ap.hinn tho naranet he
WHO IJCtticu niugwnja -w - - 0 ( i
fell heels over head over upon the roof of a sec-
ond storv house and from thence to the pavement.
s he fell a shriek from hundreds of voices announ-
ced the awful catastrophe; when instantly on sriking
the navement. his tall on which sounded like the
cracking of bones and the crushing in of the skullhe
THE AFFECTION OF A WOLF;
"By way of enlivening the description of animals
he (M. de CandoIIe Lecturer on Natural History
at Geneva introduced many or their natural dispo-
sitions and the changes they underwent when under;
the dominion of man. Among other instances of the
affection which wolves had sometimes shown to their
masters he mentioned one which took place in the
vicinity of Geneva. A lady Madame M had a
tame wolf which seemed to have as much attachment
to its mistress as a spaniel. She had occasion to leave
home for some weeks: the wolf evinced the greatest
distress after her departure & at first refused to take
food. During the whole time she was absent he re-
mained much dejected; on her return as soon as the
animal heard her footsteps he bounded into the?
room in an extacy of delight; springing up" he placed
one paw on each of her shoulders but the next
moment he fell backwards and instantly expired."
TYRANNY OF FASHIOX.
The abominable custom of flattening their heads
prevail among the Indians of JV. Western America.
Immediately alter birth the infant is placed in a kind
of cradle formed like a trough with moss under it.
One end on which the head reposes is more el-
evated than the rest. A padding is then placed on the
forehead with a piece of cedar-bark over it and by
means of cords passed through small holes on each
side of the cradle the padding presses against the
head. 11 IS kept in this mnnnnr ahnvfr fl yfiajajn let
not I believe attended withmuch pain. Theap
pearanceofthe infant however while m this state
of compression is frightful and its little black eyesN
by the tighness of the bandages resemble those of a;
mouse choked in a trap. When released from thisi
inhuman process the head is perfectly flattened and
the upper part or it seldom exceeds an inch in thick
ness. It never afterwards recovers its rotundity.'
They deem this an essential point of beauty and tho
most devoted adherent of our first Charles never ea-
tertuined asronger aversion to a Rounhead than these:
savages. Ross Cox's Adventures on the Cdlumbict
River.
The practices of-savages have somctimes'a par.
allel in those of civilization. A tjuarter of a centu-
ry ago at most half a century it was the custoni
of nurses to bind infants so tightly round the body
with swaddling-clothes that the natural form-of the
chest was altered. Some young ladies still do the
same with stays.
An old picture founded on a solemn fact reprej
sents a king sitting in state with a label "I gov-
em all;" a bishop with the motto "I pray for all;" a
soldier with the motto "I fight for all;"" and a far
mer drawing reluctantly forth a purseith the su
perscription " I pay for all."
A western paper announces the marriage of Mr.Ca-
lebLambto Miss Eunice Lyon. This is a literal
fulfilment ot-the scripture prophecy "the lion shall
lie down with the lamb."
Married in Matilda Upper Canada Israel Satan to Grace
Parlor.
Mankind are free peace shall abound
Since Grace by Safin has been found;
And in full proof that peace is meant .
Israel by Grace has pitched his tent;
No more in deserts wild he'll roam
He's got a Parlor for his home.
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Jonathan where was you going to yesterday whon X saw yon
going to mill!
Why I was going to mill to be sure. .
Well I wish I had seen you I'd got you to carry a grist for me.
Why you did see me did'nt you? " '
Yes 'but not until you got clain out of aigbt- asj vt&c i
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The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 5, 1834, newspaper, July 5, 1834; Brazoria, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80246/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.