The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 19, 1835 Page: 3 of 4
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and especially the'ministers of relations
anil war expressedjherhselves in the
same irmnner. Theie declarations af-
ford another and more urgent necessity
fcr a general consultation of all Texas
"piri'order to inform the general Govern
i mint and especially Gen. Santana what
Tkindofan organization will suit the
education habits and situation of this
Dtioiilc.
It is also proper for me to state "that (
!1I mv ronvenalion with the Prnsi. '
i ia all my conversation with the Prosi-
Jent and ministers and men of influ-
ence I advised that no troops should
he sent to Texas and no cruisers along J
h nnnil. I travo if fis mv rffilfrl
opinion that the inevitable consequence
if sending an armed force to this coun.
tiy would i.c war. I stated that there j
was a sound and correct moral nnnci-
le in the people of Texan that was !
abundantly sufficient t retain or put
down all turbulent or seditious move.
mchit: but that this moral principle'
mold not. and . would not unite wi:li
nv iirmi'H fiirr.R sent .irnmst iiiis pnim.
uv: on the contrary it uouJd resist
and repel it and ought to do so. This
point presents anqlher strong reason j
vhy the people .i 'ik-xas .sh.iuid meet
. in general cotiMsltation. Tins country J
is now in anarchy threatened with
Jiost.hties armed vessels are cnptur-J
r ing every thing they can catch on the
coast .and acts ot piracy are said to he
-committed ucd'r cover of tne- (Mexican
jiap. Cau ilus state of tilings exist
without precipitating the country into
n ar? I think it conuot and tiierefore
heve that il is our hounden and so.
x5Rn duty.us Mexicans and as Tcxians
to represent the evils that are likely to
result from tins mistaken and moat im
politic policy in the military move-
meats. My fiiends Lean truly say that no
cue has been or now is more anxious
than an sell to ke.-p trouble away from
this country no 0112 iias been or now
c..Lf..i..i.:.. .1 - r.
is more luitmui to ins iiutv ay a Mem
can Citizen and no one lias personally
saeriiiecd'or suffered more to discharge
this duty. I have uniformly been opposed
lojiavc anything to do with the family
political quarrels of the Mexicans. Tex-
as iiccd puice and a local government
1U inhabitants are farmers they need
-a calm and quiet !ite--But how can I
or an one remain indiliejont when our
rights our all appear to be
til jeopardy and when it is
our dot; ns well as our obligation as
good .ile.-.ica 1 citizens to express our
opinions on the present state of things.
and 10 repreaonl our situation to the
&J .go'tferr.nvu Jt 13 jnijXi-sibif. Th-
-crisis s certainty sacli as to bring 11
itv-nio the judgment of ever muui
that something must be dune and that
without delay. The question will
perhaps be nked what ar we to do?
I iiav e already indicated my opinion.
Let all personalities 01 divisions or ex
citementK or passion or violence be
-banished from among us. Let a sen
eral Consultation of the people of Tex
as be convened as speedily as passible
Jftrbe composed of the bast and most
cann and intelligent and iirm men ia
the countiy and 1st them decide what
representations ought to be made to
the general government and what
ought to be done in future.
With these explanatory remarks I
will give as a toast. The constitution
al rights and the security and peace of
Texas they ought to be maintainr-d; and
jeopardised as taey now arc tliey dt
maud a general conxultalion oflhcpto
lie.
2nd. The Constitution of the United
States of Mexico of 1824 the bulwark
efthe rights of Freemen.
3d. Ccntralismo: A soil suited
for Military Despots.
4th. The Republican Party of dis-
tracted Mexico. Joined in the same
loly baufce we bid you go on to pros
per.
5th. Texas; the-land of our ndop
iion. We are determined to live there
cb freemer; or die.
6th Union: "The long pull the
ftrong pull the pull all together.
1 The Declaration of Independence of
T5: Time will throw down hui Scythe
arQ seize the scroll when his last sands
are falling.
8th. Public Suffrage: In the ex.
ercise of its privilege may the people
soltly enquire concermng-.ther can-
didjte; "Is he honest is he capable
tloej he love his country?"
fth. The Fair sex of Texas:
Jqual in virtue:honesty and accom
pigments to their sisters of any part
of the Gltbe.
By the President Unanimity;
liittrue Patriot knows no party
in defence of his Country.
By the Vice President Our
absent friend Capt. James
Ramage. .
By A. S. WhiteOne freeman
J8 worth ninety nine slaves.
N By Henry Smith Texas our
eral consultation bfhef Citi
zona be productive of harmony
and concert of action with un
ion the witch word may they
act as true democratic republi
cans and by the wisdom of
their councils may she be en
doled to sustain herselfprovisi
onally until constitutional orderD6
again restored and maf
she then be marshalgd as u free
and sovereign .State of the
Mexican f epublrc-"
r
By E. Waller PeaCC Under
the Constitution as long as
possnc :nd when we can have
if . . . . r
II no lonSer: let US 1ght lor In
dependence.
gy J p Rees The free born
J m fL.r n
. u. iwa u.arj ..
ite in the common cause il
(id
Dl-Otect tllC COtintrV from M
Lilt-
fary misiuic.
' . VT . .
By L. M. ucAeel May tne
brave and patriotic" citizen A.
t. ttnilflKvho fell in the
fa 0fVclaSCO long be re
C . ' .? -
tneiiiuercu vy mu tuiz.un ui
Texas.
Bv T. F. L. Pnrrott 3fav
Texas never want a Leonidas.
By Capt. John chaffin Peace
without oppression; if not fight
andobtiinit.
By Henry Austin The people
of Tex is may they shew as
much energy ability and valor
1:1 aeicuuing sound m;yuuiu..wi
constitutional princip'03 ni'
.. i.. ' 1
privilegesas they have shewn
n subduing the wilderness ctil
tivating the soil and indefend
inn it from the savages.
n
V
heodore
Dennett The
memory ot t ic Heroes who iun
"j
in the late uloriou
civil liberty iu the
stru 'gle for
St.tte of Z.t-
catecas
By It. .1. C.i'dcr The Youth ofTeta-:
nny ihev heir in mind in .ii! coming
evenis that thev are s ns of X'irth A-
mencan Heroes.
By J. W. F.innin Jn. Union; May the
'cojleofTea miije l't33 rod rand
vTiiiej .ind their ohI- qQ'ihuid.i n iviio
sluli who will do tao most for the
p.iolicgood.
3y Oa;it. Tho1?. W. Grayson "Free
tr-de and sailors right.3'
By Benj. F. Ssm'h Peace under the
constitution of 1321 a-s long as possi-
ble; in the mean tinifJ prepare for tiic
wiritnnJ wjici we can have peace
no long er a War for Independence.
By Join Sharp Tno capture of the
Corrco an net which has been hailed
with the grca est pleasure !y all Texas
and one in which the actors have im
mortalized themsehes.
By Henry Austin Texas when the
mvrmidoms of despotism assail her
may she Jind a Washington
her sons to defend her.
amongst
Bv Bsni. F. Mims The free and true
republicans ot lexas may tney noi
sutler themselves to bo trampled upon
nor their rights infringed.
By a guest Capt. Hurd of tho San
Feline: should a floating force become
needful to Texas may it be command
ed by officers equal to him.
Bv Cant. Henry Austin The Ladies
God bless them they evpect us at a
ball to night and require every man to
keep himself in condition for duty.
RvJnhn Gordon Our estcomed Fel-
low-Citizen Dr. B. T. Archer the
enemy of Tyrants and a friend to
Liberty; may Ke live to see Texas a
second United States and -enjoy the
fruits of his well earned toils.
By James CoUinsworth The citizens
of Texas may 'their prosperity be
commensurate' with their enterprise
and hpi ulity
Bv Joseph Reese Our brave and la-
" .J t?-llrui Pitirnn Jnlin Austin.
iucuicu jwi""-"' j
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PAPTATM ROSS'S SEC-)ND VOY
AGE OF DISCOVJERYJITHE
ARCTIC REGIONS.
nnrers of Arc ic naviglion.
Of the difficulties now encountered
.jir'ilin A: frr.tive-state ol
the'eneine of their exertions theW progress that season was at an end and
r .- nnl. j . -l.n n (hair wmtnr
hopes and their disappointments and
k.;r oriiiixil situation unon more than
:-- rw racts mav suf-
fice to conveV an idea to the rtader
IThus Capt. Rjiss observes
I rTH. -1 r..l nnd that of a
rapid one Siting to the westward
drove us from our place of refuge; aim
we were carried withm tnree yaus 01
fattnenarrdwertpartofthepolnt. Ba.lplaceofa steerage'' receive the
lieving that we might succeed in Toun
1 ding.t his place and thus.getting into J
what seemed to bo still water wo la
bored hard by warping; there being a
small creek: immediately beyond it
which held out a promise of security.
This most unluckily proved to be a
whirlpool atio! having been turned
round by it many times for mora than
an hour; we were obliged to leave it
and trust ourselves once more to the
confusion without. Thus situated no
resource was left but to attach our.
selves to a in iss of ico which abating
ulong in the middle sf the stream ho-
ping .lius to cscii ea repetition of what
we tiad been enduring.
"We were thus extricated but nor
without und jrgomg heavy pressure; our
iceberg ca rymg .13 to the westward
oven against a strong wind. The tide
however diminished in torce as we pro-
ceeded; and as the sm ilier pieces of ico
sailing with us did not drift us so fast
as that to which we were attached tiio
whole became at length so slack that
we were able to make sail before noon
and at last got into ciuar water.
. ' The danger however was not yet
over since we were subject to bo car-
ried bacti by tho next tide unless w:
comd get out ofitSjiiiflueuce bolure the
change but the wind was right against
us and we could expect to make .little
progress with our sails and such a
vessel by plying to windward; wntle
10 anchor in a tide way like (Ins was
out of the question. Ttius wo soon
found that we were loosing ground; hut
it 4 o'clock we began to gain consid-
erably wiieu it full saiddenly calm. A
harbor now appeared not far olT in the
nearest laud"; we contrived to warp in
by means of the boats and found good
shelter behind a reef of rocks lined by
iccbergy wimin a catdes length of the
nliore making fast to 2 of these masses
which were aground in lour fathom wa-
ter. ".More than one amongst us had wit.
iicssed similar scenes and in some
manner or other we had been extrica-
ted; with ail inis we could not but feel
ubtoiuiiiinciii as well as gratitude at ;
our having escaped here without ma-i
tertal diuuuge. For readers it is un-
ioituuute Itiat no description can cm
.e an idea of a scene of tins nature;
and as to the pencil it cannot repre--cut
motion or noise And as tiio-e
.vho have not seen a northern ocean n
vviutor wno have not seen it. I should
';ayiUiL winter's storm the term ice
u.xcniiig but the reco.lccuon of what
tney o;.ly know a rest :a an inland
take or canal eonvisvo no idea of w ta-
i the fate of a 1 arctlnari&r.itor l wit-S
noss and foci. Bur tit him re:n.jM)fcefj
tnat ice is stone: a tloa ing rock m the
streams a p-omontory or an laliin.i
.iheu aground not la-s .-oIid than if it
were a land of granite. Then let thutn
imagine if ihey can these mount.uns
Ofciinstal hurled through a narrow
jlnul bv a rapid tido meeiing as ia-ge
mountains iu motion would moot with
the noise o that of thunder; breaking
from each other's precipice huge frag-
ments or rending eacli other asstinder
n!l tossing tho sea around in breakers
and writhing it in edilics;whi!e the Unt-
ie r of fields of ice forced' against
these mas&es or against t ic rocks by
t!ic wind and stream rise but of the sea
till thev fall back on themselves a 1-
dmg to the indiscribablo commotion
and noise which attendk these occur
rences
. . . . 1 ... .i ri
11 13 UOl il UlliC IUU. ituun uwu iiii-i
tii :' .uo oQ
our utter .helplessness in these cases
There is not a momoiit in which it cap
be conjectured what will happen in the
next; there is not one which may not
be the lasi; and yet that next moment
may bring rescue and safety. It is a
strange as it is anxiousjiosition; and if
fearful often giving no time for fear so
unexpected is every event and so quick I
the transactions it the noise anu tne
motion and the hurry in every thing!
-..J .o. A;tTnirn Jfllin nllnnt miiu'a"a'ucu "'" UD" """ ""
UIUUI1U Ully UI7UUUtllli: - "- --
is troubled to fix on any thing amid such
confusion still must it he alive that it
iy seize on a single moment of help
T ... v i- 11
m
or escape wucn may occur.-xcicuu
this and t is the hardest tasK 01 an r u ' 1 n ...:.i. r m
" ' . . .j vrf ' passed through Brunswicli In the
there is nothing to be acted no eliort to ir?gu '."" . .A fu
1 """b j -i villa fe. 2o houses were levelled to the
be made; and-though tho vsry sight ot
tho movement around inclines the sea-
ien to be busywiilc we can scarcely
iWress the instinct that directs . us to
elp ourselves in case of danger he
must be patient as 11 ne wb nm;u.i-
cerned or careless; waiting as he best
can for the fa be it what it may
which ho cannot influence or avoid.
TRKPAKATIONS FOB WISTEB.
On the 30th of September it was con-
sidered that all hope of making further
they proceed to take up their winter
rter.
X the end of October he observes
Our roofing had been perfected in
this month: butitetill remaineaioi.0.u-
Pleteour emharkraenU and to cover
die upper deck with snow. Mere ar
- . li..
rangementa Wan tnoeyi --
also been made in the interior f the
mons chests and all the apparatus for
cooking and baking; while copper flues
were carried from them round thewhole
apartment ia order to carry' away the
vapor. Over the steam kitchen oven
and aftor passage appertues were
made in the upper deck on which were
placed iron tanks with their openings
downwards. In these the "vapor wai
perceived and became immediately
condensed; but though we rather ex-
pected that we might have drawn it off
in the shape of water and had contrived
means accordingly we found it so gen-
erauv irozen mat tnese were ot no
use.
"We found this last contrivance to
be the bos. that had yet been adoptcd:
aud chieily as by koapim? the apart-
ment dry as tiad oeen done 011 form-
er occasions for tho ;urpose of keep-
ing the vapor alio it till it was conden
sed on the beams aid deck. Tins '.o..
involved a great saving of fuel; Mince
we fotnd that a temperature botwiun
40 nod 50 degrees vi sufficient t-
in. ik 3 tile place dry warm and oumfo
table wiicrcaj il had in the hips tlu
proceeded us been accessary tu can-
it as high as 70 degrees."
TKIi'ltflirURB OK THE SHOW.
4 The snow on. these occasions is ci
into masses ro-sombltag sqaaru stones
and used in the sauie way the cmnoa
being of water. Tho solidity oi" wha
is here Cilled snow :n ly not here be uc
dcrstno 1. On anothur occasion co.n
niaader Ross s rys
"It mast appear strange to readers
ignorant of these countries tohear tha-
tne people salfar more from thirst when
travelling than from all the other in
coavenioncas unite J. By us at home
where the snow can never be very cild.
where it can therefore be easily mclioa
by the ordinary iieat of the body anil
wh::ic it cau even be eaten as a .substi
tule for water the very different lem-
peraiure of ihe substance in that conn
trys easily oveilooked as many per-
sons are even in this fact. No great in-
convcuteuce can occur to this m?tlcr
w.iore its heal is rarely much below the
freezing point and scarcciy ever falls
mjcii below 0 degrees. It a very dif-
icrcut thing when perhaps the highest
temnetaturo of the snow during tho
A'luter inotitns is at zero and when 1
one 1 dins to minus titty or more or to
"30 degrees ticlsw tne point at widen we
should afempt to thaw or eat in 1 ig
land. 'tVere itn)t so bad a conductoi
as it is we could in this coutry n-..
-uors taKe in tne inautn or nom 111 inu
nauJs in-an if it was so m ich red hu
tiois 0'it that from .nat cause this cms
IjSiKicetiee at least dols not loliow. Th-
!;;.i'."i5 ieierthuitt3S ivineii u djes oto-
duce" iaiiiUc (if increasing instead o.
removing the thirst which it is endeav-
ored to quench so that the natives pre-
fer cndiifiiigthe utnuit cxtiemiiy o-
this feeling rather than attempt to
(pieach it bj the .-a mgof &:io;v.
)
W 3IUXGT-iX ItllL IlO VD. VgVc.C-
.sbly to pnvious anticipations tins im-
portant tuoroiighfare was opened for
ravel yesterday from the 0113- of Bla-
densburg. Thus far' the railroad 1-
iiuw completed and now in operatioa.
All things considered this rail. road i
undoubtedly destined to be- one of the
most frequented thoroughfares ( if 110
the must) of any in our evteusiyo union.
Trt-mber ot passengers that will be
found travelling upon it to and fro
daily o years hence would be almosi
tiucraiiijle il now mentioned or estima-
. . . i . .
ted.. I ne distance betw
in R.ilfimnrn
and Washington will bo thus reduced
to a pleasant ride of less than two
houts! The journey of Bladensburg
to tllis city was made yesterday as we
learn in one hour and 40 minutes be-
mgit the rate of about U0 miles an
hour. When the whole route is com-
pleted and every thi ' got to working
well we have no doubt the
distance
t (..M ..!. A l... .II )M ..VIIW. full.ttl
""-L Z Z ?. "1 'i..
A30-rnF.11 Tornado.- The village
.-. m ' .!. Id. I. ..r
canton ut. wo . on n. . .
'June nrostrated bv a tornado more
...
ground and 30 more stripped of their
roofs chimneys &c. leaving but three
uninjured. Six persons were -killed
-' ..
i and many more wounded. The at
mosphere was tilled with the wrecKs o
houses store goods oeds lurnuure
brandies ot trees occ. &c. A larc
number of hogs aud cattle were p.tso
killed the rain fell in torrents and
was succeeded by a most severe hail
storm.
$15 Reward
STOLEN from tho cabin of the
steam boat Laura one 6ilver Leaver
Watch with P. Leneau 1832 marked
on the inside of the case. The above
reward will be paid for the watch and
thief or ten dellart fur watch alone.
Apply at this office.
K FoSale.
ONE first rate COTTON GINi
Apply to JOHN P. GILL at the Bra.
zona Hotel.-
SepM9-63 tf
AUCTION!-
ON the second sundaj in Octohef
next will be offered for sale ot public
Auction all the Household Furniture
belonging to the subscriber together
with the lJwcliing House and two well
improved Lots.AIso at the snmo
time and place a Negro Woman 40
earsof.age and a Negro Boy aged
3 years.
L. C. MANSON.
Brazoria Sept. 10 53 tf.
Fall Races.
Tin Races over the Columbia Turf
vilt take place on the 3rd Mo.'idy in
October next. Several horses alrea-
dy entered.
ALSO
Mitch race on the 1st Thursday
i Octob;rfoi$500 half forfeit; Capt.
1 'hii Chalfm's horso Monte and E.
Fiack's horse Copartnership.
Snpt. 10 f3 x
NOiTCE. '
THE subscriber wishes to rent the
well known Tavern Stand San
Felipe de Austin now occupied by
;er. She wju a3 ire f(jUr aerVauts
two men and two women a wagon and
hve yoke of oxen. Immediate posses
'" will be given.
A. B. PEYTON.
San Pelipc Sept. 19. 53- tf.
Ait
!
ney
a.
W N. MORELAD wiir
- attend to any bus'ness -untrusted
to him his office ia
on Liberty on the Trinity riv
er. lleference
zr
V. . Sledue olumbia.
Jno. Chaffin (
J. S. D. By rom Brazoria
L C Jack ) Co i7!;
Mosely Baker J"-tv-
m2l
3!J? TOVTN
IT THE MOVTH OF THE
. m c c
4 TD at the Pass of. Matagorda Iky
ICnown by the name of Cox's-jMint.
Tins town presents every" aifVaifiege
)f location necessary to the establish
.netit of a commercial place being the
inly good landing at the bav where ves-
sels can come to with safety tnd the
nosl convenient to the Mexican trade
and also surrounded by a fine body of
'and it must evidently he a town of besi.
'less in a vijry short time.
A Sale of Lors will fake place on tho
Othdav of July next.
Purchases can be made at private
sale previous to the dav of sale.
- COX .fc SUTHERLAND.
WAGON MAKING
THE subscriber is now prepared
to attend to any business in his
:ine his shop is at his plantation on the
Bernardo three miles fnm Brazoria
where wagons wilt be m .de and repai-
red on moderate terms.
J. B. COWAN.
:13.1V-
ACARD
The undersigned unnources in this
public nr-nner that the office for the
reception of colonists i.n the '.'Upper
Colony" is now ope nod at San Felipe
nersons desirous of acquiring land caa
do so with perfect security in their ti-
tles. The rightn of those persons legally
established anterior to the 15th of A-
prill331 and of those introduced and
settled aftor 22nd of Slay 1834 and be.
tore tho 13th May I835wiil inevery
instance bo respected provided the
clainvm't hasnot inteYlVs?'i4fr' JjrevU
ons locations and surveys. ' '
Tho undersigned would recmmanil
those who wish to obtain land Vs make
their applications at aft early peodin
order that the necessary plots audsur
veys" may be completed. x
SPENCER TT.TVCK
Agent for Austin &VilliamS4
NEW GOODS
SB. BRlGIIAM.&Co.havejus
received by the Schr. Jiifius
Ctesar a general assortment of DRY
GOODS GROCERIES TTARO.
WARE SADLERY MEDICINES
&c. &c. which they offer to thenub.
iic wholesale orretail on accomadahag
tenns 1 . .
Matagorda July Sth lSSSfMf
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