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Ve arcauihoTistd lo announce. EBENEZEaT. ALLEN.EafcnMndiiliue
!0eeol ATTORNEY GENKKAk tit' tlitTStaaal t(j$enufcf Atlgtwl
rfrWeare authorised to announce GEO. W. PASGUAL'fl8n candidate
fc'gnc'oflice of AT I OltNEY CIENEUAL ofalic Statfr at la-Augdt cleetlon
CrVciYpaiHlioilvcd to announce J AMl'.S W. itlLEYj as a candidate for
Aeolflce'ul ASsEBbOR & COLLEO'iUU for Travis county aulii AuguM
Weennn. '.. a it V' .
rjr We' ar? authored to auhn.ni!e ElAVAUtt bElDEUS as a candidate
tor lite aiHce('of DltiTIMC'rCLEHK for Trayfh.ctiunty. ut the August election.
1Ja"lW are; .authorised io announce GEO. y. 8CO'i"lS a.canUld?lc
tfce.ufficVi cf SULR1PJ? oi Travw toUnn nl the Angtirt election
''lWeare.authoilJied to announce JOHN ."cOsTLYcftididate
Hie office Ot DJS T
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HIU'A lWiluv. tor 1 rtivih uownjv;ann:''ujUM yicviuu.
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to announce B.ftTirtU .INCrTO "ROBERTSON.
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ft caifdidite Tor tlie olllce ol uu.vil' i!lkUljUhiiii'yrtj'KPMeiectuin.
33r We are authorised toannUdncelllD. Mctt?NELLYas h candidate for
Ijie office of SHERIFF of Trwfo Cjiwuiy at the Auut clcctlrtn.
t3? We are adthoriscd'to announce T. B BEUlCJma candidate lor the ollice
ASSESSORS COLLECTOR' for Travis County. at the AuguM election.
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OvWe are authorised to antioume JAMES B SllAWasacn
election to the office of COMPTROLLER at the August eh clli-n.
candidate i-r
reelect
r We are authorise to announce JAMES H. RAYMOND os a candidate
foV reelection 10 the oluYe ofSinUj TUEASUllElt aj tlie August election.
!r We are authorised to announce TilOxMA'S" Al. WOOLORIDGE as a
candidate for the office of DISTRICT CLERIC at the. August elcctiun.
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rjr We are authorised to nrinnunr-v A. II EVAS" oi San AugnMlne as a
ndldtrte lor the office of ATTORNEY GENEjlAL at the Augut election'.
Ve are authorized in announcfe A.-'J..'riAMtLTON Esq. as a candidate
TORNEY GENERAL of .ihcSlSaifliV ending election in August.
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15: We arc auUtorlzed'to announce HARVEY dMll'H as a candidate fur
iUERIFF of TrnvlMiotiniy nt the August election.
l&r Wet arq' authorized to announce Col. A. M. LEWIS of Wnxhiigton
County it$ a can.ttd.l eMof'ATTORNEY GENERAL of the State at the ciisu
fagfAtjgu'U clecifttn.
53r'We ate authorized to announce' A. O. UORNE as a omdiiUe lor the of-
fice of "District Cletlr of Travis County al the next August election.
& JOHN GREEN Jr. Esq Is general travelling agent for the Texas Stale
Gazci'e.
n3To mnlto room for the Jiddresa of the Southern Coiiven-
Uonvc ltfjvq been cotnpolled to exbludo murli other inlercstinu;
tmvUcr-pnrtictilrirly theretnttrJcsof nur Senators in relntion to
thollnfo oxtrnordinnry mpssngo of the President clitiming posscs-
sioljVonr Santa F6 territory for the United Suites. The address
6fjho jOonvention however is tin nbe nnd imporfnnt paper nnd
wo'thiuk we could not do our readers a more acceptable service
than Id lay U before them. Next week we shall publish the res-
olutions adopted by the Convention
tO We need not do more than direct the attention of our
Tcaders to Governor Bkll.'s letter in another column on the sub-foct-of
our territorial rights. It will make the heart of every
Texjan expand with emotions of delight and pride. The noble
spirit of calm but unyielding determination which pervades
every line will thrill through the nerves of every southern man.
Thlj surviving soldiers of our revolution and the old settlers of
our Republic will recognize in it those sentiments which anima-
ted them throughout their long and successful resistance to Mex
ican outrage and oppression. It carries us back to the days when
wo all felt that our safety was to be found alone in the patriotism
!anL self-sacrificing devotion of every citizen. The Governor
has indeed in this letter sriven uiierance to the will and the
feelings of his constituency. They will stand by him in every
trial through which he may be called to pass in vindicating-nnd
preserving the rights and honor of his State. As one of the peo-
ple( wo applaud him for ho dignity and decision of his course so
faj- not doubting that ho will persevere unto the end in a faithful
prompt and yjgorons discharge of all the responsibilities tjint may
devolve on him as Chief Magistrate of Texas in this great emer-
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' The Final Resort.
In liidNScnnte debate upon the compromise on tho 13Ui ultimo
Gen Foots of Mississippi declared that if Congress u did vol
settle the Texian boundary it would be settled by the sword " --
that1 Texas would not yield in this conflict : nor would she hull
in her course ''and that " if a drop of Tex is blood was siea
in the contest by the Executive power every man in the South
would lake up arms in her behalf and" wc should be iu-
.voiced in civil war"
This language of the Mississippi Senator may prove to be a
true prophecy. Recent events indicate its.lileral fulfilment. Be
fore this Mr. Clay's bills-have probably passed the Senate without
'such modifications or amendments as would make them accepta
bio to the people of Texas. Tho line commencing within twen-
ty miles of El Paso has probably been retained. We lhiil we
understand the bravo and unflinching spirit of our peopletoo well
to suppose for a moment that this will ever bo assented to by
them. Assuming thistto bo the fact we are left to the altorna
live of asserting our rights against the usurpations of the feiie
nil Government by a resort to arms. In doing this there will be
no yielding on the part of Texas. She wil neveisiibmit be-
cause she can never submit with. honor to the loss of tfie'terrifo
ry rightfully hers. If the Congress will nrit grant liernjhst
equivalent for what slm would.purrender. she must rely upon her
rangers andthe sword musj.uo its woik. If blood is spillj she
will confidently appeal for aid to the chivalry of the Southern
Slates. "They will standby her in resistance to tlje shameful
pretensions of Executive power let the consequences be whni
thev may. .
W? haVe said that we could notiif honor or safely-give up one
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men ot our terrnoty soimrot tnu. datu parallel vviienover u
ever put to the test we are satisfietrthis' would be the decision
of our people. v ' " ' '.
We do noTnnderstand why Senator Fpote should have with-
drawn bis proposition to run the dividing line along the 34ih
parallel. We wish he hacf.taken the sense of tlie Senate upon
this important point. We should then liave'better known what
to rely upon. It is a matter o( no light moment to-thc ppople of
ibis State to noyvwhethpr they will be called upon to surrender
two nndn half or four and a half degress of latitude to freesoil
ism. The fir. they might do for a full and fair equivalent the
latter never. We would decidedly prefer tlie line of 3b degrees
to nny other that could be named : but having made up our
minds to great sacrifices for the peace of thelJuion and the satis
faction of our creditors we were' willing to assent to the 34th.
If this should not be conceded .the consequences must rest with"
those who vainly hope for advantage from our weakness or nece-
sities. . '
Our public debt will when fully ascertained probnbly
amount to from twelve to fifteen million's. By virtue of the an-
nexation resolutions this debt is declared by very high authority
even by Mr. Clay himself to be justly chargpabl" upon the
General Government. The Supreme Court would probably so
decide. If therefore we make no sale of our territory the
public creditors have recourse upon that government for the
amount of their respective claims. They cannot he injured ex-
cept perhaps in point of time in obtaining their rights. Let us
therefore be careful that we do not inflict upon ourselves irrepnr
able injury by a hasty acquiescence in proposals which will strip
us of a large portion of our territory necessary to our permanent
security against abolition influences and which we can and will
defend at any hazard against all the world.
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JO We publish to-doyjhe .proceedings of a patriotic and en
thusinstic meetjnfu tjie citizens of LaGrango inelatipn' to our
Santa F6 affairs. W?l$rn jjiat the meeting was numerously
nteude''d and nVuncnmmordogreo of interest was manifested
There were four speeches delivered which (!je meeting requested
for publication in the " Texas Monument"' which will appear
in a weok-or two. Judge Mfcnofeo's address was in his happiest
vein. Ho was n old Texian. nnd did not care whero the op-
pression came from io would resjl it. The sentiment was
heartily responded to byevery one present.
A $0 The peopleof Texas will mtrk tile insolent language held
by tho Presideitnfjhe United States (owards this State in his
message of.the ifth ttlL He' refers to the nientompovereO by a
IqwW'pnr last Legislature to organize tho 'county of;Sw)n Fd
3 (p certain Robert S.NeighbprSjSyi- himself Commissioner
of the State of Texas." Did ever a president before t)ius wan-
tonly outrage tho feelings ofr'the citizens of an equal and "sover-
eign member of the confederacy 1 Shniiwunon a man tlintcpuld
ttms.descond from lofty position to gratify his mnlicioii and
vindictive spito. TlwPresWottt toc thinks "ihen&s no reason
forseriougly apprehending that Texas will practically interfere
'whh tho possession of the Uuited States.' We shall see.
CThoSt. Louis Rqpnblicm notices tho arrival (hereof a
MrMrdingcr from Santa F who'broufiht with fiitn the proceed
ings hrtho Convention which met on tho 2(th of AInv to form n
State Government. Tito constitution savs tho Rcnublican. I.
AJieeti forwarded thence to Washington to be laid before Congress!!
v ... t w. uuuert nemo wr mo muraer oi ur. Inn.
wins ioqk piace.ai.iua last term of UiQ Galveston District
ana iesuneu tu uq acqutttnl of lfo party ciinrged.'
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Tho Voicoof Insurrection.
Tho following 6eaujZextracfis from a letter addressed by
a Mr. E W. Prewitt on the 24th of may last to Hugh N. Smifh
and by the latter published in the Nctiional Intelligencer of the
4th of June. The letter was. written from St. Louis just after
the author's arrival there from Santo F6. It is filled with expres-
sions of menace And conlenmt and broatjies throughout the
most thorough insurrectionary spit-it. Of .the pebple'ofthat por-
tion of our State Mexicans and Americans the writer says.:
They are determined to resist Texas in every way until re-
sistauceH impossible ; and that they may make that 'resistance
feasible and effectual they must have a government ; and a
State government bejjig tlie oply one wjt'ltin their reach tliev
have resorted to that not Irom choice but front necessity. They
.w "'lu. ..i.i ut ..... imni hi i tAii.i wiuiu iiejicea-
bio means were usell to extend it'; but when threats. 'of 'force
come with it they are ready to meet force with forcoand to hurl
back iu her teeth the empty and baseless claim which s.he wishes
"to force.upon them. The means placed by tho existing laws in
their hands will be-psed ngai.nst Texas. ' Inhere is scarce
ly a doubt-that sho will consider (he holding of the convention
in defiance of her laws and in contempt of Jier claims ns mo'
king -anImmediate necessity fbr preparing to -defend henplf
. a a 1 IiiS t Llvi (- I H.i.tAnt 'nail I K. L..1 i "
uiiu wiiu tuuimr iuawii win u? uau wfltv means wnich can
be successfully opposed (o h?r. If the minions of Texas us-
urp nulhonty in Now Mevicqlhey wiirbe punished by the laws
pf the territory as usurpers.
jr Mr. Howard has introduced into tho House of Represent.-!-
tives the follovmg resplution relating to a 'matter of4great inlbr-
est to a large porliqn of his constituents.
Resolved Thai the Secretary af War is horebv reanes'ied tn
comntunicatef for tho ittformation of tho House the report of
i.ieuieuani uotonci n. jouusion uniteu otates. 1 opographical
Engineers and iho report of Colonol J C. Hays relating to the
military road or a railroad from the coast of Texas to El Paso
and to tho Pacific Also any report from the United States nth'.
crs in his department recoiTunendrng-tho-iniprovenjent of the
navigation of the rivers of western Texas for the purpose-of fa-
cilitating tho transportation of the public stores for the United
States army.
Tho Administration tho Rights of Texas and tho Galveston
f Journal
' While we cannot too strongly approve the firm and decided
ground taken by iho Galveston Journal iu favor of tho rights of
Texas over her Santa Fe territory wc regret to see the efforts
made by jjiat paper to shift the responsibility from those to whom
it properly attaches. We cannot conceive how it is possible to
assert and defend the title of Texas and at the same timo excuse
or extenuate the action of Gen. Taylor's ndmiuUtration or to
deny that the administration has outraged the rights of our Slate.
Ve do not desire "to transform tho question of boundary into
a party issue and to manufacture out of it political dapital ;" but
if an exposure of plain rind indubitable facts showing clearly a
.seltldd plan rind design on ihe part of the administration to dis-
tnemher our Slate of a part of her territory without her consent
rim he. construed into an effort "to transform the question of
boundary into a party isue"then are we obnoxious to the charge.
" As a citizen of Texas wo hold her rights sacred and inviola-
hle; and whenever her press and her people shall fail to raise
I heir' voices and their hands against a gross outrage -upon her
rightSj'aud quietly and cowardly submit to be despoiled by either
theuleiiiocratic or whig parly then indeed will she be unworthy
of 4fufatuo sjchieved by her soldiers 'in establishing her independ-
ence? atjd iu the bloody fields of.thti late wor with Mexico. Such
despiiliuepti would be in that case.buMhe appropriate as it would
be'fbe4jney.itable reward of her submission to highanded and re-
morseless tyranny.
!Ihat iye opposed the election of Gpn. Taylor to th.p Prosiden-
cypaifd that we are still opposed to the policy'of his administra-
tion has no influence upon our couise iu regard to the rights of
'IVxjs in Santa Fe. Had his competitor been the successful can-
didate and had ordered or. permitted the same course lo be pur-
siied.by those Jicting under his authority in derogation of the
rights Of this1 Stale which 'has been commanded or allowed by
the present administration our discontent and nnimnd versions
would have been precisely the same. Wc condemn the act ; and
in condemning the aCt we.oppose the actor. And upon this sub-
ject we cordially respond to the Journal in iis'own language
"we acknowledge no distinctions except between the friends and
foes of Texas."
The duty we owe to our State our country and ourselves re-
quires that we should fully and fearlessly expose the attack
which has been made upon our rights ; and iu doing so wc re-
gard it as a rule of the highest obligation
" Nothing to extenuate nor attghl set down in malice."
That the policy of the present administration is in flagrant dis-
regard and violation of our rigltls we believe no candid man can
or will deny. The title of Texas to that portion of what was
formerly New Mexico on this side of the Rio Grande cannot ahd
will not be questioned by any intelligent man who will examine
the question. But notwithstanding this the military government
established therejjwithin our limits during the war with Mexico '
issiill existing by the command or permission of the Taylor ad-
ministration. And it makes htUljiiledi'fFerence whether it is by
command or permission. Those who exercise the functions of
government there derive tliej0ullriijn le President are
subject to hisorders and obedientTnllns'wirsne is as lesponsible
for their acts done wjth his knpwetlgeliouh not cxpiesMy or-
deredifuotdisapprovedasthouglfliohadgivuu express commands.
Has Gen. Taylor or his cabinet ever disapproved of the'eourse of
tlie officers of the U. Slates aimy iu their continuing to exercise
military sway in fcjanta be to tlie prejudice and against the will of
this State? Has he or have they ever directed that government
established there from necessity and intended to be but temporary
tofbre abolished? So far from such being the fneff the President
and his cabinet seem still to apprehend a necessity for its contin-
uance. Until ordered to abolish it the army officers there are
bound to sustain it under existing orders. Whether these orders
emanaipd from the past or present administration Gen. Taylor
is directly responsible for their continued operation. They should
long since ijave been revoked as was intended by the administra-i
tion of Mr. Polk.r .They however still exist and are enforced inV
violation and in ulter disregaid of the rights of Texas ; for
which the present administration should be held responsible.
But the administration of Gen. Taylor have done more iu op-
position to the rights of Tex.-.s than merely to maintain a military
government in Santa Fe. They have advised and encouraged
the people there through Col. Murfroe to form a conslitution
and erect themselves into an independent Stale.
But says tho Journal there is no evidence that Gen. Tnvlor
or his cabinet ordered or sanctioned the proclamation of Colonel
Munroe. They have had ample time to disavow it and have
they done so ? Are military officers in the habit of issuing such
orders wi-hout authority ? The fact that Col. Munroe issued the
proclamation is evidence sufficient of itself that ho was directed
to do so by the -administration ; mid this presumption must re-
main until the act is disavowed. But we have the evidence of
.the Secretary 6f War in his letter to Col. McCall of the 19th of
November last that tho proclamation of Col. Munroe is in per-
fect accordance with tha views of tho administration It was but
a necessary and indispensable step in maturing their policy to
wrest from us by means of the military arm of the Union that
portion of our ten itory.
It iVknown also;that tho administration have "a plan" for set-
thug tho presenl exciting question between tho North and the
.South. That plan professes action by the general government
until tho people of Ihe territories shall organize themselves into'
States and apply for admission. Not content however to await
tho voluntary action ofthe people they have essayed to prompt
and urge them to this course; and in respect to Santa Fe in
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