The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 266, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1840 Page: 2 of 4
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til the view is lost in the distance—-and the dull monotony
plain
deer,
antelopes, horses, and wild cattle, whie
ent cramped and limited, and also that in case it be neces-
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MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
Q ACT
To establish
and bridges
can east
Cruger & Moo ,
high mountain, which
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DAVID G. BURNET,
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' IN CITY COUNCIL .Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 1840.
Present his Hon. the Mayor, alderman Carper, Wynn
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nearly a north wester
The committee to whom was referred the letter of Mr.
On motion of alderman Stevens, the rules being sus
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being minus,) there, says the landlord, you careless fool,
"why did’nt you sign this bill; 4 wonder it was’nt pro-
The distance from
miles over a rich, rl
but out of breath, came running to the counter and threw
down a fifty dollar bill; declaring that “it would’nt pass;
The President and
Thy Republic of Tt
existence, she may be
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understand that no orders have been received to permit
the admission of substitutes in any case.
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We are aushon iz
his fellow citizens.
General Andrew ,
commands the respect
received, and the troops must be raised ; and it in order ;
V to do this, drafting is resorted to, many who think they;
' Land Office is hereby a stherized to employ
I assistant clerk for the u rmpof.d- —--ih- f
thy to be identified with her history; he sought to achieve
more than his feeble constitution could sustain, and has '
fallen a martyr to a noble but erring zeal.
a few months since, he} quiredtomakeupa
sary to make a
ounty of Gonzales.
r enacted. That the Post Master
weights and measures, asked further time. ■
The committee to whom was referred the petition 0"
City of Austin and
f Gonzales and Seguin, on the
pended. it was
Resolved, That the seal purchased by F. Moor jr. Esq
be received as the city seal, and that his honor the Mayor,
cause the word “Texas” to be cut on said seal.
A resolution respecting drayage, laid on table till nex
meeting.
On motion of alderman Wynns, it was
Resolved, That from and after this time, it shall be the
duty of the city Marshal, to keepan account of all monie
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abundant supply of wa
toms covered with wi
abundant food for hoi
road is, even at this til
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high above the plain, and seems to have been placed there
as a beacon to direct the steps of the weary traveller.
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an abundant supply of water, until you reach the uppe
branches of the Red River; when the mountains bend sod
denly to the west and stretch off towards the head of the
Puerto; a branch of the Rio Grande.
Nothing can exceed the oeauty and fertility ofthecoun-
try On the head waters of the lied River. The Riveris
'divided into innumerable branches, and spreads itself over
an extent of country about 80 miles square. Through
the centre of this tract passes the Santa F road Follow
ing up the north eastern Branch of Red River you ascend
the mountain which brings you
first joined that gallant corps, that his comrades were J
into the elevated plain and bridges
aF—abthedistansot , Resolved, That
The Fair.—May u
find them so to us.
e, to our consideration. - . i-
■The Texians, imitating her sue - may b
doubtful”—the first E wo pean power to recognize the in-
dependence of Texas I
trade, and her citizens
welcome in this asylu
quite plain, and might with very
- loaded wagons.
here is a plain wagon road to
125 miles. The road crosses the.
ffice be, and he is hereby required to make out and for-
ward immediately to the surveyors of the several counties
n said Republic, a full and complete copy of all the'field
rotes of all the surveys which have been returned to said
ffice, of each and every survey made within any such
zounty, previous to closing the land office in 1835.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That hereafter when
any change may take place in the boundaries of any
county, it shall be the duty of the surveyor of any county
from which territory may be so taken, to furnish the sur*
veyor of the county including such territory with a full
ind complete copy of all the field notes of surveys made in
the same.
ngxt.
VID S. KAUFMAN,
ofjhe House of Representatives.
AVID G. BURNET,
‘ President of the Senate.
so soon to perform the mealancholy task of burying him i
with military honors. Such was the decree of fate. Hej
has gone to the bourn of Milam, and has left many a I
warm heart to beat with fondness and regret for his mem-
A UCTIN SALE.-
1i sold, will positiv
without reservation; it
Eivenofthe entire lad
Our distinguished . test Gen. Sam Houston—A tried
for the president’s name want signed to it," ah! sail the soldier; wounded in *
• and themselves called upon for personal services. We '
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to be made out as soon a s q
President for his appro
Sec. 3. Be it furth
nounced a counterfeit ' The one eared man, eyed the
landlord with perfect non chalance, “that can easily be adopted country ; wor
remedied,” so lifting his cane, he knocked against the ceil- Q sion of the highest ci vj
• . . , e n . . - ble public services in I
mg a few times, and a fellow thus summoned, soon came • __added to the fact th,
down with a goosequill stuck over his car, (the other ear : glory, which decided
dence, all eminent, en
ilected, sperifying
from whence it arose
and if trom either' (
and for what period,
manner.
An ordinance on
committee on streets
A resolution on w
An ordinance reg
amended and necept
The board then
master and Inspectd
• W. J. Courtney, Jan
M Adcock, James (
Haines, Charles Bo
nominated, and on b
Courtney. Sh
We have frequently
opening a direct com
Santa F; and so gent r il is the interest on the subject in
this country, that we
devote a small space ii
actor could perform his part naturally,—Hamlet, for in- |
stance, or Othello, or even old King Lear, would do admi- 1
rably. We fear however this news is too good to be true, ’
, as it is said by "old settlers,” that a mad dog has never been i
seen in Texas. • ’
Troops.—Exertions are making in this city, to raise
two companies of volunteers, and to avoid the necessity of
drafting from the militia, and we understand that nothing
further is requisite but funds, to complete the organization A
of such companies. We are convinced that every mer*;
chant, and man in business will come forward and con-
tribute liberally towards raising these funds, when he,
.reflects that the resources of the government are at pres.
of Gen. Jackson, as
. to ratify the recogni
doubly entitled, theref
The United States.
ces sfol example in th
F: ■ In titutions, have
France.— Generou:
sympathize with free
thers of the United St
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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the
luty of each county surveyor in this Republic to make
»ut and keep in his office, free for the inspection of all
tenons, a map on which all the surveys made in his coun-
y shall be laid down and properly "connected,"which
jap shall be corrected at the end of each month.
Sao. 4. Be it further enacted, That to carry out the
rovisions of this act the Commissioner of the •
. . . . •. i . . best terms
their business, with much greater loss and sacrifice than
\Thail'route to Bexar.
l by the Senate And House of
'"'eras, in Congress as- 1
an additional' th
i Obnoxious bill for a few moments, then taking his pen,
signed the president’s name, and turning upon his heel re-
turned to his honest occupation, “up stairs.” The origi-
nal holder, after a minute examination of the signature
pocketed the bill and walked of, apparently perfectly sat-
isfied that it was genuine. We hope the is the green horn
that purchased the head right of Peter Ourang Outang.
4 AN ACT
To enable the surveyors of the several counties to make
out and return correct maps of the same.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress as-
■emblcd, That the Commissioner of the General Land
the first day of Februar ’ i
DA
Speake c
e stream appears as large as it does at this place. Then,
is a good ford, and it is lately affected with high wate
The country between the San Saba and the Colorado
one of extraordinary beauty. It is about two thirds prairie
—the rest of it timber and bottom lands—beautifully un
dulating, and containing clear running streams of water a
every valley. Nature has designed it for a stock raisin
and grain growing country, and it will be more celebrate
for the abundance of its productions than any portion of
Kentucky or Tennessee.
After crossing the Colorado, the road becomes a litt,
more hilly—but the country is still fertile, well watered
and contains an abundant supply of musquit grass an
Wild Rye for grazing. This portion of Texas contain
ie summer, more Bufalo and other wild gam
than any portion of the country; but the game usually
travels to the south in the Winter in order to feed on the
more luxuriant prairies. >
After crossing the Brazos River the country assuknea
i" ight you have the broad
s off to the south east.
that of San about forty leagues. ,
This plain is on the top of a
(unlike the mountains of the United States, which are
broken into rugged peaks and abrupt precipices.) presents
nd required to have a mail carried a level plain of extraordinary fertility. The sceneis how
ve mentioned route once a week, ever occasionally varied by an abrupt peak which nises
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Approved 28th Janur, 1843.
A good wite will,
her husband; and wi
smiles.
Formerly, women
they had spun a regi
marriages, were con
‘tinues to this day in]
of Buffalo, deer, antelopes, horses, and wild cattle, whie
are forever in sight in those extensive prairies: whilea
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above the plain. The road runs along near the marg
of the mountain—where the streams from the hills furnis
Approved Januaryi st, 1840.
I MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
4rpassed by older governments in
prowess, but not in me i nanimity.
The memory of Wo : kington.
The memory of the tartyfd heroes of our Revolution
Housios, Thursday, Feb. *7, 1840: j
There was a report in town a day or two since, that one ;
of the actors of the Theatre, was bitten by a mad dog; if
there were any hope that this report were true, we would
advise Mr. Corri to get up seme new play, in which this |
tablished between the
1 Antonio, by the way
Guadalupe river in the
Sec. 2. Be it furb
General be authorized
and returned on the nb
Vice President, of the Republic.
:as.—In the infancy of her national
Speake r d the House of Representatives
DAYID G. BURNET,
I President of the Senate
little trouble be passed,.
From the old Forel
Santa F, a distance ofB
General $ Colorado River about425 miles above this city—where >'
K- - . M I t A__1
. , . ... . occasion,
gentleman who a few months since, was travelling in eas-
'tern Texas, not a hundred miles from San Augustine, cal*
the Treasury be and is
of this law, and that he : ha
HO
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Thur sc
WiU be r
modation and use
eral Land Office; prov
building shall not excee i t,
Sec. 2. Be it furth \r fiacted, That the said building
shall be built ofstone ai d
>ur paper to this object. (
Austin to Santa F is about 450
Approved January 5t i, 1840.
‘ MRABEAU B. LAMAR.
Ne are authoriz
MAN, as a candid
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ily hire substitutes, will find their substitutes refused j Representatives of the 1 Ipublic ofTc—... --- . —--- L-, t the ritv of Sant i p
- sembled, That a mail n jte be and the same is hereby es- upon which stands the city ot ranta i
On motion of aid J
Resolved, That tl
spector of prpvisions
27th inst., at 4 o’clod
On motion of aid
pended, it was
Resolved, That th
value of property in
A communication
A communication
next meeting. I
A communication
Petition of C. C. I
with profit. But our object now is to spe ak of the tn
led at an arcade for refreshment; and while waiting for
his mint julep, was suddenly jostled by a fellow, who, all
be wars, both of his native and Louis, and again karried overland to Santa E , a distanc
ily exalted in both, for the posses- of not less than 1600 miles through almost a desert •'
| and military abilities: his valua- try and abounding in warlike tribes of Indians, andatlor
Be councils,of his favorite—Texas,’ a profit—how much greater would be the profit to carr '
the was the leader in that field of them frm Texas, less than one third of the distance, an
qrever the question of our Indrpen ■' where none of those obstac es exist.
ile him to the love and gratitddeot The trade of Santa F consists principally in tlua ■
; peltries, and gold and silver in bars, and to this count*
ckson.—A brave soldier always horses and mules, and even cattle might be drive a wi
If a Texian. The last official act profit. . '
esident of the United States, was Santa F M the plare where all the traders from
in of our independence. He is north of Mexico meet the traders from M -- uritto m a .
1 -1 . an exchange of their commodities —some idea efits vaiu I Ce Nt Ess
be drawn from the great prosperity of St Loub
Establishment‘f a Government ot which derives its principal wealth trom this trade
ot dishonored their parentage. ’ ioods maybe landed at Galveston Of Linvitle, H I |
chivalric France; accustomed to, ported due. i nom Europe at a cheaper rate than the ;
inciples —ghe succor'd our forefa- can be landed at Phil delphia, as our impost duty is muC .
[s, when the “die of thei r fotc spun than it is in the United Mutes FromGalvestont
1 _ ______- -l ‛ । Santa Fe it-is not more than 5UU miles.—r rom rhiad asscandidat
br ports will be evropen to her; phin to Santa F it is more than 4000'miles
Will always meet with a hospitable! I We have every, advantage over the St. Louis tradi
of the free and. only want a little energy to carry the plan into su
never prove unfair to them, or cessful operation Sentinel.___________
Last evening the funeral of Mr. J W. Eldredge, took
place. The remains were accompained to the grave by
a large concourse of citizens and the Milam Guards, of
which corps he was an esteemed member.
we have only been so explicit in describing a*
country through which the road passes to show thefeas
bility of directing the trade to this country.
If goods can be landed at Philadelphia, carrried ore
land to Pittsburgh—the nee shipped in a steam bot to 8
ty; and with a very slight improvement the road wou
be equal to any in the world.
The dinner given to Gen. Houston in this city, on the The Commanches are the only tribe of Indians to
21st, was well attends if and came off' with much eclat.l encountered on the route, and a company of 50 men w
„ armed might pass over any portion of th. country "
I The following are ®e regular toasts offered on the impunity.
1 ' Many portions of this country are rich in mineral pn
ductions and mines may at no distant period be wrough
i al possible.
Ito General “bfunnneni hdreTh authorizednnd “i This elevated tableland is perhaps the best wheat county
n Jil for the town of Victoria on the in the world; and .Malle Brun says, in his geography, I
sameday, which' mail shall be forwarded t. Victoria that the only reason Mezico does not drive
from Gonzles, and casse the latter place to be the distri- country upon earth out of the grain market, o thedifticul-
bating office f‛r the 0 ices to Victoria and San Antonio, ty of transporting, it to the coast l pon this table land,
AVID S KAUFMAN (pure fresh water lakes and running stream-found m
of the House of Representatives sufficient abundance to supply a caravan of tradets with
- ---------- ‘'water. There is no portion of the country where the
r.coldeu. or ih Bepav ’ diotuuco betwecu wvutei will be more ili.ni fifteen mileg,
- and loaded wagons might pass even now without difficu
Je made as nearly fire proof as different appearance—on the ri,-.vu
possible. It shall be b iltupon the eite designated for rich level prairie, which stretches off to the southeast,
that purpose at the City ofAustin. -il :L. ila Lta ditiurt h- 1 "_______
" nacted. That the Secretary of of the level plain is only relieved by the innumerable hen
by charged with the execution
cause a plan and specification
nvenient, and submitted to the the left, the Padre Pinta hills rise in
__ _ _ . aland after being approved, he
draft,theyare liable to be ’drawn'from i shall contractor the chnsruction of said building on the
i—a *-------hssible, andassoon as practicable.'
AI ID S KAUFMAN,
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epeblic of Texas, in Congress as- Wild Ry,
st -thled, That there shi ll be erected one building for the during th
if the State Department and Gen-
def that the expense of the said
thousand dollars.
To authorize the erec iouof Government Buildings.
Sec. 1. Be it enact fd ^y the Senate and House of
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been asked about the propriety of , Moore, Stevens, Gerlach, Allen and Osborne, “bse
r unicatien between this City and Carles. .
_______J____‘ The committee to whom was referred, the report re
tie in it of sufficient importance to peeling the board of health, asked further time.
- - - ■ 1 The committee to whom was referred, an ordinances
vtj, mauy euuuriug iuuenwca ui ms userumness and
talent. Ambitious to leave to his country a name wor- .
gar, molasses, el
champaign wines.
Together with a han
ing .of silks, muslin,,d
nosiery, ready made cl
muslin delanes, will be
-enceat9 o’clo li.
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I? STRAY, at my tar
—A bay horse—white:
th Another old Mexicar
wee feet white, brands
Aatsokd, without ban
“Vethem by proving I
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would be a contribution of a hundred dollars or so, to fur-
nish horses and provisions for volunteers. Whether a •
serious invasion is intended by the enemy or only preda- j
tory incursions it matters little, so far as regards the rais- , i
ing of these companies, for peremptory orders have been j
g, well watered country. It is
direction. From this city to the John W. Bergin, asked further time,
old San Saba fort, itis abput 125 miles. ’Inhere was form- T—— ie-he. -
erly an old Spanish row run from Gonzales to San Saba R. Salmon, asked further time,
which passes within #“fteen miles of this place.—That
road runs over a beauifully undulating country, with an
, and rich grass prairies, and bot-.
rye—which would supply an
I and mules at all seasons. The
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311,37, R Owens 4
Fitzgerald, $62,50,
3102,75, J W I
Thirteen hundred at
d and the Mayor i
for the same. |
Report of Trusted
ted j
On motion of ald
pended, it was |
Resolved, That tl
school, be authorized
school is built, (kno
shade trees plantri l I
hundred dollars he
Nove, is here by app
pense of the improve
Resolved,, That 1
the 27th inst nt 40
Advanta . oj J
mudness is so rare
Athers think th. le
fund—count:ries in
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