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THE NORTHERN STANDARD
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LONG SHALL OUR BANNER BRAVE THE BREEZE THE STANDARD OF THE FREE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VOL. 3.
CLARKSVILLE TEXAS .NOV. 12 1845.
N0.34.
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OftlSIKsU. C0NTBIBUT1OX FROM ABSUAD
THE RITE OF THE REPUBLIC.
The United States.has within the past year
made lb addition to her territory of a vast
country; she has thus opened new prospects
I for the enlerprize of her citizens ; she stands
con-'with a population of twenty millions
yet in her infancy; she gives evidence of in-
crease such as lo make her ultimate lira'ts
doubtful.' Her unsettled .population in hun-
dreds and thousands are leavitlg'her present
border and turning westward. The fertile
plaint or Calif ornia and the valleys on lie
Columbia will soon swarm with the Ang'lp
8azon racc:' The same unquiet spTrit which
tent first tbe Soxon.then the Northman across
the British Channel and spread ihc canvass
to seek tha America? shore is now rinding
an.outlcl across tbe Sierras of Western Am-
rica. America! behold her position again
with Texaseoa her left and the 'Northern
Lakes oa her right flantrand a moving pow-
er is the centre. She looks to the great and
almost unexplored regions of the West for a
home for her future surplus population. Talk
not ol boundary Jines which man has sketch-
I ed'upeo.paperj-toteulelhe diplomatic discus-
tiontof by fiontt years. From the founda-
tion of thrworld man has been emigrating
aid hi useleat to.close one's eyes to the cer-
tainty lhat.it will continue to be so untiLthe
habitable' world has obtained an equilibrium
of power and intelligence to render further
th'tn'res impossible. We can but see then
iif the" 'amalCbaodi ol emigrants! ivtnding
their.Way .silently but surely to the shores oi
tbe FacjSej;tihe same grand results 'which
wtreWfolredT pnk'nown.lo .diiejyorker
taeteu W uroBMaionj)i inejioguui w
Jarn'esetwn...JtaigrMiit;o1Oregon! -Whj
Ofefttf '1rouWnot!''rj61a ihc'people who.in
twenty years wtjTbaye crossed the mountains
oi .vuiiornta are. even
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scheme of National rail roads : we would
bavenowythe opposite ends of the U. States
within two or three days of each other and
the ease with which our forces could have
been thrown forward on any point would
have rendered it impossible to have invaded
us successfully.
Let Us imagine that the whole continent is
densely populated ; a rail way along which
isa lineoftho Electric Telegraph will con-
vey the news from Washington City to Orc-
gonthat one of the Honorable Senatois from
that Stau has died in the Capitol. The news
goes with the velocity of Iighining4itera!ly
instantly; and perhaps the Legislature of
that Slate is in session : one hour after the
Senator nasdead.aud before his body is cold
his successor might be elected 30U0 miles
off! and travelling on the rail road the new
Senator in .ice daps can reach the Seat of
ijuvernment supposing that to be always al
wasmngion which is by no means certain.
Take any other line of communication and
no two points of ihe continent in actual trav-
el wil be ten days apart. Let us earnestly
hope that our aspirations will be rational.
and ior the amelioration of the condition of
man; and that the glorious gifts of GoJ
through the ingenuity of man will be made
use of to establish our country's government
on the solid foundation of truth ; so that to
all future time our increase will not be look
ed on with terror or hate; but that all our
neighbors will rather hope than avoid annex-
ation to our territory. Let the miserable
selfishness of one part be hushed in the mor-
al force uf the whole so that the man Irom
our midst chosen to ascend.to our highest
magisterial office will know full well that
inscourging conuptiorj he will best please
his counfry.
Let the people prosper then and learn that
The greatest knowledge istobc wise the
highest wisdom is to be good " R.
Choctaw Nation Angust iblj.
MEXICO.
The Union has some statistics in relation
to the Mexican "Republic" which we copy
bf low. Mexico was formerly styfed the U-
nited States of Mexico but it is officially
denominated the -'Mexican Republic" and
very properly as the government is not in
any sense that of a confederation of stales but
a consolidated central one. According to the
constitution adopted in June 1343 styled the
"Basis of Political Org-tnizalion of the Mex-
ican Repub'ic-" the territory comprises what
were during the Spanish sway the vice roy
alty of rew Spain. Yucatan the internal
provinces eat una west Upper ana Lower
California and the Chiapas.
This territory excepting tha California
and Texas is now divided by law into de-
partments nith an estimated population for
each as lollows' namely.:
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Chihuahua. -'s
60098
141200
147600
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512606
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1.330.320
497J906
101108
53.026
500273
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120.560
321.840
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124000
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Guanajuato
Jalisco
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Micboacan
Nueva Leon
Nueva Mexico
Oajsca
Puebla
Queretaro.1
San Luis Potosi
Sinalon tJ
Sonora
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Total
6932079
To which add the California witk a. pop-
ulation estimated three" years since at only
Q.'i3Q 1iin xnmAurhut mnri nt .ih nrpcpnt
' bfthe whole population of (say) 7000000
souls it is estimated that more than oae-sev-
enth are whites ; tbe remaining six sevenths
consist .pi inaiansanu oau-orceas ytiuouic
tew negroes. - 0i
Political rights are cnnfiheditqacituens
who consist ol Mexicans of the agoof 21 if.
.' "LCrJj J-iorr Ti" i i.-
unmarricu or 10 i mariieu sou twiiii pus-
sets a yearly income of 200 derived' from
capital or labor. ' rf . ' s 11
t THe.eleciw'ns are held biennally under
the folio wins forms : . r i .
jlAHthe inhabitants nf.each department
are supposed to oeuiviuea into jraniaot oi
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class being elected by the department assem-
bles and one-third "by the President of the
Republic and the Supreme Court; and a
Chnmber of Deputies composed of members
chosen by the electoral colleges of depart-
ments in ihu ratio of one deputy for every
seventy thousand inhabitants The whole
number is now 04. All bill? originate in
the Chamber of Deputies; hut the Senate
and the President participate in their enact-
ments as in the United States. 4. A Coun-
cil of State consisting nf seventeen members
appointed for life by the President. 5. The
Supreme Court consisting of eleven Judges
elected by the departmental assemblies who
try impeaenmenis occ. 0. The department
al assemblies possessed of various minor lo'
cal (unctions in subordination always to the
legal authority of Congress; and 7 The gov
ernors of departments appointedy tho Pies
icent.
It is also staled that the army participates
largely in tne uovernment; that publicnt
fairs are discussed and votes taken upon them
by the troops such that no one in seven of
the inhabitants can read or write that the
governing class consists of only one-seventh
of the population; that the complicated sjs-
tem of election tends to restrict and exclude
popular influence; that all the resources of
the country a re squandered on a large aland
itig army ; that every year or two witness a
civil war and a militaiy revolution in the
government; and when all these things are
considered it will be easy lo comprehend
the slate of a disorganization and misrule
worK oi lony years in an hour's time it is
destroyed or irrepirably injured by some
miscreant's torch Pic.
Si.vcdiar Case Mr. Hector Peikins
of Baltimore who uas wounded in the bat-
lid of Chippewa thirty years ago had to
have his leg amputated on the 23th tilt. For
nearly thirty one years hj has suffered oc-
casional piin for several months past has
suffered intensely until at last he consented
to loose his leg He has been dointj well
since the amputation
Sugar. WeutiderstuiJ ilutsusrar plant.
ations aro being opened i:i vanuus sections
of the State with unprecedented rapidity.
.Many ol tbe cotton planters hive abandoned
that cultivation for sugar. More especially
is this the case in tho Altackapas and Opel-
ousas. We are informed that on the River
the planters are turning their attention to su
gar. Large orders have gone up the river
forsugar mills and fixtures and a number
likewise have been scut to Philadelphia.
Picayune
We hare conversed with several Oriends
just returned from the mountains and who
were of the party that wed from this neigh-
borhood some four weeks ago for that health-
y and romantic portion of our stale for the
Jouble purpose uf recruiting their health and
exploration.
They give a glowing description of tho
wild scenery of that rugged country the
buffalo ciuje and the excitement that incvi
tably attends a campaign of a small party to
a wild country wild game and among the
still wilder Indians.
The parly crosseJ the Colorado at Aus
tin and pursued a route conducting them on
a parallel line with the river and within an
average of from twenty to thirty miles of its
west bank until they arrived lq the neigh-
borhoo.l of the "Enchanted Rock." Here
tbey kitleii b'uffilo and dried a sufficiency ofi
its flesh to last dunng'their expected stay.
Being however disappointed in their main
object ani the health of the party having nn
proved ihev remained but a short time.
' Although they saw no Indians fresh sign
was discovered frequently which led them
to believe they were narrowly -watched. Il
is thought by the Indian Agent us well as by
this party that the Commanches will be hos-
tile from the time some of their tribe commit
ted the murder on this river.
Oaeof the'eompany was a scientific Ger-
mantland who is represented- to us as having
visited many of the mines of Europe and A
mericiand who' appearo 1 to be well skilled
in fossil bodies. In the opinion of this geol
ogist .which was freely expressed these
mountains abound .with gold silver dec.
The '.i&n chanted. Kock" which covers an
area 640 acres and rises to-the heighth.of
400 feet is reoresented at certain times and
stale'of tb!e "atmosphere ofa dirk night to
present a sublimo and magical appearance.
It appears to be covered with an innumera
ble quantity of mammoth glow-worms which'
are continually passing sIowly"io"" and fro '
-WtfhavA ourselt had a slight' new of this
Imountamous country with its streams dash.
sag overrode ana pebble as they pu rsue their
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SPEECH OF LOTT DOOLITTLE.Esq.
Member of the Legislature fromWeu Je-
rusalem IlucUcbcrry county Vermont
on the bill for the protection of Henroosts.
Misiur Speaker: I'e sot here in my seat
and heered the opponents of this creat "iiash-
unal measure arify ana expectorate again it
till I'm purty nigh'bubted with the indignant
commotions of my lacerated sensibilities
Mr. Speaker arc it possible tlint men can be
so intaluateU as to vole again this bill? Mr.
SpeakerI blush to say that it am. .Mr. Spea-
ker allow me to picter to vour excited and
denuded imaginaiion some of tho heart-ren
ding evils which rise from the want of pur-
lecuon to hen roosts in my vicinity among
my constituents. Air. Speaker we mil sup-
pose it to be the awful and melancholy hour
of mid night all nater am hushed in repose
the solem wind softly moans through the
waving branches of ihe trees and nought is
heered to brake the solemncholy stillness
save an occasional grunt in the Hog Pen I
I will now carry you in imagination to that
devoted lien House. Behold iis peaceful
and happy inmates gently declining in balrav
slumbers on their eleval'd and majestic roosts?
Look at that aged and venerable and highly
respected Rooster as he keeps his silent vigils
wiih parental and unmitigated watchfulness
over those innocent he!plcs3 and virtuous
Ht-ns and Pullets I Ju.t let vour eve dance
around and bchoU that dionifie4 and mal.
ronly Hen who watches n iih lender solici-
tude and parental congratulation over those
j'uvt-iiile chickens who crou did around their
respected progeniter and nestle under hpr
circumambient uings
Now I ask Mr. Speaker am there to be
found a wretch so lost and abandoned as will
enter that peaceful and happy abode and tear
those interesting and innocent little biddies
from their agonized and heart broken par-
ents? Mr. Speaker I answer in thunder
tones that there am ! Arc there any thinr.so
mean and sneaking as such a robber? No
their are not? You may search the wide
universe from the natives who repo-e in sol-
itary grandure and supurlative majesty un-
der the shade of the tall cedars which grow
upon the tops of the Almmaleh mountains in
the valley of Jehosophat down to the degra
ded and barbarous savages who repose in ob-
scurity in their miserable wig-warns on the
rock of Gibralterin the Gulf of Mexico and
then you will be as much puzzled to find any
thing so mean as you would be to see earth
revolve around the sun twice in. twenty four
tiours wiuiout tne aiu ol a telescope.
Mr. Speaker I feel that I have said enuf
on this subject to convince the most obdurate
member of the unapproachable necessity ofa
law which shall forever and everlastingly
put a stop tot'jeseutri proceedings; and I
proxiosatliat-evefy-.convicted offender shall
suffer tho penalty of the law as (oilers:
r or the hrsl offence he shall be obliged to
suck twelve rotten eggs without no salt on
em.
For the second offence he shall be obliged
to 3et on twenty rotten eggs until he halches
em- .. u
Mr. Speaker all I want is for every mem-
ber to act on this subject accordin' to his con
sciousness. Let him do this and ho will be
remembereJ for everlastingly by a grateful
posterity. Mr.Speaker.rvedone. Where's
my hat ?
The eloquent centh man hi-re donned his
sealskin cap and set down apparently much
exhausted.
iVo Great Things After Alt. Dr. Baird
says.of the ci lebratui AUeUiroms on the
coast of Norway that they nerenot'so terri
ble as people generally supposed and he
thought that a stoul steamer could ride safely
through the worst of them; they "were about
the same thing as Hell Gate near New
Yorkl "X
The Expire State. In theStaie of N.
York there are 9 cities 147 incorporated vil-
lages and 452. unincorporated villages
Tho aggregate white population is 2.37S
890; 50027 free colored. The value of the
productions in 1310 was 8213 190026.
Constitution " ' 7
We the Deonle of the Republic 'if Texas'!
acknowledging with gratitude the' grace
and beneficence of God in permitting "us
to make a choice of our form of Govern-
ment do in accordance with the provis-
ions of the Joint Resolution fur annex-
. ing Texas to the United States approved
March first one thousand eight hundred
and forty-five ordain and establish this
Constitution. t
ARTICLE FIRST.
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' pies of:Libertyjand Free Government may
1 be recognized and established jfejljeolaje
h'that - .. . - .i. . a
SKctiokI. All political power is iphe-
frentrraWe'Heotire'and'all'Tfee'governWents-
ire founded on their authority Sna-iostndtea
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shall be necesscry to protect every religious
denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of
tbeirown mode ofpublic worship.
Sec. 5. Every citizen shall beat liberty
to speak write or publish his opinions on any
subject being responsible for the abuse of that
privilege; and no law shall ever be passed
curtailing the liberty of speech or of the Press
bEc t. in prosecutions for the publica-
tion of papers investigating the rfficia' con-
duct of officers or men in a public capacity
or where the matter published is proper for
public information tho truth thereof may be
given in evidence. And in all indictments
for libels the jury shall have a right to de-
termine the law and the facts under the di-
rection of the court as in other cases.
Sec. 7. The people shall be secure in their
persons houses papers and possessions from
all unreasonable seizures or searches and no
warrant to search any place or to seize any
person or thing shall issue without descri-
bing them as near as may be ; nor without
probable cause supported by oath or affirma-
tion. Sec 8 In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall have a speedy public trial by
animpariial jury; he shall not be compelled
to give evidence against himself; he snail
have the right of bcinr heaid by himself or
counselor both; shall becohtronted with the
witnesses against bun and shall have com
pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
favor; and no person shall be holden to
answer for any 'criminal charge but on in-
dictment or. information. except incases ari
sing in the land or naval forces orotlences
against the laws regulating the militia.
bEc. 9. All prisoners snail bebailabloby
sufncient sureties unles for capital offences
wuen tne proot is evident or the presump-
tion great; but this provision shall not be so
constructed as to prohibit bail after indictment
found upon a i examination oi the evidence
by a Judge of the Supreme or District Court
upon tho return of the writ of habeas corpus
returnable in the couuty where the offence is
committed.
Stc. 10. The privilege of the writ of ha
beas corpus sball not be suspended except
wnen iu caseoi reoeuion or invasion inepuu
lie safely may require it
Sec. 1 1. Excessive bail shall not be re
quired nor excessive fines imposed norcru
el or unusual punishment inflicted. AH
courts shall be open; and every person foi
an injury done him.in his Iandsgoodsperson
or reputation shall hare remedy by due
course of law.
Sec. 12. No person for the same offence
shall bdtwicepatin jeopardy of lifeorlirab
nor snail a person be again put upon trial lor
the same offence after a verdict of not guilty ;
and tho right of trial by jury sball remain
inviolate.
Sec. 13. Every citizen shall have the
right to keep and bear arms in the lawful de-
ence oi nimseii ana me aiaie.
Sec. 14. No bill ofattainder er post facto
Iawrelroactire law impairing the obligations
of contracts shall be made; aud no person's
property shall betaken or applied to public
use without adequate compensation being
made unless by the consent ot such person
Sec. 15. No person sball ever be impris-
oned for debt.
Sec. 16. No citizen of this state shall be
deprived of life liberty properly or privile-
ges outlaw cdt exiled or in any manner dis-
franchised except by due course of the law
of the land.
Skc 17. The military shall at all times
be subordinate lo the civil authority.
Sec. 18. Perpetuities and monopolies are
contrary to the genius of a Free Govern-
ment and shall never be allowed ; nor shall
the law of primogeniture or entailments ev-
er bo in force in this fate.
Sec. 19. The ciiizens shall haVe the right
in a peaceable manner to assemble together
for their common good nd to apply to those
invested .with the powers of government for
redress of grievanceSjOr other -purposes Jy
petition address or remonstrance.
Sec.1 20. "No power 'of suspending laws in
this State shall-bejexercifcd except by tne
Lcgislatureoritiauirioruy.i. .. :u
Sec. 21. To guard against transgressioaa
of the high'powcrs herein .delegated. - we dt
r.l.Vrn lhat evervthrn n his "Bill oT Rishts'
is excepted out of ihfrgenerilwert'bLuwi0
e rnment. and shall forever remiiin'iav'iolit:
and all aw contrary thereto PfiilPaAMrfPh
lovringromion shall be void LsflTfi
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Sec. 3. Electors in all cases.shall be privilezcd
from arrest durin; their attendance at elections
and in poing tu and reiurntnf: from th same ex-
cept in cases of treason felony or breach of the
peace.
Sec. 4. Tha Legislative powers of this State
shall be vested in two distinct branches: tbe on
to be si j led the Senate nnd the other (lie House of
Representative! and both together the "Legisla-
ture of tbe State of Texas. Tbe style of laws haU
be "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Slate of
Texas."
Sec. 5. Tbe members ofthe House of Repre-
sentatives fballbc chosen br tbe qualified electors.
nd their Icrm of office shalibc two jearsfrom the
day ofthe general election ; and the traiolisof the
Legislature shallbe biennialat such timet as shall
be prescribed bylaw.
Sec G. No person shall be a represerttativenn-
Iess he be a citizen of the United Staler or at the
time ofthe adoption of Ibis Constitution a citiicu
ofthe Republic of Texas and shall bare been an
inhabitant of this State two yean nest preceding
his election and the las: year thereof citizen of tho
county city or town for which he shall be chosen
and shall have attained the age of twenty-oneyears
at the time of lft election.
Sec. 7. All elections by tbe people shall be
held at such time and places in the several conn-
ties eilies or towns as are notr or may hereafter
be designated by law.
Sec. tt. Tbe Senator; shall be chosen by the
qualified electors for ibe term of four yeans; and
shall bs dsjjded by tot into two classes as nearly
eqnal as can be. The seats of Senators oftba first
class shall be vacated at ihe expiration ofthe first
twoyesr; and of the second class at the eipira-
offour years; so lhatone halflhereofshallbe cho-
sen biennially thereafter.
Sec. 'J. Such mode et classifying nair addition-
al Senators shall be observed as will as nearly at
possible preserve an equality ofnumberln each
eias-.
Sec 10. When a Senatorial district shall ba
composed of two or more counties it shall not ba
separa'ed by any county belonging to another du-
u iii
Seci II. No person shall be a Senator unless
he be a citizen ofthe United States orat the time
of the acceptance ot this Constitution by the Con
gresoflheU. States a citizen ofthe Republic
or Texas; and shall have been an inhabitant ot
this Stat three years next preceding tbe election;
and the lat year thereof a resident of the district
for which he shall be choaen and have attained
ihe age of thirty years.
Sec li. The House of Representatives when
assembled shall chocs a Speaker and its otberorE-
cert and tbe Senate shall choose a President for
the time being and its other officers. Each House
shall judge ol the salifications and elections of its
own rnembars but contested elections shallba de-
termined in such manaar as shall be directed by
law .- Twa-thirds of each House shall constitute a
I quotum to do business bat a smaller number may
aujouiaituui uay 10 etay ana compel me atten-
dance of absent members in suck manner sad un-
der such penalties as each IIoui may provide.
Sec. Id. Each House mav determine tie rules
of its own proceedings pnnuh members for disor
derly conauct ana witn tne consent or two-thirds
expel a member but not a second time for the taass
offence.
Sxc. 14 Each House shall keep ajournalof its
own proceedings and publish the same aud the
yeas and nays of tho members of either House oxr
any question hall at the desire of any three mem-
bers present.be entereiLon the Journals.
Sec. 15. When vacancies happen in either
House tbe Governor or tha person exercising tae
power of tha Governor sh-dlissue writs of elec-
tion to fill such vacancy.
Sec 1G. Senator-; and Representatives shall in
all case except ia treason; felony or breach oftba
peace be privileged from.arretduring the session
ofthe Legislature and in going to and returning;
from the sme allowing one day for every twenty
miles such number may reside" from the place at
which the Legislature ia convened.
Sec 17. Each House may punish by imprison-
ment during the session any person not a member
for disrespectful or disorderly conduct in its pres
ence; OT'luroostrucUng any of its proceedings .-
provided such imprisonmtat shall not at any one
time exceed forty-eight hours.
Hxc. is. ibe doors of each House shall be Kept
open.
ssc. in -Neiiner Mouse snail without tbe eon-
sent of the other adjourn for more thin three dajs;'
nor to any outer place tnaa mat in wnica tbey may
be sitting without the concurrence of both Houses.
Sec 20. Bills may originate in either House
and be amended altered or rejected by the ether;
but no bill shall hate the farce of a law until oa
three several data it be read in each House and
free discussion be allowed thereon unless In case
of great emergency four-fifths of the House in
which tho bill sball ba pending may deem it ex-
pedient to dispense with this rule-; aud every bill
having passed both Hoosesshall be signed by the
Speaker and President of their respective House.
Sec 91. All bills for raising revenue shall ori-
ginate ia ihe House of Keprescntativesiut the Sen-
ate may amend or reject them as other bills .
Sec2-' After a bill or resolution has been re-"
jected by either braaca of the Legislature no bill er
respiutwa containing too samo substance stuuDo-
passed into a'law during the same session.
-Skc: 23. Kaea"meaber ofthe Legislature shall
receive from ibe public Treasury a compensation
for his services whicht stay be increased ordimin-
ishedbv Uw-:-aal.naisKxeae of compensation sball
(take effect darulg the sessional which such increase
isaim MeW "2il
i 3ttttrgferrSK.il ttWnr or Representative shaU
LdnrinxtBe.Urmftr.wbich he may be elected be
eligible to any civil office ot profit under ibis btate
watcaakeJwtteteea creat w or the emoluments
owMsa!ikvken increased daring such -
trri- saJsrlaMsiSr oeilbrr House of the Lesis-
lalatValiali ataxia tarm for whichhe is elect-
beelipfcUtoaayofficaorplaee tno appoint-
nniiovstn any oe mane in wuure iw i
tjmttilHT-if - ---- : nor shall tbe -members
thereof kecapabl of t otin? for a member
herein providi.-Tbe
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Jltkk being ot tne aeaaie anu
M ot neprescniauics tiuiiuc
reeDectiive bodies.
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or any uoitrt ot law or eqni-
ucaerai ivierr.
Collector or any
ntraaa kttfT aJsiswive orace under tae United
lltatesITKsuto or any foreign Government
nor snau at me
aeeueiea
7f naslrssHsttirrtnir rr it undar.tt
nre&t undar.tbisstaie:
of Ihe militia to which there.
'salary or the ofHcc of Jut-
1 not lie deemed lucrative.
tieepwhoalany-Uutt: may have
as or wuu "wj " wu
)lh public money shallbe
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grsforue amount oisucn
public raoaeys with which
DftheGospef.beinxbv- thefr
Uod and the care ot souls.
from tbe great ouues oi
rr. no Ministerof the Gos-
bminalion whatever shall
lure.
r Senators and Represent
UvoogboaL thee State and
a i
lature shall at their &rst
rone uiousana eisniauu-
end flrtjr -and-every eijht
in enumeration la be made
labiunti fl ndans'aot. taxed AC-
"andleseiiaBfs u Afncana exeented.!
Stale designating particularly the number
qualified electors ; and the whole number of Rep
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De Morse, Charles. The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 12, 1845, newspaper, November 12, 1845; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80569/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.