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No. 978 [c. 1838?, l\I. B. LAl\fAR, HOUSTON1). NOTES CONCERNING THE CON'SULTATION AND CONVENTION >Frorn Judge Grirnes. The first public meeting on the subject of our Revolution was held at Columbia 25 July 1835. where resolutions were adopted recommend- ing other portions of the country to hold similar meetings to know whether it were expedient or not to elect delegates to a Consultation, to take into consideration the state of public affairs- Similar meet- ings were held in every municipality; and a 1.1 agreed upon the pro- priety of holding such a consultation as was recommended by Colum- bia- l\Iembers were accordingly elected, from the various munici- palities- (Note The meeting at Columbia appointed committies in every municipality of safety & correspondence, & i,ent to the gentlemen se- lected as champion for the same) Before the members elect, could convene for the Consultation, Coss came in, and a portion of the members meeting at San Phillipa ap- pointed a central committee of safety & correspondence with paramt authority to act for the best of the country, whilst the members gen- erally of the consultation repaired to the field, for the purpose of meeing Coss- The time appointed for the holding of the consultation was originally 15th October; but in consequence of this invasion, it was not held until 1st November- The Consultation was intended to have met at Washington, so designated by Columbia Resolutns; but after leaving the army as above stated, the members concluded to hold it at San phillippe- It was accordingly held there. San P. Nacog, lVIilam That Consultation, Declared in favor of the Constitution of 1824. The Land offices was closed; and committies appointed to take charge of the records- There were at this time, open the followg land offices, one at San phillippe, Nacogdoches, Milam, Refughio and Gonzales-· Their operations were all suspended. They established a provisional Govermt, constituted thus; one member out of each municipality was chosen as a council to continue at S'an phillippe, in constant session. A Govr. & Lieut Govr. were elected; the Lieut. Govr. was to be the President of the Council. A difficulty soon ensued between the Govr. Lieut. Govr. & the Council- The Council and Lieut. Govr. were in favor of taking Matamoras; the Govr. was opposed to the measure; a quarrell arose; the council & Lieut. Govr. attempted to act inde- dendently of the Govr- The Lieut. Governor, assumed the Govrs. Chair, and l\fol\:Tullin was chosen President of the Council- The peo- ple became much disgusted with them all, and whole govt. dissolved into thin air- The consultation adjourned with a view of reassembl- ing at some future period; either themselves, or new delegates; fo~ the purpose of meeting with more ample & plenary powers. The Pro- visional Govt. appointed a time & mode of electing & holding a Con-
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