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April 1840. On motion of C[ol. S. ?] A. Plummer the Hon. ,John Hemphill was called to the ch [air l- And on motion of John D. l\Iorris Esq. Andrew Gre[en ?] was appointed Secretary. The chairman then called on Judge Robinson to explain the objects of the meeti[ng] which was done [by him in J a clear an·d forcible manner to be a desire of the citizens to express the situation of the South western frontier to our Government and petition from it such succour and aid as is within its power for the protection of the people and the exposed frontier.- Col Plummer observed that it is impossible to o[b]tain men or to carry out the views of the executive by ra[i]sing tr[oop]s for six months but that an expedition against Cordova and [his] allies would meet the views of the public.- F. S. Gray Esq. moved that a committee of [? be] appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the vi [ews of the p]eople in the west which being seconded and [put w ?] as carried when the chairman appointed James W. [Robin]son Esq. F. S. Gray Esq, E. L. Holmes Esq John J. Linn Esq. Col. [S. A.?] Plummer l\fajor James Kerr and John D. Morris Esq [w]ho after a consultation held-the Committee repor.ted the following Preamble and resolutions which were on motion of E. L. Holmes Esq who accompanied his motion with a speech of much elo- quence and weight and being seconded by Judge Robinson who also sustained them with much force of argument they were unanimously adopted The Citizens of Victoria and the adjoining counties deeming it of the utmost importance that some active and effective measures should be resorted to by the Texas Government for the protec[tio]n of her South .western frontier have assembled for the purpose [of e]xpressing their views and showing their willingness to aid [the G]overnment in re- pelling the foes that now hover on our borders It is now ascertained beyond a doubt from various source[s which may? b] e relied on that the designs of the Central party of l\Iexico a[re made to] join in with and combine all the hostile Tribes of In [ dians aga J inst Texas and if if possiMe lay waste by marauding parties th[is portio]n of Country by adopting the most savage warfare known tod [ay] in Texas Knowing and feeling deeply our almost entire defe[nce]less and unprepared con- dition in arms and ammunition we a[re] constrained to appeal to our Government that strong and effecti[ve] measures should be immediately adopted by which safe[t]y and protection may be giv·en to our homes and our property- We have therefore [deemed it] proper to propose the adoption of the following Resolutions [Resolv] ed That in the opinion of the )Ieeting some person s[hould] be authorized by the Government to receive volunteers to [the] number that may be offered who shall report themse[lve]s at this place and or- ganize-with the distinct understa[n]ding that they will look to the liberality of some future Congress for the remuneratiqn to which their services may entitle them.- Reso[l]~ed That the pres[i]de[nt be req]uested to furnish a suit- ab-le number of mounted cannon arms of every description and ammuni- tion to be placed in Victoria for the purpose of arming and equiping such as are disposed to volu [n] teer in the service of the Country and unable to arm the[m]selves.-
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