On motion of Mr. Parmer, Resolved, That one thousand copies of Colonel W. Barrett Travis's letter be printed in hand bill form by the editors, :Messrs. Baker & Bordens, of San Felipe. And the question being taken thereon, it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Samuel A. :Maverick, from the municipality of Bejar, ap- peared, produced his credentials and took his scat as 11 member of the Convention. On motion of Mr. Childress, Resol11ed, 'l'hat Captain J. Cook be invited to take a seat within the bar of the Convention, in testimony of the regard for the ser- ,·i('CS he has rendered to Texas in her struggle for freedom. And the question being taken thereon, it was unanimously de- cided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Houston, · Resolved, That Captain Burk and Lieutenant Thornton, be in- vited to take a seat within the bar of the Convention as a tribute d11c to their gallantry in defending the cause of Texas. .\.nd the question being taken thereon, it was unanimously de- cided in affirmative. · )fr. S. Rhodes Fisher, from the municipality of l\fotagorda, ap- peared and, agreeable to the report of the committee on privileges and elections, took his seat as a delegate of the Convention. Mr. ITouston a3ked and obtained leave to address the Conven- tion, explanatory of his former course as commander-in-chief; the delicacy of his position under the decrees and orders of the provi- sional government, tendered his acknowledgements to the Con- vention for his re-appointment as commander-in-ch:ef, and took his lca,·e for the arm,·. . On motion of Mr. ·Potter, . Ne..•olred, 1'h:1l the safety of the country is threatened in a man- ner whieh makes it the duty of all her citizens lo hasten to the field. . Re.solved, 'I'hat the members of this Convention, while t.hey keep f'teadily in v!ew the organization of the government, will, in th.:? prc.~cnt emergency, a<ljourn to meet in the camp of our country- men. there or elsewhere to complete the business of the convention. Resolt•ed, That a committee of five members be appointed, clothed with all the powers residing in the Convention, to rnise and organ- ise the militia und volunteers, provide supplies of provisions and ammunition for the troops, and to draft an appeal to the people of 'Texas and to the United States, explaining our situation and the motive's of our adjournment. Mr. Potter advocated the· adoµtion of the resolution; l\fessrs. Collinsworth, Childress, and Rusk, in opposition thereto, and the questi~n being taken thereon, _it was decided in thP negative.
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