gave up the comforts and security of his home to bring to their aid a gallant band of his countrymen; and whilst courageously engaged among the storming columns that led the attack on San Antonio received a musket ball in his body, of which he is since dead. Resolved, That the memory of Capt. John W. Peacock deserves to be held in sacred remembrance by the people of Texas, and while they deplore his lamented deatb, they are not insensible to the obli- gation of making provision for his family; therefore, Be it resolved by the delegates of the people of Texas in general convention assem- bled and it is hereby ordered by authority of the same; That the wife and children of said John W. Peacock or their agent be and is hereby authorized to locate a league and labor of land, on any va- cant lands of the Republic of Texas, to be held and divided by and between his wife and children, according to the laws of descent :>f the State of Tennessee: and Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid That--David :Murphy be and is hereby appointed agent for & in behalf of the widow & children of said Capt Jno. W. Peacock with full power and authority to take possession of the papers, property, money and ef- fects left by him the said Peacock in Texas, and preserve the same for the benefit of his family." Which on motion was adopte9-. On motion of :Ofr. Barnett this resolution was directed to be print- ed in the public papers of Texas, and the town of Shelbyville in th~ State of Tennessee of the U. S. of A. On motion of Mr. Rusk the rule of the house was suspended to take up the ordinance as reported by the com. of the whole, to or- ganize the physical forces. The ordinance was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Potter the words "free persons of color" were stricken out of the exception in Section 1. Mr. Potter introduced a resolution to amend the 2nd section as follows by adding the words "making in separate columns the names of Mexicans, and those of other persons within the municipalities of Nacogdoches, Bexar, R~fngio, and San Patricio," and on the question being taken, it was decided in the negative. Mr. Potter introduced the following as an amendment to sect!o~ 2nd to-wit: ''Provided that whenever the militia of any muruc1- pality may be emhodied for the public service, the white men-shall be organized in separate companies and have the entire control of ihe election of their offir.ers." Mr. Rui;:k offered the following in lieu of Mr. Potter's a!Ilend- rnent ,vhich was accepted by him, towit: "Provided that m the municipality of Nacogdoches there shall be one additional individ- ual appointed, whose duty it shall be to make out separate, the names of all natives therein liable to serve, and that they when
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