TEX.\S ST.\TE LrnnARY
1~;1.1 Texas had all 1111clouhte1l rig-ht to org-ani7.e her:;elf into II St.ate of the l'o11fe<ll'?"H<·y- .\ l'Oll:c-tit11tio11 was franll'<l and ndopted hy tlw C'om·ention whid1 fO;.!l•ther with the memorial for the n•peal of the lnw of the Gth of ..\pril wa:- :-il'lll hy onr ag<'nt S F .\11:-:tin to \fexic·o a:-:king for the adoption of the one and thP rep~•al o[ tl1<' otlwr- Our agent was for near two year;; impri:-:onell in mexil'O without nfl'edin;,.! our admi:-:sion into tlw union of nwxil'an ;-itate:-:- 1'hP law of tlw 6th of a\pril \\·as huwe\·er repealed, Jet the repealing ad was not ·to h,we effect until Six months after its pn:c-sage- This was doubtle~s with the \·iew on the part of the Go\·ernment of again filling the ('onmry with Soldiery to harass the new Settlers b~· impeding their eutrauce into the country. Six months it wa:- thought was sufficient time to bring about this result- Gent Martin Perfecto De Cos Commanding the eastern Division of :Mexican Troops issued rnrious proclamations to nntive )Iexicans on his way to his (Head Quarters platamoras) Mysteriously menacing certain ''ingratos estrangeros" (ungrateful Strangers) who under various pretexts he said had entered the Country to filch from the nation her domain, The colonists were not fully advised of these measures of Gen! C'os a few only beliernd that it was contemplate<l hy the go\'ernment again to Station a ::iol<liery upon us, and fewer still heliernd that it was n prepamtory step to a change in the form of GoYernment- .-\n official proclamation from Gen! Cos however reached San Felipe in June 1835 which presaged with certainty both intentions on the part of GoYt- A meeting was held in that pince . presided by R. )1 \Yilliamson Esqr which resulted in the following ex- position of the political condition of the nation. Here follows the address and resolutions of that meeting- Similar meetings were held throughout Texas and Similar resolutions voted in e\·ery part of the country. :Xo decisiYe steps were howe,·er taken until the return of our Agent S P Austin whic-h took place in Septr of same year- A decisirn tone was assumed by this distinguished citizen unknown to him, be- forP- He eonC"ei\·ecl in the exposition given of the :::;tate of affairs of the nation on the •!incl of Juue- and uuhesitatingly advise<l a preparation for hostilities- In a moment all were united and in arms- Here follow organiza- tion of the \'Olunteer army fall of Bexar talking of Goliad meeting of the Gen) Consultation &cc- _,\fter the difficulties of ( 1832) already alluded to A general con- wntion of all Texn:- was called by means of representatives from every Juri:-:<lirtion throughout Texa:c-- The com·en!ion was assembled in San Felipe 1st of .·\pril 1833-org-auizecl nppo111ted Wm H Wharton Pre,:icle11t and Hasting-s of Xacogdoches Secretary S F Austin was the opponent of \Yharton & was bra/en on the ground of his oppo~ition to tlw tall- . . . I blank] Tiu> ohjec·t for which th_e COJ1\'ent1on was ealle,1 after the organi7.lltion of that body, aml explu111ecl hy the Hon \\"\°I\· :\lartin nlltl 11na11imo11sh· eoll(·ured in- The formation of a c·o;1;1it11tio11 for 'fp,;:1,- i11 l'Ollf;,rmit\· with till' fl'1ler11l Constitution of thl' H111mhlic· ncc·ompnnir<l with n niemorial, prnying- to fh~l 1~dmitted into the 1·nio11 uf thr l"nitl'd )lexienu StatL'"'· .:\ l'Onst1tut1011 \\·as
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