In his remarks, John Austin laid out four key points that the convention needed to address: the "misrepresentations" made by "enemies of Texas" that the settlers desired independence from Mexico, an appeal of the restrictions on immigration from the United States, a method to grant land titles to residents in certain areas of the province, and reduction of tariffs on many imported items.
在他的讲话中，约翰奥斯丁提出了大会需要讨论的四个主要问题：“德克萨斯敌人”歪曲事实，即居民渴望德克萨斯州从墨西哥独立出来；美国移民限制的申诉；省内某些地区批土地给居民的方法；以及降低进口货物的关税。