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FROM THK CONVENTION. aa the ceetitotioo protect ^JC r^Sr.S; ?ttroi>E?5&
•IVe of tke Christian Sabbath- i i-uia,«rprotemUdu wuty**& **,fuu<i«,
AtyoUrilPd till Mood«J„ 9|oVe|aek ' i * ofiW*
KfporUnl for lIk* Ux ly Teiu^ru^i'
Al'stijv, March 24.
ConVentioh met; a great dyal of
Austin, MarehJki.
met. Everybody at
yet ou baud; doWt; doubt if wr (rtheir plaoes very pnuuftl):, will look
„! >.i 1 „„ ...i thoy want to close the work.
Cou veutiou
tli
WonderTif tl y wilt do it?
The Committee on Condition «t the
State, through its chairman, Air. Nor-
, pre*
Ordi
ton, present for adoption the fallow-
ing Ordiunutf
iw ur «
„ velwoiv .
till. Ordlnuof, to redarat ui« tuuae by mj'.eg tn tho
Mute, wbe«' audi laud* !ut*e knit imrvluucd l>y the
should remain here many weeks loug
er, the disposition U> talk would
not lessen. It was thoeght, (as it was
eloquently expressed 011 the floor yes-
terday,) that gentlemen might dance
ott'some of tke gas, through the heels,
at the ball last night,—but uot so.
The dispositiou to tulle was so great
that nothing was dune this morning,
save to re-euininit (to its deatb, per-
haps) the Artiele on EWlucation. The
adoption of the ten minutes rule dees
not seem to save tiuie. Leave to eon- j Kt'Ui«r Willi 10 |irr cent. ikrjruii (mm the date or |iur-
tinue and to speaktlie second time* j. 'wiinr tti« pureinw vujuittf n,miutrn*ui7l or
is continually granted, ttheti gentle-1 f' ui <f><*r:timu pe«;ie. the,.w«erof«noh i u(i «imii
, . * ® a% ww lutve the ruhl to reth'eiu tiir Kiiutf (iv niiving U> Much
men .are interesting, the HollSCt or ex- .] |>uroliM« «ite via** tn upwle U >lift.«'nri>Mi?r nr fund,
hibit a good deal of anxiety to pro- ""i*""™ bf Mm i ti.« ^urow t «id Mod*.
feed ott their own account.' There is 1 Read and passed to the orders of the
too much living, genuine courtesy j day. ...
among members, to compel silence. : Judtoiary Committee, through its
under such circumstances j hence the i-ehainuan, Judge ItobertH, reports:
rnln is HiiKiuMuloil v«rv franuentlv.— Tlmt certain onllp iieMi«ri.i*rt*irwiilt«U. n>liiil *
ruin 18 saspeuueu veiy aeij <" iwyuumt* ti> till- aclmul tuinl :lii Malt) Irvnuury
I saitl Wlien tile warruiit .raailK by lullrimd iwui|>auleii, nnil that wiid
' ' ' |W«1
TkatMe owner* ofall laud*miiii fur. tuxei aint<e
V«b. 1,1 U,..hull have tm-u r«-ar«, iraat the vaiuaK« of
" W " "
•wd
Stale, the uiiouiit of taxea due N|iun'the Mm*.
1. M'lwre the land. hare Wwa |>uruba*ed by luill-
vidnala. tb*y ihall be redraw?*! In the time afbreaald,
by the payment to the narohaiier, or. hi* teudef, the
' amount of .money for U'lileh wild Intnl. iverr Hold, to-
and it proves true, as
iw 1 orJIuanceHlmvulKHjiiuuiy roiifi UTiil and tJi • couclu-
lesollltiou WIW lUtl ftflucodj HO tlUH) 1>> Nfoa arrlveil nt that II i>< inuk|i>*(ll(«ut to p««k oitlu r of
theui. am' that tlit* matter* iuvohvd heJeft to th^ hu-
I tiouof tja* J^alslatuio lu-n-aitiT.
The ordinautu's leicrred &« related
to the aunullment of all the acts of
the Legislature which authorized the
i Comptroller to receive treasury wur-
! rantsHu payment of principal and in-
terest due the public school ftiuri, he-
saved by its adoption.
The Committee ou the Condition of
the State report un .ordinance grant-
ing to the owner of the*soil, all mines,
minerals, salines and oil springs that
have been or may discovered 011 their
land, under such regulations as the
Legislature may prescribe. .. ,
The Legislative Department Com- i cft}}®® raihoail companies,
mittee, reports an ordinance defining 1 he subject-matter will be passed
what shall be the Ceusti tu tion of the
State for the present.
The Committee say :
Skotiox. That the Constitution 4>| tlio Stut** of
Texan Khali be, ^ #it i
1. The Count It«tion of lliesStato of lexaH, uh iu 1
force on the 28th day of J an. fv.l>. htil. '
2. And the following onllnatiee us adopted l y thia
Convention—viz: ... ... i
The ordinance entitled "freedineu. ' ado^tod an a
snbHtitute for the Art. Ill, in the (NnHtitutioii of
1845, and tht* amert JwetitH tlM*reto. The ordinance
declaring the war debt void, asutlor other nurpoitea.
Sfc. 2. All other Amendment* that may oe made by
thia Conreutlon, shall be submitted to the people at
the first general election for the .pecoptanca or rejec-
tion, and if accepted. (Until beco :e a part of said Con-
stitution, and not otherwise.
The amendments uulnnitied to the people,
h1ih.1I present the vltole Ctmstik fion as proposed to
be Amended.
The HAme committee presented*r.otlier ordinance in
regard to the time <*£<•-. of a jr«'neral election aud
iueotln* of the L(Mfislatiir«v. ......
). That nil electloti shall be lujd on the 4th Monday
in Max, 1866. for ail State and county otllcers, who are
elective by the people. .
2. That the Legislature ahalljoeet on the first Mon-
day in July 18t>3. , 4 ,
3. The Provisional Governor dn requestwt to issue
his Proclamation, to carry out tlio two first sections
of thi« ordinance. #
Degener, as a raiuonty of the legis-
lative committee, made >a report pre-
senting an ordinance, thus :
1. That the whole aebiou- of the
Convention shall be submitted to,
and accepted by the people, before
going into force, as part of .the consti-
tution.
2. That an election shall be held on
the 1st Monday in June, 18GG, to test
the acceptability of the proposed
amendment, to the people.
3. That a general election for State
aud county officers shall be held on
the 1st Monday in August, ltWG.
4. The Legislature shall meet at
Austin and begin its session on the 1st
Monday in September.
The \fhole question will be tested,
when the ordinance is reached, by a
motion to substitute the minority for
the Majority report. It will fail. The
ordinance of the majority will be
passed.
A resolution offered by Mr.
Norton was adopted, authorizing the
Provisional Governor to obtain and
place in the Bepresentative Hall, a
full length portrait of General Hous-
ton. It is well that the memory of
the great men of all ages, should be
cherished, aud their example held up
lor the emulation of the rising gene-
ration.
A resolution was adopted, directing
the Contingent Expense Committee
to inquire into the expediency of pub-
lishing the debates of the Convention.
It is well enough to publish the de-
bates, but before doing so, they ought
to be digested, and ail irrelevant mat-
ter and buncomb extracted. Those
who have used the Convention as an
arena in which to make a record, let-
ting the great interests of the State,
so far as they are concerned, go deep
into hell, ought to be sorely disap-
pointed.
The demagogue and the time-
server should receive little quarter,
now.
' Article X, of the Constitution, (edu-
cation,) was taken up. Mr- Waul
moved to strike out that portion of
the 2d Section which confines the use
of the present school and university
funds, together with wliat may arise
from the sale of public domain, to the
education of the white scholastic
population, and leave the aubject to
the after disposition of the Legislature;
that is, give the Legislature power to
dispose of said fund for the education
of the white ehildren, or for the edu-
cation of the white and black together,
or for the education of the black child-
ren alone.
Whilst the active-speaking support-
ers of the proposed amendment ig-
nored the intent that the school fund
should be used for the education of
the negro at all, still the effect of the
amendment, as stated above, would
have been, to place it in tyc power of
the Legislature, to appropriate the
fund to the education of the negro,
jointly with our children, and even
for the exc1 naive benefit of the negro.
A debate sprung up on the amend-
ment, and it could be compromised
only by a re-commitment of the en-
grossed ordinance, which was accord-
ingly done.
Mr. SELMAN introduced an ordi-
nance providing that the 3d section
of the repudiation ordinance shall be
submitted to and be approved by the
Ole, before becoming of valid and
ing force.
74 O'Clock, P. M.
Convention met.
Connnnnioation from the Governor,
reciting the necessity pf action on the
part or the Convention providing for
protection of the blind who may
come to the Asylum under belief that
it is in operation.
The Convention refused to Btrike
out the constitutional provision pro-
hibiting banking and banking privi-
leges.
Convention refnsed to incorporate
to thejLegislaturo for aetion
The .Judiciary Committee made a
nepoirt, presenting a very long ordi-
nance iu the shape of an bill:
A I* OKD1NANCK.
Making Valid i lie Ijiiwm iim«! arid of
Olllcero therein mentioned, and for
ether J* ur pose*.
Suction 1. lie it onlnlnnl by th* rajHWtttattoe* of
thcpeopl" of Texan, hi Convention tumrmbUi!,, That all
laws and of laws enacted by the Legislature of
thiattUte aiaee ilie 1st day of 1'ebriiarr. JfiGl, not in
eoufliot with the Constitution of the IjuUkI States,
nor-with the Constitution of this State us it oxImUmI
Srior.to the.lat day of February. 1861. aud uot iu eou-
lot with the Provisions! Governor's proclamations,
openlug the courts and authorizing the iuatitntiou of
sulta, lire declared to be in full force a* laws of this
8Xate. And tul). the nets of courts, aud otttcers of
court*, uml tbe acts of the different, of liters of the
Htate, Executive, Judicial uml Ministerial, done in
compliance witJi the laws of the State. uril iu con-
flict neither y.'ith the Constitution of the I'uLted Statea
nor with the Constitution of this State us it existed
nnor to the 1st day of February, JlMJl, are declared to
be valid; pivtvitlsri, that nothing iu this ordinance
shall be so construed as to rcn ter valid any law of the
Legislature, or tb« acts of any otlieor or anr judicial
proeeeiliii;rs dix lared void or annulled by tkis.Con-
veutiou.
Sjcc. 2. II i* jkrthn' orduined, That tlieuois.of all
the odlicers uppoiutod by his Kxeelleuey. A. J. Mumil*
ton, Provisional Governor of the State of Texas, done
iu accordance wit.li the laws of said Suite, are hereby
dcclarod to be its v.ilid aud binding ait if said ottcers
had been elected or appointed in the manner pre-
scribed by the .Constitution and laws of said State.
Ski*. H, lie it fuctJmr ordulmd, That ulk the CXi'di-
nances, Resolutions, and other proceediugsW a Con*
veutiou of the peonle of the State of Texas, bei?ua aud
held ou the 20th ot inuuury, lHfil, and on tho 2d of
March. 1881, togetlit^ with so much of the Constitu-
tion adopted by saidvCouvention. for the State of Ter-
ns, as conflicts with,the Constitution of the United
States, are hereby annulled and declared to be of no
further effect.
Sac. 4. be it further ordained, That no suit or
prosecution shall bo maintained, or recovery bad,
against any agent, bailee, administrator or trustee,
who may have been compe1 led, bv virtue of the acts
of the Confederate Congress. In good faith to surrend-
er and deliver to the -Confederate States receivers
property or money iu their bauds held as snob agents^
bailees, executors, administrators, or trustees.
Sac. 5 Be it farther ordained, That no person shall
be sued in any civil notion, nor prosecuted in uuy
criminal proceeding, for or on account of any seizure,
sale, Impressment or injucr to property or person, or
other act done since the 2d day of Februarv, A. 1).
1861, by virtue or in pursuance of military 'or civil
authority given by the Confederate States Govern-
ment, or by this State, or iu pursuance of orders given
by any person recognized as vested with sueh author-
ity : nor shull any person be held rcsposible in any
civil action or criminal prosecution fo any such in-
proBcc
Jury to person or property, in
actual participant.
any
vrhich ho was not an
jtual participant.
Skg.6. Be it further ordained. That In all civil ac-
tions, the time oetween the 2d day of March, 1K61, aud
the 2d day ot September, 18Gt), shell not be computed
in the application of any fitatnte of limitations. Ac-
tions for ofteuccs atfains^ penal laws, and causes of
action ex delicto, are excepted from the provisions of
this ordinance.
Sko. 7. Be It further cudained, That in all suits now
-pending, or that may hereafter be Instituted, upon
contracts in writing made since the 2d day of March,
A. I). 1861. and prior to the 2d day of July, 1865, paya-
ble In dollars and cents, parol testimony may be intro-
duced to show the intention of the parties to the tran-
saction: and where it sliull be made to appear that
dollars in Confederate paper currency was intended,
its marketable vafue at the time of maturity shall be
recovered, and the same rule shall obtain where such
currency was the consideration of a contract, which is
otherwise valid.
i 'UkF'„h-, furtjitr ordabud, Tlmt all pursonn
(lomlclliltwl In the Stat# of Tsxitu, who werp absent
auniitf tliu late civil war, ajtaliuit whom any Judgment
wan renriored, in this State, hIucp the 2d day of March,
A-fi:.!M0,;,"u,,1,revio.us to thB i«t d«y nr auitiihi, a.
1). J805, ivheretn aetvlco was obtained by publiimtlon,
and thimi was no personal appeiiraneu In the null, and
wherein there was personal s.-i vice ujhjji or appearance
party, who left the State prevhius to the rendition of
such luditment, shall have two years from the 1st day
of April, 1886. within which to re-open and set aside
such Judgment, upon tho yround of suck al>-
sence from the Slate; which slmll have the elfect to
set aside any sale or disposition of anv property
of such absentee, made under, or by by virtue <if such
Judgment.
Sec. « Be U further ordained, Tlmt no court of this
State sball take coirnizance of any suit or suits
aifainst any ouunty of this State, to recover any debt
contracted bv any of wild counties, incurred in sup-
port of the lute civil war: nor shall the people If
debts'"10 1U wlidStatBbBlt«i"*l liar any such
SBC. 10. Be U further ordained. That no suit or
erlnili'Hl action sjiall bu maintained In the courts
of this State, for any taxes or duties or any kind, re-
ceived or collected, or property sold for the collection
or tlie same, since the id day of .March, A. D. luot,
which were received oe collected In accordance with
the laws In force at the time or said collection, Pror<-
ded, however, tlmt aU the property that 1ms been nold
[or taxes, since the W day of March, A. D.. IHlil, and
before tin? 1st day of August, A. D., into, may lie
redeemed in two years from the 1st day or April,
by Uw manner and on the terms prescribed
Skc. 11. Br. U further ordnine4, That nothing in
this or any other ordinance of this Convention con-
talncd shall prejudice the right of the State of Texas
to oecover any Lnlted Stat.w Ilondy. or the valuo
thereof, or money, or property or any descrip-
tion. which liaye been obUtincd under contracts
oa protendMcontmcU.orotlierwlsd Improperly.
Skc. I,. Beit further ordained. That tliefollo
ects of the legislature of Teans, havimr
owinir
havinff had
are hereby
rctatlon to" a '"state""V.f civil war „ercuy
annulled, ilnd all the proceeding, thereunder. now
pending, areherebv aliated, to-wit,
Flntt—An Act entiiled "An Act to 'exclude from
®®fe' Juvloj-v talcing <>r holdinir property.
®nu from t|w light of nuffragc, nil peraons
wlio tajce the alien oath, leave oar country
to avoid the service, or who Jqln the enemy, or in
J8T e comfort," approved March
Second—Kn Act entitlsd "An Act to pnnlsh persons
who evade or assist In evading the conscript laws of
0 e Confederate States of America," approved March
6ttU 1863.
7 A'r<~A" Aci ™titl<sl "An Act to authorlte the
use ol tho Jails r the several couutles, fur the custody
of deserters and other offenders under military law/'
approved Nov. £7th, ISO*.
Fourth—Kn Act ent Itled "An Act to aid enrolling
officers In discharge of their duties," approved Decern.
Ilth, 1863
Fjfte—An Act entitled "An Act, supplementary to
and amendatory ol An Act to adont and estabJUh a
penal code, approved December I4tn, 1863.
Sixth—An Act entltlwl "An ac to amend An Act to
define and punish sedition, and to prevent the daiurers
which may arise from persvn* disaffected to the State,"
approve Decemoer I6tli, IU63.
Seventh—"An Act to define and punish thee Ann of
disloyalty to the State of Texas," approved Deccmbre
16th, I8ii3. 9
Rlfhrh—Xu A. t entitled ".An net to prescribe tho
punishment for cncouragim* descrtioiiH from tho
army or navy of the Confederate States or
the S'ate of Texas," ai)provi*d D<'ceml er I6th I8fi3.
The General rrovisitins Committee
approve of Gentry's Ordinance to es-
tablish two brunch Penitentiaries,
one at Jeft'ersoti and the other at Sim
Antonio.
Mr. WAUL, from Finance, and in
helinlf of the committee, presented a
Ion# report, toncliing the school and
University funds, aud concludes with
. nil Oi'liimiici: iu« ——
1. That the Legislature, at it* tirst session, shall
provide for Issuing coupon bonds and interest, to re-
place the sum transferred from the University fund to
the fltato revenue aaoount in February. Iflflo, and when
Issued tJa y shall be pbicrd in the Tn*astiry to the
credit of said land.
2. That all S per oent. U, bonds and coupons,
tmnsferrrd from the common school ftind since the
2flth Jauuary. l«6l, that are in noMeaaion of, or may l e
recovered by the RtaU% shall be secured to said fund:
and any portion of aaia bonds or coupons, that may be
nxr<! for the payment of the direct tax dne the United
Slate*. *hill be secured by con poo bonds of the HtaU',
ami placed to the credit of said fund; and the Legis-
late. « i* U.reeted to «^rry thto eectton tnto effecL
:i. Th'it t ;e L"/1 "latere shell i,o authoHtv.
Passed to the ord«r4 the ll y
The AiBeiulnieut. to tike I'tb fectiou
of the Dill of Kighto s returned cor-
fectly enrolled aud signed.
It will be it-mewbercd wli*t the
inaiiifiniriit niw. I repent to your
rewkw that I eauuot m pltttlate
every weustiiv ut its «lift'ereut stages.
If tWey ore curiona t bm>w the cliuu-
.fi***. them take <Jie 'BkijBOKAI'II
"aud sAUst'y theuiselvt*.
The select eoiumittoe of one from
ea#hjudicial district rcport-tkut it is
inexpedient to inteefem with the
present organiudwH of the judicial
districts. Some gentlemen thought it
highly necessary, inasmuch iw the
Hulart«s of judges had been raised a.
tittle, that the number of districts
inowt be lessened, a that « more
mouej- should be paid-out than under
the-rf.ystem of short saluries; but an
eulightened view of the matter has
shuwai that a thing ciui't be pushed in
and.pulled out at the same .time.
The education committee refused
to strike out the word " white," wheu
the article on education was recom-
mitted to them, with the mmendment
of Mr. Waul, but returned it as en-
grossed, and asked its passage.
When the article was recommitted,
its frietuls thought it went to a black
death, but. the committee was rein-
forced by live friends of the article,
and heuee tho report.
The article was taken up. and ,)lr.
Waul moved to amend l>y striking j
out, that, portion of the iid section,
which con tines the fund to the educa- j
tion.of white children, so as to leave i
the iLegislature tVcc to appropriate j
theii'und for white or black scholars,
as ihs wisdom might deem expedient.
The yeas Hud nays were taken ou
that motion, aud stood—
Adoption of minority for majority it-port on ami-nil-
iuunt toJtduontionftl Ordlimuoo: r ,
yk.vh—lliieon, b«iibp, Camp, of tiolliul, Unrli, of
Wel.li, Uogcurr, I>mk«, OldtlltiKN Hunt JnhnHon, ol
Tiimiut, Jouu*. of Biwtrop, Jonoit, ol' Unxnr, Liulbntu-r,
McConi'.it'k, SIm-ohtwm, Parker, PiiHckal, HIilUlp",
Btiuok, Itotu-rtH, Snnndom Sliepnnl. Shield*. SUuw,
Smith, of Lumtir, Tliomim, of Cameron, Hj iui. Varui'll,
nam—And«r on, Armiitrong, Dull, ll«al, BradHliuw,
Btimpan, Burk, Cuinp, of Upulmr, BalrymiMH, dhvik,of
Cliorokee, HanaRau, Gentry, Hancock, Hurt, llender-
on, Hurt, Lane, Llndsey. Mabn', Mldilleton, Nelnon,
Norton. Norrla, Painon*, Perry, Porter, Uantlolpli, Ro-
eord, ltcoves, Klolmrdiion, KuunelH, Sunller, Selnimi,
8lau«hter, Smith, of Colorado, Taylor, of Houston,
Thompson, Walker, Whitfield, Wood., Youug—41.
On the final passage of tho hducti-
tiou Article, the vote was 4!> ayes to
Hi nays.
The Article was passed as engross-
ed, and ordered to be enrolled.
The motion to reconsider the vote,
refusing to divide the State into
Congressional Districts, was laid on
the table. So that matter is ended.
The 8th Section, Bill ot Kights, was
also amended so as to authorize the
trial of misdemeanors and petty of-
feuces without the intervention of a
Grand Jury.
Counties heretofore created with an
.area of less than !)00 square miles are
validated by au ordinance paused this
morning.
Hereafter, counties must not only
have an area of IKK) square miles, but
must also contain 120 qualified resi-
dent, jurors, before organization.
Mr. DAVIS of Cherokee, by leave-
introduced nn additional section to
the General Provisions, reciting that
when vacancies occur in offices made
elective by the constitution, aud spe-
cial elections are bred to fill such va-
cancies, the successful party shall
hold over till the next, general elec-
tion, aud no longer, unless re-elec-
ted.
It was read and referred to the prop-
er committee.
On motion of Mr. Davis of Webb,
the chaplain was ordered to be paid,
as were tho other officers of the
House, from the date of liis employ-
ment.
Adjourned i till half past 7 o'clock
to-night.
Half past 7, P. M.
Convention met. Many ladies were
present; they appear happy, I know
they are handsome. If I were a man,
man I would wish(to be a womau : an
earnest-hearted, handsome woman.
' The Convention refused to strike
out the provision of the constitution,
which excludes preachers and priests
of every denomination from seats iu
the Legislature. They did this to-
night, as an independent proposition
they did it before, in considering
the Article ou the Legislative Depart-
ment.
Tho Committee on the Condition of
the State, reported sometime since
adverse to incorporating into the
constitution a provision for the pur-
pose of especially eucouraging manu-
factories, mining interests, &c., be-
cause they say that the importance
of the subject matter, will at aH times
commend itself to the favorable con-
sideration of the Legislature. The
Convention to-night ratified the con-
clusions of the committee by adopting
the report heretofore made.
The ordinance heret ifore introduc-
od, to exempt three hundred head of
cattle, fifty head of horses, and five
hundred head of sheep, was taken up,
and quickly ignored. The father- of
the ordinance took "too much dish,''
"cut it too thick," "set his coulter too
deep," and by doing so, lost all. He
struck too high, and lost his hatchet.
An ordinance which has been
among the orders of the day for man v
days, proposing to exempt from forc-
ed sale, $1,000 worth of personal
property, was taken up and sent to
the Judiciary Committee. It has
slim chance of ever getting back to
the light of day. The old exemption
of property provided for in the con-
stitution of 1845, remains unchang-
ed, and is a sheet anchor to the poor
man; reserving from forced sale, his
home, aud the laws iu force saving to
him his implement* of trade, a year's
provision, and a horse, with divers
other necessaries. The present ex-
discuRsion, the wholeimW^«.Ud | abolition 'was expected to U ton*'
® ky of 29 to 28—a : gaud to tho** portions of the old con-
t n . . , I atitation that were irreconcilable with
1111 I the renewal of our federal relations,
paired, gmng to tlie porters and pag-1 The people never dreamed when elec-
*4^ * per diem of $3 j ting these men to this necessary and
distinctly avowed purpose, that they
ed an ordinance that tl^Chief Jus- I MreWclothl>« the?U-w{th
A£r. PASCHAL, by leave, iutroduc-
tice of any eoutity in which there is a
city or town entitled to municipal of-
ficers, shall cause separate polls to be
opened ou the same day of the elec-
tion of State and county officers for
the-election of municipal officers, and
which election shall be in accordance
with the charters regulating such
elections ; aud the municipal officers
so selected shall continue iu office un-
til tollo next regidur election and until
change and remodel the constitution
throughout, and to do and perform
acts destructive of the honor and
plighted faith of file State. But
these men, called together by the Ex-
ecutive of the United States for spe-
cial purposes, clearly and unmistak-
ably detiued, have usurped plenary
aud sovereign power in every respect,
and Have Jiwl tlie hardihood and te-
merity to travel beyond the confines
their successors aw qualified. i f tUe5!' !e"er.of attorney, and to be-
«,] ,.„j i ' , come, m the language ot Mr. Burke,
Bead and passed to the orders uf ! of the constituent «tts*m-
Tlie report and ordinance allowing I bi-y ot- F^oe' uble8t urch.!^t8
counties, cities aud towns, to lend I ot ! wovld has ever seen.' The
their^edit to railroad companies ta- |
"No county, citv or town shall lend I 8cril,i,,g t0 Uf. ^V1U8 iuil«'^d by the
their credit to. nor take stock* in an v ' *'H <1.UI',0';| whu h> '""""K things,
rail road, or any other incorporated | S!'"8 ">1,m,ifttlou of thenar
COK^this look like the first words !">, t1h" ^P^«ting hand
uttered by a niau alter a residence of "pon cn'!! ^bt was not required,
til years within a high Chinese wall 1 j lu.M1« ,' ,u '." States, hi their
If uot, what does it sound like f It of cIwnSjnR their organic law,
don't sound like stutes.uanship-.it! he,!, 8UC,h1 ,)U,1Katl<T to , u'
least«o tlic Convention thought, for 1w?ultl o°u baye thought ot
** • declaring null and void all private
debts aud contracts, or bastardizing
the children born during the war, as
to have committed such an unparal-
leled act of shame and perfidy as to
i repudiate the civil debt. That a few
men of lax moral principles may feel
rejoiced at this prompt and inexpen-
sive way of liquidating State obliga-
! tions, may be true, but. the great mass
j of the people are too pure and honor-
the proposed substitute was laid oh
the table, but it got. quite a hand-
some vote, 28 to.14. There area heap
of old logics in the world yet.
The ordinance was passed to its
engrossment.
Adjourned till half past !> o'clock
to-morrow.
Letter from Galveston.
Special Cnri**poiideiee Dally TeVjrrupli.
Galveston, March 2.9, l8tJt3
J'Jtl. Teletjraph The excitement
in the case of Mr. Gallagher, sentenc-
ed to be hung, is subsiding. Tho ver-
dict has surprised the officers of the
army and navy stationed at this post,
as much as our citizens, and I learn
that a petition will soon be oirpula-
ced aud then forwarded to President
Johnson, by one of Mr. Gallagher's
attorneys. 1 learn that the majority
of the army and navy officers here,
will sign this petition. Tho evidence
able not to reprobate aud execrate
'such a barbarous and senseless pol-
icy. It falls within the category of
those acts that Fonetre denominated
to be " worse than criminal, to be
foolish.'' i Viewed iu any ami every
light, the act must be considered by
all persons of reflecting mind to be
extremely silly, as silly indeed as it
is infamous. If ratified by the peo-
ple, the honor and credit of the State
will lie bankrupt forever; her great
resources? will be but, tardily devel-
oped, her fairest hopes will be blighted
in tlie bud, and her very name be-
taken lictbre the Military Commission ^ co,"5! 11 by-word and a. reproach to
which condemned Mr. Gallagher, is
published in thia morning's "News," ■
and I forbear at this time from com- j
menting upon the verdict of the i
commission. Their verdict has been j
already published, and they have de- |
dared the life of a citizen forfeited.
It is the general belief among all per-
sons here that President Jolmsvli will;
pardon Mr. Gallagher as soon aS^he \
reads the testimony upon which his i
life has been declared forfeited by the j
Military Commission.
The steamers Whitelaw, Silver i
Cloud and Shreveport, arrived from
Houston this morning, heavily laden
with passengers and freight.. The
steamer Whitelaw lias won the name
of being tho best passenger boat in
the honorable, and virtuous. Verily,
tills act stinks ifi the nostrils of the
people, aud, iu tin* hour of 1 heir just
indignatiou they will brand with their
deepest displeasure tile perpetrators
of the outrage.
There are not two sides to this
question. It is one that all enlight-
ened people have, will, and must con-
demn. There is no redeeming virtue
about it. It is contrary to the spirit
of the age; it is destructive of all
moral -obligations; it is a relic of
gross barbarism and smacks, alike of
the middle ages, and the old Punic
faith. It is the offspring of the radi-
cals, assisted by a few desiguing in-
consistent., whilom secessionists who
imagine that to be notorious is equal
l.oUlfl Pl.RPH..
....htan utnii
Captain Charles W. Austin, well -
known in this State as a skillftil j
sailor, ha* been caught at last by one !
of the fair daughters of Texas, and :
the lady had her prisoner on board j
the Whitelaw. He'was soon turned |
over to Cftptuin Charley Fowler, com-
mander of the steamer I. Harris.
Austin is '2nd officer of thjs steamer, j
I havv known Charley Austin for a
long time, and a more generous and
I true hearted sailor never breathed,
i and thousands of his friends will coii-
' gratulate him upon his new relations
iu life, and will ever wish him and
| his lovely bride, success and pros-
perity.
The steamer Harris had the largest
! load taken taken out by any of the
; Morgan line of steamers for :t long
j time, and Captain Fowler lias the
reputation of being one of the. best.
I sailors on the gulf.
A negro citizen was ai rested this
afternoon while beating a white sol
dier unmercifully. The scamp will
have his trial to-morrow.
It is generally understood here that
ex-Gen. L. Kent, formerly Provost
Marshal of this State, has been ap-
pointed Collector of this port, in
place of I)r. Peebles. The change ,
the trade, apd she is always crowded 1 to being distinguished, and who hope
with passorioBrs. climb to ofiiciul power by puudor-
ing to the worst aud most ignoble
passions of the people. ' .
It is consoling to reflect that those
inert will be disappointed in their as-
pirations, though their act may pos-
sibly be endorsed, yet from its very
nature, the people will never again
ninlce the actors the custodians of
thesr honor, and the guardians of their
plighted faith. We have wiuc little
admiration for tho fanatic, for, though I ,
walded to false principles, and teach- ' !NUll'l,,1,;
ing dangerous errors, he can justly !
claim to be consistent aud politically J
honest,_and would prefer suffering i
in his estate and person rather than t
abandon his cherished dogmas.
The civil repudiate]', however, is a I
being of an entirely different order—
inconsistency is the essence of his be-
ing-self-abnegation is incompatible
with his nature. He is a socialist
without the philanthropy that distin-
guishes the socialist; a destructive
who would demolish the plighted
faith ot a State that he might crawl
to power over its ruins. In times of
revolution, when the motal energies
of a people are parJyzed, when the
binding restraints of moral honesty
are loosened, entire communities may,
for a time, submit to almost any act
tor/M pjtfis# bt co.
ttotton tand Wool Factors.
Houston, Texas.
AN u
•1 im''/ii ii. havriik,... jamk9 k,
P;esfc, Huy.'.ip & Co.,
)!1
a Merrhar l>
• >lUnt in Ku/in « Hm let hi;.
Strand,.
.Galvrston.
h
i it hit a i.
ADVANCE
• -if Coltoii, • i
i eit.o«r llou***.
MA III-:
u 'l ILti-
ON
. int
O N
causes much surprise here, as Dr. I °t degradiition. Hut t he hour of re-
Peebles' employees had managed the j action will be sure to come, and with
otlice to the satisfaction of the author- ; the day of retribution, when the
itiesat Washington. This is another j people, writhing under the deepest
instance which shows that " Hepub- [ sense ol shaui(!, will shake the infamy
lies are ungrateful." Dr. Peebles has ! ,lJ'd 1,H authors from them. Demor-
sutiered much for his adherence to ahzed as niuny of our people uuy be,
the Union cause throughout the dark- i'tls simply a slander to suppose thai
they can In* mixle to declare their ob-
ligations to be null and void—thai
I any considerable number of our citi-
| zens belong t« the class of civil repu-
diators is imoossible. Cod knows ii
I is bud euoiigli to belong to the. saint
species. SANS SolTI.
est hour in the history of this coun-
try, ami his friends think it hard to
thus turn him out of office. How-
ever, this is a family quarrel, ami I'll
keep out of it.
Copies of the Evenino Stau, ed-
ited by Major Pnrdom, late local of
the News, were circulated in town to-
day. They were favorably received,
anil many people predict his enter-
prise will succeed. I wish him every
success, but. I would not like to try
to build up a paper in these times. !
My experience .with establishing i
newspapers has sickened me of that
sort of fun. It is a good thing to
have the name of being au editor,
but it is anything but sport to Inive i
to shoulder the responsibilities of the {
office or to tin the nghtiug of the con-
cern. However, I managed to keep
from getting my head broke, by re
treating whenever pushed, but made
out to have the retraction worse than
the hit in tlie first place. 1 never,
want to lie an editor again, unless I
can get an exemption from paying
lines to tiiitvors. etc.. when I want to
1 P. S.- -The mainly, able, and elo-
I (|iicnt efforts of Judge Jno. Hancock,
j who headed the Opposition to civil
i repudiation, have, commanded and
i lire worthy of the highest praise,
I TKXA* ITNItlN.
The Brenham Inquirer mi\ -:
. Our planters cojjtinitu io represent
THE COSMOPOLITE.
^gPlioiL-ia -trillniflt'once itself, fur nn ' i[.,vi. j," aiue of iisticiitl's.
it, any man of integrity, energv, rind
industry, can build up a,fortune.
The ordinunce heretofore reported
to you as coming from the committee
on Internal Improvements, &.c„ to
advance by loans, and the guarantee-
ing the bonds of rail roads, mining
companies, and manufacturing estab-
lishments, the interest of such under-
takings upon certain conditions, was
taken up. ami after a good deal of
siorx.
(Writtt**> for th«* T«*'.«'*rfcpli.|
HIIMIMVIIOV
The fiat has gone forth, and Texas
stands covered with infamy. The du-
ties of the Convention were expected
to be Essentially destructive. The.y
were cIdled together not to construct,
but t'i dcni'ili>! but fli<- work of
their interests as soineuhat flattering.
The freed meti are laboring faithfully, I
mid far beyond ^the anticipation or i
tlie most, hopeful. We tear too much
cotton has been planted, or rather,!
not sufficient corrt for the support aud
tin; sustenance of our populace. The
present high prices of cotton lias
stimulated our planters to a greater
extent, we fear, than will prove bene- '
fbtial in the end.— ,
We take the following items from
the kautt'inun Star: t
From Jefferson, Houston, Gulves- j
ton, Naynsota, and in fact, from all
parts ol the State, we here encouru- |
ging accounts of the improvements
in our towns.
In this general rejoicing at the j
growth and prosperity of the various '
towns of the State, mir own little vi I - '
bi^re ( .,111'• s in Cur ■ litier.i' li.ii'c S,
ON Til K
tli- i .il'ik«t!
!?T HK J A Nl.'AHY WK C'CIMMKM'KH
in., uthitilyof llaltnnur^. •>) a met hi?
UTKHARY M At,AZI.'«E
• no r ; Mfrft*Joii of UilirJinri«,ti«riii<
Ni s V orlt city, <u >! tclotiiur « ' .h * w
lii ■-••• ix vtimi of tin* of the
' • ntf* rt |i;i tKtiw.
"Mh'i'H.iTK will t « ileiotiil t«
• > i. iitiiic l'niM-1* wit'i Oi-nrrnI
•<i11>11 f.'iutlhf ntii<>iiL' it1' iniitHhiilortMiiow
t .«• Ii«-t It'.-ruiv riiftitif tli > Ko ttl . «tih
ir«• North. hmJ i'ioiii l<oful« iiaiHt l*
mel ler H l «tt I Wl ♦
Tli* •"
iiT-i* ,.-t'
with 11«•
Thk
Art. 'f .'
lit" i1 itiMl U «i ut llt < Kimt'Mh. frrttek an t
in ti : ui .i"aiioii-. Ifn Hhtin* nUI "jmr«* n«
vr i\p"ii,Hif lo lutikr it lAiik Willi thit r^fjt ttrat
/.li.«- nf ?i.. CM*intr\. ., . . —
as It- i;iiih iiopotih. hati- tn*
Mol'Oi.itJ: ii|mmi im •**•!♦ rmi ti it:.-x«r
it tli** onfiui frvucfal Lltoniturv i j«iim . i *i hu!u
hi..t.tl'i*•!.«'.«* hynnv mirtr orolfcim* *
|)K LKO.N A- C07 i*nlil^lit*r<.
Mnry Ubl
■rif A|<ltlvt<> tli" (rent'ml Avfiit, *tli tl nftff.
wnrwtwtt it. ii. uaiyyix.,
Carpenter* Wanted.
i iO0 CARI'RNTEHS W ANTKW IMMKI'l I TB
x. s. mi n«si:k
. m . '| • i <
lipid';
■Si
be commenced soon.
Tha lumber far tlie in is
now sawed and is wanning at the
mills and aa aooa aa it ean be hauled,
that building will then be cwnmene-
will admit iof Stf. i
All are now engaged in repairing
or making new. yard and garden fen-
ces, and our town begin* to a—nine
the appearance of an enterpriaiag
and business place.
Several new residences will he un-
dertaken as soon as the lumber ean
be had.
loolr ouf bT our winoow anoiee the
streets full of wagons unloading new
goods, and the everlasting blacksmith
shops keep an everlasting din from -4
morning till night.
HoiiBE8.~-rWe have attempted, by
consulting the best informed stock
raisers, to ascertain the number of
stock horses iu Kaufman county, and
tVom t he best data at hand, it is prob-
able that there are lietween fifteen
and twenty thousand. Several stock
raisers have each from five tu six
h nndred head. Horses oil thepraifte*
are free from diseases, and are in good
condition summer and winter, with-
out any feed except the wild gram on
the prairies.
I u the eastern portion of the county
the ' range' is failing and tlie citisene
have turned their attention to agri-
culture. In the western port, how-
ever, the rauge is as good aa at tho be-
ginning of time, and horses do as well
oil tho prairies of East Fork as they
would do ou clover fields. Much at-
tention is now paid to raising horses,
and (lerhaps we have as tine blooded
horses in this county as iu any part
of the Stale., and still greater effort*
are being made to improve the stock.
Wo take the following from the
Gonzales Inquirer:
We had a glorious raiu last Thurs-
day—just, the kind of a " root soaker "
that tho good preacher prayed for.
It was greatly needed on the crope.
the flattering prospects of whioh is
ipiito encouraging just now. We
have every indication that, Spring has
opened, but the gay, blue-eyed co-
quette lias deceived us-bo often, that
we lire rather afraid to extend to bet
the usual welcome. A burnt child
dreads tire.
Quite a number of freed men and.
women departed hence for a n or«-
favorable location some days since.
They were anxious to take a trip to
the States, and accordingly having
engaged passage oii ox wagons, and in
guide to meet them on the road be-
low, left ill high glee. Private parties
of this .kind may possibly, unflei the
lead of designing men, Intl themselves
enjoying the balmy climate of the
Tropics before they are fully aware of
it. Stranger things have happened.
' Parr iCirart ti
0N8.I6NME N T,
' I 'uinitJi." and // *•■
iM-i IIooIn anil
• 'MciriiiK
rn«h<*«! uri't m>« •?
t«i Wr, >
e\ * .ue 'torn lir«t hum!?. an«l wtt n;M
the V-O Mtr •• *! or by
iiitft* oiilv
••oui.ttwu ixiClh I'LKAK tt ou.
Fine Farm for Sale.
KAtt'l. IN MONTOOMKHV cofXrv.
/•: ".tit town ut Mon\4eovi **ry. mi ttoi
|'< el. • . .*.r:i |t;lli.- 420 It lfi'1 Of I/mhI. •>( Hhich
;i -V f. - l|ltf|i'l r tl|t.\{|lioil, A ml thf haUttt'e t -
l • '! • t'.
T•:■•!>• if « Kin- •''♦tllnm aintatl rhi-nt-. H* . v o t-
. Iiuu.-.l" l. i l.um li imU, m l %|<i agiwH i>uti rgi ' vt gttt
I hooit" siii'l yrcw. 9
There urn twn tin on th* vtmi*. iiml ^tettl
nnvei I'lllJnr MUiltiirn, which will ^i.Muri* w*-r or
; atocK. i.il ♦hf yi. nr ronin'.
I , '''J I'uftlnM4 pMrticiilnrx. >i|.ply to \U
; P J. W illi . Ar llrn., ilou*toiu Alfrr-d MuriiU
o' *•' l.|)tO'lf I II :lw pliOU'.
Ml NHtfvr* WILLIAM N. UNtKN.
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