The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-01-10

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ing the amruui.Spirs,cd on their iacr; M,
that qn',y resulted IN tie pa.srpr al IL,
net ol the STATE Legislature nf Mach 2Oth
1878. " Ia provide h'r nseeila.uiug the bcl,
az the lte Republic Of Texas" vi irh ne
required the NndItnr aud Comptroller nj
the stale 10 rcducr all clnims presented fu
liquidation Ia 'he artuaI par value ~ lei
was t"nlucd hv the Republic, -, the lime %
ih.ir is-ue. ! he evident meaning aud rniu
ton lailou at that act was, that ,hc huld,is
"i the 'l,ims ,h"nli he paid IL accn,dstrc
with the aniouit II Us usrnilri,td l., the
Andtr.i Honld, subject To- the t,yl.irn oi
the Legislature; and the au,out So a.crf.
TIM c !, were considered rs all that wa, uc.
tunll, ddc ifom the STATE. to her srvribl
creditor That the legislature had the
right ,o pass this lfw There can lee no qncs.
iio,,, and that the iudvdu |, holdiug the
bonds nr other evidences al drht against
the lite Rcpubllr. were bpupd by il, there
ran be u. li.tlr. 1t occurred t" nae. there
lorc. n ter careful examination Of the pro.
visa. that dliiirultir, and rn,b Hta,sm,uis
would lee pt"duccd IN the settlement al our
outstanding lGbIlihs. IA !, - the Srcr,ia,v
oi the Il,asuty should gne such Il con.
.ituelion Ia the law ga the subject. ~
would enable the St,tc ot Texas tn 4, fine,
VII" were the ctcdlinr- therein rrl,irrd to-
~ d I.n Ia asreit.,ii the uluouuiu tlrr la
hillln.~ ol the STATE WhIrh this reserved i've
millions uf dulIus Was intended ln cover
Us the pluasr"lnet ri tine act, the dcci.iop
at the question ~ Ia Whu N,.t. the rrcdituis
of the STATE, l"ling clain's tor Wich ia
ties on impust, s,ttr specially lI' DE- Il,
aud the amount oi thust ,laiuts wttr tc.
i,rr It directly To- the SECRETARY al the
Treasury nf tnc | States aud Is he could
have uu tneaus 81 asrrrt.ibing these t, T..
except such rs Wrt, drfN.d from the StHtr,
through hes prul,,f eliicrts. dc,mcd n my
duty to- iii patch nn officer /" the I ~ 81
" Washington. cha'ptd with io-tueliou~ 10
a>rrItutu What ruutsr hr intended To- puf-
IL" ~ rrlrr.urr tn tins mhttrt. and al.U. Ia
make the urro>-arV arrangements iclatte
e. the Tee, tpi ul tius tiNr ntlliuu, at sidck.
witch b, ul. tr,m~ ol th" bll Wot,' To- he
luurtit,h issued to The STATE ! be uiii
G. selected lor ihl, mission. WIS james Il.
Shaw, Esq, the pi'sont 'li'tnt Comp
i.ull.t ol toe State who understanding tie
suhlect pobail, l"uc, tlau al., otbc' ia
III, liual init WIS cho-'n with reference Ia
has peculr t'Hrs- and rupn,uN ter / di--
charged t.. dHlie.. IL,rrt uriiln. .,et,
to- dr Shaw. aud hI, .uh-,qrrut c"rf,s
aud,ucp with the >tcltinii oi thr Itots
utt. aud tiuI irpnlt at tar result oi it-
mission. are herewith Submitted, nn'bed
,"rutnculs \. W.. ! T." =. and I" which ltr
attctti"u al Tie llr""rihr Legislature
t. n'"'t respect ullN rali"d
y lh" Legislature lr'd ".nd" 90" r'"'i-'"h
'or ,,ndt"G An as"ti To- r't'"rm thi~ ""''.
tirir WI, 10" appropriation from wh''b To"
.Nprusr~ "i ;hr uii--t"u could lee dtNuu:
bat tlrNi2 the 'nhi"'t ~ Of" To-" much tn
pnriascr 4" hr uoll 'rird. tine i'N''ui'" and
t"h, "lirr rHrh 'd'hnc'd a"'qnl fW"u
irun ih'r private lnud-, s"lllr"ul !" cove
ih"s" expenses, H'd, urtc'"i", II d h.'"
respectfully asked lhat m' appropriate" De-
made t" tvht'n'ee We" lo IHt SUMS l""'
rd'aurod, and Ws" I" l"t W. 80" p
reasonable c""l'h'H'i 'n Jet t"r hh"i'"Hu
,i"'ts lnl"srd np"" h'W ''"l"'"" nj "'
tao an'"u"l ad''"r'd '"' cNl""d'' u" o''
performance "l lht~ "ulN Is hr''NHh sun
wlt'cd, ""rN'd D"'u"' I H. NJ. l.
w ad''lnS !" ih" l''u' "' In' T''t'
tiry at the ttrh'uiN, und"t da''"l i'hn.
nN i2'h' l>'l' ,''''n'"'d - doe nne',l v
II VIII be r''ccNch mat h' mas "''lh' "'
tn i',ur Ia To" STATE, "Hf'F aug '''f""