The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-03-12

M. Tssasssly. u tiassis, Cha'sosa q
,hs so~,niasss a sassjlsA Dslls, IN IT,
Hosss u Representative q ~ Ssass' u
,hs lsss sssssoa, wss gsilsy n ess ii w
s.sss hish handed ossssg~s svss ps'pss's>
.-d BY . ~-mbss Of ~ I.~sisaaas's. "s
took advantage II lie P"sitio" !" defeat the
chssseeso The O,leans. OpeIossss, and IA
cine railroad company. !, appears that
after the bill had passed both noss~s. NJ
Tsnk~,sly neglected ~ srfsss 4" report t.,
until ,mpos,un~d b, many Of its iric"ds to
do 70 and hen he did report the bill. he
did ~ wsh the stslen.rni that sseh in.er'
jines,ions had bs.~n made in il - to destroy
the bill ~ y valid act Il spI~ars that these
int~, lin~atiens had been made by Or Jo'
s~ph Taylor, OF ihis county. Dr.. Taylor
stated th.; they were simply corrections "'
clerical errors. and the bill - corrected.
Was the one that psssed both Houses 81
III. Legislature. In ,his statement Dr..
Taylor IL borne oas by the testimony o'
VIM. New iIlis",s, chairman of the com
mi,,ss on Internal improvements. in the
senate. by Bsrkoes II. Payne, Of New
Orleans. and o.hers. After this esP!sns'
ton had been made IL the lioas~. Mr.
Tsnksssly took ths bill aud failed 10 return
il until compelled to do 30, and the" !. wal
too late. a. they we're enable to procure i
. quoru,n. Il seems 10 have been his de
ISsvate intention " defeat the Till sud h
sscessi~d.
Mr.. Payne psblishrs = card in the Ga
xetie, 10 which the circumstances Of the
affair are detailed. aud which. while speak
iog OF DR.. Ta,lo in the highest terms. AMI
mAdv~r.A with severity up"" the co"duc
OF Mr.. Ts"ks,.ly. !. appears from the
statement Of Mr. Payne, thu, DR.. Tay lor
alter making shs necessary corrections il
the incorrect copy. expressed his intention
to hand !, to the clerk to make . new on
toilmsnt iii, whom il was taken out OF hi,
hands by Mr. Tankrrsly. who said. ~ Mr.
=. understood him, that hs wosld stt.nt
to il, but availed himself Of the opportun,t,
To withhold tho bill.
Acsfd signed by Mcssrs. Flanagan. Dag
gett, Hood. Charlton, and Lawson. Of III,
ta.... .,d u's..s, ...J D. IL. sc a.. -.
sts. was slso offered 10 the Gazette for pub
LEGATION. The editor pron,is~d before ,hes,
members left Austin. that the card shouIt
appear; but on examining il. he found i
couch-d in such severe terms that liz viii,
held il. IA he says. from II sense of duty
and to avoid legal consequences" tn.
Gazette gives the gist Of this c"mmuoica.
ito" which corresponds with the other state
nents to which we have referred.
The Gazette is unable 10 say with whom
the chief blame rests IN this affair; hut i
inclined TO lay tho charge At Mr.. Tanker
.lys door; or at least u portion 1T il. IN,
American il more explicit. aud hints yer,
plainly that Mr.. Ta"kersly ought " b,
expelled from HI. seat in the Legislature.
This bill above referred To. passed III.
House by = vote of ~ 10 ~. and the Sc"
ATE by = vote Of l2 to q. and yet il failed
10 reach III. Co sr""r for hi. signature be-,
fore tho adjournment Of the Legislature.
Why II did 50, ia question for Texas and
hSr Legislature TO decide" Such ia the
laoguny- Of Mr.. Payne. We hope that
W.. Ia"ks'sly will he handled with tina,
severity which his co"dact merits
The defeat ii this hill 10 certainly to liz
d,,rIorrd. While New Oleans is putting
forth its strength TO carry out this gigantic
enterprise enterprise frs"gM with sd
murh prosperity to our State -sbe had Y
RICH, TO expect that Texas would eucour.
ags the project. Tut this charter is moi
defeated. although unwarrsntAbiy delay
The next Legislature will assemble with a
different spirit from that Of the psst. Il
will he fully instructed At the ballot boz
and the great enterprises in which We ars
80 much interested. will be carried out
without difficulty or delay. Such 10 <he
state Of public sentiment now, and We zee
n" reason to anticipate = change that will
diminish this feeling.