The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-12-02


would be iuru'shed before ,he eAf's''" VI
the sixty days allowed oy Jaw "'" ~
tended as soon ~ these evidences "'''''p'
to transmit them. together WIN we e'''"'
10 your ExceNehey, aeconP'"''" "' ."
official note from me he'e ''''Ss '"u
handed back TO NE ie" oaNs '.'''e"'.'
On the 2olh ut, nance" ~ '"' Wv
S29>, 900 Of the stock N o'e "ee"' ','s
Bank OF Memphis, tins J on A''" '''"''e' W
nae IN few days. Il,
On the 2s'h Ut, hanae" y'"f ''o,'
lency the 5000 We" 10Th ','''' 80
and also the e'ldence OF '''e
Of the $500 900 Sussex iron '"hP"hN p'e
terred stock. VA III" same "'' YV"'
celicncy returned them TO me- 'e'i'' mug "'
you did so. that II "as 'o' me W 80, ;
whether ! accepted or feI'e'',' '"e "'po'"'
but giving It a. your opinion ''", y wa, ~,
sufficient Under The law fri''" ''''
had supposed II was your hA'''''''
right 20 determine on Tvs suin'le"oy a. -
deposit, and asked your tHceirhcs "
acted and rejected The ctpos,' ""''u sur"
action on my part be fualf 10 "h'oh >o"
M acted and accepted the deposit WOMB
that action on my part lie healf 10 "n'oh
your txceileucy replied, that you WOMB
certainly have the night, and that It would
he your duty, 20 determine whether The law
had been f.ithluliy executed. then SAD
that ! preferred not TO act at All, el,hef "
the acceptance or rejection of the deposit,
n 4 1
action, tn case Of rejection would be- hnnl
liinal ouly by Your permission understand
in. nav acceptance would no, be, as you
could pass Judgment agains, II afterwards,
and control me
further stated that did not wish to do
any act, or pursue any course which wonid
place me rs acting aniagonislc to any opln
ion YOU might entertain, or any poei'ion
your Exeellenc, might assume IN reference
to tho matter, aud | proposed that J should
forthwith address Your Excelleney oihcial'
u.s., enclosing the stocks and accompanying
evidences of their value. 20 which Official
communication yonr Exccllency might re
ply. and say whether the law had been
complied with or not and that whatever
your Excelleucy's answer might be- u
would be mime to the company, as stated
to YOU. tina, would then send them an an
thentcnted copy of my letter to you, aud ol
your reply thereto. This deemed would
be sufficient Tor their action. To the plan
thus indicated. | did no, understand YOU to
object; on the contrary, | thought you
gave your assent. Your Excellency then
a a. | hn D., =
with my communication. as yun had exam
med them sufficiently already assented
to this. bat stated that ! would say ] sen,
them, In order that the papers might be
before YOU o;,. ally
have been thus particular IN the state
ment OF these transactions, in order TO show
why nay communication Of the 2slh ult,
written under the fall conviction that the
conversation Just related was the course
agreed mon, SO far at least as my action
was reqnired) did not contain the papers
above alluded to, and why said communi-
cation did not assume positively 10 accept
or reject the deposit offered,
NO official communication has passed
between me aud the parties contractors ;
nor have | taken any action on your Ia
cellency's communication OF the son ult.
Here the matter rested mp to the ~ INST,
whom received your ENcelleucy's note OF
thnt date, in which you ask me whether the
contractors have deposited Wsh me, rs
Treasurer of tho State OF Texas s5oo,ooo
IN gold or silver, or evidences OF debt OF Tue
State OF Texas, or other good par STOCK rs
a guarantee that m, miles or more OF sa'a
road shall be constructed, and IN complete
order for business, within The term oi clSht
cen months from the date OF sad contract
ia accordance with the provisions OF tue
l2lh section Of said act and the terms OF
said contract and you lnr'her ask "hrth'r
such deposit was MAIZE ana accel''u ny
me, within Sixty DAYS N'ef toe p"'"es GU
tered into said contract
II appears now from your coo''nu"iea
ton above quoted, that ! was '"is'aSe" :"
your tXcellencys POSITION ana mat 'he
whole responsibility OF acceptance or re
Jec'ion OF the suliieitncy OF 'hs deposit ~
tered, rested with mo AS treasurer OF 'he
state, mp to the expiration o. we sNV
days, instead ol It being IN Your 'AceHency'
Taking ttls to be case must say lna'
the deposit was accepted ny me "''h'l 'he
sixty DAYS To fix the day oi any Official
affirmative act by me IA reference hefe'''
Is impossible am called upon ny 40 pro
's'o" W '"' 10" y, " w. W., 80 ..,,',
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