The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-03-25

frOclaibhNObe, was Tiss'" ~ WV '"'' wv
sion Of the Legislature
Srerfov !. BE 1t enacted BIZ the Legs
ln,nr. of the STATE Of Texas. That hereni
ter. II shall bee the dp'y Of the Goyouor, 90
ordering elections, or other proclHmaiions,
no, particularly required by law Ia be- pun
lished IN one or more newspapers, 10 issue
in band hill, aud transmit the same by mnl
20 the proper officer or officers whose da'y
10 .. 30 carry the proclamation into effect.
Src. . That in III eases where the
Governor 3. fcqlied by law to issue his
proclamation aud publish the same ~ some
n.wspaper o. uow.paps.. be shall cause
such proclama ION to be published IN on"
carer published at the seat OF government,
.. no, exceeding two Others ~ the state,
,ch shall be IN different sections of the
state aud that this act take effect ircm
- passage.
Approved. February II, 1851
Upon this the Huntsville Item comments
"a follows
We shouh like to know who WAS the
father OF that act lie must have been
absorb the Who'll. oi the Eve millions. inter
es, and all One psper ut the capital, aud
too others Va the State That - M adfni-
rahlr plan To iat the people know what his
EeceIlency the Governor wants In other
slaips the Legislatures take particular
pam. TO eise as much pobl'cts to procla
nations. etc, n. possIh!e; but here the
-. L 81. al a.
Ne have not yet seen member 81 the
l.te Legislature who knew anything Of the
hi.I or the motive Tor introducing ~, hat
SO u8s.s JohH Hume has been translated
to the Texas capital, aud ~ he Is the
Prince Of Economy, II - doubtless some ct
bis wptk
+ Now, Il is true, that i il matter OF
some interest ~ to who introduced thus en-
aciment. but we regard the names OF
those who voted for It IA OF equal impof
lance These can be ascer'ained per-
haps, hy reference to the Journals OF the
Legislature aud, il II cat be done, let
them be published And let rs have, -lso
the name, Of those who voted against the
bin iutrai reod ~ Mr. ]. Marshall, proy-
dug for =. publication in the newspapers,
Of all sales Of lands and negroes by pub
lie officers. Ii the press will manifest a
disposition to mnintain it, rights, It will
got them bat 20 long as it remains silent
under aggression, il can expect nothing
but bad treatment
In what other State of the Union are
sheriff : snlc-, lands To be sold for taxes,
AMI the property Of deceased persons l'he
proceeds Of which 90 to the widow and or
phan.l advertised as they are here, by sim
ply posting up n notice on the Courteous"
door These notices are frequently Wit
ten in an illegiblc hand aud at best are LA
be 10 he blown down or destroyed. hat
injustice "a done, aud taat frauds are per
pelrated, under the present management,
40 one can deny. is 1t reasonable to sop
pose at best, that real estate thu. adver
eiscd. viii sell IA well as IT the ADVERTISE
ment were published IN newspaper, md
thus brought to the knowledge Of every
man ia the county Yet our Legislature
seemed TO have thought, very absurily,
that the pric. Of the advertisement is pad
by the person whose property IS sold, when
in fact it is paid by the purchaser.
-Four years ago We advised the proprIce
tors Of papers to hold n Convention. with
a Wow to the correction of this evil, aud
for the regulation of other matters, tns
foftunalc, it received but little atteption.
IA the state is very large. however, it
would perhaps be- best Tor the Fast and
the West 10 hold separate Conventions
In order to expedite the matter. we would
suggest Henderson, as the place, and the
nrs, Of July rs the time What say our
eonitcros