The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-01-16
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/ with the nsasl sc!st fhs ne" tH'r'ho
has mov.d into the msnsion provided 10
him. and has entered upon his official ga
ties. |, 10 generally conceded that Gov
e.nor P-as. mad wise. prudent, firm sn'
honest executive. and slihough he m.l
hHv. committed a few ERROR, ihsy vert
more Than atoueL for by hi. releuiies. op'
ro,i,ion TO reckless legislation. and hil
.lespl.. vigilance oY~r the Interests q tbs
/ State. lie ba, let The bish position -
lsisl, hled by him with tho respect 81.
kindly feelings OF ma nfily Of he Fellow
( eiiix.ns iiis succs,sof have reason t6
( believe viii he even more fortunate. ilAy
ing never connected him.slf with The sl.''
policy Of Internal improvement advocated
by Gov Pe,,s. and being .qu0ll, oppo.ee
to pr y gate legislation, 10 bsffief esisi, OF
IL hk.ly to s,is- between bin aud hose to
whom be owes his election. Modest AID
uupFeiending almost 10 a fault. bot imno>
vably srm 10 the path OF duty which he
wdl sdepi, and which h-s the sanction OF
ten years of Legislative experience, ro..
,e.sing mueh higher order Of lsi.n, rud
administrative ability than has been scrsd'
tied To him even b, he ft.nd.. It viii be
.tr-ags indeed II bs does not r,ira from
II 4 -. 10 len
with = need Of prsiss such ~ - seldom
bestowed upon = ",'fing 1ov'fnor lss
Inaugural hr elected ,hs v.he't enco"'l-
um.. particularly TO, II. marked southern
tone. iIis message. | pr,dici. vii h.
deemed equally worthy 81 commsud-iion
aud. ~ state paper. will be regarded
by tn. g,e., body OF the psop'- OF the
state ~ timely ard ADJ. document. u
n.y be relied upon tbs, the policy there
Indicated viii lee faithfully carried out
To u,i.,.d but a ,oism.' which all VIVA
kno~ him ultimately Will gv. sanction
when hcstid u., he wopll shrink IRON mn
responsibility attached to hi. position. NJ
man ever filed an executive station with
The characteristic. OF bon.s,y add inh Ii
biity of pu'poss more strongly naked
lie hss determined to vlsnt himself ftml /,
N til. breach to arrest impfovid.nce h'
viii lay Az iron hand upon tho treasury
aud, II putchsncs, he should commi, e,ror'
they will be. in my opinion, b-nl~l in com
pnrison with The gr-s, putposes eoulcm
plated Wy bis standardization.
do 10, wish to be understood ~ en-,
dot-ing. In advance. every position whici
IN may assume Doubtless differences o
opinion in reference to de,sils will atisc be
tween tho Gov-rnor aud many Of hi,
l'iruds. That 10 to lie expected. Bu, hi.
general policy. ~ Indicated /, hs message
{, copy of Which | shall endesyof to send
,ou by hi, MALL | am nee to Any, meets
tho ssue'Ioo OF NY Judgment. ard vii
elicit ~ bsiisys ublic commeuds'ion.
Yesterday thu Governo, vetoed bill
Tor the relief ol tho Houston and 1.ra.
Central Railroad eomp.Hy. Il seams thai
this company. gav. bond Tor tho com
pl~,,n OF c-,tsin section of their road
required by law. md wsrs thereby enabled
to locate and survey the isnds to which
they were to he eninnd when that portion
al the wo,k ~ss completed. II beeomiog
widen, that they mu., in,l to perform the
contract Tor which this bond was given
aud the, il wonld be oolisctsbl- by legal
pfocen and the land. located aHd surveyed
revert back to tho state. aud al matter nj
courss. open to the holde's # es't'dcsir-
tho company sought relief from the Lsgl.
lsiure 10 prevent the forfeiture Of the bond
aud to v-ids,e the location Of ito lands
These we're the main Objects oi the bin
III. Governor found it liable, in hl. luds
meat. IN several oil jrc'ious, aud one OF
.uch an indispensable character ,h., he
could not conseieniiou.ly give it b.. oil iaI
sanction Regarding this company, how,
ever with peculiar favor. because 1t bad
seemed to have conducted IL, operations in
good falth snd hsd already completed
forty five miiss Of foad, with promise OF
continued snefgy. he wac rot disposed to