The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-06

the Public Dsbt. This hill il made II. :.
ria order for Monday night. tn. l4,h h.
and shall then learn what specious ,e,so..
can b. urged against it, passage.
The Car, War" rs II il termed, has me-,
with srca, Rcreene-s in the Legislature. ana
particularly in the lower house. My re.d,,.
doubtless understand the merits Of th. ux..
ton but, for fear tina, there may be .o..
who do not, | will briefly explain it. In -,
eral counties between San Antonio and III.
Gulf bodies Of armed men have organize.
/ for the purpose of driving Oft all the Mexic.,.
who are engaged in the carrying trade. The,
assaulted several trains killed some Of IN.
men and wounded others. |. seems that IN
the counties in which these ou,ragcs wr,
committed the civil authorities were cth,,
powerless for protection, or taking The side Of
the mob, evinced no disposition to bring III,
offenders to justice. J.o Governor was com.
PEELED to take prompt measures TO pro.er,
these innocent car,men and to yindica,e the
laws. The question. therefore, before the
Legislature was whether the fxecuu,.
should be sustained in the course he hai
pursued and in accordance herewith an AZ.
preparation ,aade to dc'ray The expense Of III.
troops that had been called out, and to su.
,horize him to continue them in ser Ice, until
n remedy could be provided by law or 10 leave
this portion of our State prey to violence
and disorder. 1t was, in o word, a question
Of law and order; whether lawlessnes-. out.
mge, and murder were TO be permitted to 60
ON with iinpunity or the honor Of the State
sustained in the yindieation Of private rights
1t is somewhat remarkable, that the same
feeling Of intense Ameroanism' which ha,
rendered our American cities reproach and
by.wori, found its counterpart in this legs-
Iature. Every effort WAS made To defeat any
lust action tina, might be taken, which was
kept up until the troops were dislanded. a.
last, however the Governors action was en-
dor-ed, Is 900 appropriated to deifay the ~.
{ peuse of calling out the troops and author
, zing him to continue them in service, OF 40
many of them as he might deem necessary to
T enforce the laws
, The a,temp, to pass bill authorizing the
publication Of Sheriff sales In the wspa.
pers Of the State, mot with a signal failure.
on the 10th, in the House Of Representatives
: aud the report of the committee, adverse 10
such publications was adopted The vote Wa,
+ taken by yeas aud nays The original bill
understand, was good oue The sub,ti.
; tue offered to be passed, was wishy wasby
, affair lis only recommendation was, that, ia
time, II nigh, have lead to something better
, There wcts rany members Of the House
b Solicitaus that jus, bill should be adopted ;
c but majority were opposed t. any favorable
( action. The defeat # the bill before the
. House proved It. rte prc,S has nothing to
hope from this Legislature The experience
and settled policy # other States. the ANA.
Vulnerable examples OF fraud. winch have
: occurred under Use operations Of our present
laws. and thrir manifest inJl-tice seemed to
} have no weight Argument was exhausted
wthor, avail The member, opposed 10
such law saw nothing but oppression N II
. they counted the aggregate cost of ai'crii-n;
, without regarding It's beaelits and IT, nece-,ii.
and, after every spceious and frivolous ol e..
ton WAS covered IN Tie bill un,i it Wa, thor
, ougy ema-eualei, they -tA urged tlrsl wi5l
the pcrtinaeity evinccd at the outset. and De.
mvssira,ci iusir uslncerity, AZ les, by voting
+ against bill. whlch, II II bad been aa-ss~d
H.taf a