Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-04-05

to transact This prevents a horde Of
Office seekers from interfering with the
regular business of the department.
PROGRESS OF THE TEXAS REBELI.-
ION,
The Cincinnati Gazette says:
We have already published Gov.
Houston's noble proclamation to the
people Of Texas, but have had only
brief telegraphic notices Of the events
immediately accompanying the issue of
that address. We condense from the
Texas papers the following proceedings
of the traitorous Legislative bodies:
In the Convention on the 10Th of
March, a series of resolutions were
adopted by vote of 127 to +. (Messrs.
Clark, of Nacodoches; Throck kmorton, Of
Collin; Wilcox, Of Denton; and Wright
of Lamar, voting nay) derosing Gov.
Houston. The resolutions, after mar
rating the first action Of the Convention
and the Governors refusal to recognize
ita auth ority, depose him and his sup
porter, E. W. Cave, Secretary of State,
and confer the office of Governor upon
Edward Clark, the Lieutenant Governor
On the 18th the Legislature convened
at Austin, but nothing was done of in
terest until the next day. OF the pro-
ceedings of the Goth we have the fol-
lowing account in letter to the Gal
weston Nc,cs:
Mr.. Epperson, Of Red river, offered
the following resolutions;
Reso1eed, That when all Legislative,
judicial and executive powers Of gov
ernment are conferred upon a single
body of men, whether that body be com
posed of few or many, despotism is es-
tablished.
2. That in our opinion the people Of
Texas have never intended to confer
any such power upon any body of men:
and that amy body of men, under any
pretext whatever, in attempting to exc
cute such power, is guilty Of usurpation
and ought to be resisted
3. That the Convention now in session,
in attempting to depose Sam. Houston
from The Office of Governor of the State
of Texas, to which position he has been
elected by the suffrage Of the freemen Of
Texas, has undertaken toexercise power
which it never was intended to confer
upon it; and that the only mode by
which he can be legally and rightful!y
deposed, is that which. has been pointed
out by the Constitution, to- wit: by i'm
peachment.
Mr., Epperson made some remarks in
support of this resolution, saying in con
clusion, that he only desired to have a
vote upon it, being well assured that the
House would reject it. He declared
the act of the Convention proclaiming
the Office of Goxornar vacant, an act Of
tyranny and usurpation; that the only
way by which Gen. Houston could be
removed, was by impeachment by the
House and trial by the Senate, as pro-
vided by the Constitution. But he said
that inasmuch as trial before this
tribunal was not allowed, an appeal
would be taken to another tribunal
This was, of course, understood as a
threat that an opposition is to be in
augurated to the existing Government,
as made by the people in Convention,
embracing between forty and fifty thou
sand, or more than two thirds Of the
voters Of Texas.
Mr.. Mason, of Brazoria, made an able
reply to this bold attempt to inaugurate
civil dissentions among the people. Mr..
Hobby, of Refuge, also made few ap-
remarks. Mr. Henderson, of
Harris, offered the following resolution
as substitute:
WHEREAS, The peoples Convention,
now in session at Austin, in prescribing
an official oath for all State officers, to
take before exercising the duties of said
officers, did no more than their duty;
and if any State officer has refused to
take said oath,
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
House that any such officer has deposed
and that the Convention has
deposed no person or persons holding
office under the State Government
Mr.. Foscue, of Cherokee, sustained
this resolution in a very able and forci-
Bile speech. Mr.. Henderson 5 resolution
was adopted by 53 ayes to IL nays.
S Southern News.
MONTGOMERY, april 1,-Active
efforts are being made to finish the gap
of railroad hence to Pensacola, to
facilitate the transportation ::of troops to
the Gulf, and it will be completed in a
few days.
Nothing important has been received
from Pensacola. The supply of provis-
ions, it is believed, is getting short at
Fort Pickens.
Troops, provisions and ammunition are
flowing into the Confederate States. A
number of troops are expected at Mont
gomery this week.
The reported reinforcement of Fort
Pickens is pronounced by reliable au