The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-02-09
!, .D.o,iAl Correspondence OF the Galveston News
TEE THXAS LxOloLA1ukH.

.rd read TO both Houses in join; session,
Int no action was taken upon it, lie is
Nv for a Convention to be ordered by
,he Legislature, which was precisely
what he said some time ago the Lcgsla-
.nre had no right to do.
Mr. Henry, (Unionist, Of Grayson,
Introduced. in the House, resolution
repcaling the resolutions Of annexation.
psferrcd TO Committee on Federal Rcla.
ions
The Senate has repealed the Kansas
resolutions by u unanimous vote. This.
and the House vote on them are regard
ed asa fair test on the secession question
Judge Franklin, of Galveston, present.
cd a resolution repeating the law Of De
cembcr 10, lsA9 ceding TO the United
States jurisdiction over our soil for the
erection OF forts and for other pnblie
uscs Referred to the Committee on ia
dietary
In the Senate bill has been intro.
duced by Mr. Throckmorton, providing
for Convention Of the peoples dele
GATES . another by Mr. Herbert, rccog
nizing the Convention to assemble on
the 2sth in@ti ahot"'i' 'N VT. hlN'"H,
proyidcs for the election, by the Lcgs
iaturc. of three Commissioners TO attend
the Convention proposed by Alabama
aud South Carolina. at Montgomery. Ala ;
all Of which are before the Committee on
State Affairs.
A resolution that any ordinance with.
drawing this State from the Union shall
be referred to the people for ratification
was laid on the table, on the ground that
the Committee of Federal Relations had
already reported joint resolutions en-
bracing such reference to the popular
vote, fully recognizing the Convention
that is to meet on Monday. aud giving it's
members the same mileage and per diem
a. TO the Legislators This report and
ia resolutions are the special order of
the day Cor tomorrow at An
It is admitted on all hands that tho
Legislature is in favor Of immediate Sc
ccssion by "a majority Of three TO one.
and there il no doubt the bills pending
for giving the sanction of the State Coy
ernmen, to the Convention that meets on
Monday will be passed with very little
opposition, except from the Govcrnor,
and will be easily passed over his head
4 bill for frontier protection was in
troinccd and referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
There is a settled determination among
all the members favorable 20 immediate
action to give the Convention, which
meets here on Monday next, all TIC nee
cssary power for prompt action
In full house the Secession party
have majority Of about ~ to | there
nv iusuring that all the legislation will
be given necessary TO carry ont the
wishes Of the people, independently of
the Governor.
A few of the Delegates TO the Couven-
lion have arrived here.
They all, without exception. speak Of
the certainty Of tn people ratiiying the
ordinance Of accession by an overwhclm
ing majority.
80 Doubt is enter aimed ef the orli
nance passing on the FIRST day OF the
Conventions session.
The prevailing idea il that the orii'
nance will at once bc passed and sent
lv express t. the remote counties, -
tia, a vote can hr had AMI rotnyn' made
hy the ath Of March. al which tlm' thr
Convention would assc uhlr, count the
vs.rs. aud take such other action as may
be necessary
The Legislature wunll also continue
e. hold its session. or else ADJOURN -
meet again on the 4th Of March to co.
operate with the Convention
GOV Houston proposes that the l"gis
. 1 AMI rtf
ats action back 10 the people, aud he VIII
acnniescc in the result be it what 1t
NAV. Tn : is also the plan OF the scrl
ons consideration patty.
The Legislature, it - certain, will not
entertain such plan.
A the Governor declares hls deter
mination not to submit 10 the action ol
what he terms the revolutionary Conven
ton thai meets on Monday next nor t.
the action of the people upon is decis
;ons 4 collision is looked upon as not
improbable
The plan Of the submissionists in rcfu-
sing to vote for the delegates to the
present Convention, will bc carried out
when its acts are referred back To the
people Should clear and indisputable
majority Of all the votes OF the state
moi, then be pollcd in favor OF the acts
of the Convention, the Snhmlsslohists
and Uoustonitcs will, /, ia understood.
rosis, those acts a. not being supported
bv the will Of the people, and eventually
10 insist, should majority be obtained,
,h,, il was had by fraudulent means.
The two Houses are now assembling
b.