Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-11
Z The Political Excitement In
TeXaSs

Z The Political Excitement In
Texas.
The speeches of Gov. Sam Houston and
and the Hon. Jack Hamilton at Austin, on
the 2lst are reported in the Texas journals
to have been very denunciatory of the State
Convention and Of its usurpations. Mr..
Hamilton predicted that Jefferson Davis
will enact in the South the coup detat of
Louis Napoleon in France. A correspon-
dent of the Galveston Cipilian, writing
from Austin on the subject of these ad-
dresses, stated that the popular excitement
was Intense. and that Immediately upon
the convening of the Legislature Mr.. Chill
ton introduced a resolution to remove the
seat of Government from Austin, and to
submit to the proposition of the people.
THE TEST OATH IN TEXAS.
On the 18th ult. the Convention of Tex
as adopted an ordinance entitled "An ordi-
nance to amend the first section of the
seventh article general provisions of the
constitution of the State of Texas" 1t
provides that members of the Legislature
and all officers of the State of Texas, be-
fore they enter upon the duties of their Of
fees, shall take the following oath or af-
frmation. 81, "a. B. do solemnly swear
Tor AFFIRM that i will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge and perform all the duties
incumbent on me, -, according TO the
best of my skill and ability, ngreeably to
the Constitution and laws Of the Confeder-
ale States of America, so long as the
State of Texas shall remain a member of
that Confederacy."
HOSTILITY OF GOV. HOUSTON.
The Galveston Civilian of the 26th,
publishes letter from an sold and distin-
guished citizen of Texas" and warm advo-
cate of secession, upon the subjct of the
rupture between the Executive and the
State Convention. Hostilities to Gen.
Houston, the writer says, is the actuating
motive of many of the proceedings of that
body. We quote
81 have heard gentlemen, who were in
Austin at the assembling of the Conven-
ton, and saw The materials of which it is
composed, land understood its er.proph-
esy that it was easy to get that body of
men together, but the task of dissolving it
would be more difficult. Most the men,
bers are young in life-extreme in their po-
litical opinions-hot with the keenest en-
thusiasm-and generally unskilled in the
business which they have undertaken
But, one thing seems particularly TO char
acterize that body of men: Its most su-
perlative and uncompromisiDg hatred of
Gen Houston and it would not be to much
to say that many things which they have
proposed doing, or are now attempting tc
accomplish, are prompted solely and Who'll
ly by their dislike towards the Executive,
and desire to thwart his plans and subvert
his policy. 1 know there are minds there
bitter enough to be governed by such feel
ings.
A COMING STORM IN SECESSION.
The Indignant utterances of the people
of the Cotton States against the gross as
sumption of power which seeks to prevent
their passage upon constitution to which
they are nevertheless required to swear al
legiance, gathers in volume and in force.
The New Orleans Picoyune and True
Delta, the Savannah Republican, Augusta
Sentinel and other leading journals Of the
seceeded States, have already protested in
decided terms against the practical refusal
sal of their respective State Conventions
to submit the Constitution to vote of
the people. But the Atlanta, (Ga.) Com
monwealth, yet bolder in its denuuciations
of this ignoring of popular sovereignty,
says it introduces into the revolution new
element, Gan element which has been in-
creasing in influence, and secretly cherish
ed for years past. Cautiously but surely
it is developing itself, and the people, if
they do not watch closely and act promptly,
will find themselves divested of power be-
fore they are aware of it," and San aristoc-
racy will be erected on the ruin of this
Republican Government, and that, too, by
those who boast loudest, and talk most Of
the intelligence and patriotism of the peo-
pie.