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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
The Army and Navy---Ft. Sumter

The Army and Navy.--Ft. samtcr.
Our new Administration finds itself COM
PEELED to give up one Of the strongest and
most important Notifications in the seeded
States, from the fact that Mr.. BuchAnan's
Secretaries Of War and the Navy took care
to distribute the army and navy in small
dctachments at remote points, no doubt
with view to this very exigency. According
to the Army and Navy Register for 1861, the
totai enlisted men Of the army is but l6, 1872.
There are 1913 companies in the different
regiments. The distribution Of the naval
force is as follows:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
LATEST EGeOEs EgEsOPE.

HALIFAX, March %.
The Royal Mail steamship Canada, fr IN
Liverpool, March 9th, via Queenstown, l0th,
arrived here at $3.50 this morning
The Canada has nearly Ell 600 in specie.
The Bank Of Poland refusing to mako
specie payment on Russian bonds, mil tary
forces had taken possession Of the amount
required.
1t was reported that Prince Napoleon was
about t. proceed to Turin, to negotiate for
the Withdrawal Of the French troops.
LiUt2pool, 9th - All was quiet at War
saw. 1t is stated that the number of per-
sons killed by the troops there WIS SO
The blockade Of the citadel Of Messina is
oficelly proclaimed, and hostilities have
commenced.
On the Paris Bourse rentes are ct 69f 2So.
liverpool, Friday. - Breadstuffs steady;
provisions dull.
London, Friday. - Consols 919@915
money.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
EfY ParSon BrownioY repu2iates the q

~ Parson Browniow repudiates the as
sumptions Of Louis lana and Florida in thei
ordinances of secession:
F." But the rebels who have proclaimed
themselves Independent Of the government.
gayely declare that they resume the i:hfs
and poace,s heretofore delsgatea to tie Coz
eminent cf the Unat.,d S'Q,es' lndeen |!
Better have said, resume the rights heretofore
solel at the p psices, dc. And what right have
they now? Why. tho right # becoming
French and Spanish Provinces, and of selling
out to the first cash purchaser that comes
aong-the only political rights which they
ever possessed at any period of their history
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
w Msny of the newspapers in the Soutf

80 Msny of the newspapers in the South
ern Confederacy are insisting that the Per
manent Constitution be submitted to the
people for adoption or rejection, as they may
decide. They deny the right of the Conven-
tions chosen in the several States to act upon
the question of Secession, to decide upon the
Constitution. For a Convention (says the
New Orleans Bulle'in) ito attempt to perform
acts and exercise authority that were never
contemplated by the electors at the time
would be neither more nor less than an un-
warrantsble assumption Of arbitrary power,
foreign to the genius of our institutions, and
repugnant to the will of the people,"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
IOWA NEWk.

L
| Mr.. lie, Sheriff Of Linn county, having
become insane, = meeting Of the Board o.
Super visors has been called to choose sue
oessor.
SsNrIxoxD. FaiYchild, tho DesMoinee
horse thief, has been sentenced TO 9monthi
imprisonment in the penitsotisry. He
made confession Of lie guils.
Two .rappsrs by the name Of Layton
or Leighton. were froten to death not long
ago on she Little Sioux river. They were
from Illinois, the F.. Dodge Republican
says.
liver Knudson Jones, :of winneshiek
county, was frozen to death last Ohristnus,
and his body discovered 4 few days sioce
He was msu Of very iatsmperats habits.
50 says the D.eoraL Republic. =
A srs4x NAaos Maquolet. e.
celsier saJs Mf. Bonjamin Sears, of that
plsse, il sonssras as;ing a steam wagon for
running on oommon roads, which he thinks
will travel enc hundred miles . day.
james Norton, living nesr Ounce
Grove, Cedar county, was ioaad dead near
the straok Of ess Railroej, on last Sunday
morning, the 19.h inss., having frosso to
death the night rsviees. He was intox-
Gated y hen .ast seen olive.
nEATH Caused By A GAAIN OF CoaN.-
The Dssnotnss Registsr says little soR Of
Elias Bishop, n AdslpAi, 10 shst sssnty,
II. s his dss:A . week sr % ego, BY ledgine
a grain Of oura in BILE cnd pipe. The little
boy WAS bat two ysars e,sgs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

COS to-day that things looked more peaceable
and that any collision was almost impossible
Messrs. Mason and Hunter have left for
Virginia to urge immediate secession
The Presidents levee was crowded. ALI
the foreign ministers were in attendance.
The evidence in the Armstrong court
martial case indicates that there was suffic-
lent force to defend the navy yard at the
time of its surrender.
1r. Raymond, Of the Times, will be consul
at Paris.
Mr.. Farmer has been appointed Minister
to ECUADOR.
WAsHINGToN, March 23
The Charleston Courier, of the 2lst inst,
received here, says the assertion that the term
OF service Of 26 of Major Anderson's men had
nearly expired is . mistake. Anderson was
In daily expectation Of receiving orders to
evacuate Fort Sumter. The supply of pro-
visions and fuel was nearly exhausted. If he
is not speedily relieved, he would be compelled
to give up the fort to the South Carolina
authorities, after an examination by the
authorized officers, and the receipt for the
property.
Col. Day has had long interview with
dov. Pickens and Gen. Beauregard.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

CoLLHcTIeN OF THE REyESrE 1t ia said
that the Attorney General, Mr.. Bates, las
given the opinion to President Linoc In shst
the revenue cannot be ce!lec.sj, efccrt In
der the law Of 1909, which renders it neces-
@sry for collectors to reeide within their
districts; and therefore il will be
impossible to execute the la~s with rropri-
ETY., even we're it otherwise feasible, in
vessels, outside Of the po,ts.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
VOL. XII-NO. 80. i.
appointments and Canfirn,asioals.

WAsH1NGTos, March %.
The Senate has confirmed j. Ell. wye,
Governor of Nevada Rufus King, Minister
to Rome B. f. Wood, Minister to Denmark;
Arson Burlingame, Minister to Austria; a.
Crosby, Minister to Guatamala Freeman
Il. Morse, Consul to London j. II. Ander-
son, of Ohio. Consul to Hamburg +. ii.
Moody, Receiver of Public Money at Little
Rock Lieut.. Hartshu(t, Assist. Adjutans
General, with the rank Of Captain.
The following Postmasters were confirmed:
W. j. Huntingdon, Galena; e. G. David,
Dubuque; j. +. Abraham, Burlington, Iowa;
S. E. Vanderhurst, Pittsburg. ........
Marshals. d. G. Rose, Marshal for Iadi-
ana; A. @. Sands, Marshal for Southern
District Of Ohio Hebelt N. Hoxie, Marshal
for Iowa.
Attorneys Fl. F. Gurley, Attorney
for Iowa; Geo. A. Nourse, Attorney fer
Minnesota.
Tie following nominations were made for
the Territory Of Colorado VIM. Gilpin,
Governor; Lewis S. Wells, Secretary; B.
F. HILL, of N. Y, Chief Justice L. Newton
Pettis, of Pa, and Charles Lee Armour,
Associate Justices Copeland Townsend,
Marshal VIM L. Stoughton, Of Mich, Al.
torney Francis NJ. Chase, of Ohio, Survey
or-General ..
Marsh E. Dunnell. of Ne, was nominated
as Consul at Vera Cruz, and Joshua R. Gid
dings, as Consul General to British North
America
Mr.. Corwin having withdrawn his declen-
sion, was confirmed Minister to Mexico.
Railroad Accidents --- Two Clsii-
Grcn Misled.
PHILADELPHIA, March 21
The mail train on the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad, last night, ran off the track, near
Altoona. The baggage car caught fire, and
al the mail matter and the baggage Of eighty
passengers was destroyed. No passengers
injured.
GILMAN, ILL.,, March 81.
A freight train, bound East, when four
niles east of Gilman, ran off the track one
,ar, containing John Cook, wife and six
children, a lot Of household goods, two
lorses, &c. Two of the children were killed,
Mr.. Cook badly injured, and the others
lightly
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

INA FIx.-The Southern Confederacy has
appointed certain Commissioners to proceed
to England and France, for the purpose Of
negotiating q recognition of the Confederate
States. The New York Post raises the
question whether they will be permitted to
enter France without passport. Toprocure
q passport, they must swear they are citizens
Of the United States, which may bother the
gentlemen . little.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
Farmers Club Of Bloomington Tp.
NORTH STAR SCHOOL uorsE, |
March ID 1891

NORTH STAR SCHOOL uorsE,
March IA, 1861.
Club met pursuant to adjournment. The
President opened the meeting by making
some general remarks upon agriculture.
He then declared the subject, "Wheat,'
open for discussion.
MIR. Sinnett thought the land generally
known as "oa; openings" raised better wheat
than the prairie lands, but less in quantity.
Mr.. S. stated that the average yield of wheat
in Iowa for the last ten years had net
exceeded ten bushels per acre.
Mr.. Peasely thought the first crop of wheat
raised On piece of land always the best.
He stated that the first of three crops raised
by him averaged twenty-one bushels per
acre, and the last fifteen and that the
Tea wheat had yielded better for him
than any other kind
Mr.. Young stated that he had raised the
most wheat per acre on corn-stalk ground,
without blowing He was in favor of plant
ing by drill; it had yielded better for him
than broadcast sowing.
MIR. Anthony had sown with both drill
and hand. The drilled wheat yielded moro
by three bushels per acre.
Several gentlemen were much in favor Of
the drill and roller. One gentleman stated
that he had rolled his wheat the wet season
of 59, and harvested ten bushels per acre,
while most OF his neighbors, who had not
used rollers, did not cut theirs
Mr.. Sinnett thought Fall plowing better
than Spring, for wheat. Spring p;owing
made ranker straw but less wheat than Fail
plowing. He also thought it best to chance
the seed every year. The best kind Of wheat
ever raised by him was the Red River.
The "Fife' wheat was named it yielded
well, and ripened q fortnight later than
most varieties.
Mr.. Peasely said he never knew the Tea
wheat to rust; and in the wet season OF 50
it yielded him twelve bushels per acre,
1t was the opinion of nearly all present
that very early sowing is the best. Mr:
Sinnett had sown in February, when the
ground had tbawed about three inches
yield good, and the millers pronounced it
equal to the best fall wheat. He also stated
that fall wheat always killed in the month Of
March; he thought it should be sown in
August, on account Of the dryness of our falls.
several gentlemen spoke of plaster as IN
creasing the yield of wheat very materially.
Mr.. Young thought it not fertilizer; it
wouidsincrt ase the yield of any crop for a
few years, but would eventually impoyerlsh
the land. .-.zk
Adjourned for two weeks.
.. SAML SINNETT, Prest.
JoHE ZElGLER, Jr., Sec y pro TEN.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

DIsaBACIYvL QuIBsLISs. hen Mr.. Lin
soln, in 1850, v,sissd Cir ssinnati, he was en-.
tertAinsd At ~ sxpeass Of . ssmmitsee,
who refused - let him pay his snn bill, ss
he wieh4d 70 % Whss he left the nty,
The somnit:s. 4. s'eetsa 70 ser,le and M
Dill was sssine tho lses c.mpa.sa, sent to
Mr. L atSprAsfsa. sssome Of this com
m,ttee ar. ~srGlds.ts far ofise, disin' crested
parties srs "saaiat & the transaction
through ~ parc,a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

~- Parson Brownlow announces himself
. candidate for the Governorship Of Tennes
see, looking to the "unbought and unterrified
people of the State for election. He says he
stands by the Union, the Constitution, and
the enforcement of the Laws, regarding the
States that have gone out of the Union as
guilty of treason, the election of Lincoln IS
affording no ground for secession; and, if
elected, pledges himself to refuse to convene
the Legislature, or take any step that would
advance the cause Of secession. He indorses
the inaugural of Mr.. Lincoln as temperate,
conservative and national
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
Arrival of the Pony Express.

The Pony Express with California dates
to the 9th passed here this afternoon.
The Legislature in private session had
enc ballot tor U. $. Senator with t. following
result L. $. Phelps, 23 McDougal, y !;
Wilson, 2S: Nugent, 0 Denver, II; White
side, 5, and Hayes 2.
The Republicans are expected to cast their
united strength for any acceptable Union
man when such one can be brought for
ward.
A series Of strong Union resolutions pass
ed the Assembly on the 7th.
A fire at Quincy, Plumss county, destroy
ed property valued at $4,000.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
f4EThe Navy of ,hs Southern Copfed.

E1S Afo NOVy VI sAo Ooutuofu CODIcs.
eracy CONSISTS of tho following revenue cu:-
ters seized from the United States Govern
ment: Nc leiand, 4 single guns and one
pivot, Grew SO men; Lewis ASS. one 6S-
peuuder, Grew 45 meo; Aiken. one 42-pouDder
Grew 80 mer; Washington, one 42-poander
and Dodge. ore pivot gun. Beside these,
there Is the tug propeller James Gray, pu'-
chased st Richmond, which carries A.
pouaj Columoi,d, the ca. ture; siaSe-bris
Bonita, which rs being changed to w.,r
vessel; the steam gunbsat Nina, which
mounts one sua. emu has just returned 30
Chsrie.tai from cen-aats cruise on the
coast, ard the steamer Everglsde. The U
s. steamer Full On stiAed st the PensaeclI
Navy Yard wilhelm ordinary, carries -four
32-paunders. 1t will cost $4,000 to put
her in sea-goiog tim.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

~ The Montgomery Aduerti.er, and in
deed nearly al the secession papers, are urging
the commencement Of war for the purpose Of
dragging the Border States into the Southern
'Oonfedsracy. Yet they all oppose coercion
in one direction. -s-'aff .s8N5
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

~ William b. Taylor, Esq, the recently
appointed Postmasttr OF the city Of New York,
has been connected with that Office since the
year 1919. He has been an applicant before
for the position, but never quite succeeded in
getting it, though under President Taylor the
papers were said to have been actu lily made
out. His appointment gives general sat's-
faction.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

What PHiLosoPuER TuiNKs.--Robert
Dale Owen, Of Indiana, has published an
elaborate review o. Mr. Lincoln's inaugural,
which he pronounees conservative and concil-
iatory, but says that, if the Cotton States
persist IN secession, we must acknowledge
their independence eventually, and had better
do it before thsn after a war.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

EXTRA SESSION OF CoNaREss-In case an
extra session Of Congress is called, special
elections will have to be held in Maryland,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Rhode
Island and California. Virginia hollis her
regular election in the latter end Of May, in
season. probably, to do away with special
elt ction
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

Hon. Asdrsw Jahnson, tho patriotic
Usion U. s. Senator from Tennessee, con-
times earnestly to farer ar abandonment
"f the U S. forts Al sne :oath, wherever it
is nst essential 20 naints.D thsm lie says
the PRECEDENT has nothiss to d. in t',is mat
ter, excopt ioli}w tho highest military ad.
vice, as this is a purely military question
There will b. nothirs l.i. Of soc ession, he
says, If Sumscr is abaI sonsd.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

PILINa oS THE AGpsv. 49, That rampant
secession sheet, the Atlanta (Georgia) ton-
tedsroey, thus appeals 70 and threatens
Virginia:
"if Eirsinin will Only promptly pass the
Ordinance of Secession, the grand drama of a
Southern CododerAey wi: have ended, at.
tended with hut little Inconvenience, and
without war and bloodsnea But, II Vir inia
succumbs to Fedevsiiss= and Lin acln, her
glory renowned, haliowet associations y ill
have departed. Her name and fame will
close with her humiliation, and, like ancient
Rome. her elAsajc hills and vsies will soon be
desecr.ted by Northern Goth., aud posterity
can out spurn ner im6ecilo la.zsroni. Nay
the Yates decree otherwise!"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
Sherman Senator fre1n Ohio.

CLEvELAED. O., March 81.
Mr.. Sherman was nominated at Columbus,
last night, for Senator, on the 10Th ballot,
which stood: Sherman 43, Dennison %,
Schenck 10.
Resolutions requesting Congress to cell q
National Convention passed both Houses Of
the Ohio Legislature.
CLEVELAND, March 81.
John Sherman was elected, this afternoon.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
aY- Lieut.. Slemmer, the commandaut at

Lieut.. Slemmer, the commandaut at
Fort Pickens, Fla. the son of the veteran
Adam Slemmer, of Norristown, N Montgomery
county, Pa, for many years the editor of
the old Norristown Hsyister, and whose
brother is now holding al Office in one 0.
the departments, writes words Of hopeful
cheer to his friends that he will be able to
maintain himself against the embattled enc
mics of his country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

sV~ 1t has been proposed to collect the
revenue in the seeding States by staticning
a ship outside each port, and obliging all
vessels entering to pay duties before doing SO.
Doubts are expressed by some as to whether
there is any authority for such method, but
ii 1t can be carried out, it will afford an easy
solution of the whole mystery, for, the revenue
laws being enforced, secession aust soon die
out for want of something to subsist on.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

~ The Augusta (GeorsisA Chronicle
advocates the discontinuance of many smsl
Post Offices in Georgia. Ltsays that, for the
year ending September 3oth, $50, ths net
proceeds Of each Of five offices in Florida was
under ten cents Three of them received four
cents each, and one Of them three cents.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

How CHAMPAGNE is MADE.-At lawsuit
in New York, last week, involving payment
for $3.50 worth of American champagne,
witness swore that the wine was made of
what was called ''turnipjuice." This was
made to sparkle by gas made from vitriol
and marble-dust, and then labeled "Cham-
pagne.''
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

TnE NEW MIssOCRi SENATOR. Hon. Waldo
P. johnson, elscted to succeed Hon Jas. S.
Green in the United S,atss Senate, is gen
tleman who, We fear, belongs to the same
political sci'eol with Mr.. Green. although he
does not usually avow HE sentiments in as
obnoxious form as his predecessor. Judge
johnson was one OF the Missouri Commits
sioners to the Peace Conference, and, on his
return, made speech At Jefferson City, in
which he took position certainly too ultra
to coincide with the Sentiments of the people
Of Missouri, as expressed At the late Conven
ton election. 1t is to be hoped, however,
that the new Senator will perceive the pro-
priety of subduing bis views to a stricter
accordance with those Of the people, and Of
declaring h.nself Uaion man At the Arst
opportunity.-St. Louis Evenin2 Nevs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

g9Many contend that State should be
responsible for the ggersstolen by is citl-
zens. Perhaps tooa State should be r,spon.
sible for the money stolen by its citizens -
How would Virginia and Mississippi like to
be responsible for the stealings OF Floyd and
Thompson ?-Lou. Jour. lS,s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

Do THE People RULe?-The Louisiana
Convention have refused to submit the Mont
gomery Constitution to q vote of the people.
fhe secession demagogues dare not yield to
the people the privilege to vote on their
future form of government
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
Senate Proceedings.

WARRINGTON, March II.
SENATE. - Mr.. Douglas resolution was
taken up.
Mr.. Bayard resumed his remarks from
Yesterday in favor Of recognizing the inde-
pendence of the Confederate States. He dis
cussed the causes leading to the Withdrawal
OF the seven States, among which was the
formation and success of = sectional party
hostile to slavery, and whose ultimate purpose
was the extinenisha,ent of slavery by the
indirect action ofthe Government he argued
the right OF property in slaves, and the duty
Of protecting such right.
Without concluding, the Senate went into
Executive session and adjourned.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

MR KAssoN At Hoxs. - We find th4 fol.
lowing notine OF Mr.. Kassoa's appointment
in tho State journal, the central organ Of
Iowa Democracy:
John A. Kasson. Esq, Of this city, has
basn appointed BY the President, and con
6rm.d by the s.nat., First 4 Assistent Poet
master syeaeral. While We, Of course, have
not @ political sentiment in Common with
Mr.. kasson, and whi!e va strongly di.sent
from every doctrine the able so.ocacy si
which has liven 80 HIM the place, re wish 10
con. rs ulate him upon his good fortune, add
extend TO him our tineere sishes # success.
We consider h;m Abundaatly sble &C. eli tae
position, and while W. do n, t consider the
position as fully commemorate with his
claims OF abiitJ, We still have no occasion
TO magnify the Office in order to be able to
say thar he has baen honored at the hanas
of his party chicf 1t is well known that We
have nos been chnry Of Mr.. Kasson as
politician; We desi;s 10 tessify, therefore, to
his ability as man, and to his worth A. a
gentleman. In eur humble opinion. bis
withdrawal from Iowa politics will leave a
vacancy in his party which cannot be filed
He was as able 40 any Of his cole sues, and
in candor and courtesy far above them all"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
Arkansas Convention.
LOUISVILLE, March 90.

The Arkansas Convention adjourned, after
passing secession ordinance and co opera
ton resolutions fer submitting it to popular
vote conciliatory spirit WIS manifested
by both parties.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

WA citizen of Dayton, Ohio. recently
bought . dog for $lO as a match to one be
had, and having carried him home, discover
ed he had purchased his own canine, which
had been stolen.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
From Cuba.

The steamer Cahawba has arrived, with
Havana dates to the 18th inst.
Sugars dull at 64(0 reals. Molasses dull.
Money depressed. Sterling exchange $l.l0
@sl.l0a. New York exch nge 1@3c pre-
MUM.
Prince Alfred had been heard of at Ber-
muda, and would arrive at Havana, April lst.
Grand preparations were making for his re-
ception. ...-.,-
The yacht Mary Kingsland. from New
York. was wrecked on the Florida coast.
Scott's theatrical troupe was rescued by the
Cshawha, after several days exposure. The
boat and nearly all the property was lost
The boat was valued 1t $40,000
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29
From Texas .-- Gov. Houston
DepOseu.

OALVFST0S, March ~.
The Convention has passed an ordinance
declaring vacant the Governors chair, and
that the Secretary Of State account for his
refusal to appear before the Convention, as
did other officers, upon due notification, to
take the ossh of allegiance. Lieut.. Gov
Clark was to assume the functions Of Gov
ernor at once, and the Secretary Of State
called on to pass over the great seal of Office
and his official records.
The Legislature met en- the 18th. 1t is
not known what Gov. Houston will do.