Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-17
Denosit,on Of Sam Houston.

The circumstances attending the deposition
of Sam Houston rs Governor of Texas, were
quite dramatic, and in some respects ludicrous
aud comica. The Convention of Texas, coll
ed bv the loud voice of the people aaainst the
denurciationsand opposition Of Gov. Houston
having passed the act Of secession, and ac
csutel and ratified The Constitution ofthc
Confederate States, prescribed fvrm Of cath
t, be taken by all the State officers. This
oath included remuneration Of all allegiance
to ali foreign powers, and especially to the
Government of the United States, aud de-
claraton Of fidelity to the Constitution of the
Confederate States When the oath was pro-
posed to Gov. Houston, he percmptorily re
fused to take it; whegeupon the Convention
declared the Office of'Goyernor vacant, and
Lieut.. Gov. Clark, sanacr the Constitution.
having taken the prescribed oath, succeeded
to the Office. Gov. &lark was not slow in ell
tering upon the Governors Office, assumed
the chair ard entered upon the duties of The
Office. By and by, the deposcd Governor
came hobbing to his cffice-old Sans San
Jacinto wound having broken out afresh, as
i! always does on occasions of political trial
Perceiying Gov. Clark occupying the chair,
Old Sam addressed him: :,
"Well, Governor Clark" giving great EN-
phasis to the title "you are an early riser
"Yes, General,n replied the Governor, with
great strees upon the military title of his
predecessor, " am Illustrating the old maxim,
| 'the early bird gathers the worm"
DWELL, Gov CLARK, l hope you will find il
an easier seat than | have found it.
"I'll try to make it so, General, by con-
forming to the clearly expressed will Of the
people Of Texas"
The General, having brought large lunch
basket with him, proceeded to put up numer-
Gus little articles Of private property, and tc
| stow them away very carefully. Catching his
/ foot in hole in the carpet and stumbling,
the General suggested to Gov. Clark that the
new Government ought to afford Q new carpe,
for the Governors office, whereupon the Gov,
ernor remarked that the Executive of Texas
could get along very well without carpet.
Approaching the washstand, the General
called the attention Of Gov. Clark to two
pieces of soap-one, the Casteil soap, was his
own private property; and the other, a per
fumcd article, was the property of the State
and added, Governor, your hands will re-
quire the very frequent use Of this cleansing
article;' whercupon Gov. Clark, pointing tc
tue washbowl, which was fuu Of very black
aud dirty water, remarked: General, sup
pose that is the bowl in which you washee
your hands before leaving the Office"
Having gathered up ali hs,7ii77vs7v.aass hs,7i77vs7 sa:s:
| made little f,-.. ....n,.'f, very much il
ss!ZIs .! c4Eda.I .oS..1f declaring his
conviction that, as in the Iast, the time woul'
soon come when Texas would call him from hi
retirement, ard he hoped Gov. Clark would b.
able to give as good an account 81 his stew
ar,lship as he could now render. Hating a
the door, the General made profound bow
and with al air Of elaborate dignity said
.Good day, Governor Clark "Good cay
General lIuustou," was the Governors re
sponse. And thus the Hero Of Jacinto
concluded his political career IN. 0. Delt'