Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-04-24

Iaa circumstances A$&eaASma Tia darsa-
safion Of Sam Housson, as Gosarnog nk
fsxaas were quite dr&ma1Sc, ana I'm sssssss
rsspects ladiaroas and oauiesl Tka CO.
vsnsaon OF Tsxass called hy fhsiead sases
q 10 people asAiass ihs sIannneis6sazs
and opposition oF Governor IIouston. hss.
ug psssed the net OF ssrsntissn. ma aSs
ceptad and ratified the Cenasz ffon III IL
fNoafaasxats 6tatess rxasCi13e Z 3axua Al
ostA " Dc takm BIZ al khe 8tste olE0ars.
Inls oa<A Included q RECOMMENDATION IA ri
alisgiAncs % ali farasgn powats, and =
PeeiAliy no the aosarssnszst af the Uussaes
sfssess and q declaration og kdaIitv Ia
We uonstirution OF the Confederate
STATES. Whsn the oath was Proposed 10
aosssnoF Housson he pefsmpaoFily ra9us4
I'd 20 taka is; whareupon The Censeusios
declared tho sfses Of GoYesnog yacant.
and Lieutenant GoveraOr CLARK. undar
she Consasutaon, having taken the pge-
saraeed oash, sucoe aaed 10 the ofRoe.---
SoysEnag Clark was ass slow Id eateriaw
upon The anberna1orisl Suaesioss. and
proceeding 70 the Hosarnor's oEos, As.
sansd the chair and entered upoa ss.s
aasisses shs 0fEce. BY aad Nv ahs aapos-
ed aovaznox sanae hbbbling 10 has efssa
odd sanaas San Jaeinko Wound having
broken ont afreah, 10 Ii AWAY does On
occasions Of political trial. rereefving
Governor CLARK oosapsing tbs ahAaz, Old
sam addressed him; H.. ss a,,
g Well, Gopssyseg CLARK, y giving great
emphasis 70 the title, you are "A early
rigar.u sF ~ tt3 rH III =
aYes, GeneTaI, p replied the Gevernor,
with great ssresa upon tbs sailitaxy title
Of kis predecessor, 81 am illustrating the
old maxim, sths early bird gathers tho
worm.s1 ~ -
swell, Govsrnor CLARK, 1 hope yea
waI and it aa easier saat Ghan / hays
found it, +. liz -,..j .t-~-E
ssI'll endsavor TO make ii 80, General,
BY conforming TO the clearly expressed
viii Of the people OF Texas.'f7 :. = s5af
The General, having hroagha large
lunch basket with him, proceeded TO put
up numerous little articles OF private
property, and Co stow them sway very
Catching his foot in . hole In
the carpet and ssusabling, tho General
suggested 10 Gov. CLARK that the new
Government ought 10 afford new carpet
Aux ALG aGFEAuax = JfMwSs #GEXBApDI kx4S
Governor remarked that tine ExsaaEiye Of
Texas could get along very we'll withosts
carpet. ...- H..
Approaching the washstaud, the Cen
eTai called the attention of Goy. CLARK 10
two pisces Of soap~~one, the castile soap,
was his own Priyaea pr0perty and tia
other perfumea article, was she proper-
ty OF the State, and added, sf(ioEsrnor
Toar hands will require the very frequent
use Of this cleausing article J" whsreupon
Gov. CLARK, painting to the Waahbowi,
which was full of black and dirty water,
remarked: General, suppose thai Is the
bowl in which yeu washed yuur hands
before leaving the ofhce." a. "
Having gathered up all his dsads. old
sam made little farewell speech. very
much like the style Of Cardinal Wooissy'
declaring his conviction ,khas. ~ ia ths
,ast, the time would soon come when
Texas would call hin from his retirement.
md be hoped Gov. CLARK would be abis
0 give as good Al account Of his stew
Edship as lie could render. Hating at
he door, the General made a profound
'ow, and with an air Of elahorate dignity.
aid: "Good day, Governor C-l-a-T-k.s
Good day, General aoustop,n was the
Governors response. 4 nd thus the she
0 Of San JAcinto'' concluded bis politi-
al career ~ o.