New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANARCHY IN TEXAS.
mGuHANDED DoINGs OF THE TRAITOR CoN
yENIIOS.

] lfGIlIiANDED DOlNGS bE 1liE IkAlItk tON-
yESTIOS
| The following extracts from The Picayua|s report
fthe doings Of the Texas Convention show with what
Robespierrian facility the Southern traitors put down
and set up Governments:
Austin, Texas, March II, 1861.
Soon after the Convention met, this morning, Mr..
Still Chairman Of the Committee Postal Aieirs, re-
ported an ordinance for the protection OF IT, 5. Mint
contractors IN this Sate-guaIanteo ne 10 them pay
men for such seryic they may have agreed 10 per-
| form, and which may be iepudiated by the United
! States Government.
| Mr. Campbell Chairman Of the Committee on Com.
merce, reported resolution making ihihe Pass port
Of entry and instrucng the delegates in the Congress
OF Confederate States 10 procure, II poesbir tie pas
sage Of hi 20 that effect, and the appointment Of n
Collector for said port and aso providing for It's proper
| defens,s as such.
Dir CampbelI also reported a lengthy ordinance pro
yidiuo for raising public fund wherewh TO pay The
cxpe es Of this Convention, and providing for the de-
fences OF tie STATE nj large
To this latter minority report made from the
same Committee, aud 700 copies ordered 10 be
printed.
Office was again taken up and passed by The following
vote: Yeas 49, Nays J..
here with give the ordinance passed:
An ORDINANCE amend the FIRST section Of the seventh
article tGebea Provisional Of the Constitution Of the state
BE hordaed By ne People Of ne state Of Te+a', ooar,r
ZION nrmbd 1hm the s section O the seventh article Of the
Constitution OF the State of Texas shall be amended 20 read
Members OF the Legislature and al ether % eer he State
o1eia before they upon the duties Of tEoir Offices sha
take the follow ing oath or affirmation;
la h. D. do solemny aii that gl faithfully
and i@pasi d'ehAige aud perform az the dSe' lsiaS9su'
SgeestIy TO The Conuton and Sts,s Texas aud
also to the Consultation and law Of The States Of
that Con ra Aud do io,ihsr .mHy wear o. .n9
VA since hs "a day o. Mach \ hSi oss .es9 Of
the State 9or out of nor have .sn' On afcItsd challenge
tLus Offending ~ nclp me God
On notion an ordnance 10 provide for the existence
of the present State Government was then taken up
and passed by the following vote: Yeas ll9, Nays Is.
The ordinance M passed is as follows:
IAN ORDlSANCE to provide for the continuance Of the exist
log state GoyeIum-rt
sEoros lie ordained ~ me POslc Of Trds 80 cearen
ton Gued That all the existing Ls Of the state not incon
ssbt with he ordinance d secs ion ard oiLes Of
this Convention shall be and remain f. iuA foec urn crrad
ing sae Government upon taking tie oath or aa-top pro
setiep Of the IN Ie Of he Con.tian Of be State oil Tyes
posed the Hh day Of March \ d. 1891 shall continue in
6Ace or ADD during their respective tems should az ocsr
tine Gorunmen refuse 20 ks sai oath an si'on ~ tho
suief anu With the ne h.eutl!r pe,cpcd 'Atn sLa ga
dead he'd resigned
STATE the Lieut.. ooyernor S,eetiy 81 STATE CortEoI
& st be .S 4, .aeb hour =. hall he diynst.d 20
them by notice given them by the frsstent u he Convention
n G snoS Of mi. oraissos ~ eIr P omen rn, ,
and she oath aOesed which snail be administered by
this Ana ell NE bers u th CObycpon Who
h1 aud wl0 hold 04co under tue state hsu aAe tie oath PIE
.cbed at 2oelek the day er the passage Of H., odd
SIC BE Jythr nec,sd, That ali tho officer, Of thu.
StGe, Ia toe preceding seoiIn IT tbs oFde
required take the oath Aforesaid btoe srch officers
authorized I, adnn ohc laEs aud Ia the pro
srrbed by ei1g laws tho members OF tie Legislature upon
their assembly and AL Others within forty days te date
OF tho adoption til. dnanoo Aud that the President
Convection 10 aid Is hereby replied be forwarded
C1ef Justices 81 each county Of tis copy Of his
ordinance. The ChefJue OF each county on recent of
copy hereof ,na With modify officer. Of their
Iespectye Of the existence Of this ordinasc1
AusTIS, TeXas, March lJ 1851
Several Communications were read In Convention,
among which was one from Cppt. Wallace Of Bexar,
rendering he services OF company to the State Of
Texas
The Committee Oh Foreign Relations made a report,
together with an ordinance recommending al the oii.
ceis OF the late United States Government In the State
OF Texas aud who had resigned THEN positions in con-
sequence Of the ordinance Of secession 10 favorable
postionssn the service Of the State.
Mr.. Graham Of Rusk presented an ordinance for tn
regulation of foreign coin, which referred TO the
Committee on Constitution.
An ordnance was also presented giving the Legi,la.