The Portland daily press., 1866-08-22
FIR I'M asWAsHIRETOH.
Meeting of the National Ussion Ee-
g ~ sec,stsye Committee 4
Texas Transferred to the Civil
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WASHINGTON, Aug. q.
a call has been issued Ior q meeting of the
National Union Executive COMMITTEES appoint
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The call for convention of soldiers is out.
It will be held at Cleayeland, Ohio, Sept. 18th,
instead OF at Chicago as heretofore announced
The following is the correspondence relative
to the transfer of the State of Texas to the au-
thorlties chosen by the people thereof:
Department of State, Wdshinqton, 1uo. II.
1S66:-TO His Excellency, Andrew J. Hamil,
ton, Provisional Governor of the State of Tex
as, Austin, Texas.-Sir: The time has arrived
when, in the judgment of the President of the
United States, the care and conduct of the
proper affairs of Texas may be remitted to
the constitutional authorities chosen by the
people thereof without danger to the peace and
safety Of the United States By direction of
the President you are therefore relieved from
the trust which was heretofore reposed in YOU
as Provisional Governor Of the State Of Texas.
Whenever the Governor elect shall have ac-
cepted and become qualified to discharge the
duties OF the Executive office, you will transfer
the papers and property of the State now in
your custody to His Excellency, the Governor
elect. You will please give me reply specify
ing the day on which this communication is re-
ceived. / have the honor to be your ExcelIen-
cy's most obedent servant - "a
HENRY STANsBURY,
Acting Secretary of State
" uo"LeJSOie, doU. II, IoOO- y Ills EXceuon-
cy, the Governor of the State of Texas.-Sir:
BY direction of the President of the United
States have the honor herewith to transmit
copy Of a communication which has been ad-
dressed to his Excellency, Andrew j. Hamil-
ton, Provisional Governor of Texas, whereby
he has been relieved of the trust heretofore re-
posed, and directed to deliver into your Excel
lency's possession the papers and property re-
lating to that trust. I have the honor to tender
you the cooperation of the Government of the
United States whenever it may be found nec-
essary in effecting the early restoration, and
the permanent prosperity and welfare of the
State over which you have been called to pre-
side. have the honor to be, with great re-
spect, your most obedient servant,
(Signed,) HENRY STANsBURY, s'
Acting Secretary of State
Austin, Texds, dug. IA, 1866.-To Hon Henry
Stansbury, Acting Secretary of State.-Sir:
Your dispatch of the 11th inst, was received
yesterday. The Provisional Government was
turned over to the officers elect beg to as
sure the President of the appreciation enter
tanned by the people. of Texas of the Just policy
and hope to convince the most skeptical of the
fidelity of the people to the general Govern
ment. Respectfully.
(Signed,) ]. M. THRocHMoRToN.
Capt McDougall, commanding the navy yard
at Mare Island, California, reports to the Navy
Department, under date Of July Sd, that the
steamer Saginaw would leave there on the 4th
Of that month for Victoria Vancouver's Is
land, in compliance with instructions from the
Chief OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
Pany. The Saginaw had been detained by the
Department to accompany the expedition for
laying the Russian telegraph.
W T.