New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-12


Prorsd That ACRES Of land Of the 100 $4,000 acres
belonging this sovereign STAT, be given for che purpose OF
ing out cemetery which shall be dcposite he remains
OF her aforesaid children that the Governor OF INC state be-
and he is hereby authorized to appoint some suitable person
whose duty shall be visit every battle held upon
which troops have been engaged during sne late war
the remains Of said Texas soldiers bring them to be buried
in the bosom of the people they loved 80 wen soldiers who M
while prisoners OF war wounds received IN the army or
contracted Northern ont of any money not
otherwise appropriated for the purpose OF carrying OUT '
Read first and second times and referred to the Committee
on State Affairs
The Senate thereupon appropriately passed TO the
orders of the day, as follows
ORDERS OF THE D.r-A joint resolution assuring the Pres
d t the trooos now anartered in the interior
moved to the frontier taken from the ueSA
Wpon motion of senator Sten the suspended resou
ton put upon its third reading, and passed
We have already stated the fact that Judge John
Hancock. who at first had sure thing oil being
IT, g. Senator from Western Texas, was ultimately de-
foated because though Rebel he was shown to have
"caved" before the final collapse Of the Rebellion.
Here is tho record of the dongs in caucus that fixed
him:
The caucus met Sept. 3-Judge Ashbcl Smith in
the chair. Hancocks supporters had clear majority
and defeated motion to adjourn.
Record then very dcfan asked charges were
preferred against the Hon John Hancock Whcrcupon some
member inquired the Hon Mr. Short of shelby was present
Mr. Short OF Shelby present The member then asked he
Hon Mr. Short Of Shelby to read correspondence 1t was I'M
derstood he possessed.
Mr. short Of Shelby stated that It he had CORE
spondence In his pocket which not intended ior PnDhc use
course in the Federal lines in s-cts which be had elected
for his satisfaction and to satisfy his friends ana ms CON
the he should take IN the Scnatorn eec
on but as public call had been made upon him for these
facts aud ms he had nothing 10 conceal IN hs matter nc
Cavalry in reply letter addressed 10 that gentleman by
himself and Of his colleagues the Hon Mr. stroud The
Judge Hancock had done after had left the State in 1854
Ma Longey replied that Judge Hancock had arrived In
signed by some Of the officers Of the lst Texas
Cavalry, and very strongly Endorsed by Major Cen
Heron that Judge Hancock should be made BrgndeT Gen
ern and authorized troops In Texas that Gen Candy
had also strongly Endorsed the Recommendation in which Gen
he Longey had been detailed by Gen Candy ~ accompany
Hancock to Washington to further his object there mat linn
Lincoln and had earnestly urged them to send an army 70
Texas which they sa could NOT W uone ne men b ~ u
rigadier aud landed Indnnoa To make raid into
Tcyas where he would mise large force to aid Nor
could his he done nor could the Judge made Brigader
on account the veteran Colonies awaiting prOn0on
Rn, the secretary of War through the Proves,
ern authorized Gen Candy enlist two regiments OF white
cavalry and regiments Of infantry white or cooed ana
mand Of sny brigade he might himself The order
Provost Marshal Ten Fry was also rcn ana one he
UnocI Her Tho Hon lir short OF Shelby rested Ills
the only charge made being that Haneo had !" 1904 been loyal
Mr. Record tried TO defend Judge Hancock and apologize for
his loyalty but the documents seemed to have sad iuded
him lie finally pitched into the witness that had been INTRO
duccd whom he called renegade traitor to his country and
several other which only good Rebel can LEI on
When he concluded Mr Munson Of Brora was loudly called
Mr. Munon had no charges bring against Judge Hancock
past bui N great principle involved
in this election wc be wished TO call the attention OF the
pcopc For he unwilling to vote for or elect any one
who with the people and Of them not only al the prs
time but in the who not only sto" ny mem IN me
dark and gloomy past bu, who had also been win them IN ih
principles upon which this great civil had been fought lie
would be- the gallant dead whose bones W oeucms
upon many glorious battloheis were nc to vote
them upon tho idea which they had laid down their lives
believing they did that their cause was ast ana ho ~
believed that good faith TO the gallant dead ana goo
policy both united In such choice lie h9"ght t' 10 one
sentative should be- chosen We could men aPl " n'
North honest face fo having been true TO ourselves
and promising 10 BE- To national relations IN the in
We would show tina, could be trusted because we were
worthy As the terrible scenes OF the past the
but a, the could forget Time could never
eradicate past from his heart This is bur an outline OF
and will, ali the Venom Of independent and
Rebel The idea Of Mr. Mun.on rs that secession Is ,ne t'
'tn the days Jefferson and Madison. who proclaimed
There was more talk-lots of it-but 4" Mr. Short
had done the business for Judge Hancock. and the
caucus ultimately fizzled out the Judges friends not
daring TO insist on ballot. The two Houses pro-
ceeded to an election next day when the Hon. David
G. Burnett was chosen; the vote standing-Burnett
(Rebel clear through)G5; Hancock (Rebel who tainted
By tho wsy) 40; Il. NJ. Pease (RadicaD 7: Burnetts
clear majority, -. o. NJ. Roberts (who presided
over tho Convention that passed the ordinance OF Sc
cesson) was then chosen Senator from Eastern Texas
by 81 votes to 40 for B II. Epperson, (also Rebel
Mr. Roberts presided also the recent Convention
that assumed restore Texas to the Union and OBJ
ected therein TO exacting oath of allegiance to the
Union. on the assumption that the Convention was a
sovereign body and should take no oath Of allegiance
to any power whatever.
The Legislature Of Texas having rejected the
Constitutional Amendment submitted to the States
by Congress her Secretary Of State by direction re-
turned il to tho State Department at Washington,
with message importing that Texas had no use for
il. So far so good Now we insist that it shall not
DO sent her again until she ascerainS that she has
use for it, and signifies in plain terms her conscious
ness Of the fact Ore such insult to Congress aud the
loyal States should suice or, at all events another
should not be invited.