New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-10
FROM TEXAS.
The Spirit OF the Watering
Upsu the Secession Quessioa-uyD
Hearts but Weak Bucks.

AUSTIN Texas, Feb II. 1866.
The Convention still continues TO enlighten
tho world with strong glimpses into tho recesses Of
.,ha, portion of its corporal tabernacle where its
spirit sits sucking is paws, and broodng over the
Winter OF its discomfort"
As though the expose OF its real animus as given In
Its backing and filing upon tho constitutional oath
question was Insufficient in its own estimation to set
II yigLt before the world and lacked complete demon.
,yaiion Of the two great leading characteristics by
which IL will hereafter be remcmberedhe treason OF
its henit and the weakness II its backbone-it yester
dly con,rived another equally useless and foolish per-
formance that no doubt might be len in the matter
Amer the business In order, SIR. Laiimer introduced
the following ordinance;
1.-THE people Of Texas in convention assembled ordain
and decree TINT toe 40 called ordinance Of secession
entitled an ordinance 10 dissolve the Union between
the State Of Texns aud the other States united under
the compact STYLED the Constitution Of the United
States Of America which adopted by the socaed
convention Of the people of Texas at the ely OF Austin
nj, the L., day Of Fehruary 1851. and all the acts and
proceedings OF the socilled convention shall be and
tie zane qe declaJed ~ have beep pui. void and Of
no effect whatever lvr the date OF their aoptlon and
they 10 hereby further decree that neither the State OF
4. xas nor any other State Of the Federal unon has
the right under the Constitution OF the United States
II would seern as though nobody could have come MP
10 this Convention dclegat" with the slightest hope
Of doing ANYTHING 10 ard return IN the Union who
had not already made up MS nina 10 ,he immeoia'e
ado ptnn of ON ordinance like this And yet as a
ranger motion was made fIon thu Mustang side OF
the House TO lay upon the table aud was actually
carried upon the can 81 me yeas anu nays ana
tangs who, upon reflection. saw the folly OF saying
what they wished and the danger OF being honest to
their sentiments finally changed their votes. that 1t
,i.rht la. xenft N "A
number OF substitutes offered. all OF which were
referred to the committee which viii undoubtedly
report the one found have the Gst meaning in II; or
In d, ftnt II either OF them being found sufficiently
D ntc-s will proceed 10 manufacture one TO order.
rh. much is evident the pith OF the original viii be
so fr ed away before 1t comes back from the com
mi tee that no UnoHist will be likely to vote for IL.
In this case In tie vote upon taking the oath TO
support the United Suites Constitution TIE nrst notion
"a an EXPRESSION of the real anmus vi the majority Of
tho Convention. II indicates exactly what NAV be ex
pcied If Texas permitted 10 resume her OLD relations
without the exacton Of sufficient guarantees for her
future good behavior II tells how Tar she Is really 10y al
and how much honesty there is In the oath she has
taken This is another lesson In good time given to
Congress aud President johnson. Like toe other II
nso procaims unerrngly that II this Convention Is an
exponent OF the state her back Is as weak as her heart
Is disoyeL
Were II not for fear Of consequences this Convention
would no, take siDgle step upon tho road leading
nyay from Secession. With that weight kept well on
there Is no telling how far IT viii CO.
The question Of the civil rights OF the freedmen Il
40 ihave little faith their being yielded them Upon
the question Of negro swearing IN courts Of justice
arg majority Of te citizens OF the State are Just now
tor crazy DC half Just. large majority are ready
10 that they will pack up and travel to Mexico
before they will be put upon level with the niggers
In that way. Most OF tbs class have ways OF their
Of 9as upon Iced NTH the 'Iggers but as they are
nil that il lett OF tLe Old Institution II isn't wonder
full IL they still cherished
Ibis State peculiar Tor It's three breeds OF horses
the first l. the real mustang or native stock, breed
Of little hin-sded sopng.rumpcd Hat footed vicious
little bru,es that must DO everything IN their own way
nd arc never broken but they are ready 10 pitch
and cat up whenever they have had week without the
bis their mouths and the spurs IN their TANKS Toeo
come the half breeds Kind of In0ngre affair." neither
really thy wholly vicious, but the whole
decidedly unsafe 10 handle because you are Ger
tam whether they going to work or balk The third
IN good honest, American horses good.slzed ntell
geut.braded. and hones-hcated. lie has way Of bis
OVID out II 10 usually on the right side.
These are apt types Of this Texas Convention, and
what chance do You suppose the as cisssthe honest
American portion OF the team being in minority-has
of keeprg these monpres and mustangs in the traces
and getting decent pull togetheri