The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-19

EXECUTIVE OrTIcx,
Austin, Texas, jane 3, '&.

EXECUTIVE OYTIcx,
Austin, Texas, Jane 3, 6S.
Genilsmen Of he Coareaf'oe
| extend to you a cordial welcome
TO the Capitol, and assure you that
the officers Of the Provisional Govern
men. are anxious to afford you every
facility for the discharge Of the great
duty for which you have been elected
of establishing Constitution and
a ci,il government, for Texas, loyal
10 the Union. =.
The situation q the Provisional
Government has been, and must con
tipue to be, one Of extreme difiiculty
and embarras. mcnt. This sns fcrc-
scvn ay :ac -hen accepted my pres
emit position but ! could not decline
it without seeming to be unwilling to
aid in giving eject to what are known
as the Reconstruction laws. | knew
that my appointment was distasteful
to a large majority of the people Of
Texas who had participated in the
rebellion and who had heretofore cx-
ercised the political power of the
State. Bat the emancipation and
Embarrassment Of our colored pop
ulation had infused new element
into the body polite, who are here.
after to exercise political rights and
| l believed tina, this class, with the
loyal whites, would, as the result has
shown, constitute a majority Of the
voting population, and 10 whom, |
had reason to believe, my appoint
mcnt would not be unacceptable.
The powers vested in the officers Of
the Provisional Government are ex-
ercised in subordination to the Com
mandcr of the Fifth Military Dis.
trict and wi,hou, his cooperation
and assistance all their efforts to ex-
ccutc the laws and preserve the pub
lie peace can avail but little. re-
greet to say that, in some instances,
this cooperation and assistance have
been withheld, and the acts Of tho
PROVISIONAL omcers nave been ms
represented and their recommenoa,
tons disregardcd. A knowledge Of
these facts has so emboldcned and
e"cour"seo ."9so ""o az .''pos'u
70 a's'egarn 'nc avs "A', :" man.
'n.'a"ees' n"e''ns nave ''po'..' "
ms once 'na' ,'cy 0e'o "n"v'o "
OBTAIN 'he a'u oi c'''1ehs ~ 'n"No Al
res,s' because hey ies'eu P,'so"a'
violence ITO" '"o pa'''es anu '"'''
'r'ehds'
/. is due to the present Command
cr of the Fifth Military District that
| should say in this connection, that
he has manifested disposition to
enforce the laws, and ! =" hopeful
Of improvement in this regard under
his administration,
II affords me pleasure to state that
the officers who have been in com.
mand of the District Of Texas have
:, al ,;,,.s oorl;.iIv suat,;red INV
~aoo',m"nds,;ons snj r.ndo,ed cyery
assistance in their power in the exc.
cu,iou of the laws; but their powers
have been limited
u no, ,ho NOV, ~ w;.aom 10 a;s
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. .a'. n :, Nj as;n. 81 ,,.o I...yssJ
S ~. @soe' Sa'n,.;,i.. comm,,,sd
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h !" os .nX ,ws,,v N .ssysn o,.sr;ysd
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suu .a, ~ NV 81 ,he norr.,rs,ors
s a Nv. a .~.o.,.a .nd r,ni.h.a hs
, INV, ,. yss" " as ~ ,.w lrh;. ststo -
.n;. ~ ha,ono ~ ,,arm;nr ,h.,
r "1 :, s....si ;n..ana.s h.wa
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and have executed the murderers
without trial--a proceeding which il
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reprobated'
Any great improvement in the
prevention and punishment Of crime
must be the work Of the people them
selves. So long as they tolerate the
present violence and disorder and
the failure to ares, and punish often.
ders, affairs will continue to grow
worse and be a reproach to the State.
But when they will it, tho municipal
officers of tho State will become eff
cicnt and vigilant in the discharge
of their duties, life, and property and
personal rights will be protected, and
al our mate ial interests will prosper.
The first step towards the attainment
Of these desirable results is the recs-
,ablishment Of civil government, and
the resumption Of our relations with
our sister States as a member Of the
Union.
This can now be ACCOMPLISHED IL
our citizen. choose to comply with
The conditions prcscr;bed bv he laws
Of the United States. under which
vour honorable body h.. bean elect.
cd Few nerson. snnnoscd when
hostiltie, Ind ceased b. tho surren.
dor az tho Confederate armies. Tint
sh,eo veers voulI el.nso beforc the
rebel States would be fully restored
to the Union. Yet three have