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

pfevtOO c0nuiston
That you will provide for ascer.
tanning and paying all debts that
we're ov;ns BY the State At the COM
| mencemes3 Of the rebellion, aud pro.
hibit ths payment Of any debts
incurred in aid Of the rebellion, or
for the support Of the rebel govern
men,, during its progress
That you will secure eqcal civil
and political rights to every inhabi.
tan. Of the State who has not forfeited
these rights BY participation in the
late rebellion or by conviction for
crime
That you will temporarily disfran.
chisc number Of those who partici-
pa.cd in the rebellion, sufhcient TO
place the political power Of the State
into the hands OF those who arc loyal
to the United States government;
That you will make liberal pro-
vision, by taxation upon property,
for the immediate establishment Of
Free Public Schools Cor the cdura-
ton OF every child in the State.
That you will secure to every ci,i-
zen Of the State, who has not here.
toforc received il, reasonable
amount Of land out Of the public
domain for a homestead.
That you will adopt smcisnt meas.
urcs to encourage immigration to our
State from foreign countries, and to
give aid and encouragement to such
works Of internal improvement as
;he necessities Of our people require.
All these measures arc called for
by the public sentiment Of our loyal
citizens, and are necessary, l think,
to secure the future happiness and
prosperity Of all.
The division Of Texas into two or
more States is a question that has
recently excited much discussion,
aud will doubtless DO brought before
your honorable body. l do not
think tina. the public interest would
be advanced by the adoption of such
a measure at the present time. Our
population does not probably exceed
eight hundred thousand and to
subject hem to the expenses Of two
or three State governments, in their
present impoverished condition,
would no. only be very great bur
den, but would greatly diminish their
ability to support proper system of
public education aud to give aid and
encouragement to the measures that
arc needed to develop the wealth and
resources Of the State. If this
measure is insisted on it must inev.
itably delay our return TO the Union
for the acts of Congress, under
which the effort to reconstruct Texas
is now beng made, provide for the
establishment of only one State with
in our territory, Should such
division hereafter be desired by our
people, it can be more readily in
augurated and carried out af,cr We
shall have been restored to the
Union, than it can be while we nrc
without n representative in Congress.
There is another, measure to
which | would respectfully invite
your attention and that is, the pro.
propriety Of authorizing negotia.
ton to be opened with the United
States Government for a sale Of all
that portion Of our territory |, y
west Of a line drawn from the mouth
Of the Pccos river to the northwest
corner Of Hardeman county. This
would include no part of the State
that has been laid Of into counties,
except Ell Paso and Preside coun-
ties, which are so far separated from
the other parts Of the State by =
large uninhabited tract, that they
cahpot be properly accom- modatcd
with courts without making them a
separate Judicial District, at an OK.
pense greatly dispropor,ioned to the
-asn-"a da-;ped r-e~, s-x,tian on. the
whole Of the territory proposed 10
be sold. II is believed that the in.
habitants OF those counties will be
favorable to the Measure. This ter
ritory ndjoins the territories set
apart by the United States for the
Indians, and would be useful to them
il carrying out their Indian policy.
i. would be far more valuable to
them than ii can ever be TO this
State; and they will doubtless pay
us price for il far greater than We
can realize from it in any other way,
If VIC retain il, wc shall probably
frit,cr it AWAY as We have the rest Of
our public domain, without securing
AIRY substantial benefit from il
while, with the money VIC may OBJ
ta'S' from such disposition Of it,
We shall al cree be in possession Of
a iunl thu. will enable us TO do
something effective for Education,
Internal improvement and lmmigra-
ton without subicct:ng ourselves to
onercus taxation. Svch sale will
still leave us sufficient territory to
form three largo States, whenever
our citizens shall desire division .f
1t.
The officers Of the Govern ment at
this place are prepared to furnish
your honorable body with such re
ports as viii give you full and accu-
rate information in regard to the
state Of the Treasury at the com.
mcncement Of the Rebellion, during
its progress, and At the present time
the condition Of the school fund, and
the University fund, and tho what
amount Of each was diverted to the
support of the Rebellion the sales
/, Of Land Script that were made
during the Rebellion, and all other
information TO be found in the Pub.
lie Records, that may DO useful to
you in the discharge Of your duties.
The amount OF money in the
State Treasury on the 3lst Of MAY,
1868, applicable to the ordinary 81.
penditares Of the government, is
Two Hundred and Three Thousa nd
seyeuty.nine Dollars and Sixty nine
cents (203,079, $50 Of which Two
Hundred md Two Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Eighty -four Dollars
and Thirty Ave cents (s202, ss4 3b)
arc In United States currency and
One hundred and Ninety Eve Dol.
lars aud Thirty four cents (e195 3l)
in specie. This Is exclusive Of the
amount standing to the credit OF the
School, University, and othor trust
funds. II il believed that this
money, with that which will be 70.