The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-15
The Austin Convention.

settled. A delegation is 20 be sent
to Washington to induce Congress
10 invest Tho Convention with uu.
limited powers, and while these mes.
sengers Of evil are absent, the Con.
vension will discuss the question Of
dividing the State.
| Austin, Jan. 2, lsG9.-Thc Con.
vcntion being in Conn mittcc Of tho
Whole on the Condition Of tho State,
Dayis spoke Ill the morning. He
said the delegates West Of the Color
ado have made a Constitution, and
will soeI print it, lie said tina.
magnanimiiy to rebels is soak ness
or s,spidity rebels are not At TO
hold once, and, SO help him God,
they shalt not. The Houston Tels.
graph, he said, is wolf 10 Sleeps
clothing, does more harm than al
the other rebel sheets. He would
exclude from once all rebel. until
their principles become 10 od.oas
that that will pray the legislature to
change their names. Tho State shall
not b reconstructed on sny other
basis than = thorough disfranchi.s.
msnt. He will acespt rebsls when
they vote bic ticket. Jack Haail.
ton IL auhitisss, sod ths issid;oss
enemy kssws Il, ssd ars batting him.
Jack Was lecturcd aad severely id.
monished. The rebels, he said,
must sit on the stool Of probation IN.
Ill they bring forth fruits meet for
repentance. Tbs Telegraph wants q
division Of the ofices.-it shall not
have il. X.
Austin, Jan. s, lsG9.-Mr. Smith
iotrodscsd . dcclarstion reinsospor.
stlng the City Of Galveston. Refer.
red.
A resolution Wa introduced re-
curing that those members who had
drawn more mileage than they are
entitled to, shall have the oyerplus
deducted from their per dion. Re.
ferred. This may open a pret,,
kettle Of fish.
Tho Convention are debating on
tho Condition of the State. No
vote.
Adjourned until night, when speak.
ing will be resumed.
A resolution welcoming Gen. Can
BY passed.
Austin, Jan. 6, 1sG9.-T'he Con-
vention refused to suspend the rules
to take up the declaration extending
time to tho Southern Pacific Rail.
road.
The declaration incorporating the
Galveston Canal Company went over.
In Committee Of the Whole on
the Condition Of the State, l.. d.
Evans spoke all tho morning. He
defended East Texas and denounced
Pease and Reynolds conduct most
witheringly, but favored paviss sub
stituts. He said that if this CONVEX
ton don't divide the State, Congress
ought to force it to do SO that in
this way alone could We have quiet
ia Texas. Tho speech disappointed
everybody.
The Convention meets tonight to
keep up the talking
~ Flakes Bulletin publishes the
proceedings of a military commission
held at Bolton, on tho Gath Of No.
vcmber, in which a civilian by the
name Of G. G. Clark was tried for
murder, convicted, and sentenced to
be hung. Gen. Reynolds reviewed
tho proceedings, and without assign
ing any cause, disapproved them, and
ordered the prisoners release.
Thereupon Flake, makes = common.
upon ii, highly complimentary to
Gen. Reynolds, snd derogatory to
those who somplsin Of his despotic
course. We would ssk TINS sap'ent
editor IL military commissions IL not
10 itself 40 act Of dsspotism Of the
groassst character. II would be 70
considered in Austria, Prussia, or
Turkey, where men are arrested, A.
they are here, and confined for weeks
and months without any knowledge
Of the charge that Is to be brought
agai nst them. No dou'. Nero and
Calighla sometimes turn men loose,
without assigning any reason, and
we're ~ much entitled 10 credit A.
Gen. Reynolds.
ExusxsANr HsALrn 10 a blessing
vouchsafed To few Even those who
have been favored BY nature with strong