The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-01

TIE annexation of Texas passed the
United States house Representatives
tE vote of 1870 to SO, Jan. %, 1885, and
the senate by vote of 81 to % on
Feb. 81, with an amendment, which
was concurred in by the house the
mkt day by vote of 1872 to rs On
March 1 these resolutions were APP
proved by President Tyler. President
Jpnes called convention of 81 dele
gktes to meet on July to consider the
proposition for annexation, and that
convention ratified the act and pre-
PACED a constitution for the republic
as b state of the federal Union, which
was submitted to the people and ap-
proved by them. On Dec. 30 a joint
resolution to congress declared Texas
admitted into the Union as a state.
It's annexation led to a war with Mex
leo, which terminated in 1913. In 1850
the state ceded to the United States
its claim to all territory beyond its
present limits, in consideration of
$10,000,00 in bonds, with the proceeds
of which the state debt was paid. At
the presidential election in 1860 AZ
54S votes were cast for the Breckin-
bridge electors, and Is, 43S for the Bell
electors. AS soon as the election of
Lincoln became known, the secession
ic7-G hnCpo n To tho lSn IN
sss.s.astQn) to call an extra session of
| legislature, which he for some time
refused to do. Finally, the secession
lists having called an irregular CON
vention, the governor assembled the
legislature on Jan. 81, 1861, which
sanctioned the convention thus called
The convention met on Jan. %, and
ON Feb. 1 adopted an ordinance of
secession by a vote of 166 to 7, which
on Feb. % was ratified by the people
by a vote of "a, 794 to II ,235. The gov
| ernor having neglected to take the
oath OF allegiance to the c0nfederacy,
as required by the convention, an or
dinance was passed on March 16 de
claring his seat vacant, which action
was confirmed by the legislature on
the goth. The permanent constitution
of the Confederate States was ratified
| on March % by a vote Of GS to 2 In
| the mean time, on Feb. IS, Gen Twiggs,
in command of the United States
| forces in Texas, surrendered his en-
tire command and all the military
posts and munitions OF war to the
state authorities. No very impor-
tant military operations occurred in
the state during the war. Galveston
was occupied by a federal force on
Oct. s, 1862, but it was retaken by the
confederates on Jan. /, 1868. On Oct.
90 Gen. Banks set out from New Or
leans with an expedition under the
immediate command of Gen. Dane,
and landed at BraGos Santiago on
Nov. 2. Brownsville was entered on
the 10th, and other points in western
Texas were occupied. The last fight
of the war took place in westernTeXas
on Nag I3, 1866, between q federal
force under Col Barrett and confed-
crate force under Gen. Slaughter, the
latter being victorious. On the Goth
Gen. Kirby Smith surrendered the
last confederate army. On July q
Gen. A. J. Hamilton, appointed pro
visional governor by President John
son, arrived at Galveston. An election
was held on Jan. 8, 1866, for delegates
to state convention, those being en-
titled to vote who were qualified &C
cording to the laws in force prior to
secession, and who had taken the
amnesty oath prescribed by the presi-
dents proclamation of May 20, 1865.
| The convention met on Feb. 10 and
adjourned on April 25, having adopted
amendments to the constitution de-
claring the ordinance of secession
void, abolishing slavery and repudiat-
| ing the war debt