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Chro n olo gy
Jour n al of th e S ec e s s io n C o n v e n tio n
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Jour n a l ofthe First S essio n J a n 2 8 F eb 4
Journ a l of th e Adj our n e d S essio n M arch 2
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Addre s s t o th e p e ople of T e x as
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Reports ofthe C ommittee on Public S a fety
Nos 1a n d 8
On the acts of the com m i s s i o n er s
2 6 2 30
to Sa n An ton io
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On th e miss i on to Louis i a n a to procure
arms
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On the act s of the com mi ss i o n e r
to procure fu n ds an d on the R i o Gran de exp e
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Nos 5 a n d 7 On the acts of the c o mm ittee dur
in g its vi s i t to Galves to n
No 6 On th e a ct s ofth e c ommissio n er to th e
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P R E F ATOR Y N OTE
Th e fi ft i eth a n n i vers ary ofthe s e c essio n of Tex as M arch 2 19 11
The thirty s e c o n d
w a s n ot m ark ed by ge n er al public ob se r v a n c e
l e g i s lature w a s in s essio n at th e time in th e C i ty ofAusti n as the
e i ghth l e gisl ature h a d b e e n in s e ssio n in th at c ity ab out th e s a m e
t im e (Ja n uary 2 1Feb ru ary 9 a n d M arch 18 April 9 ) in 18 6 1 Th e
th i rty s e c o n d le gi s l atur e m ad e a n appropriatio n the fi r s t of its k i n d
in the h i s tory ofTe x as fo r th e pub l i c at i o n of a volum e ofh i sto ric al
ar c hiv es
The L i b rary a n d Historic al Commissio n c o n s idered i t
or th e s ubj e ct matt e r of th i s i n i t i a l v olu m e
a ppr op r i at e to s ele ct f
the Jour n al of th e Se c e s s i o n C o n v e n t i o n of Te x a s
This Journ al
appe are d in th e n ew s p ap ers at th e time th e C o n v e n t i on w as in
but on ac c ou n t ofa n empty tre a s ury it w a s n ot p ri n te d in
s e s s io n
b o o k for m I n i m p orta n c e th e Se c e s s i o n Co n v e n tio n r a n k s w ith th e
I t s act s a n d
c on ve n tio n that de clare d th e i n dep e n de n c e of T ex a s
p r o c e e d i n gs h a v e hith e rt o b e e n al m o st i n ac c e s s i ble t o th e re ade r
Th e Jour n al a s re c orded by th e se cret a ry of the Co n v e n t i on ha s
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c omm u n i c atio n s to t he C o n ve n t i o n h av e lik ew i s e b e e n i n s e rte d in
the Jou r n al I n ev ery c a s e s uch a dditio n s a n d the i r s ourc e h ave
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Jo ur n al a n d ofdo cu m e n t s for which th e o ri g i n al s w e re n ot at h a n d
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The s i g n atu r es to the ord i n an c e of s ece s s io n are r e
produced a fter a photograph m ad e fro m the or i g i n al p arch m en t The
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U S a r s e n a l a n d b a rra c k s a t Sa n An t o n i o w e r e s e i z e d b y
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F e b 18
F e b 19 G e n e ra l Tw i gg s w a s s up e r s e d e d b y C o l on e l W a i te
F e b 2 1 U S p r o p e r t y a t B ra z o s Sa n t i ag o s e i z e d
F e b 2 1 C amp C oo p e r a b a n d on e d
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t o fil l v a ca n c i e s in t h e c o n ve n t i o n
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Mar 2
C on ve n t i o n r e a s s e m b l e d
M a r 4 Vo te o n o r d i n a n c e o f s e c e s s i on c o un te d
M ar 4 Go v H o us t o n i s s ue d p r o cl ama t i on d e c l a r i n g Te xa s h ad
s e ce de d
Mar 4
C o n ve n t i o n a d o p te d o r d i n a n c e r e l a t i ve t o t h e r e m ov a l o f
U S t r oo p s fr o m Te xa s
Mar 5
C o n ve n t i o n ad o p te d o rd i n a n c e un i t i n g Te xa s w i t h t h e
C o n f e d e r a te St a te s
Gov H o us t o n r e f us e d t o r e c o g n i z e t h e c
Mar 6
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C amp Ve r d e aba n d o n e d
M a r 12
F o r t M cI n t os h ab a n d o n e d
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C o n ve n t i o n a d o p te d o rd i n a n c e t o p r ov i d e fo r t h e c
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C a m p W o o d ab a n d o n e d
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C o n ve n t i o n a dm i n i s te r e d o a t h t o St a te O ffic e r s m e mb e r s
o f t h e c on ve n t i o n
M ar 16
C on ve n t i o n a dm i n i s te r e d o a t h t o St a te o f
fic e rs
Ma r 16
Sa m H o us t o n s a d d r e s s t o t h e p e o p l e o f Te xa s
M a r 16
O ffi c e s o f G ove r n o r a n d Se cr et ary o f St a t e d e cl a r e d
v a ca n t
M a r 17
C amp H ud s o n ab a n d on e d
M a r 18
L e g i s l a t ur e r e a s s e mb l e d
Sa m H o us t o n o ff e r e d a m e s s ag e t o t h e l e g i s l a t ur e
M ar 18
M a r 19
F o r t C l a r k a b a n d on e d ;
M a r 19
F o r t I n g e ab a n d on e d
M a r 19
F o r t L a n ca s te r a b a n d on e d
M a r 19
O a t h a dm i n i s te r e d t o m e mb e r s o ft h e l e g i s l a t ur e
M ar 2 0 F o r t B r own a b a n d o n e d
M a r 2 0 F o r t D un ca n ab a n d o n e d
M ar 2 1 Sa m H o us t o n s fa r e w e l l a d d r e s s
M a r 2 3 F o r t C h a d b o ur n e ab a n d o n e d
M a r 2 3 C o n ve n t i o n ra ti f i e d p e rma n e n t c on s t i t ut i o n o f t h e C o n
f e d e ra te St a te s
Mar 2 5
C o n ve n t i o n a dj o ur n e d
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F o r t M a s o n a b a n d on e d
M a r 31 F o r t B l i s s a b a n d on e d
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F o r t Qui t ma n a b a n d o n e d
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Jour n a l Off! e
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he State of Texa s
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To our fellow citize n s
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The el e tio n of a presiden t of the Un ited States by the great sec
t ion a l part y ofthe North has bee n accomplished
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The i n sults thre ats a n d aggres s io n s which have bee n directed at
the ho n or th e equality a n d the happy s ocial exi s te n ce of the peopl e
o fTexas a n d the S outh f
or the last f
orty years ha v e re ach ed a climax
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The people of T exas ar e j us tly alarmed at the impen di n g d e s t r uc
t ion of all tha t is v aluable to f r e eme n
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The d i st i n guished go v ern or of our State has been p etitio n ed by a
large n umb er oft he citize n s of Texas to co n v en e her legisl a ture pre
l im i n ary to a co n v e n tio n ofth e people
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f oll ow i n g app e ar s on t h e t i t l e p ag e of t h e vol ume c on ta i n i n g
m a n us cr ip t j our n a l of t h e Se c e s s i on C o n ve n t i on
Th e
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e c or d
o f t h e J o ur n a l o f t h e C o n ve n t i o n
of t h e P e o p l e o f Te xa s
wh i ch a s s e mb l e d a t t h e C i t y of Aus t i n
O n t h e 2 8 t h d ay o f J a n uary AD
18 6 1
An d wh i ch abr oga te d t h e Ar t i cl e s of An n e x a
t i on b etw ee n t h e St a te a n d th e Gove r n me n t
o f t h e U n i te d S
t a te s of Am e r i ca a n d a n n e xe d
t h e St ate o f Te xa s t o t h e C on f e d e ra te
St a te s o f Am e r i ca
or de r
R e c o rd e d b y
C o n ve n t i o n
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addr e s s or cal l wa s p ubl i s h e d in Th e Sta t e Ga z e t t e (Aus t i n )
D e c e mb e r 8 18 6 0 I t r e c e i ve d f o l l ow i n g e di t o r i al n o t i c e :
W e i n v i te
t h e a tte n t i o n o f o ur r e a d e r s t o a n a d d r e s s s i g n e d b y ma n y c i t i z e n s s ug
g e s tin g a n e l e c t i on o f d e l e ga te s o n t h e 8 t h o f J a n uary n e xt t o a C o n
ve n t ion o f t h e p e o p l e o f Te xa s t o m eet on t h e 4t h M o n d ay o f th e s a m e
m o n t h in t h i s c i t y t o e xp r e s s t h e s ove r e i gn w i l l of t h e p e o p l e
I t s fi n al
a ct i on w i l l o f c our s e b e s ubm i tte d t o a p o p ul ar v ote a t t h e b al l ot bo x
fo r ra t i fica t i on o r r e j e c t i on
Ge n
H o us t o n h a s a l r e a d y d e cl ar e d t ha t
h e w i ll n ot s ta n d in t h e way of t h e p op ular w i s h
I t w il l be s ee n
t ha t Li e ut Gov E d C lar k is on e of t h e s i gn e r s t o th e ad d r e s s ; th e
H on
To w n e s is a n ot h e r
R ob e rt J
We r e j o i c e t o s e e o ur p a t r i o t i c
c i t i z e n s o f a l l p a r t i e s f o rg ett i n g pa s t d i ff e r e n c e s a n d ra ll y i n g a s o n e
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m a n in d e f e n s e o f t h e h o n o r a n d s a f et y o f o ur St a te
E x Gove r n o r
An ot h e r cal l h a d b ee n p r e p ar e d a fe w d ay s b e f o r e
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R o b e r t s g i ve s f o l l o w i n g a cc o un t o f i t
O n D e c e m b e r 3 18 6 0 af t er a
ve ry a n xi o us c o n s ul t a t i on i t w a s d ete rm i n e d t o ma k e a c i t i z e n s cal l
W P
fo r a c o n ve n t i o n b y m eet i n g s in d ifi e r e n t p ar t s o f t h e St a t e
R og e rs
G e o rg e M F l o ur n o y a n d O M R o b e r t s w e r e s e l e c te d t o d raw
u p t h e cal l t o be i n t r o d uc e d a n d p a s s e d in t h e s a i d m eet i n g s
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O ur S tate c o n s titution has pro v ided that on
extraord i n ary occ a
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s io ns
t he go v er n or
s hall have power to co n ve n e the leg i s lature
Th e legislatures of a n umber of our sis te r Southern States have
alre ady bee n called The e v ide n ces of al arm i n di gn ation a n d r e
s e n tm e n t together wi th a m o s t ear n e s t d es ir e t o cou n sel for th ei r own
s a fety have come up from the p eo ple in e v ery quarter of our Stat e
Gov er n or H ou s to n ha s n ot yet s ee n p r op er to co n ve n e our leg i s la
3
ture there is reaso n to hope th at he will yet do s o
A l egi s lature ca n n ot express as a con v e n tio n may th e so v ereign
w i ll ofthe p eopl e ofthe State of T ex as
The con stitutio n does n ot give either the go v ern or or the legisla
ture the p ower to c all a co n v e n tio n Their do in g s o would be a mer e
c o n s e n t that th e people might act
The people have the r ight t o act
a s expres sly pro v i ded in ou r State co n stitutio n without such co n se n t
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Art 1s t of the B ill of Rights declares All politic al power is i n here n t
in the p eople a n d a ll f
re e go v ern m en ts are foun ded on thei r authority
a n d i n s tituted f
or their be n e f
it ; a n d they h av e at all tim e s the in
al i e n able r i ght to alter reform or abolish th eir form of gover n men t
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in s u c h m a n n er as they may thi n k exp edie n t
Should the leg i s latur e be n ow called it could n ot pro b abl y as s emble
be fore some t i me in J an uary a n d then it would be too l ate to pro vi de
f
or a co n ve n tio n
which could n ot meet u n til about or a fter the time
of the i n a ugurat i o n ofAbraham Li n col n as presiden t of the Un ited
States
I fthe p eopl e pr oc eed n ow to the electio n of del egate s to a c
on ven
tio n (wh i c h they have the u n quest i o n ed ri ght to do ) the legislature
wi ll d oubt le s s r at i f
y wh at the people h ave do n e
ully recogn ize s th e right of the p eople to
Govern or Hou s to n very f
ac
t pri m ar i ly in thi s matter in his letter to the citizen s of Hu n tsville
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o fNovember
18 6 0wherei n h e justly s ays
H as th e time come 2 I f
i t ha s the people who h ave to bear the burthe n s of revolutio n m u s t
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t h e y w i t h J o h n S F o r d r e p a i r e d t o J ud g e R obe r t s s o ffi c e wh e r e
c op i e s of wh i ch we r e s e n t
be w i t h t h e i r as s i s t a n c e dr e w up th e call
t o d ifi e r e n t p o i n t s t h r o ugh o ut t h e St a te a n d t h e r e a d o p te d in ma s s
m eet i n g s a n d p r om ul ga te d s o a s t o g i ve i t g e n e ral n ot i c e ove r t h e
Sta te
(A Comp r e h e n s ive H is tor y ofTexa s I I
it ) is br i e f e r t ha n t h e a d d r e s s h e r e pr i n te d i t
Th e R ob e r ts cal l (1
00 c
e n ume ra te s w i th gr e a te r d eta i l why t h e a s s embl i n g of a c on ve n t i on a t a n
e arl y d ate is n e c e s s a ry a n d r e c omme n d s t h e s ame pl a n for t h e e l e c t i on of
I t s ma i n p o i n t o f d i ff e r e n c e is it s s i l e n c e on t h e s ubj e c t of
t h e d e l e ga te s
s ubm i tt i n g t h e ac t i on o f t h e c on ve n t i o n t o a v ote of t h e p e o pl e
Th e a uth o r i t y oft h e s e cr et ar y o ft h e C o n ve n t i on for i n cl ud i n g in t h e J our
n a l t h e da t a c on t a i n e d in t h i s p r e fac e w a s c on f e rr e d by a r e s ol ut i on of
fe r e d
by M r C h i l t on a n d ad op te d March 16 18 6 1
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Th e p r o cl ama t i o n o f Gove r n o r H o us t o n
c on ve n i n g t h e l e g i s l a t ur e
in e xt ra s e s s i o n o n J a n ua ry 2 1 18 6 1 is d a te d D e c e m b e r 17 18 6 0
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Gove r n o r H o us t o n s l ette r t o t h e c i t i z e n s o f H un t s v i l l e d a te d N ove m
be r
18 6 0is pr i n te d in th e Tr ue I s s ue (L a Gra n ge ) N ovemb e r 2 9 18 6 0
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them s el v e s e f
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ect th e work
I t is the n clear th at he will abide the
express io n ofth e people s will
There fore p artaki n g ofthe feeli n g ofs ol i c i tude co m mo n to our fel
low citize n s a n d bel i evi n g that co n c ert ofa ct i o n i s u n i ver s ally desired
orth to e n sure
a n d i t bei n g n ece s s ary that s ome ba s i s s hould b e s et f
fere n t
o n cert the u n der s i g n ed c i t i ze n s of T exa s re s i d i n g in d i f
s uch c
p ortio n s ofthe State h a v i n g had a n op port un i ty of co n ve rsi n g w ith
a large portio n of our fellow cit i ze n s of the State a n d prete n di n g
o n ly to a n authority equal t o that of a s imilar n u m ber ofour fellow
c it i ze n s in a n y lo c a lity a n d prompted al on e by a mo s t earn e s t a n d
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we tru s t p a tri ot i c de s ire for con c e r t ofa c tio n
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Sugge s t
That a n elect i o n ofdelegate s be held on the 8 t h day ofJ a n ua r v A
D 18 6 1 or as s oo n there a fter as pra c t i c abl e w he n a n y coun ty m ay
n ot b e a b
l e to hold a n electio n on th a t day to a se m ble in a con ven
tio n ofth e p eople ofT exas at th e c i ty ofAusti n on th e 4th Mo n da y
in Ja n u ary A D 1
8 6 1 or as soo n there a f
ter as practic a ble
That said elect i o n b e ordered un o f
fici ally by the ch i e f j u s tic e of
e ac
h cou n ty or d i s tr i ct or in c a s e o f h i s fa i lure or re fus al to act
forthwith the n by a n y on e or more of th e cou n ty comm i s s i o n er s or
in case ofthe refusal ofthe latter to act f
orth w ith the n by a co m mit
tee offi v e citize n s of s uch coun ty o r district
That the quali fi catio n s of electors s hall be th e s a m e a n d a s n ear
a s p rac
t i cabl e the man n er of holdi n g such elect i o n be th e s am e a s
that provided for by th e law s of the State of T exa s offor c e govern
in g elect i on s f
or me m bers oft he leg i s lature
That the retu r n s ofs aid election s be m ad e to the p er s o n or per s on s
orderi n g the sa m e a s s oo n a f
ter the s ame s hall have been he ld a s p r a c
t ic
ab
le ; a n d that the c ert i ficate of electio n b e i s s ue d immediate ly by
s uch per s o n or per s on s to w ho m s o eve r s h a ll h ave re c e i ved the la r g e s t
n umber of vote s polled
An d w here there is u n der the n e w a ppo r tio n m e n t a r epres e n tative
d i s tr i c t c om po s ed ofmore tha n on e cou n ty th e vote s p oll ed s hall be
r et urn ed t o th e pers on or pe r s o n s orderi n g a n ele c t i o n in t he c ou n ty
o fs a i d d i s t r i c t the c h i e fj u s t i c e ofwh i c h is u n der s a i d appo r t i on m e n t
bi ll mad e the retu r n i n g of
fi c er of s uch d i s tr i ct ; a n d the c e r t i fic ate s
ofelect i o n s hall be i s s ued by s uch p er s on or per s o n s
That s a i d elect i on b e upo n the b a s i s ofthe n ew apport i on m e n t b i ll
approved Feb r ua r y 6th A D 18 6 0 except th at there be n o r e p r e
s e n t a t ion
for t he s e n a t or s pro v ided for in s a id apport i on m e n t but
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pa ragraph is ! uote d by R ob e r t s (Z oc a t
by car e l e s s p r oofr e a d i n g Th e l i s t of s i g n e r s t o t h e addr e s s a s ! uote d by
R ob e r t s om i ts e l eve n n am e s a n d m i s s p e l l s a n umb e r o ft h os e g i ve n
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that each cou n ty or dis trict elect two del e gate s for each m embe r of
the hou s e of repre s e n tatives t o wh i ch it m ay be e n titled ; s o that the
n u m ber o fs aid dele gate s s h all be j ust double the n umbe r ofme m ber s
in the hou s e ofrepre s e n tat i ve s in s a i d l egisl ature
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That the act i o n ofs aid co n ve n tio n b e s ub m
itted t o the pe ople f
or
r at i fi c a t i o n or rej ectio n at the ballot box at the ea r lies t p r a c t i c able
t i me a fter i ts adj ourn me n t
We tru s t that the n e w s paper s through out the Stat e
th i s m ode ofa c t i o n a n d urge its ad e ptio n
w i ll
p ubl i s h
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We hope that those c ou n tie s w here a s light ch a n ge of p r ogra mm e
wi ll be n ec e s s ary w i ll n ot regar d s uch cha n ge a s in up e r a bly ob
a n a s s ure all that the above ha s bee n deemed t o
t ion a ble f
or we c
j ec
ac c or d m ore w ith the ge n eral w i s h th a n a n y p art i cul ar pla n yet p r o
po s ed by a n y c oun ty a n d is arr iv ed a t fro m full a n d free c o n s ulta
tio n wi th a n u m ber ofper s o n s fr om a ll sect i o n s ofthe St ate
We further r e c omme n d to our fellow ci tize n s that th e y a t on c e p ut
f
or w a rd c a n d i d ate s for s aid c o n ve n ti on
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Joh n Gregg Fre es to n e C o
L K Pre s to n Gal v esto n
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A A Kemble Wa xa ha t c
W S O ldh a m Was h i n to n C o
J B B a n k s Trav i s C o
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Ja s H F r y V ebber ville
Je s s e B ill i n g s ley B as t r op Co
R oge r Q M i ll s Navarro Co
DO
C M Wi n kler
C Re i c h G uadalupe C o
Cle m e n t R Joh n s Ha y s C o
Geo W White T r avi s Co
T D M os eley
C H Ra n d olph H ou s t on Co
Ge or ge Fl our n oy
Jo s eph Le e
Juo R B a ylo r Parker Co
Ge orge B ayl or
Do
S C ro s by
W J D arde n C olo r a do C o
Wm P Stapp C alh oun Co
W W Appe rs on
L ou i s H or s t
Juo B C osta
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H P arr i sh
E Rector
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Cor d Ha y s Co
Jas P Neal T rav i s Co
Wm Lee Chal m er s Trav i s C o
Geo W Gues s Dalla s
Morri s R R e a g a n
Juo A Gree n
Geo J Durham
W C Pitts
E d Clark
T J Ch amber s C hamber s C o
W N Hardem a n
J un iu s W S mi th Tarra n t Co
Wm Byrd
Juo A Wh arto n B razoria Co
B S Whitaker L am p a s a s Co
M L Cook s ey
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T C Jack s o n
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R J M oore
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J oh n Bu rle s on
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E d ward B ailey
Thos Moore Bur n et C o
h Gua dalupe
H E M cCulloc
S G S n eed Sr Travi s C o
C E Burn s Robertson C o
T D Robertson
Do
P H Smith
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A T Rai n ey A n ders on Co
Juo J Good D allas C o
Jn o T Pruitt Tra v is Co
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Jame s E Harr i s o n
R obert J Tow n e s Tra v is Co
A R Crozier
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M D Gra ham Rusk C o
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(Th e foregoin g address w as ge n era lly adopte d a n d acted up on by
the people ofthe S t at e a n d may be r ega r d e d a s the origi n ofthe p la n
ofthe elect i on ofthe delegates who a f
terw ard s comp os ed the con ve m
tion I n the mea n time the govern or of the State co n ven ed the le g i s
l a t a re in extr a ordi n ary sessio n on Mo n day J a n y 2 l s t 18 6 1 on e we ek
prec edi n g the meeti n g of the con v e n tion ; upo n its assembl i n g
the legi s lature pass ed the followi n g )
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J oi n t Re s olutio n
co n cern i n g the C on ve n tion of the Peop le of T ex a s called in pur
s ua n c
e ofth e B ill of Rights
Whereas th e p eople of T exas b ei n g much con cern e d for the pres er
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a tio n of the rights liberti es a n d p owers of the St ate a n d its in ha b
it a n ts e n dan ge r ed b y the political actio n of a maj ority of th e States
a n d the peo ple of the s am e ha v e
in the exercis e of p owers reser v ed
to themsel v es in th e bill of rights c alled a co n ve n tion composed of
two member s for each represen tative in the legislature from the va
rio n s d i s tricts e s t ablished by the apportio n me n t la w of 18 60to a s
s emble on the 2 8 th day of J a n uary 1
8 6 1 at the city of Austi n which
co n v en t i o n by th e terms of the c all made b y n umerous ass emb la ge s
of citize n s in variou s p arts of the State
wa s when elected a n d as
fairs t o
sembled to have power to co n sider th e co n ditio n of public a f
determi n e wh at s h all be th e fu ture relat i o n s ofthis S tate to the Un io n
a n d such other matte r s
are n ece s sarily a n d properly i n c i den t
as
thereto ; a n d in case i t shoul d b e determi n ed by s aid co n v en tion that
i t is n ece s s ary for the preservatio n of th e rights an d l iberties a fo r e
s aid
th at th e so v ereign ty of Texa s should resu m e the power s dele
g a ted to th e Federal Go v er n men t in th e c o n st i tut i on of the Un ited
States a n d by the articles o f a n n exation then the ordin a n c e ofs ai d
co n v en t i o n re s umi n g s aid delegated power s a n d rep eal i n g the r at ifi
catio n by th e people of T exas of sa i d article s of an n exatio n s hould
be s ubmitted to a vote ofthe qu a l i fi ed el e c tors of thi s St a te for the i r
rati fi ca t i o n or rej e c tio n ; therefore
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1 B e it resol v ed by th e Legislature of th e State of T exas Th at
the Go v er n me n t of the State of T exa s hereby g iv e s i ts ass en t to a n d
appr oves ofthe co n v en tio n a fore s a i d
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That this resolutio n take e f
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th e refere n c e of the quest i o n of a lo n ger co n n ect i o n of T exas with
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For the re s olut i o n M es r s Bl a n ch Br itte n Cha m ber s Duggan
Dula n y E rath Fa ll Ge n try Gr im es ; Gui n n H ar m a n Herbert Hyde
Lott Mart i n Miller Par s o n s Pitts Potter Q
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Yea s M es rs Speaker (M D K T aylor ) A n der s o n B a xter B ar c
lay B e n evide s B i lli n g s ley B ra n ch Brya n Buckley C addell Cra i g
Craw ford C rooks C ulbers on Cumbey D ale D ar n ell D av i s of Ba s
trop Da v i s of H ay s D en n is Du n ca n E llett Fle wellin F r a n ms
Fra n kli n Fos cue Hall Harriso n of Cheroke e Harr i so n of Va n Z an dt
Hartley H en derso n Houghto n Hubb ard Hubert L ewi s of Mo n t
go mery Lew i s of Robertson Lewter Ly n ch Mabry Ma n ley Mav
Kn ight Middleto n Mill s M un
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Ro s e Sha n n o n Shelto n Short Smith Spe i ght s Stewart Wa elder
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occ upa t i on s a n d p os t of
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l e gi s la tur e is p r i n te d in t h e Jour n a l oft h e H ous e ofR e p r e s e n ta tives E ig h t
L eg is la t ur e 7 2 2 7 2 9
Th e vote in t h e s e n a te w a s t a k e n J a n uar y 2 8 18 6 1
(Jour n a l oft h e Se n a t e ofTexa s E x tr a Se s s ion ofth e E ig h t h L e gis la t ur e
Th e vote in t h e h ous e o f r e pr e s e n t a t i ve s had b ee n t a k e n e arl i e r o n t h e s ame
da y Th e r e a r e s eve ral d i s cr e pa n c i e s in t h e l i s t s o f y e a s a n d n a y s a s s e t
f or t h a b ove a n d t h os e r e c o rd e d in t h e h ous e j our n al (Jour n a l oft h e H ous e
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motio n ofMr O chiltree the l s t bl an k in the re s olutio n was fille d
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a n d to as certai n a n d
report to this Co n ve n tio n the n umb er of v otes polled in the se v eral
represe n tati v e distri c ts of this State for delegate s composi n g thi s Con
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The resolutio n a n d ame n dmen t were on motio n of Mr Cle v elan d
postpon e d for the presen t
Mr Green o f
fered the followin g resolution which was adopted
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Resol v ed th at the roll be call ed a n d c ertific ates of electio n be
ha n ded to the Se c re t ary an d th at if a maj ority appear in form the n
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the Co n ve n tio n proceed to perma n e n t organ iz a tion
On motio n the followi n g n ames were then e n rolled as del egates for
th e prese n t with the pri vilege of s ubmitti n g their crede n tials whe n
rec eived to the committee on Creden tials F P Price J asp er co un ty
A G Clopto n Cas s cou n ty A T Rai n ey A n derson coun ty M D
Graham Rusk cou n ty J a mes Hooker Hu n t co un ty E P Nicholson
Dall as c ou n ty E E arley Grayso n cou n ty J ames W alworth a n d Juo
S Ford C ameron C o
M r M a xey m oved th a t th e Co n ven tio n go i n to a n election of a p er
man e n t p residi n g o f
fice r
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Mr Jen n i n g s o f
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the motio n
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Resol v ed tha t the p erman e n t o f
ficer s of this C o n v e n tion sh a ll c
sist of a presiden t secretary 1s t assi s tan t s ecretary 2 md as sistan t
sec retar y ser gt a t arms assi s ta n t s ergt at arms doorkeeper an d
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a s sistan t d oorkeeper to be elected by b allot
An d the r esolutio n was adopt ed
The electi on of a preside n t be i n g first in order Mr Gray n omi n ated
the H on 0 M Roberts of Smith cou n ty
Mr Fields n o m i n ated the H on Wm B O chiltree of H a rri s on
c ou n ty who res pectfully decli n ed a n d mo v ed th a t the H on 0 M
Roberts b e declared the pre s ide n t of the C o n v e n t i o n by acclamatio n
C arried
On motio n ofMr Rai n ey a committe e of three were appoi n ted by
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to th e chai r
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I bow to the s over
All politic al power is i n heren t in
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eign ty ofthe p eop le ofmy S
the p eop le That power I assert you n ow repre s e n t We h av e bee n
c on gregated in obed i en ce to th e public w i ll by th e spo n ta n eo us a n d
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v ol un t ary co n cert of the peopl e of this State , to con sider a n d dispos e
of questio n s equally as momen tous an d more v aried th an those th a t
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were solved by our re v olution ary fore fathers of 7 6 ! The crisis upo n
us in v ol v es n ot o n ly the right of self go v ern men t , but the main t e
an ce of a great pri ciple
the l aw of atio s the immemori al r ec
ogn it ion of the i n stitutio n of sla v ery where v er it is n ot loc ally p r o
hibit ed an d also the true theory of our ge n eral go v ern me n t as a n as
sociatio n of so v ereign tie s an d n ot a blen ded m as s of people in on e
Howe v er grave the issues n ow presen ted m ay be
s oci a l comp a ct
I tru s t this b o dy will b e fully adequate to t heir solutio n in such m a n
n er a s to preserv e the rights of th e State
While n ot i n se n sibl e to the
great ho n or con ferre d upon me by this body of disti n guishe d citizen s
I am aware that my selection is attributabl e mor e to my positio n in
the j udiciary of the State th a n to my exp erie n ce or kn o wledge of par
lia m en t a r y deliber atio n s
I t is a n i n dic atio n to the world th a t thi s
mo v eme n t of the peopl e of Texas has n ot origin ated in an y r evolu
i a l disorder an d I doubt n ot th at the moderation
tion a r y spirit ofsoc
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xt in order
M r Hogg n omi n ate d J Pat He n ry
Mr Nicholson n omi n ated R H Lu n dy
Mr Armstron g n omi n ated R T B ro wn rigg
M es r s I rela n d Rogers of Harris a n d Stoc k dale were appoin ted
t ell ers
v ot es Mr Lu n dy rec ei v e d
On the l s t b allot Mr H en r v recei v ed 30
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v otes an d Mr Brown rigg recei v ed 93 v ot es
R T B rown rigg h av i n g rec ei v ed a m aj ority of all the v otes c as t
was declared duly electe d sec retary to the Co n v en tion
Nomin atio n s for l s t assi s tan t secretary bein g n ext in order
Mr Stoc k dale n omin ated Joh n Burlag e
Mr Hardema n n omi n a ted M S Dun n
hoolfield
Mr Wiley n omin ate d W D Sc
Mr Gree n n omin ated T E Mosele y
On the l s t ballot Mr Bur lag e recei v ed 47 v otes Mr Du n n 2 5 Votes
hoolfield 57 v otes an d Mr Moseley 8 v otes
Mr Sc
There bein g n o electio n the Con v en tion proceeded to a 2 n d b allo t
wh en Mr Burlage r ecei v ed 44 v otes Mr Dun n 10v otes Mr School
field 8 0v otes an d Mr Moseley 2 v otes
hoolfield h a v i n g recei v ed a ma j ority of a ll the v otes c ast was
Mr Sc
declared duly elected l s t as s i stan t secretary to the Con v en t i o n
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t ake n up a n d the a m en dm e n t laid on the tabl e
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motio n of Mr Gr a h a m the vo t e filli n g the 2 md blan k in the
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res olutio n with 7 o cl ock P M
was recon s i dere d an d the blan k
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filled with their e arliest co n v en ie n ce
The re s olutio n a s a m e n ded wa s then adopted
M es r s Scott Grah a m of Rusk Nat T erry Wiley an d Devi n e wer e
appo i n ted the com m ittee
fered the followin g re s olutio n s which were adopted
Mr B rown o f
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Resolved that the rules of th e pre s e n t house of repre s en tati v es
so far as applic able be adopte d for the govern men t of the Con ven
t i on
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Resolv ed th at the galleri e s of the House b e reser v ed for the
use of spect a tor s a n d th at n o p erso n be allowed on the floor of the
Hall exc ept m e m ber s a n d o f
ficers of the Con ve n tio n the go v ern or
lieut go v ern or heads of dep artme n ts j udges of the suprem e a n d
d i s trict c ourt s me m bers an d o f
fice rs of th e legi s lature a n d report e rs
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o f the p r e s s
On m otio n of Mr B rown Mr Plasters was requested to act as
doorkeeper u n til on e was elected
M r O ldha m mo v ed to adj ourn u n til 2 o clock P M tomorrow
Lost
Mr Nat Terry mo v ed to a dj ourn un til
o cloc k P M Lost
On m ot i o n of Mr O ch i ltree the Co n v en tio n adj our n ed un til
o clock to n ight
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The Con ven tio n met Roll c alled Q
uorum prese n t
The electio n of a 2 md as s i s tan t secretary bein g n ext in order
Mr Na t T erry n om i n a ted R H Lun dy
Mr Coke n omi n ated Joh n Burlage
On the l s t b a llot Mr Lun dy rece i ved 7 0v otes a n d Mr Burlag e
6 3 vote s
Mr Lu n dy h a vi n g rec eived a maj ority of a ll the votes cast was de
la r ed duly elected 2 n d a s s i sta n t s ecretary to the Co n ve n tio n
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The electio n ofs ergea n t at arms bei n g n ext in order
Mr Fields n omi n a ted B F Durh am
Mr Nel s o n n omi n ated J W John son
Mr O ldh am n omi n ated A T Logan
Mr D a vi dso n n omi n ated An to n io M a n ch ac a
Durham rec ei v ed 42 v ote s Mr John so n 33
s t b a llot Mr
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v ote s Mr Loga n 47 vote s Mr M an chac a 1
7 v otes a n d Mr Hopkin s
2 vote s
No ele c ti on
Mr Nelson the n withdrew the n ame of Mr J W J ohn s o n a n d the
C on ve n tio n proceeded to a 2 n d b a llot when Mr Durh am recei v e d 6 5
v otes Mr Loga n 67 v ote s an d Mr Man ch aca 6 votes NO elec tio n
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M r D av idson then withdrew the n am e of Mr Man chaca a n d the
Co n v en tio n proceeded to the 3r d b allot when Mr Durh a m recei v ed
7 2 v otes a n d Mr Logan r ec
ei v e d 7 1v o t es
Mr Durham ha vi n g received a maj ority of all the votes c a s t was
declared duly elected s ergean t at arms to the C o n ve n tio n
On motio n of Mr Robertso n of W a s hi n gton Mr Loga n was de
cla r e d by accla m atio n a s s i sta n t s ergea n t at arms to the Co n ve n tion
On motio n of Mr Stell the Co n v en t i on too k a rece s s ofan hour an d
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George C arter in a n addres s which for clo s e n ess of logic b eauty of
diction a n ecdote a n d pathos all p resen t c oin cide d in the O pin ion
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The rece s s h a vi n g expired the C o n ve n tion wa s c alled to ord er by
the Presiden t
The elect i o n of a doorkeeper be i n g n ext in order
M r Ch i lto n n omi n ate d J W Joh n s o n
Mr B rown n omi n ated Wilson Ran dl e
Mr B rown withdrew the n ame ofMr R a n dle an d on his motion
Mr John s on was declared by accl am atio n the doorkeep er to th e Con
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motio n of Mr Chilton M r Ran dle was decl a red by acclamatio n
ass i stan t doorkeep er to th e C o n v en tion
On moti on ofMr R ai n ey the Presiden t w as authorized to appoi n t
two m e ss en ger s or page s to wa i t upon the Co n v en t ion
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Mr Stell o f
ere d th e followi n g re s olution
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Resol v e d th at a committee ofthree b e appoin te d by the P residen t
to wait upon his E xcellen cy an d in form him that this Co n ven tion is
n o w orga n ize d a n d re ady to recei v e an
y commun ic a tio n that he ma y
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de s ire to make to this body
On mot i on of Mr Jen n i n g s the resolutio n was postpon ed for t he
pres en t
Mr Portis ofier ed the followin g re s olution
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Re s ol v ed that a committee to co n sist of on e fro m ea ch j udic i a l
di s trict repre s en ted in this C on v en t i o n upo n Federal Relatio n s be
appo i n ted by the Presiden t of this Co n v e n tion
Pe n di n g wh i ch on motion of Mr Chilto n the C on v en tion adj ourn ed
u n til 2 o clock P M to morrow
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met pursuan t to adj ourn me n t Prayer by the
of Titus C ou n t y Roll c a lled Q
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Mr Scott chairm an
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Creden ti als mad e
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M Ro b ert s
Pres ide n t etc
Th e committee on C rede n tials resp ectfu
lly submit the followi n g
report Up o n the examin at i on of th e creden tials of delegates a n d from
satisfactory e v iden ce b efore the committee we fin d the followin g d el
en titled to seats in this Co n v en tion
ega t e s regularly elec t ed an d
From
ferso n Chambers etc T J Ch ambers a n d Wm
District No 1 J e f
Chambers
D istrict No 2
Li b erty a n d Polk Chas L Cle v elan d an d J as M
M axe y
Dis trict No 3 Tyl er an d Ha rdin W A Allen N B Ch a rleton
a n d Philip Wor k
District No 4 J asper an d Newto n W M Neylan d F B u Pr ic
e
Dis trict No 5 San Augustin e a n d S abin e C D ean an d J as M
Burroughs
District No 6 Shelb y A W O Hi c k s a n d L F C asey
D istrict No 9 Houston Jn o I Burto n an d Jn o R Hay s
District NO 10 An derson A T Rai n ey a n d J G Stew a rt
District No 11 T rin ity Housto n an d A n d e rso n Jn o B ox
District No 12
C herokee T J J en n in gs J os L Hogg P G
Rhome a n d J M A n derson
District No 13 Rusk M D Graham W C Kelly A P G a llo
way J R Armstron g
D istrict No 14 P an ol a D Fi eld T G D a v e n port an d W R P oag
K a y A Pope an d
Dist r ict No 15 Harriso n W T Scott Gil M c
W B O chiltree
D istrict NO 17 Smith O M Roberts G W Chilto n O Loft on
an d J C Ro b ertson
Di s trict NO 18 C ass A G Clopton J H Rogers
D istrict No 19 T itus J F John ston W C B atte an d Jn o G
Chambers
District No 2 0 C ass Titus a n d B owi e H R Run n els W S
To dd W W a rre n a n d R H Ward
D ist r i t No 2 1 U pshur W F Loc k e S W B e a sley J S New
some a n d S E Blac k
Dist r ict No 2 4 Hopkin s W T Bl y th e R S As k ew a n d W
M P ayn e
Dis t rict No 2 6 Wood J D Rain s a n d A P Shuford
D istrict NO 2 7 Va n Z an dt K a ufman an d He n derson L W
Moore W R P a yn e J Chisum a n d W m N as h
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D i stri c t No 2 8 Hu n t J as Hooker a n d W A M a ttox
D i s tr i ct NO 2 9 F an n i n A G N i chol s o n a n d G Smith
D i s trict No 30 F a n n i n a n d Hun t E E arley a n d J Wil s o n
District No 31 Gray s o n W W D i amo n d Je s se Mar s hall a n d
J G Tho m pso n
D i s trict No 32
Collin J W Throckmorto n a n d S am B o g art
Di s tr i ct NO 34 a n d 35 Galvesto n a n d B r azor i a E B Nichol s
Jn o Muller R C C ampbell an d Juo A Wharto n
D i s trict No 36 Ha rris P W Gr a y Tho s S Lubbock Wm P
Roge r s a n d Wm M cCr a ven
D i s tri c t NO 37 Mo n tgo m ery Gri m e s a n d B razo s J W Hutch
ison R J P al m er J H Dun ham a n d Wm M cI n t os h
Di s tri ct No 38 Walker A P W i ley a n d L A Aber c ro m bi e
District No 39 Leon a n d Mad i son Jn o D Stell a n d R obert S
Gould
Di s trict No 40 Free s to n e Li m e s to n e a n d F all s C has Ste w a r t
W W P eck D M Pren derg a s t a n d Joh n Gregg
D i s tr i ct No 41 Nav arro a n d H i ll Jo s eph A C layto n a n d J P
Weir
D i strict No 42
E lli s Joh n s o n a n d P arker A T Oben c ha i n A
C Hoyle T C Ne i l an d A B r ad s ha w
D i s tr i ct No 43 T arr a n t J E C ook a n d Nat T erry
Distr i ct No 44 D al las E P N i ch olso n Pleas a n t T aylor a n d
W S J Ad a ms
D i s tr i c t No 46 Cooke etc Jas J Di a m on d
District No 47 Matagorda Wh a rto n an d Fo rt B en d Joh n Rug
Terry
e ley a n d B F
D i strict No 48 Aust i n E dw i n W a ller a n d D Y Portis
Di s trict NO 49 C olor ado A H D avi d s o n a n d T S A n der s o n
D i strict NO 50 F ayette J S Le s ter a n d Tho s C Moore
Di s trict No 51 Wa s h i n gto n J B Roberts o n a n d W S O ldham
D i strict No 52
Wa s hin to n a n d Fayette J E Shep ard a n d Jn o
W D an c y
Dis trict No 53 Burle s on a n d Rob ertson J H F een ey a n d A
S B roaddus
Distr i ct No 54 B as t r Opfi T B J Hill a n d W G Miller
D i strict NO 55 56 57 Tr av is Willi ams on an d Milam H N
B urdett George M Flourn oy Jn o A Green E Thom asso n Thos P
Hughe s a n d C M L esueur
D i s trict NO 58
Caldwell H ays an d B lan co Spen cer Ford an d
J C Watkin s
Dis trict No 59 B ell an d Lamp as a s Jn o H en ry B rown a n d E
Sterlin g C Rob ert so n
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Len n an
D istrict No 60 M c
d B osque Rich ard C oke a n d A
Nelso n
Dis trict No 6 1 Coryell C omman ch e etc J M Norris a n d T
C Frost
Di s tr i ct NO 6 2
C alhoun Victor i a Ja c k s o n a n d De Witt Field
in g Jon es J J Holt W R Scurr y an d F S Stockdale
Ben Willi a m s a n d B F Mo ss
D istrict No 6 3 L a va c
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District No 64 Go n zales A N Mills a n d W H Stewart
District No 6 5 Guadalup e Juo I relan d W P H a rdeman
District No 6 6 Co m al Thos Koester W F Pr eston
D istrict No 6 7 Gille s pie Kerr etc E M Ross C has Ga n a hl
D istrict No 6 8 Burn et Llan o etc Thos Moore a n d Thos Mc
Craw
Di s tr i ct No 69 Goliad Refugio a n d Sa n P atrici o Pryor Lea
a n d A M Hobby
Di s trict No 7 0 Karn es B ee etc Joh n Littleton Juo Do n al s o n
a n d Robt
Gr a ha m
D i s trict NO 7 1 B ex ar Thos J D evi n e R W B rahan S S
Smith an d Jn o A Wil c ox
Di s tr i ct No 7 2
B ex ar Medi n a etc C h as D e Mo n tel a n d A
Naue n dor f
D i s trict No 7 3 C amero n J S Ford an d Ja s Walwo rth
Distri ct No 7 5 Starr an d Z apata E R Hord a n d Noah C ox
Di s trict NO 7 6 Webb Nuece s etc P N Luckett a n d H A
M altb y
D i strict No 7 8 Wil s o n etc Cl aiborn e Rector
You r committee would repre s e n t th at d i s trict No 2 is e n titled to
r e d en
but two delegate s a n d w e fin d th at three are retur n ed w ith c
t ia ls from the two cou n tie s of Tyler a n d Hardi n compo s in g the dis
t r ic
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We rec ommen d tha t th e three be e n titled to seat s in t he Con
ven t ion w i th the right t o c a s t but t w o vote s
I n d i s tri c t No 1
9 Joh n
G Ch a m bers Joshua F Joh n s o n a n d W C B atte are return ed w i th
proper creden tial s whe n the di s trict un der app orti on m e n t is en titled
to but two delegate s We recom m e n d in thi s c a s e that Mr Joh n so n
be allowed on e vote a n d M es r s B atte a n d Ch am ber s on e vote I n d is
tr i et NO 15 w e fin d f ou r del egate s w ith proper c rede n tial s to s e a ts
in t he C o n v e n t i o n w he n the d i s trict is e n t i tled t o but three ; w e rec
om m e n d that th e f
our be allowed to take s eat s in the Co n ven tio n w ith
the right to cast but three vote s I n di s trict No 7 0we fin d that Jn o
Littlet on , John Do n al s o n a n d Robt Graha m are e n title d t o s eat s in
the C on ve n tio n wh e n the d is tri c t is e n titled to but two delegates
Your committee would als o reco mm en d th a t the del egate s fro m this
d i s tr i c t be p ermitted to t a ke s eat s in the C on ve n ti on with the right
to c a s t but two v otes I n d i str i c t s Nos 55 56 an d 57 we fin d tha t
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J OURNAL OF
SE OE SSI ON CO NVENT IO N
TH E
his E xc elle n cy the Go v ern or a n d in fo r m him th a t the Co n ven tion
is n ow organ ize d a n d has proceeded to busi n ess
fered the followi n g as a substitut e
Mr Lea o f
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Resol v ed t ha t t hr ee co mm itt ees e ach of thre e mem b ers be a p
po in ted to in form the E xecuti v e an d e ach br an ch of the L egi slatur e
respecti v ely that the Con v en tion is organ ized an d desir es con cert an d
ficials The latt er as o r di
harmo n y b et wee n this body an d those Of
n ary fu n ctio n aries ofthe Stat e go v er n me n t an d the form e r as a n ex
t r a or d in a r y represe n tation of the p e ople of T e xas in
t h e ir s ov
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Mr D e vi n e ofier ed the followin g as a sub stitut e for the substitut e
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Resol v e d th at a committee of fi v e be sel ect e d by the Presid en t
who s e duty shall be to w a it on the E xecuti v e of the Stat e an d con f er
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with him on subj ects co n n ected with our federal rel a tion s
On motio n of Mr Graham the o rigi n al resolut ion a n d su b stitutes
were referr ed to a committee of thre e to b e ap p oin ted b y the Ch a ir
M es r s Grah am of Ru s k De vin e a n d Hogg were a ppoi n ted s a id
committ ee
On motion of Mr O ldh am th e resolution rel a tin g to the s am e su b
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On motio n of Mr O chiltr ee Mr St ell was added to the commi t t ee
On motion of M r D a v i ds on M r Oldha m was add ed t o the com
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On motio n of Mr Mills , Mr L e a w as added to the co mmit t e e
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Mr Cl ev elan d ofier ed the followin g resolutio n
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R es ol v e d th at a committee of fift e en be appoin te d t o d r a ft a n d
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r eport th e
Articles of
On motion of Mr Oldh am l ai d on the tab l e
fer ed the foll owin g re s olutio n which was ado p ted
Mr A r mst r o n g o f
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Resol v e d th a t ea ch commit t ee r ais ed by this C on v en t ion be a uth or
iz ed an d r equir ed to el ect its own
fer e d the follo win g r esolut ion which was a dopt ed
Mr Loc k o f
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Resol v ed th at the Presiden t appoin t the followin g committees t o
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A committee of on e from each j udici al dis tric t r ep r es en t e d in the
C o n v e n tion on F ed eral R elation s
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A lik e commit t ee to p r es en t busin es s to t his Co n v en tion for its
co n sid er a tion
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A comm it t e e on Fin an c e
A commi t tee on Resolu t ion s a n d a co mmitt e e on Pub lic S afety [
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On motion of M r Flourn oy the Co n v en tion took a recess
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ffifteen
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mi n utes
At the expiratio n of the time the Co n v en tio n was call ed to order
whe n the Presiden t an n ou n c e d th e fo ll owin g as th e committ ee on Fe d
Relatio n s authorized by th e resolutio n last adopted v iz
e ral
M es r s Wh arton Flourn o y Shep ard D ev i n e Hicks O chiltree Gray
Todd Hogg Stoc k d a le H erbert Hord Gregg T J Chambers L ea
Nat Ter r y M oor e M on t el Co k e a n d Marsh a ll
The followi n g committee was appoi n t ed to presen t busi n ess for the
con sider ation Of the C on v e n tion Viz : Waller I relan d B roaddus
Smith of B exar Neylan d Locke C ampbell Ru n n els Hays Mills
Howard Walworth S tell Ch a rleto n Nicholson of D allas Hughes
Ro s s Frost Thomps on a n d Maltb y
M r O chiltree O f
fered th e followi n g resolution s
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Resol v e d that the followin g o a th be a dm in i s tered to the Preside n t
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of the Con v en tion v iz :
I do s olemn ly swe ar th at I will faithfully
a n d imp ar t i ally disch arge an d p erform the duties i n cumbe n t on me
as P re s iden t of the Co n v e n tio n of the Stat e of Texas a ccordi n g t o the
b es t of my skill an d ability a n d that to the s aid State I wi ll tru e a l
S o h elp me God
legian c
e b ear
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Resol v ed further th at the Presiden t wh en s worn shall admin ist er
an o ath in substa n ce such as the foregoi n g to each of the memb er s
f
a n d to e a ch of the subordin at e o f
icers of this
Mr Hic k s mo v ed to l ay the res olution s upo n the t a b le Lost
Mr Mills mo v e d the p re v ious question which was ordered
The resolutio n s wer e then a dopted
Mr Waller mo v ed that the members a n d o f
ficers of th e Con v e n tion
b e s wo rn at the s am e time
On motio n of Mr Robertso n of Was hin gton the v ot e adopti n g the
resolutio n was recon sidered a n d the resolutio n s w er e referred to a
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committee of fi v e to b e appoi n ted b y the Chair
Mr Nat T erry o f
fere d the followin g resolution which on his mo t io n
was re f
erred to the s ame comm ittee
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Resol v ed by this C o n v en tio n th a t the S peaker of the Hous e of
Re p res en tati v es a dm in ister th e o ath to th e Preside n t of the Con ven
t io n [
M r W hart on ofier ed the followin g resolution
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R esol v ed that without d et er minin g n ow the m a n n er in which this
fected it is th e deliberat e sen s e of this Co n v en tio n
r esult should be e f
th a t the St at e of T exas should s ep arately sec ede from the Federal
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motio n of Mr Flo urn oy the p re vious questio n w as ordered upon
the adoption of the r esolution an d th e resolutio n was adopted by the
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SE CE SS IO N CO NVENT IO N
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Yeas M es r s A n derson of Cherokee An der s o n of Colorado Arm
s tro n g
A s kew Abercro m bie Ada m s Alle n Burton B ox Black
Blythe B e azley B r a d shaw B roaddus Burde tt B rown B at te B r a h an
Wm C ha m be r s Tho s J Ch ambe rs C le vel an d C as ey C harleto n
C hilto n Chamber s O fTitus C lopto n Chi s um C ampbell Cook C o k e
Clayto n Diamo n d of C ooke Diamo n d of Gray s o n Do n a lso n D e a n
D aven port D a n cy D ev i n e Da v ids on D‘
urham Field Fee n ey Flour
n oy Fro s t Ford ofC al d w ell Ford ofCamero n
Grah am ofB ee Gr a
ham of Ru s k Galloway Gray Gould Gregg Gree n Ga n a bl Hicks
Hays Hogg Hooker Hutchi s on Hoyle Holt Hardema n Hobby
H ord Herbert Howard H i ll I rela n d J e n n i n g s Jo n es Koester Ke lly
Lo fto n Locke L i ttleto n Tho s S Lubbo c k Luckett L ester Lea
L e s ueur Maxey M cCr a w Moore of He n der s o n Mo n tel M c
K a y Moor e
of B urn ett
Mulle r M cCr a ven M cI n t os h Moore of F ayette Maltby
Mos s M i ller M i ll s Mars h a ll Neyl an d Newsome Nichol s on of D al
las Ni ch ol s Neal Nel s on No rris Naue n d or f O c hiltree O be n cha i n
O ldh a m Peck Pop e Poag Payn e of Hopki n s Payn e of He n der s o n
P ren derga s t P almer Pric e Presto n Portis Rain ey Rho m e Roberts
(Pre s ide n t ) Robertso n of Smith Rogers of Mario n Ru n n el s Rogers
of Harri s
Rugeley Robert s o n of Wa s hi n gto n Roberts o n of B ell
Rector Ro s s Re aga n Ste w art of An ders o n Sc ott S m ith of Fa n n i n
Stell Stew a rt of Falls Shep ard Stockdale Scurry Stewart of Gon
zale s Smith o fB exar Todd T erry of T arran t T erry of Fort B e n d
T aylor Tho m pson Work Ward Warren Wilso n Wharto n Wil ey
W i e r Walle r Watk i n s W i llia m s of L a va cca a n d Wal w orth
Nay s M es r s Bogart Hughe s Rain s Shu ford Throckmorto n an d
Thomasson 6
On m ot i o n of M r Mill s Mr J oh n s o n of T i tus was excused from
vot i n g on th e re s olution
Mr Bro w n o f
fered the foll owi n g re s olution whi ch was adopted
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Re s olved that the S erge a n t at Arms un der the direction of t he
Pre s ide n t be i n s tructed to e m ploy two n egro m en to wait upon the Con
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Mr Nel s o n mo v ed the appo i n tme n t ofa com m ittee ofthree to w ai t
up on the Revd Mr B ayle s s a n d reque s t him to act as Ch a plai n for
th e C on ve n t i on w hile he wa s in th i s city C arri ed
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e r of n ame s in t h e f or e g oi n g l i s t is 155 H ow eve r 152 is
pr obabl y c o rr e c t ; i t is t h e r e s ul t p ubl i s h e d in Th e Sta t e Ga z e t t e F e b r uary 2
18 6 1 Th e J our n al o fJ a n uary 30s t a te s t ha t M r P oa g wa s n ot p r e s e n t wh e n
t h e vo te w a s t a k e n ; t h e n ame s of ot h e r s ma y ha ve b ee n add e d in t h e s ame
ma n n e r a s h is
Th e n ame of J oh n H R e aga n in t h i s l i s t a n d t h e s t a teme n t ma d e in th e
J our n al o fJ a n uary 30
t ha t h e wa s p r e s e n t on t h e 2 9th th e s e c on d day oft h e
s h oul d be n ote d
s i n c e h e mad e a n d r e p e a te d t h e s t a tem e n t t ha t
Co n ve n t i on
h e d i d n ot a rr i ve in Aus t i n un t i l t h e m o r n i n g oft h e t h i rd day (Th e Q
ua r te r ly
of t h e Te x a s St a t e H is t or ic a l As s o cia tion
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J O U RNAL OF TH E SE CE SS I ON C ONVE NT IO N
M es r s Nel s o n , Jon es
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Maxey were appo i n ted the comm i ttee
The followin g commun icatio n wa s take n from the Pre s iden t s tabl e
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O M Robert s
Pre s ide n t ofthe State C o n ve n t i o n
Feel in g a deep i n tere s t in the ho n o r welfare an d pro s perity of
e n tio n n ow con
our beloved State we beg leave to pre s e n t to the C on v
troll i n g her destin ies upo n the pa s s age ofthe ord i n a n c e of s ece ss io n
a ba n n er s ymb oliz i n g her re s umpt i o n ofState sovereign ty
Resp ect fully
B ettie Bu c k n er
Magg i e Rag s dale
Ruth T D av i d s on
Lill i e Bouldin
C ity ofAus t i n T ex as
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Re s olved that a committee of five be a ppo i n ted to re c eive from
the ladie s of Au s t i n a f
lag to be ten dered by the m to th i s Con ven
tion [
The follo wi n g pers on s w ere appoi n ted the co m mittee M e s r s Roge rs
L uckett a n d R obertso n ofWa s h i n to n
ofHarri s Flourn oy Do n also n
rn ed u n t i l to m or
On m ot i on ofMr Je n n i n gs the Con ve n tion adj o u
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Wedn e s day Jan uary 3018 6 1
The C o n ve n t i o n met pur s uan t to adj our n m e n t R oll c alled
qu oru m pre s en t Praye r by the Revd Mr B ayle s s
The Pre s i den t an n ou n ced that he had app oi n ted Jul i u s B r ow n a n d
C A Hopki n s page s to the C on ven tio n on ye s terday
The followin g gen t lem en were adm i tted a s perm a n e n t a n d duly a o
credited delegates in thi s C on ve n tio n upo n pre s en tat io n of the i r cre
d en t ia ls w h i c h appe a red in prope r f
or m v i z : A J Ni c h ol s on fr om
D i str i c t No
F an n i n coun ty J N Fall a n d W m C l ark j r
from Di s t rict No
Na cogdo c he s c ou n ty H H E d w ard s fr o m
D i s t ri c t No
N a cogd oc
he s a n d A n gel i n a c ou n t i e s
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ley fr om D i s tr i ct No
Fan n i n a n d Hu n t co un t i e s L H W i l
lia m s Geo W Wr i ght Wm H Joh n s on f
ro m D i s tr i c t No
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M r Rai n ey p re s en ted his crede n tial s which were receive d
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The followi n g d el egates n ot prese n t on yesterday when the v ot e
was take n were allo w ed to record their votes upo n the re s olution of
fer e d by Mr Wh arto n declar i n g separate State secess io n the prese n t
co r r ect policy in the opin ion of th i s Co n ve n tio n on th e p art of the
St : tt e of T exas v iz
Yeas M es r s Poag E arley Nicholso n of F an n i n Wilcox a n d E d
w ard s 5
Nay s M es rs Clark a n d F all 2
Maki n g th e v ote upo n the resolutio n 157 yeas 8 n ays
Mr Juo H Re agan ha v i n g been admitted t o his seat on yesterday
prese n ted his crede n tials which were in prop er form from di s trict
No 11compo s e d of the coun ties o f An derson Housto n an d Tr in itv
The Preside n t a n n oun ced the followin g stan din g committees un der
t he resolutio n offered by Mr Locke on yesterday
Committee on Public Safety
M es r s 1 Ro b ert s o n of Smith 2
B rown 3 Roger s of Marion 4 Armstr on g 5 Rai n ey 6 Ford of
C amero n 7 Rogers of Harris 8 Norris 9 Wilcox 10Thompso n 11
Miller 12 Green 13 Cle v elan d 14 Hooker 15 Luckett
Committee on F in a n ce M es r s 1 Nichols 2 Stew a rt of Gon zales
3 Scott 4 Gould 5 Smith of Fa n n i n 6 Smith of B exar 7 B atte 8
Terry ofFort B en d 9 De an f
C omm ittee on Resolutio n s M es rs 1 Wiley 2 Poag 3 D a n cy 4
Di amon d o f Cooke 5 Ford of C aldwell 6 Gan abl 7 Hutchison 8
J e n n i n gs 9 M c
0Mill s 11 Nauen dorf 12 O b en chain 13
Cr a ven 1
C hilto n 14 Neylan d 15 Mo n tel
An d the followi n g a s the co m mittee to which was referred the reso
lutio n s relati v e to th e oaths p ropo s e d to be admi n istered to the mem
bers an d o f
ficers of the C on ve n tion v iz : M esrs O chiltree Roberts on
of W a shin gto n A nders o n of Cheroke e Wiley an d J oh n son of T itus
fered th e followi n g re s olution
Mr Chilto n o f
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Resol v e d that we h av e lear n e d with plea s ure that th e H on Jn o
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hereby in v ite h i m to a seat upo n the Presi de n t s sta n d durin g th e ses
sio n of this Con v e n tion a n d th at a committee of three be appoin ted
to i n form him O fthis
Mr Mills moved to re fer the re s olutio n to a special committee of
two
Mr Muller moved the previous que s tio n which was ordered
The motion of Mr Mills f
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Mr D an cy moved to la y th e resolution on th e t a ble Lost
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The re s olutio n was the n adopted
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Mr Rogers of H ar ris offered the follo w i n g res olutio n
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Resol v ed th at such of the soldiers of the Revolutio n of T exas a s
are in this city be i n v ited to seats withi n the b ar of the Hou s e p ro
vid e d they are in favor of an other re v olutio n [
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motio n of Mr Gree n the resolution was laid
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The followin g commun i ca tio n wa s received fro m the Sp eaker of the
House of Represen tati v es
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J an y 301
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Pre s iden t of the State C o n v en tio n
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At the reque s t of the Hou s e of Rep r e s en tativ es I have the h o n o r
to tran smit herewith a n O rdi n an c e ofthe Alab a m a State C o n v e n tio n
dissol v i n g the un ion betwee n the State of Alab a ma a n d other Stat es
un ite d u n der a co m p a ct styled
Co n stitutio n of th e Un ite d
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State s of Americ a
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The letter ofWilliam M Brooks Pres ide n t ofthe Alab am a Con ven
tio n a n d that ofGo v ern or Hou s to n tra n s m itti n g the s a m e is also h er e
with en closed
Very re s pect fully
M D K Ta ylor
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E xecuti v e D ep artme n t
Austin J an y 2 4 18 61
To H on E d Cl ark
P res i den t of the Se n a t e
Sir
I have the hon or to tr a n sm i t herewith a commu n ic ation purportin g
to be from the H on Wm M Brooks P residen t of the Alabama St a t e
Con v en tio n with the request that when the sa m e is read it be tra n s
m itt ed to the Sp e a ker of the House of Repre s e n tatives
S am Housto n
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J a n uar y 1
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To His E xcellen cy
Go v ern or of the St a te of T ex a s
S ir
By order of the Co n v en tio n ofthe People of Alab a m a I ha v e the
hon or herewith to tran smit to you a copy of the O rd i n an c e this d a y
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passed
To d i s s olve the u n io n between the State of Alab am a a n d the
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J OURNAL O F THE SE CE SS I ON CO N VE NT IO N
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ther States un ited un der the comp act s tyle d The Un ited St ate s of
Americ a
I ha v e the ho n or to be v ery respect fully
William M B rooks
Pre s ide n t ofthe Co n v e n tion
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An O rdin a n ce to di s solve the u n ion betwee n th e State of Alabam a
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other States un ited un der the comp act styled Th e Co n stitutio n
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o fthe Un ited S t a t es of Amer i c a
Whereas the electio n of Abr a h am Lin co ln a n d H a n n ib al H aml in
to the o f
fi c e s of pre s ide n t a n d v ice pre s iden t of th e Un ited States of
Am eric a by a section al party a v owedly hostile to the dome s ti ci n sti
t ution s a n d to the p eac e an d security of the p eople of the State of
Alabama preceded by m an y an d da n gerou s i n fractio n s of the co n sti
tut ion of the Un ited State s by man y ofthe State s a n d people ofthe
Northern s ection is a politic al wro n g ofso i n s ulti n g a n d me n ac i n g a
character a s to j u s t i fy the p eople of the State of Alabama in the
a doptio n of pro m pt a n d decided m easure s f
or their f
uture peace an d
securit y therefore
B e it declared a n d ordain ed by the p eople ofthe State ofAlabama
in C o n ve n tio n assembled That the State of Alabama n ow withdraws
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a n d is hereby withdraw n f
rom the Un io n k n own a s the Un ited Stat es
of Am erica
a n d he n ceforth ceases to b e on e of s a id Un ited States
a n d is
a n d of r i ght ought to be a Sovereig n a n d I n depe n de n t State
S ec 2 B e i t further declared a n d ordai n e d by the p eople of the
State ofAlabama in Co n ve n tion as se m bled That all the powers over
the T erritory of s ai d State a n d over the p eopl e thereo f h eretofor e
d elegate d to the Govern me n t ofthe Un ited States ofAmer i c a be a n d
they are hereby withdra wn from sai d Govern men t a n d are hereby
resumed a n d v e s ted in the people ofth e St ate of A labam a
An d a s it is the de s i r e a n d purpo s e of the people of Alabam a to
m eet the s laveh oldi n g State s of the South who may appro v e s uch
purpose in order to fra m e a prov i sio n al a s w ell as p er m an e n t Go v
e r n m en t upo n the prin ciples of the C o n s tituti on ofth e Un ited S t ates
B e it r e s olved by the p eople ofAl aba m a in C o n ven t i o n as sembled
That the people ofthe State s of D ela w are Maryl an d Virgi n i a North
C ar ol i n a South C arol i n a Flo ri da Georg i a Missi s s i ppi Loui s ia n a
T exas Arka n s a s T en n e s s ee Ke n tu c ky a n d Mi s s ouri be a n d are her e
by in v i te d to m eet the people ofthe S tate ofAl aba ma by their Del e
gates in C on ve n tio n on th e 4th day ofF ebruary A D 18 6 1 at t he
on
city of M on tgomery in the State ofAl aba m a for the purpo s e ofc
s ult in g with ea c
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h other a s to the mo s t e f
fectual mode ofs ecuri n g c
cer t ed a n d h a r mo n iou s act i o n in whateve r mea s ures may be deem ed
mo s t de s irable for our c omm on pe a ce an d s ecurity
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the
c o n demn a tio n of t heir Represen tati v es Whate v er th at so v erei gn
will may be when f a irly exp re s se d it must be m ain tai n ed T ex as a s
e nd it While the E xecuti v e would n ot co un sel fool
on e m an will de f
ish bra v ado he deems it a duty we owe to the people to declar e th a t
ev en though t heir actio n shall brin g upo n us the co n seque n ces whi ch
n ow s e em imp e n di n g w e will all be our v ie w
s in the p a s t or pr es en t
wh at they m ay be un ited
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J o in t Resolution
Ado p ted by the Legislature of T en n essee
Resol v ed by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of T e n n ess ee T hat
this Gen e r a l Assembly has h e ard with p ro foun d regret of the resolu
tion s rece n tly adop ted by the Legislature of the St ate of New Yor k
ten deri n g m en a n d mo n ey to the Presiden t of the Un ited State s to be
used in coerci n g certain so v erei gn States of the South in to obedie n c e
t o the F ederal Go v e r n men t
Resol v ed That this Gen eral As sembly recei v es the actio n of the
Legislature of New York as the i n dic ation ofa purpo s e upo n the p art
of the p eopl e of th at State to further complicate existin g di f
ficulties
by forci n g the people of the South to the extremity of submissio n or
resist an c e ; an d so regard i n g it the Gove rn or of the S tate of Ten
n es s ee is hereby requested to i n form the E xecuti v e of the State of
New York th at it is the opin io n of this Gen eral Assembly that whe n
ev er the authorities of that State s h a ll sen d armed f
orces to the South
for th e purpo s e in dic ated in s aid resolution s the people ofT e n n es s e e
un iti n g with their brethr e n of the South will as on e m an re s i st such
i n v asio n of the soil ofthe South a t a n y hazar d a n d to the last ex
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Mr Jen n i n gs mo v ed to refer the re so lution s to th e comm it t e e o
Public S afety
Mr Green mo v ed to a men d by i n sert i n g the committee on Federa l
Relation s Los t
The motio n ofMr Je n n i n gs the n pre v aile d
Mr Ford of Caldwell o f
fered the followi n g re s olutio n s
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Resolve d l s t That this Co n v en tion will on the
day of
at the hour of
elect se v e n delegates to represe n t the Stat e of
T exas in a con v en tion of the States which h av e seceded an d which
may hereafter secede from the go v ern me n t formerly kn ow n as the
Un ited States of Ame ric a to meet in th e C ity of Mo n tgome r y in t he
State of Alabama on th e 4th day of F eby A D 18 6 1
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That s ai d delegates a r e hereby in s tructed to use their e f
fort s for the formatio n of a pro v isio n al go v er n me n t for the seceded
States to go in to operatio n b e fore the 4th d a y of M a rch A D 186 1
fer in behal f of the p eople of T exas to said con v e n tio n the
a n d to o f
con st i tution of the late Un ited States as a suitable basis of such pro
v ision al go v ern me n t ; p rovided that s aid pro v isio n al go v ern men t a n d
the ten ure of all o f
fices a n d appoi n tmen ts u n der it s h a ll expire withi n
8 6 1 or whe n a p erm a
on e year from the 4t h day ofFebruary A D 1
n e n t go v er n men t shall h ave bee n orga n ized
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That sa i d delegates are further i n structed to use thei r
C o n federacy Of the
efior t s to procure the formatio n of a Southern
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secedi n g St a te s an d that for said pu r pose they urge upo n sai d c
en tion the format i o n of a c o n s titutio n a n d pla n of p erma ne n t go v
or s a i d C o n federa c y which whe n forme d sh all be referred to
er n men t f
the s e v eral States for their rati fication or rej ection
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That it is the delibe r ate se n se of this C o n ven t io n that each
State represe n te d in s aid co n v e n t i o n shall be e n title d to on e v ote upon
all matters which m ay be acte d on by sai d con v e n tio n
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That in c a s e the co n ve n tio n co n templ ated by these resolu
tio n s does n ot meet at th e time a n d place sp eci fied in thes e res olutio n s
the n the delegate s elected by th i s C on v en tio n b e a n d they are hereb y
accredite d to a n y other con ven tion of the secedin g States havi n g for
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its Ob j ect the form atio n of a Southern Co n federacy
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T erry of T arra n t lai d on the t able
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Mr Maxey o f
ere d the followi n g resolutio n
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Resol v ed That it is th e se n s e of this Co n v en tion that when the
ordin an ce of secession is passed it shall b e referred to the people of
the State for their ratific ation
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mot i o n of Mr Jen n i n gs the resolutio n wa s l ai d on the table
Mr Wiley Ofier e d the followin g re s olution s
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Resol v ed that this C on v en tion forthwith a ppoi n t three co mmi s
s ion er s to atte n d the co n v e n tio n of the Southern St a tes at the Cit y
of Mo n tgo m ery Alabam a to te n der s aid co n ven t i o n ass ur an c es of our
cordial s ym p athy in its proceedin gs a n d also of the co Op eration of
T exas in exten din g an d stren gthen in g a Southern C o n federacy a s
soo n as her p eople can act authoritati v ely in the pre m i s e s a n d that
said com m i s s i on ers be i n st r ucted to urge upo n s aid con ven t on the
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propri ety of styli n g the co n s titut i o n it may adopt The C o n stitution
of t he Souther n Un ite d State s ; a n d also providi n g therei n f
or the
a dm issio n of a n y of the s lave holdin g States which may hereaft er
rati fy the s ame by a vote ofits p eop le ; a n d recogn izin g t h eir sen a tor s
an d
represen t atives resp ecti v ely in the presen t co n gr ess of the
Un i ted State s as duly qual i fied t o rep r e s en t the m respe c ti v ely in the
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S outhern Un ited States an d als o pro v idin g for the con ti n uance in
of
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ic e un der the n ew federal go v ern men t Of the existin g fed er al
Of
ficers in each o f the sla v e holdi n g States that may hereafter com e
i n to th e Un io n of the Southe rn Un ited
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Mr Gray o f
ered the followin g resolutio n as a substitute for the
foregoin g
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Resolved that the people of T exas are in fa v o r of th e speedy for
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matio n of a federal un io n with other sla v e holdin g States
On motio n of Mr Sc ur ry the re s olution an d substitut e wer e laid on
th e table
Mr Graham from th e committee to which were referred the resolu
tio n s relative to waitin g on the Govern or m a de the followi n g report
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Preside n t of the Con v e n tio n
The s pe c ial committee appoin ted for the purpose of con s i deri n g
th e re s olutio n a n d s ubstitutes p roposin g to raise a committe e to wait
upo n the Gover n o r h a v e dischar ged that duty a n d beg le ave to report
th e accompa n yi n g resolutio n s as a substitute a n d recomme n d their
adopti on
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Re s ol v e d th at a committee of fi v e b e appoin te d by the P resi de n t
whose duty it s h all be to wait on th e E xecuti v e of the State a n d co n fer
with h i m on subj ects co n n ected with our federal rel atio n s ; an d also
that a like committee of fi v e b e appoin t ed by the Presi den t to in form
th e Legis l ature n ow in sessio n that this Co n v en tio n is orga n ize d an d
ready for bu s in e s s
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R e s olved 2 n d t h at it is th e desire of this Co n ve n tio n to act in
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h armo n y with the di f
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take n up a n d adopte d
The Preside n t appoi n te d the followi n g p erson s the committ e e
M es r s R eaga n Gray Rogers of H arris Stell a n d D evi n e
fered th e followi n g resolutio n which was
Mr Rogers of Harri s o f
adopted
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Resol v ed that a committee on Foreign Relatio n s composed of s e v e n
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person s be appoin ted by the Presiden t of this Co n v e n tio n
fered the followi n g resolutio n s
Mr B eazl ey O f
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Resolved that it is the request of this Co n ve n tio n that th e
Hou s e of Repre s en tatives gran t it the use of this H all duri n g busi
n e s s hour s u n til this Co n ve n tio n s h all h a v e co n clude d its delib era
tion s
2nd
That the Secr e t a ry of this C on v en tio n prep are a COp y of
the sam e a n d pres e n t it to the H on M D K Taylor Sp ea k er ofthe
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House of Represe n tati v es with a request th at he lay the s ame before
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that body
On motio n of Mr Nelso n lai d on the table
The Pre s ide n t an n ou n ced th e followin g as the committee to wa i t
upo n the H on Jn o M c
Queen commissio n er from the State of South
Carolin a M es rs Chilto n Wilcox a n d Lubbock
On motion ofM r O chiltree the C on v e n tio n took a rece s s of twe n ty
mi n utes
At the expiratio n of th e time the Co n v e n ti on wa s calle d to order
The committee appo i n ted to wait upon th e H on Jn o M cQ
ueen r e
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le ft
Mr T J C hambers chairman of the commit tee on F ederal Rela
tio n s made the followi n g report
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The un der s i gn ed ch a irman Of the comm ittee on F ederal Relatio n s
has bee n i n structed by the co m mittee to report a n d recomm e n d the
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acco m pa n yin g O rdin an c e to dissol v e the u n io n ofthe State of T exas
with th e gover n me n t ofthe Un i ted S tate s of Am er i c a a n d to r es um e
all the powers delegated to that go v er n men t an d her p o s ition of
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e quality amo n g the n atio n s of the earth
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Upo n the adopt i o n of this p art o f the ordin an ce there was com
p let e u n a n i m ity in the co m mittee but th e chairm an regret s t o h a v e
to report that the same un a imity could n ot prevail upo n the adoptio n
of the seco n d s ectio n
for the subm i s s i o n of the ord i n a n c e to the
p eople for their ra ti fi c ation There wa s a mi n ority of the committe e
an d w i th them the ch airma n who belie v ed th a t the c ircumstan ce s in
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which we are pla ced an d th e dan ger by which we are s urrou n ded
deman d that the ordin an c e should be a dopted by the Con v e n tion in
s uch f
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orm a s to in fuse i n to it imme diate an d e f
ecti v e v it al ity
All of which is r esp ectfully subm i tted
T J Chambers Chr mn
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An O rdin an c e to dissol v e the u n io n between the S t ate of T exa s
the other States un ite d un der the comp act styled The Co n s ti
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tut ion of the Un ited St a tes ofAmeric a
Sec 1 Whereas The F ederal Go v ern men t has failed t o a e com
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gi v in g p rotection e i ther t o the per s o n s ofour p eople upon an exposed
fro n tier or to the property of our citizen s ; an d whereas the action of
the Northern States of the Un io n a n d the rec e n t de v elopmen t in fe d
fa irs make it ev iden t that the p ower of the Federal Govern
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men t is sought to be m ade a weapo n with which to strike do w n th e
i n tere s ts an d pro s perity of th e Southe r n people in stead of permit
ti n g it to be as it was i n ten ded our shield agai n st O utrage a n d a g
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We the people of the Stat e of T ex as in Co n ven tio n do declare a n d
ordain that th e ordin an c e adopted by our Co n ve n tio n of delegate s
on the 4th day of J uly A
D 18 45 a n d a fterwards ratified by us
u n der which the Republic Of T ex as was ad m itted in to u n io n with
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other States a n d b ec a me a p arty to the comp act s tyle d The C o n sti
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t ut ion of the Un ited St ates of Am eric a
be an d is hereby rep e aled
an d an n ulle d ; that all the powers which b y sai d comp act were dele
gated b y T exas to the F ederal Go v ern men t are revoked a n d resume d ;
th at T ex a s is of right abs ol v e d from all restrai n t s a n d obliga tio n s
in curred by s ai d co m pact a n d is a sep arate s o v erei gn State
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This ordi n an ce sh a ll b e submitted to the p eople of Texas
for rat i fic at i o n or rej ection by the qualifie d v oters on the 2 3r d day
o f February A D 18 6 1 a n d un less rej ected by a m aj ority of the
fect a n d b e in force on an d a fter th e 2 n d da y
v otes c a s t shall take e f
of M arch A D 18 6 1
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Do n e by the p eople of the State of Texas in Co n v e n tio n assemble d
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Mr O chiltree from th e c ommittee
followin g min orit y repor t
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F ederal Rel atio n s made the
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To the Presi den t of the Co n v en tion
The mi n ority of the comm itte e on Federal Rela tio n s co n cur fully
with the maj ority in recomme n di n g the adoptio n of the or d i n an ce
reported by the s a i d co m mittee ; but we ask lea v e respectfully to d is
se n t from the resoluti on accomp an yin g th e ordin an ce which pro
p oses to refer said ordi n an ce to a v ote of the p eople for ratific a tion
or rej ectio n
The mi n ority are of the O pi n io n that t he b est i n terests
of the people of the State would b
e ser v ed by gi v i n g a n immed i at e
O peration to the ordi n a n ce ofs ecessio n
W B O chiltree
A W O Hicks
Wm S Todd
P T H erbert
Mr Scott mo v e d a su s p en sion Of th e r ul es in order that the r e
port s might be take n up for action
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motio n of Mr R ain ey the Co n v e n tion adj ourn ed un til
O clock P M to meet in secret s e s sio n
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S ecret S essio n
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On motio n of Mr Roger s of H a rri s the H on Royal T Wheeler
was ad m itted in to the secret s es sio n ofth e Co n ve n tio n
On motio n of Mr O ldh am Lt Go v E d Clark was ad m itted i n to
the s ecret s es s io n of the C o n ve n t i on
By leave M r
Chilton in troduc ed the petitio n of the
Tyler
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Drag oon s wh i ch wa s re ferred to the c o mm ittee on Publ i c S a fety
By leave Mr Brown i n troduced a n ord i n an c e t o s ecure the fr i e n d
C her okee C reek a n d
s h i p a n d c oope r atio n of the Choctaw C hickasa w
other I n dia n n a tion s
On mot i on of Mr B ro wn the ordi n a n ce wa s re f
erred to the co m
m itt e e on Publ i c S a fety without r eadi n g
By leave Mr Reagan fro m the co mmi ttee t o w a i t up on t h g ov
e r n or made the f
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To the Pre s i de n t
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The co mm ittee appoi n ted to c on fer w i th the E xe c ut i ve ofthe State
on the co n d i t i o n
of our f
ederal relat i on s repo r t that they w aite d
on the Govern or a n d i n f
or m e d him of our Of
fi ci al c h a racter a n d the
purport of our vis i t He re c e i ve d us wi th due re s pe c t e x p r e s sed
his tha n k s f
or this actio n of th e C o n ve n ti on
a n d a s s ur ed us that he
w ould c o mm u n i cate his vie w s in w r i t i n g on t o m orro w by 11 o clock
A M a s he un der s tood that the C o n ve n t i o n m et in the a ftern oo n
On our del iv eri n g to him a copy of the re s olut i o n s u n der w h i c h we
acted a n d e n quirin g whether the a n s w er he had given w a s to be um
d e r s t ood as his de f
i n ite a n s w er to our vi s i t for con fere n ce he repl i ed
t h at i t w a s f
or the pre s e n t
urther
a n d that he woul d commu n i c ate f
in writ i n g to morrow
The co mm itte e propo s e to wa i t on the Gov
e r n or f
or his co mm un ication at the t im e de s ig n ated
Jn o H Re agan
P W Gray
Jn o D Stell
Thos J D e vi n e
W P Roge r s
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By le ave Mr Stell ch a irman of the committee to prese n t bus i n ess
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for the con si deration of this Co n v en tio n reported An O rdi n a n c e t o
pr ovi de for the app oin tmen t of D eleg a tes from the State of Texas to
a C o n ven t i o n of the Southern Se c eded
a n d recomme n de d
it to the fa v orabl e co n sideratio n of the Co n v en tion
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The motio n of Mr Scott to su s pe n d th e rules for the pu rpo s e of
ta k in g up the reports of the maj ority a n d mi n ority Ofthe committ e e
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upon Federal Relation s an d The O rdin an ce to dissolv e the Un io n
betwee n the State of Texas a n d the other States un ited u n der the
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comp a ct styled the C o n stitutio n of the Un i te d States of Am eric a [
reported thereby bei n g n ext in order carri ed An d the reports an d
ordin an c e were take n up a n d read
The Co n v en tion then proc e eded to the con sideration of the ordi
n an c e
Mr Wiley O f
fere d An O rdi n an ce to d i ssolve th e existi n g u n io n
betwee n the St ate of T exas an d other St a tes u n der a comp act en
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title d Un ited States of Americ a a n d to establish a n ew co n s titution
of Go v ern me n t as a substitute
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An ordi n a n ce to dissolv e the existi n g un ion between the Stat e of
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T exas a n d other St a tes u n der a compact en titled Con s titutio n bfthe
Un ite d States of Ame ric a
Go v er n men t
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See 1 We the people of the State of Texas by our duly elected
delegates in Co n v e n tio n as s embled do declare a n d ordain a n d it is
hereby declare d a n d orda i n ed that the un io n by a writt e n compac t
b etween th e State of Texas a n d th e other St a te s un der the n ame o f
the Un ited States of Americ a ha v i n g failed to a n swer th e en ds o f
its form ation is hereby di s s olved a n d th at T exas is a n d of right
ought to be a fre e an d i n dep en de n t State that her citizen s a n d p eo
ple are ab s olved from all alleg i a n ce t o th e Un i ted States or the go v
ree a n d in depen den t State s he has
a n d th at as a f
er n m en t t hereof
ull p ower to do all acts a n d th i n g s w hich i n dep en de n t States m ay of
f
right do
I n order to avoid as mu c h a s pos s ible the in co n ve n ie n c e
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con s equen t upo n the tra n sition from th e Federal Un io n to th e posi
tio n Ofa n i n depe n den t State it is further decl ared an d ordain e d that
all parts of the ex i s ti n g State co n stitutio n a n d l a w s n ot repugn a n t
to the foregoin g ordi n a n c e a n d the pro v isio n s followmg sh all c
on
fect as fa r a s th e s ame m a y be applicable to
tin n e in full force a n d e f
f
our ch a n ged con dit i o n ; a n d th at all the o f
icers ofthe ex i s ti n g State
fices a n d per f
go v ern men t sh all hold their Of
orm the dutie s th ereof
pro v ided n everthel ess th at
or a n d duri n g their re s pective ter m s
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e a ch ofsaid o f
ic ers shall be bou n d by o a th or a f
firmation to s upport
the ordi n an c e of sece s s io n an d co n s titutio n of go v ern men t a dopted
by the Co n ven tio n ; a n d n o o f
ficer of the existi n g State gover n me n t
shall p roceed in th e di s charge of the dutie s ofhis Of
fice un til he ha s
t ake n s a i d o a th or af
firmat i o n to be adm i n i stere d a s herei n provided
Viz :
To the Go v ern or by the Lt Go v er n o r as soon as p r a cticabl e
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c ers or m an age rs an d m ak e return s as herei n pro vi ded U po n the
receipt of s ai d return s upo n the
day of March A D 18 61
(i f the return s be n ot soo n e r made ) it s hall be the duty Ofthe GOV
er n or or in case of his default the Lieut
Go v e r n or in the pr es en c e
of such p erson s as may choos e to atte n d to compare the v ote s gi v en
for the ratification Or rej ect i o n of the ordi n an c e of secessio n a n d
co n stitution of State govern m en t an d also t he v otes gi v e n for the
rati ficatio n or rej ectio n of a n y co n stitution of ge n eral go v ern m en t
for the Southern Un ited St a tes that may be adopted a t M on tgom ery
Alabama a n d i f it s h oul d a ppear from the return s th at a m aj ori ty
of the v otes g i ve n is for the rati f
es
ic at i on of the ordin an ce of s ec
sio n an d co n stitution of State go v ern men t adopted b y the Con ven
tio n then it shall at on ce be th e duty ofthe Go v er n or or in c ase of
his default the Li eut Govern or to mak e proclamation of the fact a n d
the n c e fo rt h th e ordi n an ce of sece s s io n a n d co n stitutio n of Stat e
go v er n me n t adopted by this C o n v e n tio n shall t ak e e f
fect ; a n d if it
s h a ll al s o appe a r from the r eturn s th at a m aj ority of the v otes gi v e n
is for the ratific ation of the con stitutio n of gen eral go v ern me n t for
th e Souther n Un ited States th at ma y b e adopte d at Mo n tgomery Ala
b a m a the n it shall be in li k e man n er th e duty of the Go v er n or or in
ca s e ofhis default the Lieut Go v ern or to make proclam a tio n of the
fact an d the n ce forth Texas sh all be on e of the Southern Un ite d
State s with a written federal co n stitut ion to tak e c
fiec
t at t he sam e
tim e with the ordi n an c e o f seces s io n an d con stitution of State go v
e r n m en t ; the authority for e ach act bei n g the so v erei gn will Of t he
people of Texas I n the e v en t of the ratific atio n by the peop l e of
T ex as of the ordin an c e of sece s sio n an d co n stitutio n of State go v
the
er n m en t a n d f e deral go v ern me n t of the South ern U n ited State s
Go v ern or of this State o r in his default the Lieut Go v ern or is a u
t hor iz ed an d required to tra n s m it to the executi v e of the Southern
U n ited States duplic ate copies of the ordi n an c e of sec ession a n d
co n stitutio n of State go v ern me n t of Texas prop erly auth e n t icat ed
a lso properly authe n ticated stateme n ts of the n umb er of v otes gi v en
for the ra tific atio n of the federal con stitution of t he Southern Un it e d
Stat es an d the n umb e r for the r ej ecti on on e of which copies shall
be t r an s mitted by mail a n d on e copy by special messen ger in tim e
to reach the se at of go v ern men t of the Southern Un i t ed Stat es on
o r b efore the
day of M a y n ext
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On motio n
fered b y Mr W iley was
of Mr Field the ordi n a n c e o f
laid on the t able
fer ed by the com
The questio n recurri n g upo n the ordin an ce o f
mitt ee on Federal Rel ation s Mr Gregg mo v ed to str ik e out the 2 md
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Pen din g which motion on motio n oe
Wh ar to n the C on v e n tion
adj ourn ed un til tomorrow at 11 o clock A M to meet in secr et
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City of Austi n Tex a s
Thursd a y Jan y 3l s t 18 6 1
I n S ecret Sess i o n
The Con v e n tio n met pursuan t to adj ourn me n t at 11o clock A M
Roll called quoru m presen t
Mr Hord p resen ted the creden ti al s of Mr F W L a tham which
wer e recei v ed a n d Mr L atham took his seat in the Con ven tio n
Mr D av ids o n mo v ed to a d d Mr Gan ahl to the committee on Publi c
S afety which w as c arried
Mr J en n i n gs mo v e d to add Mr L a th a m to the same committe e
which was c arried
On motion of Mr A n ders on of Colorado Mr O ldh am was added
to the sam e committe e
On motio n of Mr Chilton Mr W L Chalm ers a n d Mr H H
t as Secret a ries to the Co n v e n tio n duri n g
Hayn ie were requeste d to a c
the temporary absen c e of the Secretar y occ asio n e d by a fam ily be
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motion of Mr Gregg Mr Reagan was added to the c ommittee
on F ederal Relatio n s
By lea v e Mr Maxey s ubm i tted the followi n g report
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The committee charged with the duty of in formin g th e Revd W
H B ayless of h i s electio n a s c haplain of the Con v en tion beg lea v e to
report th a t they have p erformed that duty a n d the Re v d Gen tleman
has sign ified his acc eptan c e of the same
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By leave Mr Gregg o f
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Resolved th at the committee on Fin an ce be i n st ructed to co n fer
with such com m ittees a s the House a n d S en a t e may appo i n t con cern
un d s a s the State govern m en t may
in g a n appropri at i o n of s uch f
hav e in possession a n d such as it may r a i se by the ordin ary modes of
t axat i o n a n d th at the same comm ittee b e in str ucted to repor t to the
Co n v en tio n a s t a temen t ofthe available mea n s of the State an d what
app ropri ation s h av e b ee n m a de [
Adopted
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Mr Chilton O f
fered the followin g pre amble a n d re s olutio n s
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Wh ere a s it is the opin ion of this Con v en tio n th at the c ap acity of
a free go v ern me n t for sel frelian c e depen ds much upon i ts c apacity
for supplyin g all the reason able deman ds Ofits citizen s an d whereas
the future may de v ol v e upo n the St a te of T exas a depe n de n ce upo n
her in tern al resour c e s a n d whereas further it is the duty of the leg
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is la tive
departmen t of every go v er n me n t to pro v i de such l a ws as wil l
foster e v ery bra n ch ofin dustry within its limits therefor e
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B e it resol v ed That we most respectfully reco mmen d to the Leg is
latur e of this State n ow in session the prop ri ety of en acti n g some la w
gi v in g adequate protectio n to a n d exte n di n g t he f
osterin g care of t he
State o v er the man u facturin g i n tere s ts a n d en terprise of
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Referred to the comm ittee
Resolutio n s
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Mr Muller o f
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Resolve d that a co m mittee of s eve n be appo in ted
R even u e a n d N a vigatio n [
Adopted
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Th e que s tio n p e n di n g whe n th e Co n v en tion adj ourn ed last n ight
v iz : th e m ot i o n to strike out th e 2 n d section of the ordin a n c e of
s ec es s io n wa s taken up
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Thursday J a n y
The Co n ve n tio n met Roll called Q
uorum pre s e n t
Mr D a v id s o n mo v e d th a t so m e deleg ate b e appoin ted to recei v e the
fla g to b e prese n ted to the Con v en tion by the ladies
C arried
The presiden t a ppoi n te d Jn o A Wh arto n to perform tha t duty
On motio n ofMr Rogers o f H a rris the Pre s ide n t admin istered an
f
i cers duri n g the secret s es
oath of secrecy to the delegate s a n d o f
sio n s u n til t he seal of s ecr es y should be removed
Mr Nash a s ked a n d obtain ed le ave to record his v ote in favor of
Mr Wh a rto n s resolutio n re lati v e to sece s sio n
The qu es tio n p en di n g whe n the Co n ven tion adj ourn ed v iz : the
motion to s tri k e out the 2 n d sectio n of the ordi n an ce of s ec e ssion
was agai n ta k en up
Mr I rela n d m o v ed to subst i tute the motio n to strike out the 2 n d
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s ectio n by the followin g to come in at the en d ofthe l s t sect i o n
an d
th at thi s ordin a n ce sh all take e f
fect a n d be in force from a n d aft er
its pas s age
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S ec 2 to read a s follow s That this ordi n a n c e shall be submitted
to the p eople of T ex as for rej ectio n by th e qualifie d v oters on the
8 6 1 a n d un less resci n ded b y a maj ori t y
2 3r d day ofFeb r ua r y A D 1
fect an d b e in force from an d after
of v otes c a s t shal l remain in e f
its
Mr T J Cha m bers o f
fered the followi n g a s a substitute for the
an d f
or the 2 n d sectio n of the ordin a n ce
s ubstitute
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pos i ted in the existin g go v ern m e n t of the State to be exerc i sed a c
c ord i n g to the di v i s ion of powers established in the co n stitutio n of
the State
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S ec 3 B e it ordain ed th at there s hall be a n electio n held on
the 2 3r d day of F eb r ua r y n ext for a govern or a n d me m b ers of the
legis lature of the State in accordan c e with the la s t apport i o n m en t
an d the ex i s ti n g law s
an d u n der such f
urther re g ulat i o n as the pres
en t legislatu r e may dee m exp edie n t a n d th e sai d gover n or a n d m em
ber s of the leg i s l atu r e to be thus elected s hall en ter upo n the d i s
c harge of their resp ecti v e duties on the 2 n d d ay of March n e x t a n d
con t i n ue in the exerci s e of their powers u n til they m ay be super
s e d e d by other s to be elected a n d i n stalled accordi n g to the existi n g
laws ; p ro vi de d th e actio n of this C o n ve n tio n shall be rati fied by a
An d in order that the will of the
ted
m aj o r ity of the m em ber s elec
p eople may be ascerta i n ed ea c h v oter shall en do r s e On his ti cket the
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word rat i fied if i t be his will to sustai n th e actio n ofthe Con ven
t i o n an d ifhis wi ll be to rej e c t the actio n ofthe Con v e n tio n the n he
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rej e c ted ; a n d if a maj or i ty of
s hall e n dor s e on his ticket the word
the votes c ast shall be in favor of rej e c ti n g the act i o n ofth i s Con ven
tio n then th e me m bers electe d shall a s su m e the c h aracter of a con
ven t ion clothed w i th full po w ers to execute the will of th e p eople
a n d in the m ea n t im e th i s ord i n an ce s hall b e the supreme law of the
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Se c 4 B e i t o r d a i n ed that there shall be elected on the l s t
day of February n ext by a j o i n t vote of thi s Co n ve n tio n an d the
pre s e n t Leg i s lature seven delegate s to represen t the State o f T exas
in a co n ve n t i o n t o b e compo s ed of delegate s f
r om a s m a n y slave
State s as ha v e al r e a dy or m ay herea fter d i s solve thei r co n n ect i o n
w ith the govern m e n t ofthe Un i ted States a n d may des ire to cooperate
or their co m mo n sa f
ety a n d de fen ce
in the ad optio n of mea s ure s f
ederacy of slave State s pro
a n d to agree upo n a ba s i s of a n ew co n f
vid e d that the State of T exas s hall n ot be bou n d a s a m embe r ofs aid
con federa c y un t i l the co n st i tut i on there of s hall be rat i fi ed by the
p e ople of Te x a s
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S ec 5 B e it ordain ed that t he pre s e n t L egi s l a t u r e is hereby
a uthorized a n d e n j oi n ed to watch over an d provide for the s a fety
of the State an d to see that it s ufier n o detrime n t at th e han ds ofi ts
en em i e s un til a n other legislature be duly in stalled a n d for thi s pur
pose it is author ized to adj ourn an d a s semble at will to pas s all laws
fect the powers heretofore delegated
n ece s s ary to c a rry i n to full e f
but n ow wi thdra w n fr o m the Federal Govern me n t a n d in the n ame
o f th e State to co n tract s uch debt s a n d to bi n d the State there f
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to exceed five millio n s
de fen c e of the cou n try
n ot
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J an y A D 1
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f Aust in th i s th e 30
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the C i ty
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motio n of Mr R obe r t s o n of Smith the m ain que s tio n was or
dere d be i n g the motion to s trike out the s eco n d s ect i o n of the ordi
n a n ce
the s a me wa s put a n d the vote stood thu s
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Ye as M es r s C ampbell C as ey Wm Chamb er s T J C hambers
Clopto n D ave n port D ean Field F ee n y Herbert H i c ks H olt
K a y Mill s O chiltree P eck Poag Pope R ogers
Luckett Maltby M c
o f Mario n S c ott T a yl or To dd Ward Warren an d Wier
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Nays M e s r s P reside n t Abercrombie Adam s Allen A n derso n of
C herokee A n de rso n of Colorado Arm s tro n g A s kew B atte Beasley
B ox Burroughs B urdett Burto n Blac k Blythe B radsh aw Brahan
B roaddus B ro wn Ch a mber s of Titu s Charleto n Chi lt on Ch i s um
Clark Clayto n Cle v elan d Coke Cook D an cy D avid s o n D evin e
D i amo n d of C ooke Di a mo n d of Grays on Do n a ls o n Du n ham E d
ward s E arley F all Flou rn oy Ford of C a ld w ell F ord of C amero n
Fro s t Gallow ay G an a bi Gould Graham of B e e Grah a m of Ru s k
Gray Gree n Gregg Harde m a n Hays Hill Hobby Hogg Hooker
Ho rd Howar d Hoyle Hughe s Hutchi s on I relan d Je n n in gs John
Kelly Koester Le s ueur Lea
s on ofL amar Joh n so n of Titus Jo n e s
Le s ter Littleton Lock Lofton Lubboc k Maxey M cCr a ven M c
I n t os h Miller M oo re of Bur n ett Moore of F ayette Moore
C raw M c
of Hen der s o n Mo n tel Moss Mull er Na s h Naue n dor f Neel Nelso n
News ome Neyla n d Nichol s N i chol s on of D allas Ni c holso n of F an
Nor ris O be n chai n O ldh am Palmer Pay n e of Hopki n s P ay n e
n in
Porti s Pren dergast Pre s to n Price Rain ey Ra i n s
O f He n ders o n
Reag an Recto r Rhome Robertso n of B ell Roberts o n of Smith Rob
e r t s on of Was h in gto n Rogers of Ha rri s Ross Rugeley Ru n n els Shuf
ford Scurry Shepard S m ith ofB exar Smith ofFa n n i n Stell Stew
art of An der s o n Stewart ofFall s Stewart of Gon zales Stoc k dale
T erry of F ort B e n d Terry of T arr an t Thomas so n Thomp s o n
Throc k morton Waller Walworth Watk i n s Wharto n Wilcox Wiley
Wils on W ork a n d Wr i ght
Willi ams of L a va c
ca Will i am s of L a m a r f
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So the Co n ve n tion refu s e d to strike
ordi n a n c e
Out
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2nd
se c ti o n of th e
The follo w i n g com m u n icatio n wa s taken from the Pre s ide n t s table
a n d read
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Wh ile
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F e br uary
2 7 n ame s ap p e ar in t h e l i s t
8 6 1 al s o r e p or t s t h e t ot al a s
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Austin Jan y 3l s t 18 6 1
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To the H on O M Roberts
Pre s i den t of the Con ven tio n of Texas
Sir
I h a v e the ho n o r to i n form you that I have been appoin ted a com
mi s s i o n er by the C o n ve n t i o n of South C arolin a for the purpo s e of
layi n g the O rdin an ce of Se ces s ion ofthat St ate be fore you r Con ven
tion a n d re s p ect fully i n v it i n g your cooperat i o n in the for m atio n with
us an d oth er sec ed i n g States of a Souther n C o n f
ederacy
I herewith e n close you m y c o mm is s i o n as s uch a n d respectfully
f
sugge s t that it wi ll a f
ord me great plea s ure to appe a r be fore your
Co n v e n tio n a n d di s c harge the duties of m y comm i s s i o n at an y time
a fter to day th at will c o m p or t with the co n ven ie n ce a n d pleasure of
your bo dy
I ha v e the hon or to b e
Jn o M cQ
ue en
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Mr Reagan o f
fered the followi n g resolutio n w h i ch was adopted
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Re s ol v ed that the Pre s ide n t appoi n t a c om m ittee Of fi v e to
wait upo n the co mmi ssio n er fro m South C arol i n a a n d i n form him
that his com m u n i c atio n of thi s date ha s b een rece i ved an d that it
will be the pleasure of th i s Co n ve n t i on to re ceive h i m or a n y com
mun ic
he may desire to make on to morrow at 2
o c lock
a t ion
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On motio n the Con v en t i o n adj ou r n ed un til 8 o clock P M
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Thurs day J an y 31s t 18 6 1 8 o c loc k P M
The C on ven tio n met Roll called Q
uorum pre s en t
Mr T aylo r a s ked a n d Obta i n ed leave to cha n ge h i s v ote on the mo
tion to s trike Out the 2 n d s ect i o n ofthe ord i n an ce ofs ece s s i on
Mr Scarbo rough delegate elect fro m Cam eron a n d H i dalgo coun
tie s c ame fo r w a rd pre s en te d his crede n ti als a n d t ook his s eat
Mr D avids o n o f
fered a resolutio n relat i ve to th e ar m s a n d
arse n al of th e State wh i ch w a s re ferred to th e com m ittee on Public
S a fety
Mr Rai n ey propo s ed to amen d the ord i n an c e of s e ce s s i on as fol
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in the 4th l i n e i n s e r t the followi n g
lows after the w ord Un io n
words
is violative ofthe compact betwee n the States a n d the guar
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an d
in
a n d after the w ord
a n t e e s of the F eder a l Co n s t i tutio n
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the sam e li n e i n s ert Wherea s
Adopt e d
M r Scurry o f
fere d the followi n g re s olution by leave
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Re s olved that S Hart a n d P T Herbert be appoi n ted commi s
o
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to
Arizo
which
was
referred
the
com
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ttee
Public
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By lea v e Mr O chiltree o f
fered t he followi n g resolutio n
Re s olve d that it is t he opi n ion ofthe p eople ofthe S ta t e of T exas
through thei r delegates in Co n v e n tion as embled expres s ed that the
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pri n ciple e m br a ced in w h at is kn own as the Mo n ro e Doctri n e is of
the most v ital importan ce to the State of T exas a n d will be of equal
i mportan c e to a n y co n federatio n of the s lave State s herea fter to be
e s tabli s hed a n d that our delegates hereafter to be appoi n ted to r ep
re s e n t th e St a te ofTexas in a co n ve n tio n ofthe secedi n g State s to be
held in the C ity of Mo n tgome ry on the
day of
n ext
b e required to prese n t said matter to th e con si deratio n of sai d con
ven t ion a n d to urge upo n the same the e n f
orc em en t of said doc
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Re ferred to the committee
on
Federal Relation s
Th e Presiden t a n n ou n ce d M es r s Reaga n O chiltree Gregg Frost
a n d Abercrombi e a co m mittee to wait on
th e co m mi s sio n er from
South C aroli n a
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motio n of Mr I rel an d the doors of th e Conve n tio n were thro wn
On
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Mr B r o wn o f
ere d the followi n g amen dm e n t to the 1s t S ectio n 6th
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li n e of the ord in an c e a fter the words the Southern p eopl e i n ser t
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the word s Tex as a n d her si s ter sl a v e holdi n g States
Adopted
Mr Nelso n o f
fered the followi n g resolutio n w hich w as adopted
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Re s olved th at thi s C o n v en tio n will proceed to v ote upo n th e ordi
2 o clock M [ 1
n a n ce of s ec es s io n without deb ate tomorrow at 1
Mr Ho w ard proposed to ame n d the ord i n an c e as follows : Add to
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Provided that in the represen tati v e
Se e 2 n d the followi n g provi s o
di s tri ct ofE l P aso s a id ele c tio n may be h el d on the 18 th day of F eby
A D
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Mr Gr a y o f
fered the followi n g am en dm en t : I n sert
] S ec 3 All
rights of prop erty or co n tracts acquired o r ve s ted u n der the co n sti
t ut ion of the Un ited States or laws o r treatie s in pursuan c e thereo f
o r un der th e l aw s of the State which are n ot i n compatible w ith thi s
O rd i n an c e s h all remai n as vali d as before its
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fMr Nel s o n th e previ ou s que s t i o n w as ordered which
be i n g the e n gro s s m e n t of the ordi n an c e th e s ame wa s put an d carr i ed
Mr De v i n e m ade the follo w i n g report from the committe a p
poi n ted to w ait on th e Go v er n or
On m otio n
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To the Pre s i den t ofthe C on ve n tion
The committe e appoi n ted to co n fer with th e Gover n or upo n the
subj ect of our federal relation s report th at we h ave waited on him
accord i n g to appoin tme n t an d ha v e received as the result of our
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are ab s olved from all allegian ce to the Un ited States or the go v ern
me n t thereof
On motio n the Co n ven tion adj our n ed u n til 1
1 o clock A M on
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C i ty OfAusti n T ex as
F ri day F eby l s t 18 61
The C on v e n tio n met pursuan t to adj ourn me n t Roll called quorum
pre s en t prayer by the chapl a i n
On motio n of Mr Stell the readi n g of the J our n a l was disp en se d
with for the p rese n t
Th e Preside n t an n oun ced M es r s Muller Rhom e Hobby L ath a m
C asey M cCr a ven a n d E dwards a committee on Commerce Re v e n u e
an d Na v igatio n
M es r s Rogers of Harri s Ru n n els I relan d Lea Scurry T erry of
Tar ran t an d B urroughs a committee on Forei gn Relation s ;
Mr Po rtis Ofier ed the followin g re s olutio n which was adopted
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Resolved that th e Go v ern or Lieut Go v ern or J udges of the Su
p rem e a n d Distri t courts b e i n v ited to se a ts within th e bar of the
Con v e n tion
Mr M cCr a ven m o v ed th at a c ommittee be appoi n ted to wait u
po n
the Go v er n or a n d Li eut Govern or an d i n v ite th em t o seats withi n
the bar of the Co n v en tion
C ar r ied
The Preside n t appoin ted M es r s M cCr a ven Hogg C o k e Chilto n
a n d C as ey s a id committee
fered the followin g re s olutio n which was adopted
Mr Flourn oy o f
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Resolve d th at a committee of fi v e be appoin ted by the Presiden t
to arran ge chair s for th e Govern or Lieut Govern or Chief a n d As so
ciate Jus tices of th e Supreme Court Speaker of th e House o f R ep r e
s en t a t ives a n d Judge s Of the D ist ri ct a n d F ederal
On motion o f Mr Run n els Mr Clopton was added to th e commi t
tee on Foreign Rel atio n s i n ste a d of Mr Ru n n els
The P reside n t a ppoi n ted M es r s Flourn oy Wiley Rogers of
Mario n Grah am of Rusk a n d Maxey a committee to arran ge s eat s
for the Supreme Judg es Sp eaker of the House of Represe n tati v e s
S e n ators a n d Represe n tati v es
The Govern or wa s the n a n n oun c ed who rec ei v ed a n d accepte d an
i n vitati o n to a seat on the right of the Pre s iden t
The hour ha v in g arri v ed for the speci al order Viz : the ordin an c e
r d ti m e a n d p as sed by the follow
Ofsec e s s io n wa s take n up read a 3
in g vote
Yea s M es r s Presiden t Abercrombie Adams All en An derso n of
C olorado An der s o n of C heroke e Armstro n g Askew B a tte B ea z ly
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B ox Burroughs B urton Bu r d ett Blac k Blyt h e Brads h a w Brah an
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B roaddus , B rown Campbell C as ey Wm Chamb ers T J C ha mber s
Chamb er s o f Titus Ch a rl eto n Chilton Chisum Clayt o n Clar k
Cle v elan d Clopto n Coke Cooke D an c y D a v en port D a vi ds on D ean
De v in e D iamon d of Cooke Dia m on d of Gra yso n D on alson Dun h am
E dward E arle y F all Field F een ey Flourn o y Ford 0
f C aldwell
Ford of C amero n Fr ost Galloway Gan a hl Gould Graham of Bee
Grah am of Rus k Gra y Green Gregg H ardeman H ays Herb ert
Hicks Hill Hobby Hogg Holt Hoo k er Hord Howard , Hoyle Hutch
ison I relan d J e n n in gs Jon es Kelly Koester Lesueur Lath am Lea
Lester Littleto n Lock e Lo fto n Lubboc k Luckett Maltby Ma r shall
K ay M iller Mills Moore
I n t os h M c
M ax ey M cCr a w M cCr a ven M c
of B urn et Moore of F ayette Moore of He n derson Mon tel Mos s Mul
ler Nash Nauen dor f Neel Nelson Newsome Neylan d Nichols
Nicholso n of D all as Nicholso n of Fan n in Norris O ben chai n O chil
tree O ldham P almer Payn e of Hen derso n P ayn e of Hop k i n s P eck
Poag Pop e Portis Pren dergast Preston Price Rai n ey Reaga n Rec
tor Rhome Robertson of B ell Rob ert s on o f Smith Roberts o n of
W ashin gto n Roger s of Harr is Rogers of Mario n Ross Rugele y
Run n els Scarborough Scott Scurry Shep ard Smith of B exar
Smith of F an n in Stell Stewart of An derson Stewart ofF alls Stew
Stockdal e T aylor Terry of Fo rt B en d T erry of
a r t Of Go n zales
T arran t Thomasso n Thompso n Todd W aller Walworth Ward
W arren W at k i n s Wharton Wi er Wilc ox W iley Willi ams of La
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vacc a W ilso n an d W ork 1
Nays M es r s Hugh es J oh n so n of Lamar J o hn son of Titus Rain s
Shuford Throckm or t o n W illi a ms of Lam ar an d Wright 8
On motio n of M r Re agan th e ordin an ce was or dered to be en
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archm
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prese
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sig
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deleg
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a t 8 o clock P M
A fla g was the n p resen t ed to the Con v en tion by the ladies ofTra v is
coun ty through Mr G eorg e F lourn oy delegate from Trav is coun t y
a n d recei v ed by Mr Joh n A Wh a r to n of B raz ori a cou n ty
o clock P M
On motion the Co n ven t i on adj ourn e d un til 2
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The Con ven tion met Roll called quorum pre s e n t
On motion of Mr M oore of F ayette Mr J e s s e Burn ham was a d
mitt ed t o a seat within the b ar of th e Co n v en tio n
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M r Lea o f
fered the followi n g resolutio n which was adopte d
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Resol v ed that th e comm i ttee on Federal Rel at i o n s is i n structed to
draft an d rep ort a n ord in an c e pre s cribi n g the mode of a n election
to be held for rati fi cat i o n o r rej ection of the ordin an c e of s ec es s ion
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ha ir m an o f th e comm ittee for that purpose i n tro
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Que en commissi o n er from the State of South
C arol in a
Gen l M cQ
ue en upon bei n g in troduced to the C on v e n tio n sa i d
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I have been
ho n ored with a commi s sio n by th e C o n v e n tio n of the State of South
C arol in a to rep air to your State an d lay before your C on ve n tio n an
O rdin a n c e of the State of South Car olin a by whi c
h sh e secede d from
th e co n federacy a n d disso lv e d all co n n ection with the federal go v
e rn m en t of the Un ited States
An d also to te n der to you the s i n cer e
symp athy of the peopl e o f South C arolin a in the gre at a n d mo
me n to n s m ove m en t in which we ar e all e n gaged a n d in which our
i n tere s t s are iden tical a n d our ho n or is alike in vol v ed I am also in
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structed re s pectfully to sugges t to you in the even t of your s ec
s io n to cooperate with us a n d other secedi n g Souther n State s in th e
form atio n of a con federacy in which th e co n stitution Of the Un ited
on
S tate s i s to be t aken as a basis a n d th a t you s e n d delegates to a c
ven t ion to be held at Mo n tgomery in th e State of Al aba m a on the
4th day of this mo n th to establish a go v ern me n t for s uch s ecedin g
State s
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Havi n g thus been hon ored by your body with a n O p portu n ity o f
d i sch a rgi n g the s peci al obj ects of my mis s io n I shall n ot presum e t o
t re s pass upo n your patie n ce with a n y suggestio n s of mi n e a s t o your
duty to your State I n deed h ad I n o scruples upo n the propriety
o f doi n g s o I should certai n ly decli n e it b ei n g too well satisfied tha t
the ho n or an d in terests of Texas are much more secure in your own
h an ds But I t rust I may n ot be in trusive if I refer for a momen t
to the c i rcumsta n c e s which prompted South C aroli n a in the act of
her own immediate sec ession in which some ha v e charged a wa n t of
court esy a n d re s pect fo r her Souther n sister States She had
lict in the rece n t can v a s s for
n ot bee n di s turbed by discord or co n f
presiden t or v ice pre s iden t of the Un ited States
She had
waited for the re s ult in the c a lm apprehe n sion that th e B lac k
Republica n party would succeed She had within a year i n v ited
her s i s ter Southern State s to a co n fere n ce with her on our
mutual impe n di n g dan ger
Her legi s lature wa s called in extra
to cast her vote for p residen t an d v ic e pre s ide n t thr ough
s es s io n
of the Un ited States a n d b efore they adj ourn ed the tel e
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graphic wi re s co n veyed the in tell i ge n c e th at L i n col n w a s elected by
a sectio n al vote
who s e plat form wa s that of th e Bl a ck Republ i c an
p arty a n d whose poli c
y wa s t o be the abol i t i o n of s l a very upo n this
co n t i n e n t a n d the elevatio n of our own s lave s to a n equality with
ours elves a n d our childre n a n d coupled w ith all thi s was the fact
that from our frien d s in our si s ter Souther n State s w e were urged
in the most earn est terms to secede at o n ce a n d prepared as we were
with n ot a diss en ti n g v oice in the State South C arolin a struck the
blow an d we are n ow s ati s fied th a t n o n e have stru c k too s oo n for
whe n We are n ow thre a te n e d with the sword a n d the b ayo n et by a
D emocratic ad m i n i s tratio n for the exerc i s e of th i s high a n d in a lien
able r i ght w hat mi ght we meet un der the do mi n i o n ofs uch a party
a n d s u c h a preside n t as L i n col n a n d his mi n i o n s
I t is from u n der such domi n io n th a t South C aroli n a re s pect fully
in vite s you to un ite in for mi n g a go v ern men t w i th a ho m oge n eous
people i de n ti cal in i n terest w i th you an d who s e e f
fort it will be to
p erpetuate the in stitutio n s of our fathers
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We are n ot un min d ful Of your i llu s triou s history w he n fres h
from the field s of vi c
tory a n d glo ry in which you establ i s h ed your
own i n dep e n de n c e you prese n ted a s pectacle un exa m pled in the his
tory of the w orld With a territory suf
fic i e n tly exte n s ive for
e mpires
with a soil rich in the production of e v erythi n g n ecess a r y
a n be f
for the h appin e s s of m an an d with a cl i mate a s lovely a s c
oun d
on a n y spot of the habitable glob e without mo n ey an d without price
you u n ited your de s tin y w ith a s isterhood who s e duty it was t o
foster a n d protect you a n d yet from our commo n en emy you received
in retur n but n eglect an d i n sult a n d eve n arso n a n d poison that your
hearthsto n es might be v i olated an d your wi v es a n d little o n es tor
t ur e d a n d murdered
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I n c on clusio n I will simply add that it is a source of highe s t grati
fic
a t ion to me
from what I ha v e witn e s sed since I have bee n with
you a n d the i n telligen ce a n d spirit in your ho n orable body to be abl e
to report on my return to South C arolin a a n d on the way side
through six n ow i n depe n de n t so v ere i gn Southern State s that your
own n oble State of T exas in her own way an d at her ow
n t i me will
v ery soon be added to their n umber a n d ready to un ite w i th them in
a South er n Co n federac y to p erpetuate th e i n s titutio n s of our a n
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es t r y
who tran sm i tted the m to us that we should have in the m but
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ruct an d tran smit th em u n tarn ished t o our po s terity
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Allow me agai n Mr Preside n t a n d Ge n tle m en O fth e C on ven tion
to te n der you my s i n cere than ks a n d gratitude for the ho n or you
have b e s towed upo n me a n d the ki n dn ess you h ave exten ded to me
both publicly an d privately si n ce I ha v e had th e pleasure of as s o
ia t in g with you an d to assur e you that they will mo s t kin dl y be
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remembered by me
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On motion
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Mr Reaga n the commissio n an d accompan yin g docu
me n ts of the commission er from South C aroli n a wer e ordered to be
filed with the pap er s of the Co n v en tio n a n d on motio n ofMr Chilton
re ferred to the comm i ttee on Bus i n ess
Mr C ampbell o f
fered the followi n g pre amble a n d resolutio n s
which were referred to the committe e on Public S a fety
Wh ereas there is reaso n to belie v e th at the S t a te of Louisian a h as
in her charge a n d un der her co n trol a l arg e supply of ar m s n ot n ec
essary to her own immediate wa n ts therefo re
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B e it resol v ed that a commission er be appoin ted a n d com m i ssion ed
by the Presiden t of thi s Co n v e n tio n to repair to the State of Louisi
a n a a n d in behalf of thi s State solicit of t he go v er n or of th e State of
Lou i si a n a the use ofsuch arms a n d mun ition s as he may con sider it
co n ve n ien t a n d adapte d to the requiremen ts of the p rese n t emerge n
ci es in whic
h we are placed
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B e it furth er resolved th at th e commissio n er be also in structed
to solicit of th e go v ern or of said State of Louisi an a the piec e of a r
tillery surre n dered by th e S an ta F e expeditio n an d re captured n ear
th e city of Mexico by the American forces which piec e of a rtiller y
this State desires to reclaim as a memori al of an un fortu n at e but
comme n dable en terprize
Mr Neyla n d o f
fer e d the followin g resolutio n which on motio n w as
laid on the table
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Res ol v ed that thi s Co n v e n tio n will adj ourn to morr ow n ight at
12 o clock an d th a t a n ew co n v en tio n con sisti n g of n i n ety members
on e fo r e ach represe n tati v e distri ct in the lower house of the Stat e
legislature be elected on th e 2 3r d day of F eby n e xt to a s s em b le
at the City of Austin on the 2 n d day of March
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Mr I relan d o f
ered the followi n g resolutio n which on motion wa s
ref err ed the committee on Public Sa fety
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Resol v ed that it is th e O pin io n of this Co n v en tio n that the troop s
n ow in th e s erv ic e of the Un ite d States in T exas s hould be mustered
i n to the s erv ic e of th e State of T ex as for the time
Mr Herbert O f
fered the followi n g resolution which was referred to
th e committee on Comm erce
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Re s olved that from a n d a fter the p as s age of th e ordi n an ce of
s ecess io n upo n th e part of this State it shall be the duty of all p er
so n s holdi n g o f
fices for the c ollectio n of re v en ue u n der th e Federal
Go v ern me n t in this State to be i n stall ed a s o f
ficers Of the State of
T exas an d ma k e t heir return s to the tre asu r e r of t he State of
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Mr A n ders o n of C hero k ee i n tro duced An ord i n an ce providi n g
f
icers co n ti n ui n g in o f
for St a te o f
fice u n til otherwi s e
Read l s t time a n d re fe r red to the committe e on Bu s i n es s
K a y O ffered the followi n g re s olution which was referred to
Mr M c
the committee on F ederal Relatio n s
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Re s ol v ed that all federal o f
ficers in thi s State are r eque s ted to
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resign except post masters
Mr Muller m o v ed that a comm i ttee of five be appoi n ted on Po s tal
Af
C arrie d
fa i rs
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Mr Stew a rt of Go n zale s o f
ered the followi n g re s olut i on w hich
was adopted
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Resolved th a t the Co n ven tio n exp r e s se s its deep s o r ro w for the
s er i ou s i ll n es s of th e H on
J C Wil s o n wh i ch has preve n ted his a t
ten dan c e on the Co n ven t i o n to w h i ch he ha d been ele c ted a s a dele
gate a n d we place upo n our Jou r n al s our ackn o w ledgme n t s of h i s
An d the
d i s ti n gu i shed s ervic e in beh al fofthe great Southern cau s e
Secretary is reque s ted t o fu r n i s h h im w i th a c opy of th i s re s olu
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ugit i ve s fr o m Mexi c o Re ad 1s t t im e a n d re ferred t o the c o mm ittee
o n Feder al Relat i o n s
Mr B rown O f
fered the follo w i n g r e s olut i o n w h ic h w a s adopted
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Re s olved that a c ommi ttee of fi ve be appo i n ted to p r epare a n d
r eport f
an
add r e s s s ett i n g
or the co n s i de r atio n of the C on ve n t i o n
orth the c a us e s w h i ch im p el Texa s to s ecede fr o m the F ederal
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oll ow i n g re s olut i o n w h i c h w a s re f
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ered the f
t he c o m m i tte e on Bu s i n es s
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Resolved that it i s the s e n s e ofth i s Co n ven t i o n th a t there s hould
b e a n article i n corporated i n to the c o n s titut i on ofthe Souther n Con
federac y to b e for m ed at Mo n tgo m e r y Alaba m a th a t will proh i bit
a n y State there i n f
ro m
Mr C h i lto n o f
fered the follo wi n g resolution wh i ch wa s re ferred to
t he comm i ttee on F i n a n ce
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Res olved that the Leg i slature of the State be a n d is re quested
t o a ppropriate out of s uch mo n i es n ot otherwi s e appropriated the
or s o much thereo f as
s um of two thousa n d five hu n d r ed dollars
m a y b e n ece s s ary for the con ti n gen t expen se s of this Co n ve n ti on
a n d that the Tre as urer be requ i red by law to p ay out the s ame upon
the order of the Pre s i de n t Ofthis
On m ot i o n M es r s Dia m on d of C ooke Robertso n Of B ell a n d Gr a
ham of Rusk were added resp ecti v ely to the committee s of Public
Sa fet y Fi n an c e a n d C ommerce
By request M es r s Re a gan an d Scurry address e d the Con v e n tio n
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The Preside n t an n ou n c ed M es r s Muller D avid s o n Stell W ard
a n d Dave n port a c ommittee on Postal A f
fai rs
On motio n the Co n v e n tio n adj ourn ed u n til 7
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The C on ve n tio n m et Roll called quorum pre s en t
fere d the followi n g re s olutio n wh i ch was adopte d
Mr Wharto n o f
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Re s olv ed that E dwin Waller the o n ly s ign er of the Tex an d ec
ratio n of i n depen de n c e pre s en t as a delegate to this Con ve n tio n be
ho n o red by perm i ss io n to s ign the ordi n an c e of se c ess io n n ext a fter
th e Pres i de n t an d that h e b e in vited to a seat by the s i de o f the P re s
ide n t ofthe Con v en tio n du r in g this eve n i n g s
fered the followi n g re s olutio n which was referred
Mr Na t Ter r v o f
to the comm i ttee on Public S a fety
Resolved by th e Co n ve n tio n that five m i litary commi s sio n ers be
elected by this Co n ven tio n whose appoin tme n t s hall co n ti n ue as lo n g
as the emerge n cy la s t s Or they s hall be superseded by the appoi n t
me n t Of oth er s who whe n elected shal l co n stitute a perm a n e n t mili
tary b oard with full discretio n a r y po wers on all subj ects right full y
appertain i n g to mili t ary
M r Adams pre s e n te d a co mm u n icatio n from the D allas Light Ar
tillery ten deri n g their s ervice s to the C o n ve n tion which w as referred
to the committee on Public S a fety
Mr Hughes o f
fered th e follo w i n g resolutio n which was referred
to th e committee on Resolutio n s
Resolved th at the chie f ju s t i c e of each cou n ty in the State or
in th e eve n t ofhis failure or re f
u s al s o to do th e n a n y on e or m or e
s h a ll order a n
electio n of del egates to
of th e cou n ty co m mi s s io n er s
be held upon the 2 3r d da y ofF eb r uary A D 1
8 6 1 in such cou n tie s
as may c ompo se a represen tative d i strict n ot al ready repres e n ted by
delegate s upo n this floor u n der s u c h ru le s a n d pro v i s ion s a s may
ha v e hereto for e b een prescribed for c oun ty electio n s by the statutes
of the State of T ex as
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Resolved furth er th at if a n y vaca n cy should oc c ur by death or
re s ign at ion ofa n y ofth e memb ers ofthis body be fore sai d 2 3rd day
of February th e s ame regulatio n s s h all b e
The C o n v en tion then proceeded to s i gn th e o rdi n a n c e of s ec
es
s io n
u n der the motio n of Mr Reaga n s ubmitted this mor n i n g wh i ch
w as do n e by the members s i gn i n g a s their n a m e s were called from t he
roll w he n the followi n g members si gn ed th e ordi n a n c e to w it :
F eby l s t
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W A Allen
Jame s M A n derso n o f Cheroke e
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JOU R N AL
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A T R a in ey
J ohn H Re a gan
C R ector
P G Rhome
E Sterlin g C Rob ertson
J oh n C Ro b erts on (of S mit h )
J B Rob erts o n of I n d ep en d en c
e
William Pel eg Rog er s
J ames Harrison Ro gers
E dward M R os s
Jn o Rug el ey
H R Run n el s
E B Sc a rborough
William T Sc ott
Willi am Re ad Scur r y
J am e s E Sh epard
S am S Smith
Gid eon Smith
J ohn D St ell
Jn o G Stuart of An de r son
Charl es St ewa rt of F all s
William H Stew ar t of Gon z al es
F S Stockdale o f C alho un
B F Terry of For t B en d
Na thl T e r ry T arr a n t Co
E T homaso n
J ames G Thom p so n
W S To dd
J as Walwort h
R H W ar d
Willi am Warren
Jas C Wat k i n s
Jn o A Wh art o n
J oseph P Wie r
Juo A W ilcox
A P Wiley of Wal k er
B en Williams of L a v a c a
J as on Wilso n
Philip A Wor k
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Hen ry Newt o n Bur di tt
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P T aylor
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E dw a rd D ough er ty
M F Loc k e
Oli v er L of t in
k
T hos Sa llus Lubb oc
P N Luc kett
He n r y A Maltb y
J ess e M a r sh all
J ames M M a x ey
Wm M c
Cr a ven
Thomas M M oCr aW
I n t os h
Wm M c
Kay
Gilchrist M c
Wm Goodloe Mill er
Alb e rt N Mill s
T homa s Moor e
Thos C Moor e
Lewis W Moore
Charles de Mon t el
B F Moss
J oh n Mull e r
T hos J Nash
A Naue n do rf
T C N eel
Alliso n Nelso n
J ames F Newsom
W M N eylan d
E B Nichols
E P Nicholso n
A G Nicholso n
J ames M Norri s
Alfred T O b en ch ain
W B Ochiltree
W S O ldh a m
J P a lme r
R
W M P ayn e
W K P ayn e
Willi am M P e c k
W R Poag
Alexan der Po pe
D avi d Y Po rti s
D M Pre n d ergas t
Walter F Prest on
F : P Pric e
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I n t h e p r i nte d l i s ts a n d in t he J ourn a l t h e y
s t a n d a t t h e e n d of t h e l i s t
e t h em
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a l a rr a n g e m e n t would pl a c
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Where as th e Co n v en tion h av i n g just f
of sign i n g th e ordi n a n c e ofseces sio n it is highly prop er a n d appro
p r ia t e to i n v oke the blessi n gs of th e Great J ehovah upo n us as a s ov
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people therefore resolved that the Rt Re v d Alexa n de r
Gregg be i n v ited to the stan d for this
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Mr O chiltree was laid on th e t a ble
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Resol v ed th at the commi tte e on R esolutio n s b e i n structed to in
quire i n to the exp edien cy of repeali n g so much of the 33r d S ectio n
of the 7 t h Article of the co n s titutio n as provi des th at th e aggregat e
amoun t of debt s co n tr a cted by the legislature s h a ll n ever exceed
the s um ofon e hun dred thous a n d dollars a n d to report by r e solution
or otherwise at their earliest
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