A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . the Senate. He and his col-league. Judge Hemphill, serxed until the War betweenthe States broke out in 1861. In 1857, the sameconvention tliat nominated State officers at Waco])ut forward Guy M. Bryan for Congress in the Western district,who was elected and served one term,being succeeded in 1859 by A. J. Ham-ilton, who defeated General Waul, theDemocratic nominee. Judge John was the Congressman in theEastern district from 1857 to 1861. During Governor Runnelss adminis-tration, the notorious Mexican outlaw,Juan Cortin


A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . the Senate. He and his col-league. Judge Hemphill, serxed until the War betweenthe States broke out in 1861. In 1857, the sameconvention tliat nominated State officers at Waco])ut forward Guy M. Bryan for Congress in the Western district,who was elected and served one term,being succeeded in 1859 by A. J. Ham-ilton, who defeated General Waul, theDemocratic nominee. Judge John was the Congressman in theEastern district from 1857 to 1861. During Governor Runnelss adminis-tration, the notorious Mexican outlaw,Juan Cortina, began his depredations onthe Rio Grande frontier. Colonel RobertE. Lee, then commanding the troops in Texas, drove him backinto Mexico, in which service ColonelJchii .S. Ford rendered effective aid withhis body of Texas Runnelss administration extended from December21, 1857, to December 21, 1859, and during that period theexecutixe officers f)f the State government were as follows : Period Pkriod OF StATFlHOOD 1846 TOI86I. Loiis T. Wkm-ali. Congressmen


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