. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . e public voice. During these exciting times fraternal commissioners fromthe States already seceded arrived in Austin and were accordedcourteous receptions by Governor Houston and the convention. Among those who approved of Governor Houstons courseand were his special friends through this emergency, were anumber of distinguished men of long-tried fidelity to the in-terests of Texas, the more prominent of whom were : Ex-Governor E. M. Pease, Congressman A. J. Hamilton, JudgeJohn Hancock, George W. Paschal, all of Austin, and a num-ber from other
. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . e public voice. During these exciting times fraternal commissioners fromthe States already seceded arrived in Austin and were accordedcourteous receptions by Governor Houston and the convention. Among those who approved of Governor Houstons courseand were his special friends through this emergency, were anumber of distinguished men of long-tried fidelity to the in-terests of Texas, the more prominent of whom were : Ex-Governor E. M. Pease, Congressman A. J. Hamilton, JudgeJohn Hancock, George W. Paschal, all of Austin, and a num-ber from other portions of the State; while among the seces-sionists were a large number of his oldest and most steadfastfriends. Of the one hundred and seventy-four delegates, one hun- 1 The first person in the State to take this oath, administered to him inthe Convention Hall by District Judge Thomas J. Devine, was Edward Linnof Victoria, Spanish translator in the Land Office, who was born andreared in the State of New York and had lived In Texas since EDWARD CLARK HISTORY OF TEXAS. 405 dred and sixty-seven voted for the ordinance of secession, andonly seven against it, viz. : Thomas P. Hughes of WilliamsonWilliam H. Johnson of Lamar ; Joshua Johnson of TitusA. P. Shuford of Wood ; James W. Throckmorton of Collin— Williams of Lamar, and George W. Wright of Lamarbut Judge Hughes signed the ordinance of secession. Each ofthese gentlemen, however, stood by the south throughout thewar, and most of them gained distinction as soldiers. It isalso proper to state that Maj. E. W. Cave, Secretary ofState, who, as a member of Governor Houstons officialfamily, declined taking the oath, sustained the south duringthe war, and won admiration by his gallantry in the battle ofGalveston, January 1st, 1863. The convention appointed Messrs. Pryor Lea of Goliad,John D. Stell of Leon, and John Henry Brown of Bell, toprepare an address to the people explaining and defending theaction of the con
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