A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . State election,1869 The vote Daviss ad-ministration United States Senators elected A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. 1865 TO. Period VII. 1870, and the Twelfth Legislature met in regular session on^^^°^- April 26, 1870. STRUCTION . It would be a fruitless and unpleasant task to review thedetails of the Davis administration. He was personally and1874 socially a courteous and considerate gentleman, but politically he was as thoroughly unfitted for the head of a constitutionalgovernment in a free country as it is possible to imag
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . State election,1869 The vote Daviss ad-ministration United States Senators elected A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. 1865 TO. Period VII. 1870, and the Twelfth Legislature met in regular session on^^^°^- April 26, 1870. STRUCTION . It would be a fruitless and unpleasant task to review thedetails of the Davis administration. He was personally and1874 socially a courteous and considerate gentleman, but politically he was as thoroughly unfitted for the head of a constitutionalgovernment in a free country as it is possible to administration was one of boundless extravagance,disorderly and lawless despotism, increasing disregardof every principle of personal and political libertv, andit brought utter ruin to the best interests of the Stateand its citizens. He was given enormous power andpatronage by the legislature, and he used them inthe most reckless and arbitrary manner. He estab-lished a State police, officered by petty tyrants andcomposed of disreputable adventurers. He assumedthe right to declare martial law whenever and whereverJ. w. Flanagan. his authority was resisted, and he reduced whole c
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