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Texas v. White
istration of the government, civil and judicial, as well as military.
Governor Throckmorton proved too moderate and conservative, and
Sheridan removed him, assigning as a reason for such action that
the governor was "an impediment to reconstruction."" In his
stead, former governor, E. M. Pease, was appointed. Thus the
State government was reduced to the position of subserviency and
impotence prepared for it by the action of Congress. Thence-
forward it becomes difficult to associate with it the attributes
hitherto considered necessary to the existence of a State.
The foregoing paragraphs epitomize the history necessary to a
right understanding of the case, and I now turn to an examination
of the action of the various governments therein mentioned in
reference to the Texas bonds. The finances of Texas, like those
of the other States of the distracted South, were in disorder and
confusion at the close of the war. Among the earliest efforts at
rehabilitation, were those directed to remedy this condition. Gov-
ernor Hamilton appointed Messrs. E. M. Pease and Swante Palm
to investigate the treasury, and, in general, the financial condi-
tion of the State. They were also to inquire about the disposition
of the bonds and to recommend methods of recovery, if such were
feasible." To supplement and legalize these steps, the constitu-
tional convention of 1866 passed an ordinance empowering the
governor to take steps to recover the bonds or to compromise with
the holders." This action was inspired by George W. Paschal,
who was later appointed financial agent and legal representative of
the State. In most of the efforts, legal and otherwise, to recover
the bonds, the influence of Paschal was strong, if not predomi-
nant.38
5"For detailed study of this period in Texas, in all its aspects, see
Ramsdell, Reconstruction in Texas. For a discussion of this particular
topic, see pp. 145 et seq.
"ePaschal, Digest, 905. This report contains a history of the contracts,
sales and receipts of the Military Board. It may be found in Executive
Record Book No. 281.
nSGammel, 'Laws of Texas, V, 889. Ordinances of the Convention No. 12.
Adopted April 2, 1866.
"Mr. George Washington Paschal was a man of considerable promi-
nence and influence in the political affairs of Texas. Prior to the war,
he had been the friend and supporter' of Houston, and had contributed
powerfully to his election as governor in 1859. During the war he re-
mained constantly loyal to the Union. His views on secession were made
public in the Southern Intelligencer, which he established and partly353
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