The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 13, July 1909 - April, 1910 Page: 122
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Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
ment Buchanan, Dupont, and Magruder undoubtedly had the better
of the Texans. But when they attempted to deal with the history
of the Texas navy their statements are successfully challenged by
Moore, and their arguments shown to be fallacious.
Special objections were raised to the appointment of either
Moore or John G. Tod as an officer of the United States navy. A
bitter fight was made against Moore on the ground that his dis-
missal from service by President Houston barred him from any
participation in the benefits of the bill, even if it should be
passed. In the midst of the controversy, a pamphlet containing,
among other documents prejudicial to Moore, a copy of the mes-
sage of President Jones vetoing a bill to return to him a portion of
the money he had advanced for the use of the Texas navy on the
ground that he was a defaulter, appeared in Washington. The
publication and circulation of this pamphlet. Moore attributed to
Houston,1 and in answer he wrote his Doings of the Texas Navy.
In reply to the denial of his status as an officer of the Texas navy
at the time of annexation, and to the charge of being a defaulter,
Moore adduced the resolution of the Senate of Texas adopted June
28, 1845, declaring that his trial by court-martial was "final and
conclusive";2 and two resolutions by the House adopted the same
day, one of which declared that the finding of the court fully en-
titled him to continue in his place as commander of the Texas navy,
and the other that the thanks of the Republic were justly due him
and those under his command in its service.3
As to Tod, the United States naval commanders thought he was
not justly entitled, to be included in the list of officers connected
with the Texas navy at the time of annexation, inasmuch as his
commission as captain in the navy of Texas from June, 1840, was
made out after the United States flag was flying over the Capitol
building in Texas. Tod was given his rank by President Anson
Jones, who was a bitter enemy of Commodore Moore. Jones in-
terpreted Houston's act dismissing Moore as final and appointed
Tod to take his place; and the United States officers claimed that,
as Tod had never been confirmed by the Senate, his commission
1Doings of the Texas Navy, 3, 32.
"Senate Journal. 9th Tex. Cong., 2d Sess., 75.
'House Journal, 9th Tex. Cong., 2d Sess., 86.122
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