The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 13, July 1909 - April, 1910 Page: 123
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The Navy of the Republic of Texas.
was a nullity. In order fairly to present Captain 'Tod's position, it
is necessary briefly to recount some facts of his career.1, It will be
recalled that Moore had charged T'od with negligence when acting
as agent, in allowing poor wood to be used in the construction of
the Austin. Tod evidently sought redress at the hands of- the
Texas Congress, for shortly afterwards we find, upon the petition
of Captain John G. Tod, a concurrent resolution introduced and
passed thanking Tod for "his faithful and important services ren-
dered to the country," and requesting the president to order a copy
of the resolution to, be read at the navy yard, on board each public
vessel in commission, in the presence of officers and crew, and to be
entered upon their log books. The president promptly sent a mes-
sage vetoing the joint resolution of thanks to Tod; but the resolu-
tion was reconsidered January 31, 1842, and passed over his veto.2
There is nothing to show whether or not IMoore had to swallow this
bitter pill. Captain Tod served Texas as a naval officer until 1842,
when, at his own 'suggestion, in order to curtail the expenses of the
government, he yielded his position. In later years when the
Texan officers received back pay, Captain Tod was denied the ben-
efits of the arrangement, the secretary of the navy insisting that
his commission was void. Texans, however, would not admit the
point, claiming that annexation was not fully consummated until
the Republic of Texas yielded its power and authority to the State
of Texas, which took place on February 19, 1846. Repeated reso-
lutions of thanks and endorsements from the Texas Congress show
in what high esteem Captain Tod was held in 'Texas; and at the
request of the Texas senators and representatives Tod was at last
paid equally with the other officers connected with the Texas navy
at the time of annexation. He died in 1878.
The efforts made during the years 1847 to 1850 to get any favor-
able action from the government of the United States toward
Texas naval officers ended in failure. In 1852 the endeavor was
renewed; a joint resolution was passed by the Texas Legislature
once more instructing the Senators and requesting the Representa-
'See THE QUARTERLY, XIII, 9, 10, 11, 12, 35.
"Senate Journal, 6th Tex. Cong., 138, 139, 195, 198.
3Gammel, Laws of Tewas, VI, 1063; House Reports, 46th 'Cong., 2d
Sess., IV.123
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