Message of Governor James S. Hogg to the twenty-fourth legislature of Texas Page: 44 of 48
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44 MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR HOGG.
just, strong public sentiment against the crime of mobocracy will be
given full control, to the end that no man shall be murdered by any
combination or conspiracy of men whatever; but that every rational being
charged with crime shall have a full, fair trial, according to constitutional
methods, through the courts of the country.
CODIFIED LAWS.
For some reason, unexplained, the last Legislature failed to adopt the
report of the three duly appointed commissioners, who had, in pursuance
of an act adopted by the first session of the Twenty-first Legislature,
revised and digested the civil and criminal laws of the State.
In so far as any information which has ever been given, the commissioners
fully complied with the law under which they acted, and their work
seems to have been ably, efficiently performed. Your attention is called
to the necessity of at least appointing a committee to investigate this
work, so that if it has been well performed the public may have the advantage
of the new revised laws in official form.
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC.
An organization, known as The Daughters of the Republic," consisting
of the patriotic, intelligent women whose ancestors were chiefly
instrumental in gaining the independence of Texas and establishing it as
a great State, has entered upon the intricate, delicate, laudable task of
gathering statistics connected with the early life of the government, and
of beautifying the historic spots and battle grounds, and erecting monuments
to the memory of the heroes and statesmen who performed, at
such great sacrifice, the first and best work in the State's history.
The attention of the Legislature is drawn to this movement of the
noble women, in the hope that their patriotic pride may be stimulated to
render such aid as may be deemed advisable in view of the premises, and
that may be necessary to promote and perfect the laudable ends and aims
in view by the fairest of our land. -The modesty of these ladies, characteristic
of the purity of their sex, is as deep and delicate as the pure,
patriotic motives that inspire them. Certainly it is time for Texas, when
she has grown to such colossal proportions of resplendence and grandeur
to look back over the past with the view of doing justice to the memory
of the heroes and statesmen to whom her greatness is due. State pride
would also dictate suitable appropriations to aid the veterans in purchasing,
improving and preserving the historic battle grounds at the Alamo,
Goliad, and San Jacinto, and to bear the proportionate part of expense
in marking the position occupied by Texas troops in the battles of
Chickamauga and other famous fields during the late war.
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Hogg, J.S. (James S.). Message of Governor James S. Hogg to the twenty-fourth legislature of Texas, book, 1895; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5862/m1/44/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .