Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-07

VIII have coldly, and with more tl
i fi6Hd'' vengence, against their a.
|Iitt md published stiplIl lions, inn
IND their hands in tn the
gal1Bnt Tanning and thu III who
Sbattled by his side. Hisf6fy 3urnislies
no parallel to thisatrocity and itsblood-
lest page has lost its redness, and isdi-
vested Of its horrors, when it is compa-
red with this startling hatchery. Yet
that blood which cried aloud for ven
geance, was the blood Of our citizens,
and that groano finsulted anguish, which
broke from the lips Of murdered and
dying regiment, came from the bosoms
Of our friends, the companions of our
happier days. If the relics Of these be-
tf95ed and misused patriots do not ask
for revenge, they at least implore you
for the holy cause in which they fell,
andM trust that the mute but eloquent
al 4 Of that Wondering heap viii
be made in vain.
~ That hatred Of tyranny which has
ever infamed your bos0ns willinspire
you now, and the voicS 81 this indig-
nant nation, reYcrherating aeFessss the
plains Of Texas, shall announce in peals
Of thunder to the murders at Goliad
and San Antonio, that we can avenge
| the loss, as well as mourn the deaths Of
departed heroes. Our country can me-
yer forget her Tanning, her Milan, her
Travis, and her Crockett, and the tears
which Borrowing memory sheds over
the sleeping patriots, is a tribute far
more honorable to them, and the part
ners Of their tolls, than any brass or
marble that could commemorate their
fame. Their names shall be spell,
and a watch-word, which, like the
CLEANS Of hope shall animate the hearts
of freemen, and in the day Of peril, and
the hour Of danger, they shall nerve
their arms, and arouse their souls to
deeds Of valor, renown, and glory
The bloodwhich has been shed on Free
dom's affairs has hallowed the cause of
Texas, and many Of the chivalric sons
Of our fair republic are uniting their
destiny to hers Already hundreds Of
our citizens have raised the battle cry
and as the breezes have borne their hur-
rahs to the far off patriots, they have
sworn to strike for the glory Of that sim
gle star, which may yet wave in tri-
umph, whilst Freedoms cannon will
announce, that the reign Of tyranny has
sunk forever, and that Texas will, and
shall, and must be free.
The North, the South, the East, and
The West, have generously lent their
aid TO the sacred cause which is asking
Eorayour support, and we trust that
Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin, will
show their cAivalry, by arming and
those who volunteer to Join
the standard of the victorious Houston,
the hero Of San Jaciiito. We need not
tell you OF the splendid fortunes that a. !,
wait the yictors, Of the beautiful coun- !
try which willreceiye you, of the pure
and lbalmy atmosphere that will fan
you; men who, from their earliest In 3
fancy, have worshipped at the shrines !
Of freedom, will ever hearken to her !
call, and many are, and ever will be, =
ready to peril life and fortune in her g 9
cause, # they have but steeds to bear
them TO the glorious scene OF conflict :
md q battle. Much has been achiev- :;
%, and the naughty despots have most !.
lnglorlously fled from the land Of con- !,
lest, hut when we look upon their mil =
ions OF population, it must be palpable 2
g all, that hostilities have only been 2
suspended, whilst they are making pre- =
oarations to strike the blow by whichIy
hey hope to blast the very roots Of Ii =
'erty. But that tree, which amid the |ee
wreck Of every storm, has been nur- :
ured BY your care, must bloom forey- 2
=, and itmay yetextendunti the whole y !
= the western hemisphere IS shadow 9
a. ny ltswaving and triumphant boughs. =
Dung gentlemen Of Missouri, Illinois, 2
nd Wisconsin, it is to you especially : :
his appeal is made. kentucky and 4 Is
ur sister states have sent forth the Z
over Of their ehivalry to the field OIL
c::scs; the the lights OF their brandish- 6,
9 swords are cleaning ia the face Of :
le Mexican, whilst we are gazing as n Z
iie spectators Of the scene. The blood = !:
7hiea flows within your veins, claims !