Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-02

From as Nos Orleans BaI.h~ Of J.iy 8.
ADDRESS OF GEN. LAMAR TO THE AR.
MY OF TEXAS.

upoa hts taking command az major General 10 well
calculated 10 nfuse into them q spirit Of zeal and pa
triotism. Such addresses should not be Judged of
BY the cold eye OF eriicism-but looked Of 10 the
/ light only for which they are inented-- and thus
regarded We do not think that the late Texan sec
Rotary at war could adopt q more fehcitous manner
and style than he has Ia hss ddicteb, communications
20 the Tsaans' Usder h,s skill aud ardent real in
his eouotrys cause entertain no fears as TO the
result Of the approaching second grand contest of
the Texans with the Mexican fotces. We honest
ly believe that an army OF 5000 Texans Ia fully G.
quivslent TO any Free that Mexico bring against
them and we vail forfeit all claim TO any knowl-
edge Of Texas, OF her gallant soders II the result
does not bear Us out IN our belief.
SOLDIERS or TEXAS
On assuming the glorious responsibility of lead
Jog you TO the field Of battle, am deeply mpresJ-
ed with gratitude for the trust confded and feel
most vyidly, that to command army Of heroes
iS the cause ofieedom is the bighost of all priv
leges, and to conduct il to victory is the most en-
during snd exalted honor.
The enemy who recently retired terrified from
our borders, are about TO coun,ermarch upon us
with reiniurcements formidable in count, but Fee
Bile III spirit and puissaDce. They come for the
hellish purpose ofdesoatng the loveest ofa thou
sand lands, and staining our luxurient fields with
the blood Of the cultyators.
Confident of nun bers they hope to gain by over
Shelmlng force, that which they cannot achieve by
yulor. They boast that they Will retrieve The late
ngorious defeat Of their arms, or perish in the at
tempt; that they will drive us beyond the Sabine,
or give US grave on this side. You soldiers, kno W
the futiity ofthe vain glorious boas,ings, well
the ferocious character of their warfare.
Their cruelty and perfdy were sufficiently excm-
phed 10 their horrid msssscres at Bexar aud La
Bahia. while their route aud discontinue at the San
Jacinto stand as perpetual monument of their I'M
examped puslanimty and dastardly conduct. Au.
dacious monstcrs That they have the Willingness
10 murder It's apparent--their ability TO conquer
! they have never shown. Their numbers can avail
them nothing and their threats of determination,
instead Of intimIdating. only lnvgora,e the nerves
Of the bold and free. Let hem come. Their re-
turn is hailed with joy by every manly voice in
Texas.
Another opportunity is afforded to vindicate our
rights and avenge our wrongs. The greater the
force, the richer the harvest. Though every blade
of grass on the banks of the Bravo bris,le into a
bayonet, il shall no, them. The very glance
of freeman's eye. is blazing shield to Perseus to
to the monsters Of tyranny. They have to fly OF
in the cause Of liberty and Of vengeance.
Soldier. s-Your country calls you her do
fence. Vnnr hom"s. your fresdes, the scenes Of
your former Joys, and future autioipaions all the
endearments of domestic happiness, and all the
hopes of future competence ard peace, summon
you 10 the field. You are summoned to By the
spirits Of Travis and Tanning and their gallant com.
panions whose blood has cemented the foundations
| Of our freedom. Their flesh has been food for ra
vens, and their bones have been whitening on the
praircs, until your pious patriotism gathered these
scattered relics, with decent sepu.chra nors to
a soldiers grave. But their glorifed spirits still
lowering around the home Of their patriotic devo-
| ton, call upon you sustain the independence
which they have consecrated by their mart yrdom,
and to recompence. with merited vengeance, that
they have endured from pertidious and bastard
enemy. Shall the call be made in vaini Shall
we turn deaf ear to the voice of our country and
the bcseching cries of our murdered brethen7 Sure.
| ly.there can be no one so nsensibe to guilt and
shame as to look with indifference upon the des-
ola,on Of his own country. If there be so foul a
plot upon humanity--if there be one in The whole
| limits Of our land who is mean enough, when his
home is invaded by an insolent foe to seek safety
in dishonorabe flight would say to him, detest-
ed recreant retire to the shades of infany and
suly no more beautiful land, whose blessings be-
| long TO the brave and virtuous.
Let, then, every patriot and soldier. every wor-
thy citizen, who abhors the name of traitor, and
contemus the vile epthet of coward rally to the
call promptly, around the unfured banner Of free
dom--let him repair with lmpaten, zeal to the the
atre Of his nations glory. and there snatch upon the
brink of danger, fame for himself and safety for his
country. The bastard who fingers behind may live
to tten upon The fruits of his recreancy, but when
he dies he ro,s IN infsmy, to the JOY of all-while
the noble hero who makes his bosom the bulwsrk
of people s'ber,y, will find rich reward for toll
and valor, in the thanks of grateful land and the
smiles OF It's high toned beauty. If he fall in the
holy cause, he will survive in the affections Of his
comrades and his name will gather glory with the
flight Of ages
Zach little ril each mountain river,
Roll. ming Ell with his fame forever"
Ih'lehs OF the Red Lands You are looked to
,o' AID 10 thus second struggle for independence
-FOUR Contributions, heretofore, have not been pro-
Porhonsle to your population. Few of you have
participated IN the tolls and glory of the strife.
ioof homes have been exempt from the cslsmites
o' war "hsteSer circumstances may have re
STAINED you oeiore there can remain no reasons
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