Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-10-30
SENATOR RUSK OF TEXAS.
THRILLING INCIDENT OF THE Texan WAR


THRILLING Incident OF THE Texan WAR.
The following article, which we find
going the rounds of the press. describes
in graf bhic style. thrilling incident Of
the Texan war. in which the Hon. Thos.
j. Rusk. one Of the present {. 5. Sena-
tors from the State, figured very promi-
nenty.
The tragedy Of Nocog1ochcs. and the
romantic incidents which led 70 the Tex
an war Of Independence. find their par
alel only in the Roman history Of Lncre-
tia and the elder Brutus. Juan Costa
was a person Of great influence and bra
very in the wild forests; but he fell under
the dsp!easure of Santa Anna and his
minion. Pedras, the commandant Of Ma
co9doches, was sent 10 arrest hlIn. lie
arrested his father al the supper table. at
tended by his only daughter--a young
girl Of surprising beauty and Intelligence.
lie loaded him with chains. and cast him
into prison, Notwithstanding her tears and
entreaties. Finally he proposed to free
the father if the daughter would consent
10 sncri!fcc her innocence and honor
She rejected the infamous proposition with
a blow 10 the face: when the armed ruff
an sworr a horrible oath 10 execute his
VIII on them both and then.
With carK eyes. fearless, CLASSY. fixed
as those of corpse. Vet flashing a double
portion OF luminous fire. she mounted
horse anl hurried awav Willy around the
country. She halted at every house, no
IN after whether Mexican or tnorican.
and rehcarsed, in tones Of thrilling hor
ror. her fathers wrongs and her own
All tlmd moies'v. all weakness, had van
iShei from her tongue. utterly consumed
by the scorchiny tnirst OF vengeance
She painted in passions fiery language.
and with awful minuteness. The facts OF
the damnng deed she barred her virgin
bosom and showed the livid marks OF the
rayisher's finger among the naZ"s o. those
azure veins along the surface Of that cx
panse Of snow, nov 50 polluted and soIled
bot before pure as the gleam Of an angels
wings.
And still. wherever the beautiful maid
wandered, deateniag yei! of wrath and
vengeance rose up against the tyrantS.-
! Tie people Of both races AMI classes
/ licw to arms. appointed general rendez
! vous for the 2 In Of June. al the residence
/ of the absent and now imprisoned Juan
| Costa.
Ii was there debated by the people as
TO the mode of attack. and who should be
! their leader, buf nothing beng agreed on
| the who!e assenbia8e bIi ialr II break up
| ~ CONFUSION; "heh q faii ana Po"erluHN
hull' stranger VINO had JiSl entered eN
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