Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21
Tne RISE OF SENATOR RUsr

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The tragedy of Nacogdoches and the
armantc incidents which led to the Tex
an war Of independence, find their par
+ allel only in the Romsh history of Luz
cretia and the elder Brutus. jun Costa
was a person of great influence and
bravery in the wild forest, but fell I'M
( der the displeasure Of Sante Anna and
/ his minion Pedras, the commandant of
/ Nacogd0ches, was sent TO arrest him.
/ he arrested the father at the supper-ta-
| bic, attended by his only dlughter-a
| young girl Of surprising beauty and in.
teIIigence. Heloaded him with chains
| and cast him into prison, notwiihsiand-
| ing her tears and enircaties. Finally,
! he proposed 10 free the father the
daughter would sacrifice her honor and
! innocence. She rejected the Infamous
! proposition with a blow in the face
when the armed ruffian swore a horrible
GA tn to execute his will on them both,
and then
With dark eyes, fearless, CLASSY, and
fixed as those OF the corpse. yet flashing
n double po, ton of luminous fire, she
mounted horse, and hurried away
wildly around the country. She halted
I
| lean or Ameaican and rehcarscd in
tones Of thrilling horror, her fathers
wrongs and her own. All limid modes
| ty' all weakness had vanished from her
tongue, utterly consumed in the schorch-
! ing thirst for vengeance. She painted
| in PASSIONS fiery language, and nth aw-
] f'ul minuteness. the facts Of The damning
! deed she barred her virgin bosom and
/ showed the lived marks of the rdvshcr's
fingers among the maZes Of those azure
/ veins along the surface Of that cxpanse
! of snow, now so polluted and soiIed, but
before pure as the CLEAN Of angels
wings.
/ And still, wherever the beautiful
maid wandered, a dealening vel! ofwrath
and vengeance rose mp against the ty-
rants. The people OF both races, and
all classes, flew TO arms, appointed gen
\ eral rendezvous Tor the 2jth OF June at
I the residence of the absent and now inn
prsoned Juan Costa.
1t was then debated by the people as
to the mo 'e Of attack, and who should
be their leader; but nothing being Il
greed on. the whole assemblage bid fair
| to break up in confusion when tall, and
| powerfully built stranger. who had just
| entered Texas from the Slales came
/ forward and addressed the multitude as
| follows:
\ 81 am stranger. but am a.s) man
and owe my lIlc, body, soul. happiness
ali, all TO n Woman--my mother. And
| if turn a deaf ear to the prayers of an
innocent woman asking aid against Il
william, may both my mother and my
/ God curse me 30 for one, and -
should yru all stay bchind---alone to
| fight Col. Pedras and his armed ravish
ers of your wives and daughters!"
The speech was received with three
tremendous cheers, and then general
shout. that seemed TO shake the solid
| earth uttered the first peal of revolution
" We will 90 Death to the tyrants !!
Freedom for Texas. and the giant shall
be our leader" And then. for the first
! time. VAS heard in the land Of the wild
oak name destined to become an echo
| to the pulsations ofall hearts---the name
! of Thomas J. Rusk.
| The next day he led his raw troops to
the attack Of Nacogdoches, and stormed
! every position against immense odds, al
ter an assault Of tour hours, the carnage
being dreadful on boths sides. Among
the slain was the body Of the attrocious
! ferdinand Pedras.
| Such was the ebut Of Rusk in Tex
as ;and from thai day his popularity has
! gone on steadily increasing, without
! even n transitory eclipse, or so much as
cloud to dim lis splendor. In vain for
| three years General Costa demanded his
! arrest Mexico had not soldiers enough
! to take him and in lSi5 8 he assisted to
| chase the last OF these out of the country
| Afterwards he amassed a fortune al the
! Texas bar, and was chosen one OF the
! trs; Senators from the new State an
nexed--a place which he may hold for
! life # he wills it.
Rusk is the only public man in Texas
! who has never engaged in a duel.
i NEw JERSEY. The Newark Daily Ad-
verliser says that the state Of parties on
the next Legislature will he as follows
sembly, Wings 2S, Democrats 30---Dem-
ocratic majority Oh joint ballot 2t
II William and Ellen Crafts. fugitive
slaves. of whom there has been so much
said were on Thursday, at Boston mar
ried by the Rev. Theodore Parker, and
il is said they have left for Englaad via
Halifax. She is nearly white, and. il
will he recollected, escaped from Geor-
gia by travelling rs Southern youth
with Gratis as her servant man.
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