The Ottawa free trader., 1850-07-27
Rise Of Senator Rusk.

The tragedy Of Nacogdoches, and he roman,s
incidents which led to the Texan war Of lndepeu.
dence, find their plrelIcl only in the roman hsto.
! ry OF Lgcreta and the elder Bruu,s. Juan COST,
was person Of great influence and bravery in tli.
Wild forest settlements but he fell under the dis.
pleasure Of Santa Anna, and his nlinion Col Pc
draS, the commandanf Of NacogdaciIcs, was sent
with fifty men TO arrest him BE arrested the ia
ther at his supper table, attended by his only
/ daughter-a young gil Of surprising beauty and
intelligence. He loaded him with chains ard east
him INTO prison. notwithstanding her tears and en-
treaties. Finally he proposed to tree the father
II the daughter would consent to sacrifice her in.
nuocnce and her honor She rejected the infn-
nous proposition with blow in the face when
the armed rilian swore horrible oath to execute
lis will on them both; and then Il
With dark eyes, fearless CLASSY, fixed ms those
OF corpse, yet flashing double portion of lnmi.
nous fire, she mounted horse and hurried away
wildly around The country. She halted Mt every
house, 10 matter whether Mexican or Americans.
and rohear-ed in tones OF thrilling horror her ia
TIERS wrongs and her own. Ali timid modesty,
all weakness lad vanished from her tongue, ut
terly consumed by the scorchng thirst for ven
geance. Sie painted In passions fry language
and with awful ninuteness, the facts of the dam
I ming deed; she barred her Jrgin bosom and show
~ N''N 'i'iL VI Nlc
the nlazcs of those azure veins, along the surface
OF that cNpanse of snow, no polluted and soiled,
but before pure as the CLEAN Of the angels wings
And still, wherever the beautiful maid wander.
cd, deaiering yell Of wrath and vengeance rose
up against the tyrants The people Of both races
ana all classes flew to arms appointing general
rendezvous for the 25th Of june at the residence
Of the abscntand now imprisoned Juan Costa
II was there debated by the people as to tho
mode Of attack, and who should he their leader
but nothing being agreed on, the whole assem-.
biage bid fair to brake up in confusion: when a
tall and powerfully huilt stranger who had Just
entered Texas from he States, came forward :ni
addressed the multitude rs follows:
/ 81 am stranger but am also man; and |
owe my life, soul, body, health, happness-al--
all to woman-my mother! And if ever
turn deaf ear to the PRAYERS Of an innocent wo.
man asking my aid against villain, may both NV
mother audmy God curse me- 20 for one, and
should YOU all stay behinl-alone to fight Col,
Pedra', and bis armed rayi,hers of your wives
aud daughters %
The speech was received with three trenend-
or. cheers, and thcna "a general shout that seemed
tn shaae the Solid oagh uttered the first peal Of
the revolution "Wc will Co. Death to the ty.
rant Freedom for Texas, and the giant shall be
our leader"
And then for the first time was heard in the
! land Of the wild oak a name destined to become
an echo to the pulsation Of all hearts-the name
Of Thomas J, Eu-k.
The next day he led his raw troops to the at.
tack Of Nacodoches, and stormed eyeru position
against immensc odds, after an assault of four
hooul the carnage being dreadful.on both sides;
and fortunately, among the slain was the daa4
body of the atrocious Ferdinand peciras
Such was the debut of Rusl; in Texas; and
irom that day his popularity has gone Oh steadily
increasing, without even transitory eclipse, or
50 much as cloud 10 dim its splcndor In vain,
ior three years, General Cos demanded his arrest.
'lc7co had not soldiers enough TO take him, and
in 1885 he assisted to chase the last Of these out
Of the country. Afterwards he arnassod for.
tune at the Texan bar, and was chosen one of tho
first Sruulorso Of t'enew State annexed--a place
which lac may hold for lie il he wills it.
Rusk is thc only public man in Texas who has
never been cu-ogci in duel, and for this singu-
lar reason, so honorable to himself--he never had
personal enemy in the world To conclude, hc
is Titan ii ply Steal force, with the loving soul Of
happy child. lie Is not distinguished by elo
qucnce of speech but his laugh Is sometimes di.
ymo-,Lc clear ying OF heart sound to the very
centre.