The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-02-11

Mr.. Chairman and
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tcaiicmcn Of The Committee.
Before proceed to discuss the question.
which intend to submit to your consider.
alton on the present occasion, allow me
to express my thanks 10 Won for the oppof
'nnl'y afforded me Of making this public
address. ! have something TO say, which
is more appropriate for me to urge in
Texas than elsewhere ; a, the Seat Of Gov,
eminent, in the Capitol and to You. who
Will soon be called upon in your responsi
bic Legislature character to act shall not
abuse the privilege YOU have kindly granted
me, by saying any thing Intentionally to
wound the feelings of any one, however he
may differ with nv in opinion, on the grave
and important question of your public debt
well know that dennncialon aud abuse
never convince-epitheis prove nothing
, The FATHER Of us all governs the world
by love aud not bv violence. To those OF
yon oimy own age. shall speak as would
to broihers--to the Young men, as my chil.
dron-ior am an old Texan in sympathy
il not bv actual residence, and have a
right thus 10 address YOU, ask your pa,
tent attention and candid consideration OF
what may advance Aud first. before |
present my views upon the law of the case,
| hope may be pardoned for giving brief
history OF my connection with the Texan
revolution and her public debt incurred
thereby. shall "a plain unvarnshcd tale
relate, without any effort at display 10y set
phrases or studied words have no pre-.
pared Grafton
When the newsrcached the United Itatcs
"' the first great military event of the war
between Mexico aud fexas-,he capture of
hcn, CoSS and has army At San iHioni,, "a
Ueccmber, 1885, tHere was universal cx>
citemeut, and the deepest sympathy felt Tor
those engaged in the glorious bu, then al.
most hopeless struggle for religious aud pc
lilical freedom. Aud when the particulars
ot that wonderful event reached us-unpar
allcled rs 1t is in history cntuckv, espe
ciallv, was reused in every quarter Col
benjamin. x. Milan, the heroic leader IN
that conflict, was u son OF Kentucky. He
had Just escaped from Mexican prison
aud through many perils and lIle>tryiug
hardshps reached the brave little Texan
army ia the yicinit, OF the place under the
command Of Gen, Eurleson, whose many
victorious battles have since rendered his
name immortal ~ history. with only two
hundred aud seventeen volunteers, hastily
enrolled under the guidance Of the fearless
Maverick, on the night of the 9Th of De-
cember he entered the city. He had bat n
single iicld-plccc uine FOUNDER, which
proved Of little service. All were armed
ali
With rrowbats and pick>axes the, broke
their way into aud through the stone houses
surrounding do public square. IN the centre
Of which Cen. toss was fortified, under
the protection OF tweuty ore pieces OCEAN
non, with an army Of nearly two thousand
men. For f,e DAYS aud nights the terrible
conflict was kept up, the Texans lighting
aud resting by turns. No Mexican could
show himself Wiihou, feeling bull, through
his head OF hearing It's sharp whistle at his
ear. 4 few Texans were killed aud some
wounded just as n glorious yic,ofy was
about 10 crown their Efforts. the gallan,
Milan Tell mortally wounded and soon OK
PRED Ills blood "crcl to US from the
ground for vengeance Gen. toss aud
his army, still numbering over sixteen huns
dfed soon afterwards surrendered them
selves prisoners OF war, and were allowed
to return to Mexico unframed. Aud now
ask YOU gentlemen, where, in ali the M
nails olrecorded history ,can Won find rafal-
lei to this Certainly | remember none.
II the people of the nited States generally
were excited. as YOU know they were. can
YOU wonder that the sons of the cid hunters
of hcaiucky should feel the decpes, emo
tons. Nv own father had fought under
Washington at Yorktown, and helped Dan
Iel Boon afterwards to whip the Indians out
of kentucky. And may not sdi, with
GU, indricacy, that in the second war of
Independence. in 1872, m, own blood had
flowed freely on the battle field. and my
whole heart was with YOU.
What agency had at that time, in get,
ting M public meetings IN kentucky to
raise men aud means -msferdl AID to
help YOU it is needless for me TO relate
There are living witnesses vet among you
to testify for me. 4 fall battalion OF four
or five hundred men was soon enrolled IN
Lexington and sen, to your assistance, be
sides many chlyalrous young men from
other portions of the State. who armed aud
equipped themselves AMI slugly or Ia pairs
repaired to the scene of action. venture
to affirm lha, not battle was fought from
tho commencement to the close of your
heroic contest, IN which kentucky blood
did not freely flow.
Something more than two months after
tho death of Milan and the surrender Of tho