 Let us no longer sleep in our posts: let us resolve to prepare for War— and resolve to defend our country against the danger that threatens it— A sacrifice has to be made— Let us sacrifice a portion at once— In order to secure the remainder—...  Publications of the Southern History Association - Page 20by Southern History Association - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Frank White Johnson - Texas - 1914 - 674 pages
...of receiving the titles they will be declared foreigners and driven from the land. "Fellow-Citizens of Texas, our interests are common, and no possible...arms so long as a soldier is seen in our limits." On the 8th of August a meeting was held at Lynch 's on the San Jacinto, to which Don Lorenzo de Zavala... | |
 | Frank White Johnson - Texas - 1914 - 702 pages
...Let us sacrifice a portion at once in order to secure the remainder. Already we can almost hear Ihe bugles of our enemies; already have some of them landed...arms so long as a soldier is seen in our limits." On the 8th of August a meeting was held at Lynch 's on the San Jacinto, to which Don Lorenzo de Zavala... | |
 | John Hoyt Williams - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 456 pages
...mass meeting wildly applauded RM Williamson, editor of the Cotton Plant, who loudly proclaimed that "Liberty or death should be our determination and...all unite to protect our country from all invasion." Fittingly, his speech prominently bore the date July 4.12 This was the situation when General Cos ordered... | |
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