Entry 029
Texas Independence Days
Writing exercise – reuse verbal portraits by American conservative patriots who made Texas Independence Days reality, use collections of excerpts representing painting with words like artists use colors.
Portion of letter February 24th, 1836 … The enemy has demanded surrender at discretion otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still proudly waves from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, or patriotism and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch. … If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due his honor and that of his country. VICTORY OR DEATH. William Barrett Travis, Lt. Col Comdt. (Alamo)
P.S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of beeves.
(Author’s note: Lt. Col. Travis with responsibility for lives of 180 to 190 Alamo defenders, Texas civilians, Texas Independence, and his personal honor; humbly appreciated heaven’s grace.
On March third Travis wrote: “A blood –red banner waves from the church at Bexar, and in the camp above us, in token that the war is in vengeance against rebels … Their threats have no influence on me or my men, but to make all fight with desperation, and with that high-souled courage which characterizes the patriot who is willing to die in defense of his country’s liberty and his own honor.”
“The end was near. At dawn on Sunday March 6 (Mexican) movement began in silence, but soon their bugles sounded no quarter. In less than an hour all was over, every defender of the Alamo lay dead. These facts we learn from Mexican officers who took part in the attack: Travis, Crockett, Bowie, and all the rest of defenders each fought like ten men.” Cited from page 118 A School History of Texas Copyright 1913.
Legend, Yellow Rose of Texas: during the Texas Revolution followers and enemies alike called General Sam “poltroon”. List includes most signers at Texas Convention for Independence, most of General Sam’s volunteer troops, most Texas civilians, and Mexico’s dictator President General Santa Anna.
When the time was right, General Sam had two messages, one for his troops and one for his enemies. Sam’s first message to his troops: I ordered my scouts to burn all bridges. No one comes in, no one retreats. I must have Santa Anna alive. Remember the Alamo.
Casualty reports from April 21st eighteen minute battle sent Houston’s enemies the second message: six hundred enemy killed, two hundred enemy wounded, and 732 enemy captured. Santa Anna was captured the next day after fleeing the battle like a coward.
Out numbered two to one, Republic of Texas casualties were two killed and twenty-three wounded. The wounded included General Sam Houston. When asked about his part in the battle, one Texan answered, I would not have stopped killing those ######## if Jesus Christ himself had asked me too. You the reader are probably thinking, I know the history, so where’s Yellow Rose Legend?
One of Houston's scouts was involved with a young Hispanic dancer called "Yellow Rose". A woman whose cousin had recently died defending the Alamo. When Texas most beautiful woman heard Houston and his most trusted scout talking about distractions to give Texas troops an edge, she knew what had to be done.
Despite vehement protests by her most trusted scout, Yellow Rose silenced him by asking him how many loved ones he had lost defending the Alamo? As Houston gave the order to attack across an open field, the Mexican General was being distracted by Yellow Rose. Reports suggest that Yellow Rose passed on opportunity to kill Santa Anna since Houston needed him alive.
Now you know why many Texans have yellow rose bushes around their homes. There may be other legends, but I like mine best.
Let conservative patriots never forget: price for liberty is high; cost of defending inalienable freedoms is higher; highest cost of all is reclaiming liberty. The alternative watching or knowing that your children and grandchildren are going to pay interest for you losing their liberty.
Washington’s generation paid price for liberty; two hundred years of patriots paid price for defending America’s inalienable freedoms; only Heaven knows names of conservative patriots who will take back America’s lost liberties. That is perhaps the saddest harshest security consulting message I have ever and may ever deliver.
Reminded of a story about an old woman who became bitter cause Heaven did not answer her prayers to win lottery. Judgment day arrived, the lost soul asked Heaven why her prayers were never answered. Heaven’s response, could not cause you did not even have initiative to buy one lottery ticket. Maybe the message is that Heaven will start helping Americans save and return America’s liberties when patriots start helping themselves. Translation: hunt like eagles by day; hunt like owls by night.
John R. Marshall, Future History Security Consultant
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