The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ter wandering about for days in the mountains anddense forests of Mexico they were recaptured and Santa Annaordered every tenth man to be shot. One hundred and fifty-nine white beans and seventeen black ones were put in a box,and every man that drew a white bean was doomed to hard,degrading toil under insulting overseers. Those who drewthe black beans were immediately shot. Before being shotthey called on Mr. Robert Dunham, one of their number, apious Methodist, to pray for them. Mr.
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ter wandering about for days in the mountains anddense forests of Mexico they were recaptured and Santa Annaordered every tenth man to be shot. One hundred and fifty-nine white beans and seventeen black ones were put in a box,and every man that drew a white bean was doomed to hard,degrading toil under insulting overseers. Those who drewthe black beans were immediately shot. Before being shotthey called on Mr. Robert Dunham, one of their number, apious Methodist, to pray for them. Mr. Dunham knelt downand offered a most earnest prayer for them, and himself, whenthey were blindfolded and shot. The one hundred and fifty-nine who drew the whitebeans, after two years of loathsome confinement, were re- Dr. Rufus C. Burleson. 847 leased by the dying request of Santa Annas wife. Her wom-anly heart was touched by the suffering of the poor Texanprisoners and her dying request, was that they be released andsent home. Thus ended the Mier expedition. PRESIDENTS OF THE KEPUBLIC OF TEXAS— David G. Houston. M. B. Jones. PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC. The ten years of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to1846 will ever be memorable in the history of Texas. Memo-rable for the many acts of unsurpassed heroism on the battle-field, unsurpassed wisdom in counsel and patient suffering ofthe people. ? 848 The Life and Writings of But, above all, memorable for the wisdom and goodnessof God for giving Texas such heroes in battle and such states-men to guide the helm of state. David G. Burnet was elected President ad interim onthe inauguration of the Kepublic, March 2, 1836. He waspeculiarly fitted for the important and perilous crisis. Hehad an army to recruit and support, a government to inaugu-rate and carry forward without buildings or a dollar in thetreasury. He was born in New Jersey in 1788—four yearsolder than Gen. Sam Houston. His pious and in
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