The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ntinent be dot-ted with smaller sister republics, and not one grand, overshad-owing, unwieldy government, crushing out individualism andpersonal freedom. Another great agent in the annexation of Texas was thatgreat but much misunderstood and much misrepresentedstatesman, John Tyler, known as Eo Mans President, ora President without a party. Mr. Tyler, though not a Whig, was put on the Whigticket with W. H. Harrison to carry votes in Virginia and theSouth. And when President Harrison
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ntinent be dot-ted with smaller sister republics, and not one grand, overshad-owing, unwieldy government, crushing out individualism andpersonal freedom. Another great agent in the annexation of Texas was thatgreat but much misunderstood and much misrepresentedstatesman, John Tyler, known as Eo Mans President, ora President without a party. Mr. Tyler, though not a Whig, was put on the Whigticket with W. H. Harrison to carry votes in Virginia and theSouth. And when President Harrison died, Vice-PresidentTyler became President. This grand statesman, from purepatriotism, and against all party alliances, saw the importanceof annexing Texas to the United States. And in 1845, byspecial message, recommended to the Senate of the UnitedStates the annexation of Texas to the United States. Themeasure was introduced by John C. Calhoun, and rejected bya vote of 35 to 16. But after the overwhelming vote elect-ing James K. Polk President on the Texas platform, President 860 The Life a:xd Writings of. THE GOVERNORS OF TEXAS. Dr. Rufus C. Burleson. 861 Tyler again introduced the subject, and a bill was passed byan overwhelming majority of both houses. This bill waspromptly signed by President Tyler and forwarded to it was the joyous privilege of President Tyler, two daysbefore his term of office expired, to sign a bill for the final an-nexation of Texas to the United States. SEVENTH ERA OF TEXAS HISTORY. We are now to trace the seventh and last era of the LoneStar State, from annexation in 1845 to 1901. It is safe tosay that the colonial history of Texas, in glorious self-sacrificeand heroism of her men and women, eclipses any other Sate inthe Union. Even the colonial history of grand old Virginiagrows dim before that of the Lone Star Empire State. Oh,that the sons of Texas may make her a State equal to thegrand old Father of States and Presidents. The Lone StarS
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