. The great American book of biography . The .State officials were required to take an oath of allegiance to theConfederate government. This Houston peremptorily refused to do, and wasaccordingly deposed, being succeeded by the lieutenant-governor. He retiredto his prairie home, saying, with pathetic dignity, It is perhaps meet that mycareer should close thus. I have seen the statesmen and patriots of my youthgathered to their fathers, and the government which they had reared rent intwain, and none like them are now left to re-unite it again. I stand almost thelast of a race who learned from t
. The great American book of biography . The .State officials were required to take an oath of allegiance to theConfederate government. This Houston peremptorily refused to do, and wasaccordingly deposed, being succeeded by the lieutenant-governor. He retiredto his prairie home, saying, with pathetic dignity, It is perhaps meet that mycareer should close thus. I have seen the statesmen and patriots of my youthgathered to their fathers, and the government which they had reared rent intwain, and none like them are now left to re-unite it again. I stand almost thelast of a race who learned from them the lessons of human freedom. On the 26th of July, 1863, three weeks after the fall of Vicksburg, Houstondied. During the forenoon, writes hi§ daughter, we heard his voice in atone of entreaty, and listening to the feeble sound, we caught the words, Texas ! Texas ! Soon afterward, my mother was sitting by the bedside withhis hand in hers, and his lips moved once again ; Margaret! he said ; and thevoice we loved was silent THE BATTLE ON THE PLAINS.
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