The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ated English capitalist, Edward Keene, or thesadder failure of the celebrated French Lallemand, whoattempted to plant a French colony, made up chiefly of Napol-eons Old Guard and other veterans of his grand army. Theysettled at Libertad, now Liberty, and attempted to make wineout of mustang grapes. But they scattered, and left only afew families, whose descendants still reside on the , again, the failure of the celebrated infidel, Robert Owen,,who endeavored to secure a va
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ated English capitalist, Edward Keene, or thesadder failure of the celebrated French Lallemand, whoattempted to plant a French colony, made up chiefly of Napol-eons Old Guard and other veterans of his grand army. Theysettled at Libertad, now Liberty, and attempted to make wineout of mustang grapes. But they scattered, and left only afew families, whose descendants still reside on the , again, the failure of the celebrated infidel, Robert Owen,,who endeavored to secure a vast territory between the Brazosand the Colorado, to test the folly of trying to found a colonyon Infidelity and Communism. Failing to secure a grant inTexas, he and his followers invested $5,000,000 on theWabash, in Indiana, and founded there New Harmony col-ony, that in thirty years proved the most inharmonious col-ony ever founded in America. But all these failures onlydemonstrate the greatness of the colonizers of Texas andcrown Stephen F. Austin and his co-laborers with undyingglory. STEPHEN F. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN. Ill The goodness and wisdom of God are eminently displayedthe grand pathfinders and foundation builders he gave Dr. Eufus C. Burlesox. 799 Texas. Eminent among these will ever stand Stepen His father, Moses Austin, in dying from long jour-neys and exposure and desertion of his traveling companions,had a glorious assurance that his son Stephen would carry outfully his cherished plans of colonizing Texas. Stephen was born in Austinville, Va., November 3, 1793, thesame year Sam Houston was born in the same grand state. His father moved to Missouri when Stephen was sixyears old. He spent four years in New London Academy,Missouri, and graduated in Transylvania University, Ken-tucky, then one of the most eminent in the United Missouri was organized into a territory in 1818, StephenF. Austin was elected Territorial Legislator, and r
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