The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ong our Indian frontier to in-cite the bloody savages to burn our houses and murder andscalp our women and children. All that fearfully large class that reason from their pas-sions and prejudices clamored for invading Mexico. Theyclaimed with equally folly that there was a large element inMexico opposed to the government, and if an army of wellbeloved Texans, such as they met at the Alamo and San Ja-cinto, could only get into Mexico, vast armies of loving Mexi-cans would rush to thei
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ong our Indian frontier to in-cite the bloody savages to burn our houses and murder andscalp our women and children. All that fearfully large class that reason from their pas-sions and prejudices clamored for invading Mexico. Theyclaimed with equally folly that there was a large element inMexico opposed to the government, and if an army of wellbeloved Texans, such as they met at the Alamo and San Ja-cinto, could only get into Mexico, vast armies of loving Mexi-cans would rush to their embrace. It was in vain that and all our real statesmen who always reason fromfacts, and not from passion and prejudice, showed them thatthe grand predominant trait of Spanish character for fourhundred years had been hatred against foreign domination;But madness ruled the hour, as in the case of secession and athousand other minor cases where passion, and hot heads,ruled the masses. Mexico must and should be invaded and punished for herwrongs inflicted on Texas. The hot heads claimed that two. 846 The Life and Weittngs of thousand men and $10,000 would be sufficient to invadeMexico. Houston told them it would require fifty thousandmen and $10,000,000 to invade Mexico successfully. Andthe invasion of Mexico by the United States showed how muchbetter it is to reason from facts than passion. But madness ruled the hour and a little army of aboutone thousand men flocked to the Eio Grande to invade anation of eight million. All the men wanted Gen. Burleson tolead the invasion. But Gen. Houston appointed Gen. , the old secretary of war, with instructions to marchto the Rio Grande and cross over as soon as he deemed it pru-dent. When Gen. Somervell reached the army and found themen clamoring for Gen. Burleson he generously proposed toresign. But Gen. Burleson, with equal modesty, declined toaccept the command. The army of invasion now marched tothe Rio Grande a
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