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not felt iutere tin the efforts of Bolivar, the Washington of the outh - and hi cctmtr~•men-in behalf of con titutional liberty and inde- p ndence Y nd what heart has not bled for the do,mfall of the allant Poles in their heroic attempt to escape the iron despotism of Ru ia t And hall we feel no greater interest and use no greater ex<'rtions in behalf of our own countrymen-who have hut re terday left u -and are now engaged, on -0ur very borders, in the most jus- tifiable of contest for all that i near and dear to man T Ye , fellow citizens of Tennes ec and of the United tate ! the very object of the- late large and enthu iastic Public Meeting in 1ra hville was to demon- trate the contrary, and to convince the world that wherever the rights of man are battl d for, against military and religions despotism, Americans can never look on with indifference. But, if the indu ments are contemplated in a merely elfi h light -solely with a view to personal advancement-still they will be found equally great, and inviting. A young man who volunteers, with nothing but his gun in his hand, will not fail to be received with that enthusia m always felt by a people towards those who identify them- selve with them at a dangerous crisis, and to be promoted and re- warded in proportion to his services and "O'OOd behaviour. 'either will the people of Texas be without the means to carry on the war, and compen ate those who may o to their assistance. Already arrange- m nts are contemplated to negotiate, for money with Eastern or European capitalis -and there is very probability that when the propo iticn i backed by the rcqui ite legi lation-the faith of the Provi ion 1 Government, ond the guarantee of the public domain- that fonds will be procured amply ufficient to carry on the conte t.- But even· if thi calculation should fail, T~xas will have the richest Public Domain in the world-her fertile ugar and cotton lands- from which millions can be rai ed, if necesary, to discharge the debts incurred in achieving her independence. · foreover, every volunteer can have an opportunity of eeing and judging for him elf of the oil, climate, and production of Texas, and of determining on the propriety of casting hi lot and eekin~ his fortunes in thi Italy of America. Should he do so, his ha,·in..., iden- tified himself with the fortune of the country at uch an important era in their hi tory, cannot fail to give him a hold on the good feeling and gratitude of the people, which would as ist him onward in hi career to wealth and di tinetion. Or hould he prefer returning to hi native land, l[eJt him contemplate and emulate the example of La Fayette, at the youthful ai?e of 19, volunteering hi ervice in our cau. e, at the darke t period of our revolntionary hi. tory-g-allantly fi::rhting our battles, until the cont t was over-returning to hi nati.\'e land-living in the admiration of the world, and the repre entnth"e of liberal principle -re-vi. hin~ n. again in age-receiving a splendid national donation-and carrit'd through all the tates of the re- public, the nation's honor d gue t, in one round of triumph by a grateful people. nut what, it may be asked is tlie prospect of success, and what shape will the goYernment a umc at the end of the contest T Re- ferring to the latter part of the interrogatory fir t, it may be an ·wered
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