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doing much for the success of the great enterprise in which all the energies of this Republic must now very soon be combined. The war will be prosecuted: and though single handed and alone, Texas and her citizens will try the issue already made up between tyranny and ignorance on the one hand, and freedom and intelli- gence on the other. None can doubt the result. Will not, then, our friends and brethren of the great American family partici- pate in the glory of the achievement? Will they not fight for the extension of liberty, and the sound institutions of our fathers, over regions where ignorance, superstition, and the rod of a merciless tyrant bear uninterrupted sway? God and humanity, and truth, will direct our efforts to the attainment of a success, at once useful and glorious. If you unite with us, let your companies consist of at least 56 men rank and file; be completely armed, and clothed, and pro- visioned for six months. The rendezvous has been established at Corpus Christi, where troops should report as early as pos- sible-the sooner, the better. I hope soon to hear from you. Accept my best wishes, and assurances of the regard, with which I have the honor to be, Sam Houston. 1 The Texas Republican, February 11, 1854. 2 See Houston to General Leslie Combs, March 16, 1842. To CAPTAIN H. w. ALLEN 1 Houston, Texas, May 12th, 1842 To Capt. H. W. Allen: Dear Sir-Your note of the 26th Ultimo was received just before your departure for Galveston. A press of business at the moment precluded an immediate acknowledgment. I now, how- ever, avail myself of an opportunity to convey to you-and through you to your command-assurances of the lively satis- faction with which I perceive on your part and on theirs, a com- mendable spirit of subordination and a love of discipline, to which I shall always look with confidence as the surest .basis of use- fulness and success in the great enterprize in which we are all engaged. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Record Book, No. 40, p. 89, Texas State Library.
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