The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 7, July 1903 - April, 1904 Page: 325
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Notes and Fragments. 325
Remember their Education, and that to join you, they must
first Resigin, their Commissions in the U. S. army.
The first, nearly disqualifies, at least for some time for any
other service, & having forfeited all rank in one Govt. entirely
settled, they thus may be thrown into another altogether uncer-
tain in its stability; and their reward a cold reception & untimely
grave; or what would be esteemed much worse, by a brave & hon-
orable soldier, the neglect of merit. Let me call to your consid-
eration the especial qualifications of these young men! They are
all Civil, Military and Topl. [topographical] Engineers. In war
you need them to project your fortifications on the Coast and
elsewhere; and to work artillery efficiently. In peace, they may
survey your Harbours, Coast, Rail ways, Rivers, & Canals. In
short you wish them and must have them to organize & direct
your army, and protect your coast, and place your country in that
attitude, that it will [be] dangerous to invade it.
The Agent selected by you & furnished with the requisite blank
commissions and other instructions, can in a few weeks, have a
Brigade thus officered (at least from the rank of Captain to that
of Coln.) recruited as Emigrants in the U. States, by the several
officers themselves, and ready to take the field, whenever the
enemy invades our Terrilory
Might I not say, that so far as dollars and cents are concerned,
that a great saving may be made by this policy, by offensive opper-
ations, and thus cripple the enemy by carrying the war into their
own country, and make them pay the cost, & save our own fire-
sides of the scourge. I do not pretend to the gift of Prophecey,
but little doubt the fulfilment of the last suggestion, if suitable
& timely preparation be made to repel the first onset. .
J. W. Fannin, Jr
San Felipe 31 [sic], Novr 1835.
Nothing came of this suggestion, but if the war had been pro-
longed and a more vigorous, stable government could have been
established, it is possible that it might have been fruitful.
EUGENE C. BARKER.
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