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SUPPLEMENTARY READING.
of the Alamo--the noble, the martyred spirits of every one of its
defenders had already taken their flight to another fortress not
made with hands.
" This detention of the enemy enabled Texas to recuperate her en-
ergies, to prepare for that struggle in which freedom was the prize,
and slavery the forfeit. It enabled her to assemble upon the Colo-
rado that gallant band which eventually triumphed upon the plains
of San Jacinto, and rolled back the tide of war upon the ruthless
invader.
" But for this stand at the Alamo, Texas would have been desolated
to the banks of the Sabine. Then, sir, in view of these facts, I ask
of this House to vote the pittance prayed for. To whoml? To the
only living Texan witness (save her mother) of this awful tragedy
-'the bloodiest picture in the book of time,' and the bravest act
that ever swelled the annals of any country.
"Grant this boon! She claims it as a christened child of the
Alamo, baptized in the blood of a Travis, a Bowie, a Crockett, and
a Bonham !
"It would be a shame to Texas to turn her away. Give her
what she asks, in order that she may be educated and become a
worthy child of the State, and take that position in society to
which she is entitled by the illustrious name of her martyred father,
-made illustrious because he fell in the Alamo."
The bill passed the House by a majority of fourteen.
It then went into the Senate and was referred to the
finance committee, but was never reported and therefore
did not become a law.
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/214/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.