Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910 Page: 32
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32
and ammunition. The selection was a wise one, and he obeyed
without a murmur; but he wrote to the "consultation": "I
am at all times ready to serve Texas in any capacity where I
may be most useful, but should I leave at once prudence will be
needed to keep this army together."
Had he been an ambitious Caesar, who refused to obey the
senate when ordered to turn over his legions to Pompey, discord
and strife would have supplanted harmony, and freedom been
imperiled by rival factions.
From New Orleans to the Potomac he portrayed with impassioned
eloquence the dangers before his people, and their need for
help; nor did he plead in vain, for he spoke to a kindred race,
who helped with money and munitions of war. His mission to
the States kept him from San Jacinto, but the help he secured
made San Jacinto possible.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
San Jacinto was won, and its hero, General Sam Houston,
was then elected over Austin as President of the Republic in
1836, for the soldiers, flushed with victory, espoused the cause
of their victorious leader. History thus repeated itself. The
great author of the American declaration of independence, the
greatest diplomat and statesman of them all, and the wise Federal
leaders who framed the Constitution, had all to bide their
time for the presidency until Washington, the military leader,
had been honored.
General Mirabeau Lamar said: "The claims of General Austin
on the affections of the people of Texas are of the strongest
kind. He was not only the founder of the Republic, but scarcely
a blessing has flowed to our country which might not be fairly
attributed to his unwearied exertion for its welfare-whilst almost
every calamity which has befallen it might have been averted
by an adherence to his wise and prudent counsels. The world
has offered but few examples of superior intelligence and sagacity,
and for disinterested and intelligent philanthropy. His
long-suffering for the weal of others-his patient endurance
under persecution-his benevolent forgiveness of injuries, and
his final sacrifice of health, happiness and life in the service of
his country-all conspired to place him without a rival among
the first of patriots and the best of men."
Such was the estimate of all men of that day-for on the
18th of October, 1839, while his memory was yet fresh in the
minds of men, it was toasted standing and in silence at the first
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Bryan, Guy M., Jr. Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910, book, 1911; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38129/m1/36/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.