I pass over the toil and suffering and danger which attended the redemption and cultivation of their lands by the colonists, and turn to their civil condition and to the conduct and history of the government. — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives? — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
In my last I contended that none of those ties which are necessary to bind a people together and make them one, existed between… — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of… — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
In addition to the dread of Indians, Texas held out no inducements for Mexican emigrants. — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
It is equally demonstrable that so far as Texas is concerned, there have been equal confusion, insecurity and injustice in the administration of the… — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
Who of us is able to read and understand and be entirely confident of the validity of his title to the land he lives… — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
I now proceed to demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that our liberties, our fortunes and our lives are insecure… — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
I pass over the toil and suffering and danger which attended the redemption and cultivation of their lands by the colonists, and turn to… — William H. Wharton Copy Share Image
