The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of which it could not with its own citizens ever have taken possession. — 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
