William H. Wharton
William H. Wharton
William Harris Whartonwas an early colonist, political leader, diplomat, senator and orator in Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 April 1802
CountryUnited States of America
among ask recommend represent wants
Who among us is able to confer with his rulers; to represent his wants and grievances; to ask advice, or recommend salutary changes?
land government suffering
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.
perseverance land able
Who of us is able to read and understand and be entirely confident of the validity of his title to the land he lives on, and which he has redeemed from a state of nature by the most indefatigable industry and perseverance?
ties people together
In my last I contended that none of those ties which are necessary to bind a people together and make them one, existed between the colonists and Mexicans.
texas government confusion
It is equally demonstrable that so far as Texas is concerned, there have been equal confusion, insecurity and injustice in the administration of the State governments.
insecure government self
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 so long as we are connected with them.
law possibility property
Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives?