And when Texans visit their capitol building in Austin, they will also see a statue of Sam Houston and they will learn of how Sam Houston was opposed to Texas joining the Confederacy. Upon reading about Sam Houston these Texas will think about how wise and strong he was.
And they will also see monuments to those Texans who favored secession and they will think to themselves how misguided those men who decided abandon the United States in order to maintain slavery in Texas.
And when the walk out onto the South steps of the capitol building they may see a “Texan” holding a sign that reads:
“My only complaint is that Booth wasted good Southern Lead on President Lincoln”
“I open champagne every April to celebrate!”
And they will shake their head, walk away while wiping a tear from their eye and explain to their children that yes, there are “Texans” who celebrate the assassination of an American president and are proud that Texas abandoned the Union so that they could continue to buy, sell and trade human beings, force them to toil in the cotton fields while treating them worse than a half-decent person would treat an animal.
Most Texans are proud of the memory of the 60,000 men who served...at least those of us who were NATIVE BORN....tell me, are you a NATIVE TEXAN.....inquiring minds want to know.
By the way, you need to know more about Sam Houston than what you will find on wikipedia..
1. He was a slave owner.
2. He was not as opposed to the idea of secession, as he was to joining the Confederacy.
3. His son was a proud soldier in the 7th Texas Infantry, and Sam reviewed the troops on more than one occasion.
All of you Unionist spouters LOVE to throw Big Sam into the mix, without knowing the facts.