He certainly saw the future very clearly.
IIRC Houston had owned slaves and opposed abolition. But he accurately thought that secession would only end in disaster and he would not support it.
A complex man with a fascinating history. Governor of two states and President of a country.
And led any army that defeated Mexico and won Texas’ independence.
On top of that a Congressman, and a U.S. Senator.
Had he been US president in the 1850’s we may have avoided the Civil War.
He was a fascinating guy. He knew Texas was doomed as an independent nation so worked like mad to get it into the Union.
But as Civil War loomed, he suggested that the best option for Texas was independence as a sovereign nation under the Lone Star flag, because he knew the Confederacy was doomed.