Deseret Evening News | 1900-03-03 | Page 18 | A Molder of American Destiny

A o 0 l years ear ago ro this March Tex Texas II as declared its It I absolute independence and Samuel Houston Huuston an American born bern soldier led the Texans Into bAttle against the Mexicans Samuel Houlton who vito dl died on the of Jul July Ie E years ear ago was one of those robust and active pioneers who have hae important parts In took lag 1111 the destinies ot of tile the United State Though born in he Will was of oC descent Before Defore he had att hi his majority he WI was I a leu ten I 1 adU i I It IIi t Ii 4 ant abt In n the UnIted infantry and while sail 1111 a mere boy bo was acting as 11 II a for tor the Cherokee Indians At AI h he had been a 11 stranger to he set It to work tork and sd as 11 tL a lawyer at S 2 and the tho next year was adjutant gen genral genera era ral Of t After Afler a 11 varied arld r rt reer In American n politics hl he tn muted d to t hiss In lW and when rem pm In chief ot of the Texan forces wt eel to work putting his army to In shale alit The war ar with fellow ed alter and on the bank of the San In Jacinto louton crushed the force foree 11 became the fleet president of the th new republic and two years 1 later took the Initial It steps toward securing tM the annexation of at Texas Texal to the United Slates When Whon President Prell dent Van an Duren Buren hesitated In this matter matler Houston with Ith characteristic energy began bean to 10 coquette with France SpaIn and England But rather rother than have a foreign power Intrude on American soil loll Texas became a 11 part of oC hams Saml Houton con oon continued for tor some time In American pub life lite but hIs great work fork was sons the adding ot of the tho Lone Ione Star State to the countr country which gave him bIrth