 The Republic of Texas: by Ira
Kennedy
The
Beginning of the End: Rumors,
gossip, lies and dreams. Conspiracies, intrigues, plots, and counter plots. This must be
the Republic of Texas. From 1830 to 1845, the eyes of the world turned toward Texas.
Stretching from the Rio Grande to Wyoming, and from Louisiana to Santa Fe (New Mexico),
Texas was enormous, and her potential to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean was under
serious discussion.
1845
- The Twilight Year: Part 1 of 2 Parts. Lamar’s
dream to mark "with the sword" the western boundary of Texas at the Pacific
Ocean was as foolhardy as it was visionary. When Anson Jones ascended to the presidency of
the Republic on the first Monday of September, 1844, he sought to attain by treaty what
was impossible with the sword. With the assistance of diplomats Charles Elliot of England,
and Count de Saligny of France, Mexico agreed to recognize Texas as an independent
republic. And President Polk’s invasion of Texas and his undeclared war against
Mexico began.
A View from the Presidency by Anson
Jones: The year 1843 dawned on Texas with brightening
prospects. A jealousy and rivalry began to exist between the U. States on the one hand,
and Great Britain and France on the other, in relation to Texas, which was daily gaining
strength, and it was not her policy to endeavor to abate or to suppress it…
Portrait of Anson Jones by Ira Kennedy.
A signed and numbered print (limited edition of 25) on 8x10" acid free paper is
available from Ira for $45. Please e-mail your request: ira@texfiles.com
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The Hidden Harvest: by Ira Kennedy
The image of Texas held by many unfamiliar with the state is that of
rocks, and cactus, and snakes all laid out on a landscape as flat as an ironing board.
While that notion may apply to a part of Texas, residents of the Lone Star State all know
how native it really is, and we seldom pass up the opportunity to set the record straight
... I first learned some of the Indian uses of native plants from my grandmother,
Rosa Daniels. And Grandma Rosa learned what she knew from her full-blood Cherokee mother,
Sarah Jane Kelly. I was late in learning that Grandma Rosa taught me more than a list of
used for a specific plant. I found that a proper understanding of her knowledge gradually
altered my relationship to nature, and through that, my view of the world. |
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