Sam Houston: Speech on His Refusal to Take the Oath of Loyalty to the Confederacy - Milestone Documents

Sam Houston: Speech on His Refusal to Take the Oath of Loyalty to the Confederacy

( 1861 ) Commentary by Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.
  • “I went back into the Union with the people of Texas. I go out from the Union with them; and though I see only gloom before me, I shall follow the ‘Lone Star' with the same devotion as of yore.” - Speech on His Refusal to Take the Oath of Loyalty to the Confederacy
  • “I protest in the name of the people of Texas against all the acts and doings of this convention, AND I DECLARE THEM NULL AND VOID! I solemnly protest against the act of its members who are bound by no other than themselves, in declaring my office vacant, and I refuse to appear before it and take the oath prescribed.” - Speech on His Refusal to Take the Oath of Loyalty to the Confederacy
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