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           Character of Austin

"Stephen Fuller Austin, the father of our country; the patriarch that led us on, & watched with more than paternal care, our infant steps; to whose uniting zeal, & unerring judgment we are indebted for our safe passage, though the perils of settlements, & the thorns of war. He who combined in a most eminent degree, all the virtues, that elevate & adorn the human character.

 Animated by a soul pure & spotless as heaven descending snow, before it meets earths pollution; the strength & ornament of our land; the pride & glory of all."  Branch T. Archer 

T?.P. July 4. 1840