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Hon. Branch II. Archer, the Father OF the


Texas Revolution.


The above is an excellent portrait OF this distin
gulshed citizen of Texas. Branch L. Archer, is
native Of Powhattan county, virginia-issnow fifty
seven years of age. lKe was the son and grandson
of two distinguished heroes Of his name, of our re-
vclution Of 70 He was for many years leading
member Of the Virginia Legislature, and filled ma
nyoher Offices of trust and honor in his native State'
and always with signal credit to himself. He COM
manded in our war of 1872, one OF the most efi-
cient cavalry corps from his section.


In 1890, he emigrated to Texas, with the avowed
purpose of revolutionlzng that country and bring
ing her back to the bosom OF her kindred from whom
he always believed she had been most unjusty and
unconstitutionally severed. H9f


On the 18th December, 1881, at public meeting
Of the citizens of Austns colony, assembled in the
town of Brazoria, with perhaps not more than two
or three others to back him, he was the first man IN
that country found bold enough, openly, to preach
the doctrine of liberty and disenthralment from
Mexico. This ball, thus put in motion with a te-
merity which awed the passive multitude OF that
new community, continued to roll, and gathered IN