During the Governorship of Pendleton Murrah, Texas faced many challenges. The Governor held firm to the idea that civil freedoms needed to be respected, even during wartime. His struggles with the military commanders in Texas are legendary. It was during this time that a local newspaper wrote an editorial with the following quote:

“a watchful eye must be kept on the military, especially during wartime, for an army can be as dangerous as it is useful”. 

It would behoove us to consider those words in the days in which we live. Much like Murrah’s day, that nation is at war. Freedoms are under fire, both from enemies on the outside and those on the inside.  In his final public speech, he said this about the enemies on the inside:

“Be firm and true to yourselves, above all things be united. Drive with scorn
and contempt, from your midst the crawling demagogue who would array one class of the
community against another. He is your worst enemy who would sow dissentions and divisions among you. “

Let us repair to the altars of our fathers and once again take counsel from their experiences.  During these days let us not give into unmanly despair, but rather rise to the occasion. Let us remember that President Davis told us that issues , which were never settled, would return again in another form.

Free Texas!

J Murrah

Culture, Governor Pendleton Murrah, military in wartime, Political Well Being, President Jefferson Davis

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