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RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 01/02/19> The Texas Advantage… we are a Republic.
Actually, I thought there was a Republic of Hawaii, too, prior to statehood. So, I looked it up and was quite surprised to find this:
Hawaii is one of four U.S. states—apart from the original thirteen, along with the Vermont Republic (1791), the Republic of Texas (1845), and the California Republic (1846)—that were independent nations prior to statehood. Along with Texas, Hawaii had formal, international diplomatic recognition as a nation. [source]
A little more digging lead to another interesting article which speaks of another republic (the Republic of Fredonia) existed in the same location as the Republic of Texas, but prior to it. Interesting stuff!
My great grandmother's oldest sister was born in the Kingdom of Hawaii under the reign of Queen Liliuokalani. Her father did some work for the Nation (building a couple of bridges) before he came to the US. My great grandmother was born in the state of Oregon. Her parents were Scots.
That is a neat family history, any royalty in the family?
Nope. We are all just enlisted grade :) I do have a cousin that was a lieutenant in the Army but she resigned her commission to marry a Sargent who became the senior Master Sargent of the whole damn Army.
She was a kind of black sheep cause, well, Army. We're a mostly Navy family.
All I really know about the Scottish connection is that my Great Great was the third son of Clan Ogilvy. The first son inherited, the second son went to the Church and the third son got his degree at the University of Edinburgh and a ticket. He turned out to be not only a fine Engineer but a rancher and farmer. Settled in Wasco County Oregon, then left that place to his oldest son and moved to Pilot Rock.
My great grandmother was a serious piece of work. I got to know her fairly well, she lived to be 98. I am honored to have been a pall bearer at her funeral (all grandsons and great grandsons).
Her last surviving brother rode for the King ranch there in Texas for 40 years and returned to Pendelton, Oregon where he died. My Grandmother was the executor of his estate and she delegated my Dad. He traded the guys '52 Chev and the money in his bank account for funeral expenses and I ended up with his pistol. Via my father. That would have been in the mid 70s...
The King Ranch is quite the place here in Texas, I love going to Kingsville, Tx and the ranch even has it's own breed of cattle, the Santa Gertrudis breed.
I almost went to work for the King Ranch back when Buster Welch was training their cutting horses back in the early 80's.
Well I stand corrected, damn public education, but the gist of the matter is that Texas has a treaty with the United States of America and the US has violated the terms of the treaty and I will expand on that in the future.
Thanks for pointing it out though, I don't have a problem admitting when I am wrong and I like that you and others care enough to help set things straight. Thanks.
I hope you understand that I did not set out to disagree, except that I thought Hawaii should have also been included. I was shocked when I saw those other states listed!
No problem, I know that. I guess in Texas they didn't want to teach that we weren't as special as we thought we were.
The funny part is, I doubt that any of that is taught in an history class. Of course, if those states have a treaty with the USA it might be they don't want people to know.