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The inauguration of General Sam Houston as president of the Repubhc of Texas was set by Congress, in session at Columbia, for four o ' clock, October 22, 1836, following the resignation of David G. Burnet, president ad interim, that same morning. A committee conducted Houston to the barnlike meeting-place, and the speaker of the House of Representa- tives administered the oath of office. Then, advancing to the blanket- covered table, Houston delivered an extemporaneous address,- in conclusion he disengaged the sword of San Jacinto, records the House Journal, and said: It now, sir, becomes my duty to make a presentation of this sword — this emblem of my past office ' . (The President was unable to proceed further, but having firmly clenched it with both hands, as if with a farewell grasp, a tide of varied associations rushed upon him in the moment; his countenance bespoke the working of the strongest emotions,- his soul seemed to dwell momentarily on the glistening blade . . . After this pause, more eloquently impressive than the deepest pathos conveyed in language, the President pro- ceeded:) I have worn it with some humble pretensions in defense of my country, and should the danger of my country again call for my services, I expect to resume it. '
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