text:  We have many bad characters in Texas the offscourings of the United States men like Bob or far worse than him; but debauched gambling drunken villains though they be they are the men we want when it comes to a struggle; and when that time arrives they will all be found ready to put their shoulders to the wheel use knife and rifle and shed the last drop of their blood in defence of their fellow citizens and of the new and independent republic of Texas