Alamo Express [San Antonio, TX], August 18, 1860
We believe in the whole history of phenomena it has never been related yet of a child walking before it crawled or running before it walked, but it has been fabulously related of new-born babes talking from the start. Such is our case exactly. Necessity forces us to crawl at first, being compelled to put up with limited ways and means for printing until we receive supplies from abroad. As to talking, our readers will find us quite a precocious infant. The Editorial harness at first feels by far too large for us, but we hope after a little wearing we will be able to pull it in. This week we have been compelled to do at least half the mechanical work on the paper, consequently had to hurry through a little editorial in order to get out a number, which it would be hardly fair to consider a specimen. We will labor under the disadvantage for awhile of having no exchanges. As soon as we can, we will issue a semi- or tri-weekly and enlarge the weekly.