Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-30
Richard Bache.

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and death of Alexander Dallas Bache,
we purposely omitted all mention
of his father, Richard Bache, whose
connection with the early history Of
Texas rendered a more extended
notice desirable than we could then
give, with the materials at our com
mand. These have since been sup
piled by an old citizen of our State,
who knew intimately, and respected
Richard Bache.
Richard Bachc came to Texas
from Mississippi IL short time after
the battle of San Jacinto.
Students of Texas early history
will remember that he is spoken of
in AFoots History" andthat allusion
is there made to the mutations of
life, he the grandson of Benjamin
Franklin standing guard over the
illustrious President Of Mexico, Gen.
Santa Anna-at Valasco, where
President Burnet and tho Texan
Government was located. Previous
to this he had visited the West In
dias with his son-in law, Hon. Robt
J. Walker, afterwards Secretary Of
the Treasury to Mr.. Polk. The
writer very we'll recolIects to have
heard President Buchanan relate
some amusing incidents, of which
we believe he acted as groomsman.
Mr.. Buchanan was at that time Sec
retary of State, and Mr.. Walker was
also in the zenith of his glory, and
famous for those financial reports
which occupied 80 80 large :. r,@ce f,.,.e - =,
the public mind. Mr., Buchanan
laughed heartily over the fulfilment
Of his prophesy, that Mr.. Walker
would be both rich and famous
when he had but forty dollars TO get
marriodfwith.
He was, in 1888, clerk in the Ma
Wy Department, when the capital
was at Houston After the arrival
of the steamship Zavala, on her be :
ing transferred to the Texas flag
we believe he was attached to her
as captains clerk y
The return of Captain John G..
Todd, who had bccn absent for a
long period in building and equip
ping u naval force for the Republic,
caused soMe changes in naval mat
ters He was ordered in command
Of the naval station at this place.
and gave to Mr. Bache the appoint
ment of Secretary. A few years
afterwards, when the act ptCongrcss
disbanded the navy and laid it up
in ordinary, Major Bache was APP
pointed Naval Stsrokecper in charge
of public property. In 1872. he was
appointed by Mr. Gait Borden Got
Borden's condensed milk celelrity.)
the thon Collector of the port, to an
Office in tho Custom House. Here
tained this position until the subject
Of the annexation of Texas to the
United States became the allah
sorbing question of the day. He
was opposed to the measure, ard as
it was submitted to popular vote,
he was brought out and elected to
the Convention, where he was the
only member who voted against that
great measures
After sthis he repaired to New
Orleans, where he remained for a
while, and returned again.to Calves
ton, whore he held situation in
the Custom Honse. He was subse-
quently nominated for the Senate by
his friends, and was elected from
this county. He was serving with
great respect and popularity in his
Legislative duties at Austin, rceog-
nized as being one of the leading
members of the Senate, when sud.
denly stricken with death. While
on bis way up to theSenate chamber
he stopped down to shake hands
with a fTttle child was taken with
an apoplectic fit, and died.
Major Bache was universally re-
spected and is now spoken Of with
words cf affection By tho best Of
our old citizens. We have been
told that he presided at the first
Temperance meeting ever held in
Texas, and that General Houston
made a speech at it.-Gat BHlietta.