Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-05-27
noraee greeley IN Galveston.

Tho Hon, Horace Greeley, OfSeW
York, arrived in our city yeslor'
aay, as expected, aud WAS met al
the wharf BY tho two committees
appointed for tho parpOse, who es'
eorIed him TO the Exchange Hotel,
where no has paFlOrs for the reeeP,
ton Of his friends, Many called
upon him during tho day with
whom he eonVersed freely, and OF
whom he made many shqulriss con
eerning Texas.
All things passed of calmly and
pleasantly aud all appeared glad 10
see this veteran in put life, whose
life has been a. singdlarly romantic
in some respects as that OF sny nan
who ever resided in tho city Of New
York.
Atss O'clock, the dinnsrprepared
for Mr.. Greeley and his selected
friends was announce aud Mayor
Mckee was seated at tho head Of
the table, and Col. fhrashor At tho
foot. On tho right Of Mayor Nc.
Kee was seated Mr. Greeley and
General Merritt facing him. Judge
| c. b. Sahin was or Mr., Greeloy's
right. Judge Woods, oftho United
States Circuit Court, was facing
Judge sabin, with Col. Goldthwait
on his left, Mr.. Elias Smith on his
LEFT and Col. JessO Stancol on his
lel. On tho LOFT OF Col. Trasher
sat Judge Tracy, on his lett sat
Capt. Quinn and en- his left sat Mr..
STAIRS. Col. Sellers was second on
Mr. G's. right. Thus seated, the
party was facing one Of the incest
spread tables, PERHAPS ever seen in
Texas. which might do honor TO
New York. Everything seemed to
msvo smoothly with n quiet chat
enlivened with a full flow Of cham
payne, ofwhich, however, few seem.
cd to partake. When, in response
to n toast gigen by Mr.. Sorley, Mr..
GceelS made q speech, in which he
referred in rather feeling terms to
tho unkind remarks of the News
with regard to his visit, soon after
which a ride ON the beach was had,
and all was quiet till after tea,
when in tho parlors quite crowd
had assembled, and Col. Il. W.
Cave, Chairman of tho Reception
Committee from Houston, address.
ed Mr.. Greeley with tho following
appropriate remarks:
Mn. GREELEt 1T iS our pleas
ant ddty as y reception committee,
appointed by the Agricultural, Me-
chanical and Blood Stock Associa-
ton of Texas, to welcome you as the
guest of the Association, and to cs.
cort you to Houston at such time
AS may suit your convenience.
1t will devolve upon tho Presi-
dent of the Association in the pres
encea of the thousands who will as.
scmbIe at the State Fair Grounds
to greet your coming, to express
the qualification of the Association
and tho people of Texas at your f. (.
vorable response to ohr lnvitatioh.
This committee will, therefore,
only express the hope that sod,
whose life has been devoted 70 the
advancement and elevatioH Of
American labor, American agricul-
tur5 and American manufactures,
will SEQ in tho expanse of fertile
plaih and valley, wide forest and
exlsht of mountains, Here ubpro-
ductive, so broad a field for the de-
velopment of these interests that
you will believe our people are JUS
tilted in their efforts to make Toxas
the "Empire State Of the South !"
and That you will return toyour
home convinced that tho future
glory of our common country, will,
at least, not be dimmed by the poo
ple Of Tcxas. o..
: 10 which Mr.. Gteeley was in
duced to make a short reply, id
which he said he had come South,
and particularly to Texas, to learn
whtt he could ofits industry. Had
much of the want of industry in
this region where SO much is need
ed to develop her vast resources,
Hoped Texas would be the first to
rehiize the result of free labor.
Hoped to see more of tho State and
learn all possible in the short time
allotted him. at this juncture he
notified them that in tho morning
he would proceed to Hotston. A
resting stcll was here had until 9
o'clock when the sweet strains OF
the band, which came to serenade
him, drew still a larger Gro wd, and
from tie porch of the hotel, Mr..
Greeley being loudly called for,
came forward, and after being in
trcduced by Colonel Trasher, in a
neat and appropriate manner, pro-
cecded to address about as large an
audience as ever assembled in Cal
weston on any occasion .sB..gs !.
He spoke of the vast empire OF
Texas, her locked-up condition, her
soil, her cattle, her-swool and her
varied products; her railroads and
the great necessity Of others thro'
which to carry to market her mil-
lions of wealth. He pictured Tex
as as the end Of q chain to each link
of which she had to pay tribute.
and he advocated the building Of
the Teh haantepee Canal as sure
means of placing TeFhs in the mid
die of the chain 10 which both ends
will pay tribute. Mr.. Greeley pie
tured the future Of Texas under d
state of increased development as
being quadrupled within the next
Ten years spoke Of the great rail-
| road system which is to unite Che
! Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean
through Texas. He alluded to the
I fact that steam is in its infancy, and
that Texas has but one steam ploT,
but in few years she viii have her
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