Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-10-05
Veterans of 1886.
From the Navarro Banner !


At II meeting of the SURVIVING
Texas soldiers of 1896, convened
in accordance with an invitation
by tho Navarro county Agricnltn
raj Association at it's annual NEE
ing at the city of Corsicana, on tho
25th of Scptembe-, 1872, there be
ing thirty.fivo present.
Mai. Goo. B. Erath, of Mclen.
nan county, was called to the chair.
and Con. J. B. Robertson, of Wasb
ington county, appointed Sccreta
ry, after q very interesting conver
sation, interchange Of grcr,inge,
reviving in the minds of those pres
ent the trying sciences ard events
Of 1886, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved lst, That VIC tender to
the absent survivors of the TcEra
revolution our kindcst rcmcmbrau.
ces with our best wishes for the
health, prosperity and happine7s,
and ask them to meet with MS ~
our next annual reunion ut the clty
of Houston.
Resolved I'd, That having giycu
our early manhood rs well NJ thr
best part of our lives to the service
of our beloved Texas. TO free her
from tho tyranny and nsurpation~
of tho Mcxicans on the one hand,
and tho boards Of savagcs on the
other, with the sole hope and pul'
pose of leaving to our children ani
those who come after IFS, to occupy
this, our beautiful and fertile Ia.si,
u country in which irccmun woaii
delight to dwell, We withcss with
deep sorrow the bad government
which in many respects resent ea
the tyranny of that Of Mexico, from
which wo redeemed Texas in tho
evcntful times we now commeD'.
rate. and earnestly appeal to tho
survivors of those times to use all
their influence in rc-cStablishiHas
liberty and good government, w,th.
out which true liberty and prosper
ity will bo lost to this people.
Resolved 3D., That we propose a.
all our surviving companions Of
the Texas revolution to meet ann'r
ally at the city OF Houston, oh tiio.
second day Of the State Fair.
Resolved .lth, That we will G.
daily contribute to the paymcns
of the expenses Of those Of cur tel
low soldiers who from the mu'a
tions Of human life are unable 10
meet lis at these reunions.
We tender our high cOnSidrra
tons and gratitude to the cili2an'
of Navarro county and the citizeuo
of Corsicana as also to the Fair NJ
sociation of said county, for Tho
hospitality extended to n, theIr
kindness and good feeling, eXprrss
ed in their invitation and welcome,
and are truly proud to know that
our limited services rendered Tor
tho cause Of freedom and civil IIh.
erty as it appeared at former ago
80 well remembered ard apprcria-
ted by new and subsequent tcn,
Grafton, which admoniShcs al
friends of liberty to pursue the
cause ofright and justice in defence
of local sclfgovernmcnt through
life, and that their efforts will Ice
by public demonstration.
As pioneers of civilization l'
Texas we express our sympathy
with the owners and officers "f the
Central Railroad company rs pion-
ecrs of railroad enterprise IN Tex
as and acknowledge the favor al
their libcrality in granting Us free
passage from our distant homes and
our return.
That the papers Throughout, The
State arc politely requested 10 pub.
lish our sentiments Us expressed 10
the above resolutions.
GEO. b. ERATIl, Prcst.
J. b. ROBERTSON, Sw'v.