Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-04-27

if,om n,s Houston rlmoi Apfii aia.
nan Jaclnio.
This day IL tho thlrty.siSth ami.
yorsnfy Of tho battle NJ San Jaointo
which was the blrlh.throo oflroS.
M independence, Only II fow Of tho
heroic noycn hundred and eighty.
three, most Of thom raw volunteers,
who on that day charged, with an
impotuosiiy never surpassed in the
annals Of warfare, tho sixteen hun.
bred disciplined troops Of Mexico,
led by their ablost General-only n
few Of the vctors of April 2lst, 49,
Sc; live TO SEQ the splendid results
of their valor, or to indulge in tho
outlook which clearly reveals its
magnificent consequences in tho
future. Wherever they are, this can
be no common day to them. 1t
will cause their pulses to beat more
quickly, and will elevate their con-
seriousness of manhood, us il refresh.
cs their memory Of the scenes
which identified them with n great
historical event. Ask one of them
what he would take for his place
among the heroes Of San Jacinto,
if 1t were transferable, and you
will ouly make him feel moro deep
ly the truth which is tho salvation
of the buying, selling, trading and
schcming world-thcre are some
things which cannot bear n price.
The hcroisms and the humanitics
arc unpurchasablc,
Although among the decisive
battles of the world the battle Of
San Jacinto be inferior in point of
numbers engaged and in the pomp
and circumstance of war, rs Benja-
min was little among the thousands
of Israel, its place is as definitely
fixed as that of Waterloo or Sedan.
The blood shed on that day was
small in measure compared with
ether historical battles, but the
principles gained by it were moth
ing less than the elements of civil
zation itself. So the colonies num-
bored but three millions at the time
of the Revolution, yet they did
q work in the progressive results
OF which thousands of millions shall
rejoice. The field of San Jacinto,
when the battle was lost and won,
was on the advancing verge of CIV
iization, in the midst of vast and
fertile solitudes which were wait
ing to be won from the prescription
which dedicated them to sterility,
or to worse than sterility under
scmi-barbarous occupation, to the
possession of intelligent industry,
free government and progressing
thought. That work was accom-
plished, and moro than that, as we
have nc doubt that the future philo-
sophie historians will find the tri-
umph of San Jacinto salient point
of departure for his account Of the
progress of free institutions far be-
yond the river which that victory
claimed as their boundary. Ro
mantle and sentimental as it may
sound TO say so, we 10 say that ifthe
genius of tho American Union were
to take her stand upon the field of
San Jacinto to day, manifest dcsti-
ny would compel her to hear the
sound of the Pacific.
The battle was fought on tho af
tornoon of the day. 1t was opened
by the Texans with fire of grape and
canister from six Founders, which
was followed by a general charge
led by H9usototAh 5 il t1fr5fG Tss
were "Rcmembcr the Alamo |"
Remember Goliad!" The Mex
leans were sheltered by breast
works, and received the Texans
with well-delivered and heavy
fire Of musketry and artillery. But
the impetuosity Of the ASSISTANTS
was irresistible. The cntrench-
ments were not carried at "thc
point of the bayonot," for the Tex
an rifles were destitute of an instru-
ment so celebrated, in the annels of
war-but by one of those inspira-
tons ofcouragcous movement which
knows no such word as fail. Inside
the cntrcnchments the Texans fin
ishcd tho battle with tho butts of
their muskcts and with their pistols
and bowie knives.
The Texan loss, as is often the
case in the lightning-liko attack,
was very small, being only eight
killed and twenty-five wounded
The Mexican loss was $50 killed,
POS wounded and 730 prisoners,
leaving only thirty-two of the
whole Mexican force Of 1000 TO be
put down as missing. A more de-
cisive victory was never gained
YOUNG HoUsToNIANs.-It would |
be hard to find a place no larger
than Houston which contains q
greater number of promising young
men. This fact speaks well for
he present business Importance
md future prospects of the place.
1t would also BIO hard to find a
,ity with no greater population
han ours which contains moro
7oung men who preside with sue
less over business establishments of
heir own, or over tho interests of
This portion of our population
rive more energy to affairs than is
generally supposed; and their in
iacnco on social life is constantly
md naturally ofan enlivening char
Icter.
We have plenty Of old fellows,
90, hale, hearty, full of business,
md seeming daily to enjoy a null
iplicy of duties which, one might