The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-04-24


TUT Ssrtt DAY ~. TExss l7nLr1SDsScL fIEE
nts' cEIEBHATIOS.- sf-i was one u thc mos'
iiiiel days q fbc yraf. bright Sunny and spring
t; ne air soft,sid iregrant froni ihc ieirt bad
and iDrcrs 81 ihe -s6njHst sirh dsy ~ L should
are been up91. sict 70 crebrste The indepenleno,
D. republic ~ feza- destined 70 bcrome one q
lr sraiidcsi enpire- 81 the world III honor 81 ihs
orctsoa. both houses u The Legi-lsiasc sdjoured Al
IN eariy hosr. and AZ Austin it. mrn beaniiinl
ladics and iaE.riidren turned ont 10 a-ssi ia clc
bfafing the dsy which decided the iadeicndence d
Texa.. and gave her q fair heritaer. 20 che hundreds
o. fi0usandz who Bspr ealoy life within IT, Iaiis
The procession formed about O'Clock az iiuaas'
HAL The Ausiin Brlss Band marched IN front Th7n
came IN car1aees number - lie survivors u he
Texas evolution. We recognized the grsy headcd
hcfoc- A. they pa-se - thr iisls rsHanf Of heroic
band Of bgu,hs Eho had suffered IN fbe dsy q blood
shed thousand prirsiioa-. The survivor ~ san
Jaciiio Frre ,.eosee Hancock, 3. ". s'si,iier. Mn
5impEon. r. a. Frankn. John N. Buninn.
John Ingram. John = rom Rosesi Price,
and o. Wilcox: those u Golisd. Bexar
and Other memorable n,lds vef- snlnk johnson.
Wsyman wcIis IIorsfie 'hsiesassn. Washington An
derson. H. p. Brcw-trr. &. ~ Dayis. p q. Metehce
and A. s. Thurmona. Inc lat % whom las the honor
20 be the survivor % the Ncr prisoner Next IN the
iroccs-ioa came some or TIE State oicisls ihea dc
ischmcnt Of The Austin Tuurr-. then the llibernan
Benevolent and Mutual AID Association presenting
splendid appearance snd nest Washington Tire Engine
Company No. J. Colorado Hand sseiur Company and
austin Hook aud Ladder Company: ~ fiei- machines
and carriages trimmed on 10 fo-f i'gsinliid Sc with
eyergTccn- and howcrs.
The procession marched ia thl- order ~ Pecan
street 70 the Avenue and thence The cari,ol the
strains Of the Austin brass hand while % aioDg the
streets and in the windows and doOrs Of the buildings
hal In ffs
H. There must have been ave thousand persons along
che line OF MARCEL md It the Capitol.
The Representative Hall had been kindly rendered
Tor the occasion. and When the procession reached
there 4 was already filed. the hail. galleries aud
the anti cbaH,bcrs and passagr- were Ged until j
jnm
So soon a. Che confusion in the hall wasoscr Shcsif
Geo b. Zimpclman. who acted a MASTER Of eereiho-
nic-. called TIE assembly 10 order. and Introduced
Governor Throekmorton, who made short but eio-
qucnt lmpromtu spccch appropriate 10 The ccea-On.
lie was followed hy the msyor Of AusiiA. r. b.
wheeler who made the only prepared speech
Of the occasion: then by Governor Davis: then
by Judge Frsnkiin one Of the survivors OF San
Iacinto. who made short bur noble address, Ia which
hc drew some beautiful comparisohns between the
virtues which ruled during the times Of the sragglcs
FOR Texas Independence and the evil passions which
now rule IN our midst Major Cave, % Houston.
called upOn and made handsome inpfomptu speech.
SLED with compliments 20 ali. and especially
10 the fair sex Judge Walker Of the Supreme
Bench. Governor Hamilton and Hon. John Henry
Brown. wuTc called upon IN succession. aud made
s5,ecchcs The latter referring the Important part
tukcn by Gcorgims in the struggles FOR Texas indie
pendencc referred to the fact thst General John B.
Gordon. one Of the nobl-t and most honorcd Of
tllat sisie was upon The floor end that he had
doubt the audience would be glad TO hear him
ticilerai Gordon was ioud called for. aud peal OF
applause rang Throughout the Captolas the handsome
stately and gallant ieFand statesman marched np
h. the Speakers stand His speech short but
eyinccd the fire that Ind peryudg,l many battlefield
and which had won Tor him the proud designation Of
The c~gal1er Bayard OF the South II but little
nor than sentiment that Of the mutual affection OF
tie people Of the two glorious states Georgia and
Texas lie felt that the invitation and the enthusiast
nc manner IN which he had been received tribute
q honor not to him. bat the state which had given
Fonnn Lamar and huhdrcds Of ether noble spirits TO
iiie cause OF liberating Texas from the tyranl.
Gen. Gorlons speech ended the audiuce retired and
procession AGAIN formed end marched back - The
,iarc " destination.