The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24
,sTbe inscriptjon 4 hem. l. wofthF of' :

'The Inscription It bears Is worthy Of you; may you
prove worthy OF IT. l8lJol . VjalI!js Giss gtgn Il
"Reseive 1t, soldiers, in the spirit in which it is
70 which Captain Borroughs replied with much feel
ing ss,8 - sf.i sf.uY .vrasI
"Aadam:- accepting this standard at your hands,
feel dicult to express the feelings which predoi
nate 10 my heart as well as those OF the company
I'VE receive Il as one Of the repeated proofs Of the
ehiValry OF the American ladtes-that spirit which
shone 50 brightly in the dark and trying hour OF the
'Fo the ladies Of zanesvire for this token of pa
trotsn, We can only return our sincere ana neartiet
ner shall never be unfurled in bad cause, and never
einqushed in good one unless 1t be in the agonies
ave are about to bid adieu to eur native country,
and assist brave, but unfortuHate people-peopie
Perhaps some OF you now present may have near,and
dear relstives there that are at this moment porng
aid, and who ere lavishng their blood 70 regain
their sacred and inallenabe fghts-Fshts which they
derived from the God OF nature but which have beea
wrested from them by bloodthlrsty usuTper. > !
'Itis glorions eansci and we believe We 60 with
the warmest WISHES and purest prayers Of The Amef
when, for the fret time, the fOds Of this banner
shall noat upon the plsins ot Texas the
winch We battle, shall nerve us on to deeds OF noble
1HiF sTscse sentiments win animate us In the hour Of
trial. and sustain us in the van OF eonhict gi jsag
sAnd Il be our lot to fall the folds Of this sacred
banner as 4 waves tTiumphanty shall be the last OBJ
jet Of earth which to restteo dying eye. -n are
Then, turning to the company, be said ar sy..-
''sodiersi win you receive this banner, and pledge
"a low bow marked their assent Then, turning
again TO the young lady who presented the oanne he
.sM,Sayn,-Allow me once uaorato assure YOU that
the ladies OF Zanesve shall never have cause 70 blush
for the conduct OF IN, ir Tcxan Emigrnts. So long
this splendid banner emblem Of hope to the world
shall never 60 into the bands OF the enemies OF
The emirrants then returned to their camp and the
ihzens diepersed but doubt the feelings OF that
hour viii be remembered BY the former when far away
giyen may nerve their arm in bafle and cheer their
Way on the weary march. May suoeees attend them.
Captain Burroughs, and Thompson, the
first lieutenant, both resigned their commis-
sions in about four months after they came
to Texas, and Anthony Defenbaugh, the
second lieutenant, remained in command
until the company was disbanded early in
the summer Of 1887 Mr. Deffenbahgh took
the flag back to Ohio in August Of that year,
and gave it to Capt, Burroughs, in whose
family the relic has remained up to this
time. Mr. DefTsnbaugh returned to Texas
and is now wen known in this city. His
professionals that Of a piinter, He has been
engaged IN various newspaper. snterpri,
ses, which of course have keep him poor
he merehandizcd a number of years in
San Antonio, and took up his residence
in Austin some six years since. He
was one of the original propristorss Of the
STATESMAN, and worked zealOusly with the
writer and others in building il up and
giving Il stability. AIr. DeGenBaugh is now
afty-eight years old, and during and since
the sale Of his proprietorshipiR the SrAIEs-
laAx has been ono Of the most constant
workers in the composing room Of the
Ofiee. He seems still as active and eneF-
getic as when, youth Of nineteen, he
took his sword in hand to struggle Tor liberty
in the land Ne All lore 50 much.