The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-20

did not desire W cultivate his no.
QuAlnlAucp.
AZ the olnolu,un ~ Governor luh-
llppVa rpmarhH, lhr band played % stir
rug nir Nh ~, Nul.in color sergeant
0t the lnmur lililps, beallng lhe unlled
States ing, ana Mo, Cos, Of iAe Stone
wall Nreys, with tho blue Nag ufleXus,
advanced % lheBlnul, Wien The mayor
stepped 10 the front and said that OUT
Agupslb Old not know that The Two CONT
Npnllles represented the two sides, bup
That the llug Of the United States now
represented both the blue aud the grey,
All now stood shoulder 10 shoulder
and The anlmOslllGs Rnd prrjudlces Of
The past were forever buried,
Ia response ~ calls Hon, Jefferson
Davis stepped TO the front, aud spoke
la substance briefly IN fullOwsi
Chiyalry Is the star that lights the
rugged path Of war True soldiers al
ways admire chiyalry, 10 N the camp
follower the murderers and the thieves
who rob the dead and pursue the lly-
lag, Brave men could always meet
on common ground. II hard feel
lngs were ongendered, II was not by
war, but by the Oulrnges that shocked
humanity. That flag, with ita union
OF cOlors and COnst sllatlOn Of stars,
was the creation Of southern men
our MOullrle aud our Washington. II
was our flag, aud 10 was not, aH some
mad said, NJ emblem Of slavery, with
lia bright aud shining cOlOrs, He had
marched many years under that flag,
N his father before him had done
In the revolutionary war. ] could not
go against II, II IL came against Us In
war, II came In the wrong place. II
should have been laid away during the
war, aud used by neither side, God
grant that II may never again wave
over II battlefield Of divided Ameri-
cans. The name OF Lamar h familiar
TO me. ! suppose your company h
named In honor of hllrabeau Lamar.
At Monterey, with n bright red vest,
needless OF danger, he rushed into the
thickost Of the fray, and with the cry
Of "Braye boys Americans are
never 0iraldW at the head Of
the gallant second regiment, he
charged home TO victory. llo was
M honest TeXan---a man Of rare genus
and tender affection. You, gentlemen,
wear the blue, the Stonewalls the grey.
] grew up In the blue, but | love the
gray, ! love every other color, but
love the grey the best. Your positions
invoke no hostility, but n generous
perform their duty, ] trust that we
shall always have peace, but If we
must have war, let both so together
and stand side by side. II matters not
where man shall die-On the battle
field or on the scailold-so he
dies like man. | am pleased
and grntiiled TO see the spirit Of
harmony and good will that
prevails, and trust that 1t may never
be broken. May you each and all
prove yourselves worthy sons of the
brightest and most glorious common
wealths in the galaxy Of states.
AT the conclusion of the remarks Of
Mr.. Davis, the band played the Bonnie
Blue Flag, when Ex-Governor james
XIV. Throckmoiton, took the stand, and
spoke substantially us follows:
My tongue has lost its cunning and
my mind its control to-day. | feel
that it would be impossible to ex-
press what Is in the hearts of these peo-
pie to-day. Tongue and mind fail to
conceive and express. Texas has II
grand and glorious history. She has
had her hours Of sorrow and gloom
and sunshine and prosperity. She
went through revolution that gave
her history she has passed through
period that the doorsteps of her
dwellings were Redeemed with the
blood of her citizens 10y savage anu
ruthless foe. The time will be in the
future when that history will be writ
ten, ana justice done the brave and
fearless pioneers who led the van Of
civilization.
Let it not be understood that this is
II coming together of n few, nor let it
be written that it was to pay homage
to the lost struggle, but that it was .
mingling of all the people to do honor
to the spirit around which lowered the
memories of great and lost principle.
The people of the south believe it to
be great truth, but the angry passions
of the struggle had died away, and the
men who fought on both sides had
met to-day to pay their respects to the
greatest of American statesmen,
Nothing should be done to mar the
harmony of the occasion. The veteran
SCARED heroes of the great struggle he
long alike to all. We claim the gov
eminent as much as those who wore
the blue. He appreciated the remarks
of our illustrious guests, and babe all
to follow his advice and they would do
well. This was no ovation to n
dictator or conqueror. Its most
distinctive feature is not because he is
II soldier and statesman, but
to honor him because he embodies
the great cardinal principles of honor,
truth and bravery. Whoever may
differ with him, no one can doubt his
honor and strict adherence to those
principles which ennoble and exalt,
and as being true to every principle
that adorns human nature. In his adj
dress of welcome, Judge Good had for
got to mention Mr.. Davis connection
with the great Texas and Pacific rail
way. 1t was he who vitalized the idea
of buildinga railway from the Missis-
sippi river to the Pacific ocean,
and grid our southern boundary
with bands of iron from its east
ern to its western slopes. The men
of tie north and of the south had met |
in n spirit of fraternity to welcome a
great and noble man. The asperties
and passions of the war were thing |
of the past. The south fought for what
she believed to be right, and though
she lost, the memory of the deeds of
her sons will become part of history
and live in the hearts of the American
people.
At the conclusion of Governor
remarks, the band
played several spirited airs, while
crowds of children gathered around