The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-14

whom, in the hour 0f disaster and dis
lrfsg sou did not turn your back, Fnr
though ! was bat an Instrument ~
your hands u people less mob lllhn
those Of lhH south would have held mH
Responsible for their miHforlunea, Ito
then proceeded 10 pay u high cOmpll-
ment ~ the ladies, aud alluded 10 agrl'
culture as tho foundation OF u nations
wealth, aud spoke very iayOmhly
Of the grangers lie created a ripple
Of laughter by saying he would not
tell them what lac knew about farming,
Tor the conditions under which he
EARNED, years ago, were somewhat diff
ferent from the present time, lie lm-
pressed the Importance Of
Direct Trade win Europe,
and the improvement Of our hnrbOra
aud senporla generally, the invitation
Of immigration from Europe direct ~
reXas, compared the ship channel 10
the river Ciyde la Scotland, which was
once ~ small that only el00pa could Ms
Gend II, but hy dredging aud u perse'
yGrlng effort II can now lOAt the hoaY'
lest iron clad Of tho British navy,
lie also alluded TO the
Mineral Produeis Of our slnte,
which should bo properly developed,
aud above NIL other things the Improve
ment OF the breeds of horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs IN Texas, ArleHIull
wells mIght be introduced IN the vast
and dry plains which were now given
up 10 paslurage entirely In this Coh-
nGcll0n he made nn Rllu8lOn 10 Head
qunrters-ln-the-Saddle Pope, which
was received with much laughter, and
shortly after lac spoke Of the man who
was called on 10 give the MeSlcans u
"llttlc more grnpcp AZ HuenN Vista,
llo paid glowing tribute TO the
bravery and Generosity Of Texans,
men and women, aud spoke Of them
~ those who never turn their bucks on
u friend, aud always sol their face
TO the Toe, and snid he would remcmv
Der them while life lasted.
When Mr., Davis took hls seat he
was greeted with loud and repeated
cheers Loud calls for
GeneTpi Rrapg
then brought him TO his rect His first
words were "lellow countrymen, but
they sounded 10 the writer, whose reg.
| iment the old hero reviewed mt pensn-
cola navy yard, fourteen years ago, day
| for dry, like "rigM .GccW | thought
his next remark was "By the right of
companies 10 the rear into column
but an eX.gov ernor told me they We're
III am right glad TO come before you.p
| He IL quite gray, both ~ to hair aud
beard, but his eye sparkles with the old
fire. He spoke very briefly, aud said
| he had
Come % TeXns 10 be II Texan,
TO east his lot among ny, aud aid in de-
voloping the state. lie was followed
BY
Governor Coke.
who welcomed rs representative of
the people of Texas Mr.. Davis, to the
state. lie was followed by
Hon. John 81. Reagan, NJ. &. Elect.
who paid high tribute to Mr.. Davis,
and said If he would travel through
Texas he would receive, every where
an ovation the proudest monarch of
earth might envy.
United States senator N. Is. Mnxcy,
then spoke and after short welcome
to the distinguished guest, he was fol- /,
lowed by
Hon. Norman j. Coleman.
of Missouri, lieutenant governor and
editor of the Rural World. Governor
Coleman is a granger and one of the
ablest men in the order. He made n
forcible speech, and said the south and /
west had sweat long enough for the |
benefit of the north and east. He was |
well received and will speak again to.
morrow.
Ex-Governor Lubbock
then was called for. His heart seemed
to swell with the occasion, and he spoke
like one who knew every chord OF the
other hearts beating in unison with his
own. He said "let us have whole
and united state; not divided into three
or four, to fritter our political power
away. Were / dictator, the man who
advocated n division ofthe state should
lose his head" So much for Bucking-
ham.
This closed the speeches for the day,
ana Mr.. Davis and friends, surrounded
by ladies and gentlemen, who pressed
around him for an introduction or to
shake hands, took the arm of +. A.
Rice, and was received by the ladies of
the Howard Aid society at their res
Laurant Here toasts were proposed.
First, "The health of our distinguished
guest" then "The ladies of Houston" |
which was followed by toast to
Hon. Norman j. Coleman and the :
state of Missouri He answered by {
giving the Lone Star of Texas" and
was followed by Hon. John H. Reagan,
Ex-Governor Lubbock, General Bragg
and Senator Maxey and others. The
aides then
Captured Mr.. Davis.
md one of their number gave him '
in the shape of frame con- !
aiming the word welcome" which 4
vas beautifully embroidered and hand
omely mounted. | could not learn
he name of either the maker or the :,
ady who presented it with so much N
race. Mr.. Davis has been almost p
verwhelmed with invitations to visit
itferent points in the state, and since v
e has been here has n
Held n Levee Daily =,
the Hutchins house, the fair grounds p
nd the residence of Thomas II. Frank
n, prominent dry goods merchant f
he writer had the honor of personal "
production to him, and the pleasure a. a.
brief conversation. Mr.. Davis w
air is quite gray and beard almost
hite. He looks thin, but is in good -,
ealth, and his reception Of the COM 81 a.
Iittee of invitation from Dallas, ~
eaded by General Cabell, was most
lttariuu aud hio Watt to n,,r o;t,, 40 ,