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


distinguished gentleman
An adjournment was chen had Tor
dinner. The ladies We'd with each
other ia looking aiof ihe comfort Oi
tla distinguished guests ANA pll lhe
visitors, Table after table WNH lonlel
with tho choicest articles NJ delicate
aud substantial cookery, There was
m abundance for all present, with
plenty TO- spare,
one of the preltlest events Of The
day was table richly aud bOunlilully
ladened with choice Wants, prepared
by Mrs, j, Penk, Mrs. liarw0od, Mrs,
j, NJ, SiemmOns, Mis-, juliet Fowler
Mrs Tom Field Mrs, llarlhal0W, aud
waited upon hy several OF our lOyOllesl
maldens, NJ which the guests were the
old Texas veterans aud the soldiers OF
the Mexican war, about twenty ~
number besides u large number OF
others, both ladies' and gentlemen.
one Of our well-knOwn sporting tlt-
liens, on graspIng the hand Of Mr.,
Davis, said, General, may We meet
IN Heaven
Among tho distinguished visitors
not elsewhere mentioned, aud some OF
whom arrived after noon, were General
Waiter T.. Lane, Of Marshall, Colonel
George w. Clinton, OF Tyler,
Colonel I'D, Burleson, Of San Marcos,
Major Tom nugan, Of san Antonio,
and Captain w, w. Lang, master OF
the state grange,
Among tho ladies from abroad we
were glad TO meet Mrs, j. M, Hurt, Of
Sherman, Mrs. Tibltha Rhine, Of Me-
Kinney, aud others,
Lancaster was splendldly represented
both by ladies aud gentlemen.
Altera hearty repast the crowd as-
gembled around the stand, aud were
addressed by Captain ED. q. Bower,
commanding Stonewall Greys, He
said we had met 10 pay our respects TO
II man of virtue, honor and integrity.
No hope Of gain Induced this demon-
slration. lie honored Jefferson Davis
because he was the embodiment and
representative Of the star aud cross
lhat went down In blood and disaster
lie houored him for his devotion 10
the great cause Of tho south. No mnn
on the American continent stood
higher in the hearts of tho people
~ n patriot, statesman aud
warrior In his public and in lhis
his private career, by his moral ana
christian character he had added adj
dtonal lustre 10 the name Of IN Amer
lean citizen. You who wore the blue
aud you who wore the grey are going
forward together, with worthy emua-
ton, burylng the dead passions and
prpjudices Of the war, and striving
and laboring for an united and undi-
vded country, the LONE STAR of our
state which shines the brightest In the
constellation. Captain Bowers closed
with n call for three cheers for Captain
O'Dell, of the Lamar Rifles who was n
gallant soldier in the union army,
which Were given with n vim.
Mr.. Eblin, private in the Stone
wall Greys, was called for, and APP
peared. He stated that he lelt honor
ed, after listening TO the eloquent adj
dresses from men who had stood high
in the army and in the tolncils of the
nation, that he should be called upon,
as he only filled the position of high
private in the rear ranks. He had II
high regard for the man who had pre-
sided over the destinies of great
cause. He honored MIR. Davis for his
purity and enobling character The
past is buried, and across the bloody
chasm we clasp hands. He was
glad to see such an assemblage in Dali
las to welcome Mr.. Davis. lie loved
the leaders who led us, and revered the
memory of those who had crossed the
shadowy river and camped Oh the
banks beyond.
Lieutenant Rivers, of the Lamar
Rifles, was called for and responded.
He said that this was an unexpected
compliment, and he felt no little hesi-
tation in entering the lists as speak
er where-soinaHy lofty crests had gone
before him. He thought the bulwarls
of free state was her citizen soldiery,
He made n brief allusion to the flag
which now iloated above them, and to
that banner which they had once fol-
lowed for four years through fire and
flame from Pensacola to the Potomac.
He then said that if duty ever called
them they would face the foe under
the stars and stripes, the flag of an un-
divided union, as gallantly as ever they
did under the "Stars and Barsn of the
"Lost Cause"
\ General II. NJ. Gano followed. He
said that this was day of mingled
feelings of pleasure and sorrow. But
yesterday he received the sad intelli-
gence of the death of John G. Breckin-
ridge. He had long known and hon.
ored him. He loved him for his noble
traits of character. We had met to-
day to honor the representative man
of that great confederacy with which
we were all at one time identified. We
had not met to honor him for his devo-
ton to a lost cause, but to honor moral |
worth and purity. 1t should enkindle |
Il desire III the breasts of every man to
emulate his example. Stand by
your principles, and uphold and main
tain them. He resigned seat in the
under call of the gallant |
Albert Sydney Johnson to mingle with |
those on The tented field. He slept
upon the bare and naked ground, with
A stone for pillow and the broad can
opy of Heaven for a covering. He
fought and bled with Texans through
four long and bloody years, and they
always proved themselves as brave
md gallant as any men under the sun.
At the close of the war he returned to
but after short residence
here he again took up his residence in
Texas to live and die. He loved Texas
md he loved Texans, because there
vas always responsive echo in their
reasts to deeds of worth, of gallantry,
md of duty.
Colonel James Hurt, of Grayson
county, was called for, but he declined
peaking.
Major John Henry Brown followed
n brief and characteristic address.
lie said that if bombshell had
lrnnnnl hnfnrn him In nnnld NM Inn. |