The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-15

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pride to the evidence Of liz. .....'I- am"
enterprise in the shape Of the excellent
broom presented to Mr.. Davis. Here
Mr.. Davis interrupted the speaker,
stating that he thought lie was mis-
taken, as the brUUms wer" made in
Waco. The speaker referred to the
card, and tated that Willie he seldom
cOntradicted his great chef he must
contend that he mr. Davis was mis-
taken. Every m..n ought IT, feel proud
of being Il Texan, especially an old one.
He assured the people OF The pride and
pleasure he felt in seeing this free and
spontaneous Offering of welcome to
Nlr. Davis. This welcome was not eX-
tended to IL man in power, II man of
wealth, but to II man of tried
worth and tried integrity
Il man vino was a lion in spirit and II
king in war, but who was us polite aud
kind to II poor man us to potentate.
He was competent to fill every Office,
honolably and efficiently. lie meant
no disrespect TO other sections of the
country, tut he would say that we
took Mr.. Davis to our bosOms because
we knew him to be one of the purest
and most undecided of men. He (the
speaker was plain and blunt in his
speech. He was u Texan IL Texan III
peace or war, prosperity or adversely,
and he was ut all times and under all
circumstances proud to write his name
from Texas, and if he had the power
of dictator he would cut of the head
of any man who would dare to mem
ton II division Of the glor Gus old
state. He did not think there was a
man present who favored II division Of
the state of Texas; il there was, he
did not desire to cultivate his aC-
quaintance.
Al the conclusion of Governor Lub-
books remarks the band played IA STIR
ring air, Mr.. II. Goslin, color sergeant
of the Lamar Rifles, bearing the United
States flag, ana Mr.. Cox, of the Stone
wall Greys, with the blue flag ofTeXas,
advanced to the stand, when the mayor
stepped to the front and said that our
guests did not know that the two com
panies represented the two sides, but
that the flag of the United States row
represented both heblue and the grey.
All now stood shoulder to shoulder,
and the animosities and prejudices of
the past were forever buried.
In response to calls Hon. Jefferson
Davis stepped to the front, and spoke
in substance briefly rs, follows:
Chivalry is the star that lights the
rugged path of war. True soldiers al
ways admire chivalry. 1t is the camp
follower, the murderers aud the thieves
who rob the dead and pursue the liv-
isg. Brave men could always meet
on common ground. II hard feel
ings were engendered, it was not by
war, but by the Outrages that shocked
humanity. What flag, with its union
of colors and const -llation of stars,
was the creation of southern NELL
our Moutrie aud our Washington. 1t
was our flag, aud it was not, rs some
mad said, n fit emblem of slavery, with
its bright and shining stripes. He had
marcned many years under that flag,
as his father before him had done
in the revolutionary war; ] could not
go against it. If it came against us in
war, 1t came in the wrong place. 1t
should have been laid away during the
war, and used 10y neither side. God
grant that ii may never again wave
over Il battlefield of divided Ameri-
cans. The name of Lamar is familiar
TO me. ! suppose your company Is
named in honor of Slirabeau Lamar.
At Monterey, with bright red vest,
needless of danger, he rushed into the
thickest of the fray, and with the cry
Of "Brave boys Americans are
never airaidw at the head of
the gallant second regiment, he
charged home to victory. He was
an honest TeXan-a man of rare genus
and tender affection. You, gentlemen,
wear the blue, the Stonewalls the grey.
II grew up in the blue. but l love the