The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-22

relentless and vindictive legions of the
boosted Napoleon of the west Though
few in numbers, they hurled theil
legions, defeated and disgraced from
their borders, and have since main.
tanned the Independence achieved upon
the field of San Jacinto. They then
by degrees, drove back the red man.
opening up ana blazing out the way
for the settlement of republic, with
untold millions of agricultural and
mineral wealth; n state, which at nc
distant day will be the empire state Of
this great government.
Here are veterans of the Mexican
war, who assisted to vindicate the
honor and avenge the insult to the flag
of common country, who were side
by side with your Rifles at Monterey
and Beuna Vista, and upon the memor.
able campaign from Vera Cruz to the
famed halls of the Montezumas.
But, alas! these veterans and pion-
GERS are few. Time is rapidly thinning
their ranks. Their heads are silvered
over with the frosts Of many winters,
and brows plowed deep with the fur
rows of time, painfullr ,,mindins rs
that they, too, will soCn Join their gel
liant comrades who have gone before.
Heie are veterans of the late fierce
contest, some of whom wore the
"blue," others the "gray," men who
have been upon many hard fought and
bloody fields, men who stood where
none but brave men dared stand, and
vet they have shaken hands across the
"hloody chasm," and fraternize AS in
days Of yore.
Here are the mothers, wives, sisters
and daughters of the men before you;
women who, with II devotion almost
unparalleled have babe adieu to friends,
relatives, luNuries, comforts, and a
Thousand hallowed associations in the
United States and Europe, to follow
husbands, brothcrsand sons to the Lone
Star state. Here 100 are the smiling
faces of happy children, the future
matrons and rulers of the country.
Shey come as Sabbath school children
from every Sabbath school in the
city. All, all have come to see
hear welcome and honor one they feel
quilted to pre-eminent honor
TTrue you come not as some conquer
ing hero the recipient of the splendors
of triumphal entry, yet your well
come here is warmer and more sincere
than any that could be awarded by the
Roman senate TO dictator, consul or
pr@tor who had Laid conquered en-
pires Mt their feet. Ours springs from
the Heart. 1t is for the man and his
virtues. And now Mr.. Davis, on be
half of the vast audience here as
sembled, extend to you a cordial
yea, true Texas welcome, and will
now present you to them.
AT the conclusion of General Goods
address, Mr.. Davis was escorted to the
stand by that gentleman, and proceeded
to deliver in substance the following
speech:
' FRIENDS AND FELLoW-CITIZENS OF
TEXAS This is indeed welcome such
us no Roman dictator, consul or prptoi
ever received. 1t is welcome that
comes in defiance of friends and OF
authority, the outpourings of your
hearts, for surely the interests of none
can be promoted by paying honor to
me. All the blame attributed to me
and those who have been associated
with me arises from the question of
states rights. Where is the American
citizen, where is the man anywhere
who does not respect the doctrine OF
state rights? 1t is the foundation of
all good in our government, and as
sure as reason resumes her sway, so
sure will the American people restore
the fundamental principle which I'M
derlies our system of government.
Yours is new country, yet ! can
not feel that am in a strange country,
when / look at this vast concourse of
people, when see the upturned faces
OF beautiful ladies, fair us the lilies OF
the valley and rs refined as any in
christendom, when | pass the fields of
waving grain and see the great works
of improvement and advancement
which are going on. / thought in rid.
ing along that ! was passing through
the green old fields of England. They
have cent ries the start of you, but
you have as fine a country and as fine
fields. If your houses are not SO large,
they hold hearts that are as true as any
that beat within the breasts of poten-
tates. You have happy and prosper
GUS state. The LONE STAR rose in
blood, but it shed lustre on the names
of the men who founded the nation of
Texas. Those men gave an empire to
the United States for themselves and
their prosterity, for il does not follow
thus in becoming state they failed to
freenen and bravely have
they held their reputstion for liberty
and freedom, for man breethes deeper
and freer under the LONE STAR.
The diversity of soil and climate
will make yours IA great state. Ii the
from abroad desire to raise
cora, he has bnt to plant. Cotton, !
wheat, tobacco, sugar, indeed, almost
any product that can be found in the
most favored cline, except coffee and
tea grow here, surely, no other country
.an boast of the same diversity of pro-
AUCTIONS You have happy country.
Your local government is all that could |
be desired. You are the descendants !
If a glorious race, aud nobly have the !
sons maintained their names. You
nave many citizens in your midst from |
ny old acknowledgements, old /
whom-l love the better in /
Ter misery. You have citizens from
III parts of this great union, and know /
hat only the good come here, or IL /
oine of the bad characters of other
tates do come, association with the
I'D Texans soon converts them. You
rave made great progress in the me
hanical arts, in the manufacture OF
and other useful imple-
nents. In my remarks at the Hous-
on fair, referred to the importation
# brooms when broom corn could be
O profitable grown in your state, but
find on arriving here that you do
row broom corn, and that IL is manu-
actured into most excellent brooms.
rat this moment large blue flag
With star in the center, 1.-THE eolors
( Texas was held aloft, IN front of
fir. Davis, by Mr.. Joe. Record. i
/ thank you, my friends, for raising
hat flag, with a single star, now in
ur galaxy, was once the emblem of
allant nation. hope it will always
hine in the constellation.
You have In your local self-govern-
tent everything 10 make great and
rosperous state. You have great
country, and should contend I
n the doctrine Of free trade and I
rmer's rights. ! found the people of
ouston engaged in deepening the
,annel Of Buffalo bayou. There Is !
ore water now in that bayou than I
as formerly In the river Clyde, yet
at harbor has been dsepened sulii-