The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-12
LlEUT-GOV. HUBBARD.
His Earring Address to the Senate Of
Texas. Delivered in the Senate, Au-
gust o. 1876.

IexRS. UelINcTSH iI the senate, All
gust o. 1876,
SENATOR'S Circumstances over which
have no control compel me to ask
your honorable body to relieve me from
further attendance during the few re.
manning days OF You" session.
take this occasion to say, in part
ing with the Senate ms their presiding
officer, that do so with sincere admiIn.
ton for yor~earncst and patriotic de
votion to the public service, and with
the assurance that whatever changes
the coming year may bring upon us ALL
no change shall over ohlilcrHtc the
memory Of that personal and official
friendship width has hound us together
We have indeed had high contentious
in debate, and veXed questions have
now and then agitated our counsel,
but with the determination OF the issue
in the manner provided by om' consli-
tuition and laws, let us hope that no
prejudices will linger among us no un-
manly ordinations, as we 20 hence
from these halls.
We represent State as diversified in
interests, Us she is grand in
the proportions of her terri.
tory, and wonderful in her in
exhaustiblc resorces. That there should
be differences therefore honest differ
ences of opinion among her Legislators
about questions of State policy--somc-
times resulting in alterations and sec
tional disrust is natural; but ! have am
abiding confidence that these differ
ences of opinion are but proof rather OF
the zeal and earncstness which, from
varied stand.points, impel each faithful
Representative in the public service,
Standing in the presence Of the sacred
duty we all owe to 'IcXas--wth her his
toric and heroic memories Of the past
with her meXampled progress to the
present--and the hopes of future
whose brightness cGcn aow da22les our
vision-in such presence, surrounded
by happy homes, and fruitful fields, il
Illustrated by the toll and love Of nearly
two millions Of people, who have sought
this asylum from poverty and famine,
leaning with loving trust upon her bo-
som-wc cannot, we will not, allow dis
cord to mar our peace OF %cI.G"Hl &jfIe
to divide IN TWAIN TINS splendid mheu-
tance Like al preceding Legislative.
bodies, you have not escaped uniAenLly
CRITICISM 'rom the press or the ncoplc
in ddcootf OF the termination of y6ur
labors. In @o"t inStmcGs il may
be just IN others most Unjust os tbc
sequeI Will show to the country. Your
burden has been a uroyy one and if
has been your dinncnlt duty To frame
laws under Constitution. which has in.
augulatcd NV and totally different de.
partnre' irGm all nreyiol,s organic laws
since the ynnnbli, You Goye been
met at tie threshold by financial
problems dimcnlt of solution. involving
the credit nnJ tho honor If Tho S.atr
and by an "n,i ronJifion If an.
arcny al'' lnvlr.sncss in some sections
OF the State which JcGes the civil
auth, itv
TMa.' yyo, will nroyidn boldl,, and in
jus Wv M" crotit Inow thS ncr, or
nv in the worlds market for the
nrom,,, nayment or funding of all past
RaGI;n1!p, l,"S am ~, viii 500 tLht no dnlcts
,nnroy;dnI for in the coming fiscal
years will hlur our record; that our ex-