The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-10-27
MILITARY.

sntIun a. we e"fNfu"t W tu'
h,,,,..ii s.rsy. ana L-msr Rin--.
The ,ficc-. and meu ofthe two milf
a., companies rendered Governol
y.,wri ~ fecvP,icn, which was naur.
oil, accepted. \ fsw invited guest,
"a reporter. ony were present
,,,ps trs! distinguished Iersonage.
..1mpsuyirg the governor. wer,
c.,,,iu Lee Hall, of the rangers, Ma.
,.,psrn. General Cabell. Judge Cham,
,,,ip ard others. The governor wa,
lived with the usual formalitie-
- Calanel Bowers Introduced him
= tbs following brief words.
eoysRyoR--l have the pleasure, A.
III - the honor, Of introducing "a
W., The -tonewall Greys, ~ company
" sitIFan -0ldlery Of the stste ol
RS. shu desire to be made known
- y.u. Thi- j. no formal ceremony,
b, each one u this company wi-he,
.e,,Ee you BY the hand. Gentlemen.
,isf-oincc you 10 Governor Hubbard
ar chief executive.
j1yeruor Hubbard My youuy
h,snis. AMI you Colonel al,so. | thank
Van FOR ibis pleasant greeting, especial
~ hr this informal greeting.
" DO DOT appear before you now Ia
make formal acknowledgements to you
hi The courtesy and Kindness ana
earnest greeting you have given me
s,eagse am your commander In.
.lirf ! sm glad, gentlemen, 10 ,,sei
Vol t1-night aud congratulate you ason
tbs evidences Of your progress and
salrisrry ln the manuel Of arms and
ygur -oIii-riy snd martial bearing. A.
have seen you upon the streets OF
yogf cts and Ia your armory hAy.
Z, .,y b. y1u that the brig ade Of which,
y5lr company II n part expects Ia
contest for the prize AT the state capt
iaI 81 the approaching fair. and that
the a1mpauy that beats the Stopswalj
lirnss will wear the horns Applause I
Young gentlemen, am glad TO meet
yoo thu. informally. In another
.rn.s. will say that white il il the
duty Of -iAtesmanshIp to deplore aud
~ jsprecate war. yet, at the same time.
ihe greatest element In conservatism
The greatest peace mixer In the
troad wurid, lie- in TN.
known pG--sssiDn OF organized and
equipped citizen soldiery, who at the
.ound ci The bugle goes To the trout.
Permit me 70 say that il trou bles are
b come to the country; IL the honor
Of your state and country, by its vio.
lated treaties and In the innumerable
wrongs p-rpetrated along your from
tiers fof thirty years, should call for
the defence OF her frontiers, I will say
h You that among the first troops
which will he ORDERED to the front il
The rec imeBt to which YOU belong.
lApplause.l do not say this because
you are 10 the city Of Dsllas--the great
city " the northern portion OF our
stafe-but because you are ready; he
cau.e you are willing 10 go; and I be.
lieve amongst all the applications for
positions from your state In the iast
few weeks, | have had none from
Dallas Tor the positions OF commissary
ant qusfterms-ter. iApplause
have this TO say about Mexican NJ
hirs that the executive of your state
proposes "a do everything To avert war.
Peace. With her white wings, L. what
we Rant-peace aud agriculture. But
In the present aspect OF affairs, | have
10 say, ] have done all that your execu
ton could DO to preserve your honor
and protect your fellow. citixuns; |
have invoked the treaties, have de
mandeh reparation Tor outrages under
: HIsaIa -
without avail, and have presented 10
he national government the recori OF
= long line Of crimes aud outrages
against oar border citizens, extending
Dr. thirty years, and asked that we
have protection aud reparation; and
his bot In q spirit OF brsgadocio or OF
4 tyfaut, not because the task would
BE- lhst Of a day or mere breakfas
neil that 81 crushing out the
he blood from that poor and
power. but u Is for
he protection Of your fellow. citi.
iers, because the honor Of your state
MT country, and the rights andtaafety
n your citizens, are placed In peril.
u that day shall come when action l.
demanded Of us, shall feel proud that
Texas. IN the future, IA In the past, n.
Il Oak Hills, - at Malvern Hin, as Al
ietiysburg and at Manassas, and ~ II
has ever been from the east all along
iowu the Rio Grande. that Texas will
write her name In characters OF living
hluh and enduring heroism. ZAP
plause ! have nothing more To- say
h. night, hat Tomorrow | will talk 4
little more Mt length upon these AND
1'her matters. Tonight 1 only claim
NE honor Of shaking you, one and all
By The hands. Applause.
After the speech; the company Wa.
pat through the manual OF arms, and
elected warm applause.
by some unfortunate ooRtreteBips
lhe Lamar Rifles were not present
which fact was deeply regretted by all
and by none more than the Grey
themselves, After the manual, tn,
rompany gathered round the governor
and a few moments were spent IL
pleasant conversation. The Who'll,
affair was over by nine o'clock. Late
the Lamar Rifles paid his exceilency
visit at the LeGrande hotel. Governo
Hubbard, In q neat speech, compli
mented this splendid company OF
their soldieriy bearing and profieienc,
In the manual OF arms.