The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-26
MILITARY.

Inception 0i fh0 GnYHruOr ~ the
hf0nawaIi GTUys nnd LHmar Rides.
The officers and men Of the two milf
tary companies rendered Governor
Hubbard reception, which was 0ouT.
leously accepted, A few invited guests
nnd reporters only were present.
Among Lhol distinguished personages
accompanying the governor, were
Captain Lee Hall, OF the rangers, Ma.
Jor Dorm, General Cabell, Judge Chan.
berlaIn aud Others. The governor was
received with the usual formallties,
and Colonel Bowers intro duoed him
In the following brief words;
GoyERN0R--l have the pleasure, IN
well M the honor, Of introducing to
you the Stonewall Greys, company
Of citizen soldiery OF the state OF
Texas, who desire To be made known
10 you, This In no formal ceremony,
for each one OF this company wishes
10 take you by the hand. Gentlemen,
! Introduce you 10 Governor Hubbard,
our chief executive.
Governor Hubbard My young
friends, and you Colonel also, thank
You for this pleasant greeting, especial.
ly for this Informal greeting,
/ DO not appear before you now TO
make formal acknowledgment 10 you
for the courtesy and Kindness and
earnest greeting you have given me,
because ! am your communicating
chief ] nm glad, gentlemen, 10 meet
you Tonight and Gongratulatey you upon
the evidences OF your progress and
efficiency In the manuel of arms and
your soldlerly and martial bearing, AZ
| have seen You upon the streets Of
your city and In your arm0ry. | have
to say 10 you that the brigade of which
your company IN n part, expects TO
contest for the prize Mt the state capi-
tai Mt the approaching fair, and that
the company that beats the Stonewall
Grays will weart the horns. Applause. |
Young gentlemen, am glad TO meet
you thus Informally. In another
sense, | will say that while IL IL the
duty Of statesmanshlp to deplore and
to deprecate war, yet, at the same time,
the greatest element in conservatism,
the greatest peace mixer in the
troad world, lies In the
known possession OF organized and
equipped citizen soldiery, who at the
sound Of the bugle goes to the front.
Permit me to say that if troubles are
to come TO the country; If the honor
Of your state and country, by its vio-
lated treaties and in the innumerabe
wrongs perpelratod along your from
tiers for thirty years, should call for
the defence OF her frontiers, | will say
to you that among the frat troops
which will be ordered to the front il
the regiment to which you belong.
| Applause do not aay this because
you are in the city of Dallas-the great
city OF the northern portion of our
state-but because you are ready; be-
cause you are willing to go; and | be.
lieve amongst all the applications for
positions from your state in the last
few weeks, | have had none from
Dallas for the positions of commissary
and quartermaster. (Applause)
| have this TO say about Mexican al
fairs, that the executive of your state
proposes to do everything to avert war.
Peace, with her white winga, is what
we want-peace and agriculture. But
In the present aspect of affairs, have
to say, ! hive done all that your eXecu-
ton could do TO preserve your honor
and protect your fellow-citizens |
have invoked the treaties; | have de
manded reparation for outrages under
violated treaties and violated laws,
without avail, and | have presented to
the national government the record of
n long line Of crimes and outrages
against our border citizens, extending
for thirty years, and asked that we
have protection and reparation; and
this not In spirit of bragadociO or of
a tyrant, not because the task would
be that of a day or 0mere breakfast
spell, that of crushing out the
life blood from that poor and
shattered power, but It Is for
the protection of your fellow.cit-
zens, because the honor Of your state
and country, and the rights andlsafety
OF your citizens, are placed In peril.
If that day shall come when action IL
demanded OF us, shall feel proud that
Texas, in the future, as in the past, as
Mt Oak Hills, as at Malvern Hill, ~ at
Gettysburg and at Manassas, and as it
has ever been from the east all along
down the Rio Grande, that Texas will
write her name in characters of living,
high and enduring heroism. APP
plause' l have nothing more to say
Tonight, but tomorrow | will talk a
little more at length upon these and
other matters. Tonight only claim
the honor of shaking you, one and all,
10y the hands. Applause.
After the speech; the company was
put through the manual Of arms, and
ELECTED warm applause.
BY some unfortunate contreteDapS,
the Lamar Rifles were not present,
which fact was deeply regretted by all,
and by none more than the Greys
themselves, After the manual, the
company gathered round the governor
and few moments were spent In
pleasant conversation. The whole
affair was over by nine o'clock. Later
the Lamar Rifles paid his excellency
visit at the LeGrande hotel. Governor
in neat speech, compli-
mented this splendid company on
their soldierly bearing and proficiency
in the manual of arms.
Apples.