The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-12

most cordially welcome you to Texas and to
our city. Permit me to hope that your stay
among US will be pleasant, and that you will
return to the "hundred-hsrbored ate with
the gratifying recolleciions of your visit TO
the south, and of your stay among our
people"
After the conclusion of Col. Simpsons re.
marks, Mr., Small, the conductor of the ex-
cursion party, courtecusly and very nicely,
in behalf of his friends, thanked the people
Of Dallas through those assembled, for their
kindly demonstrations. He stated that the
party were in possession of sufficient funds
to meet all their expenses, but
the people of that section of the south
through which they had passed had refused
to accor them that privilege He stated,
further, that he had previously visited
TeIss, was cognizsnt of the hospitality of its
people and the fertility of its soil, and de-
sired to acqusint those friends accompanying
him of the fact by the display of personal
observation.
He was followed by Messrs. Dingey and
Barker, who spske in glowing terms of the
receptions that had been rendered them at
every point at which they had stopped OF
their journey through the south and compli.
menting the people upon their thrift and en-
ergy--tbe state upon the fertility of
its soil and. the immessursbe
superiority of its timber mineral and water
advantages Several references we're made
to the "late unpleasantness" and the excur-
sionIsts we're enthusiastic in their expressions
of willingness to bury the Ratchet Of section.
aism and to shake hands, in an everlasting
grip, over the bloody chasm. These evil
dences were met by vigorous response from
the audience, and were feelingly reciprocated
by the declarations of our local takers.
AT the expiration of the addresses, the
popping Of wine corks admonished the as.
sea,blage that the table was being interfered
with.
Tossts by Mossrs. Cabell, Small, Dingley,
Simpson, Hughes and olher', appropriately
offered and in spirit of kindly exubersnc,,
were quafled from glasses of sparkling liquid.
To the sentiment offered by DR.. Hughes,
1.-The United States-inseparsble now and
furever"-tho entire audience responded by
arising amid round of applause. 1t wss
replied TO by Mr. Callahan, a lawyer, of
Lewiston, Maine, who, in the midst of a very
tervent address, hoped that the "bloo3y
shirt" had been forever buried and would
never again be resurreeted, but that both
sections Of our country would join hands in
developing her vast material resources.
Three cheers were then offered by the ex-
cursionists in favor of Texas, and heartily
answered by the entire party.
Mr. Small, announcing that the period
for the departure of the guests had arrived,
the meeting adjourned.
At o'clock the party bid sdieu to Dallas
and boarded special train in waiting which
conveyed them westward to Fort Worth,
where they will make brief stop. They
will continue their trip to the terminus of
the road, and return by way of this city en-
route to Kansas City, making q tour of Kan
sas and Colorado and thence back TO the
Pine Tree state. They are an intelligent and
well appearing lot Of men, and it is TO be
hoped that they may see fit to cast at least q
portion of their fortunes in the Lone Star
state,