The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-22

iIfal lilCIll Dl iut III ana expressed i)N Ut.
Wilkes in such glowing terms.
AIT q tr!et recess the audience was
az III called to orl"r and General Robert.
son introduced 10 the audience q n. Tom
HarIi-On, whn had been chosen 70 deliver
the annual address
GEN. TOM. HARRIsoN's ADDRESS.
Veterans, Fathers and Mothers Uf txas:
1t was not want Of reverence or appre-
cation that caused me not to prepare Il
written address. but Tor many Years have
been unused to PREPARING written address
IS and felt that might not succeed to The
extent that would 10 this honnred bod
and the occasion Justice viii. however,
in the bt s. language can command, speak
from my heart as feel today For many
years used TO Sp aaing | reyCr remember
any occasion when | stood in a. much awe
AS do now. In IW'. AZ d reverence il tne
presence OF the men and women vino
wrcStCd freedom from dcspOti N. I see
from your report tlat since YDu last
met ting lhrty-twu OF your nImbcr have
passed over 10 finl the ''p.arl OF great
pr c., an pcrhap, before another me. ting
even \ greIteT number will be gone. and
It cannt be Iong ere IN r viii be none
left 10 answer at r,l call, bur Is y Oh tail
away one by 0te, those who iemsin are
dearcr thau ever TO us. and when that
time sinai. cIme, Nh.n there is hut ore Jeff
how in Xpre>sdbly precious he will be. |
hope We shall nave the pleasure of enter
tanning him in Waco What q vast vista
Of time we must compass looking at
IcXa-. the laad IL chivary. romance and
suuSh'ne-l6o5-lSN2 two hundred years
ago since Louis OF France, first attempted
II u IA
Of the most powerful nations on earth,
with money. ships OF war commiSSary,
etc. Two years after his colony was golc
LIS lie lell, the balance We're Killed b. In
diaps. OF letj tor other lanI- they It Y
cd Just long enough 20 baptiHr the land OF
IcX!s with the first cil iliZed blood
aud On the little island in Natag0ria bay.
The first christian marriage took place. for
men wooed and fair ladies gave their
heart and hand. then lust as now. Alter
tins came the missions thirty years later,
halt N Military half e-lesiastical. irving to
advance civilization. and enforce religion
by the sword and after several years they
too failed. They had no commerce, no
agriculture. no schools and no religion cX-
capt by the Swuared, the monk exercising
e; tire control over his Indiln subIect>.
Then came Moses Austin and, but tor him
christianity might not been known for
many years, and the state might for many
a decade b. en- a bowling wilderness. " i'h-
Out ships AMI without money nc N t
R.One and unheralded What mighty
things som, times hang on accidents.
sometimes think accidents ar the regular
order OF nature and the regular order acct
dents. Austin was inhO>p itably received
and sore at heart. he was about to leal e
when one day ne met Baron De Bastrop
by accident, and what Il happy accident
that was. Had tie been five minutes sooner
or later who could have told the future OF
TcXa~ But through that meeting we
have the great empire state of to-day.
Austin and De BHstrOp made q colonies
ton contract, and shortly after the con
Iact he died from exposure. How the
contract WAS carried out we all know.
Stephea Austin undertook To carry it out
Aith thirt, en- men. one of whom, Jesse
now 81 ears OF age, is still
dive and living in Burnct county. Think Of
hat colony compared with l.aSalle's three
hundred, and all their money, ships, etc
Austin came not riding the ocean on
'hlPs, but on horseback, living ont
lOOrs and living on natgr supply.
Veteran friends, God Almighty WAS pre-
ldlng III this matter, he intended this
country for his peorie and not to re-
main "a howliug wilderness. Moses and
stephen Austin were his servants and
agents No human wisdom could colo
ME, settle, christianize and improve
his country without Gods aid. Every
hair OF your head is numbered, veterans
and God carries your fate in the hollow
Of his hand, and that is the reason
Texans were successful, providence
was on your side. After the thirteen,
then came three hundred, some Of whom
may be here to-day. After this, trouble
'ame and Austin was sorely taxed on
account of his people and Mexican op-
position. He went to the capitol on
heir behalf, and instead of getting JUS
ice for them, was himself imprisoned.
After two years he came back and lound
hat the laws had become worse. Others
we're imprisoned afterward and the
Texans became so enraged they flew to
arms. Your venerable president Frank
Johnson, was the first to lead in the at
tack md rescue prisoners. Houston and
Rusk left on the 9th, but history says
Johnson left the day before and took
he San Antonio bride trail, marked
out by St Dennis. Afterward came the
battle Of Gonzales, where the naughty
NUXlcaus asked the Texans to give up
heir arms ana cannon and got an in
iignaut refusal. This resulted in bat
lie III which the Mexican legions were
whipped. That was the Lexington If
Texas. The entire male force # Texas
hen rose and came to the scene OF con-
hct, after which came the capture of
San Antonio. The Texas forces perhaps
one thousand in number demanded
-he surrender of San Antonio. Those
unframed Texas soldiers sat down in
.ront Of Il well-trained Mexican force
with artillery and all equipments of war
md Milan said, "who will 90 with old
Ben Milan into San Autonio?" Three
hundred and one Texans stepped out
md Frank Johnson was among the
irst No general would order it to be
lone, no troops would do 1t now. 1t
ooked like flying into the face Of Prov
ieuce but it WAS not for Providence was
N the side of the Texans. Milan fell
nd Johnson succeeded him in com
laud. After many hours
ard fighting tie Mex1cans /
This capture is hardly /.
4 y. D
n Antonio saw Another sight. Santa !
luna with his forces marched in and |
he Texans, one hundred and eighty-two |
b number, were in the Alamo. Travis, |
iowle and Crockett we're among the .
lumber and the Mexicaus numbered /
Dur or five thousand strong. Why did .
OF the Texans retreat? 1t seemed /
badness to remain. There was an over
uling hand Of Providence with them.
he action of the whole number was |
ghlnst fear. Had retreat been |
made Santa Anna would have
vent where he pleased and
texas might have been blotted |
mt But Travis and his men
o the last one laid down their lives,
My one woman and two servants escap-
lg. Have we such patriotism now?
Would our young men, lS2 in number,
Mt themselves of from every escape
lst for the good of their country?
.onng men, | hope you would, but
oubt 1t. Those heroes of the Alamo
reeted FOR themselves the proudest
louument in the world and they have