The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-03-03
OUR FOR E'H-sEXTEs.
Che Way Texas EnGepe nd ence
Dny WAS Celebrated.

When daylight dawned yesterday
morning, few indeed, perhaps not a
dozen persons III the C ty were aware
that then was ushered in the forty-sixth
birthday Of Texas independence. About
five O'Clock an anvil serenade, in honor
of the event, was fred by Roper and
kept up for an hour. and persons
came rushing down town to learn what
was the cause Of the unusual demon
stratiOn. Th was the only salute that
was fired III the city, and outside of tn.
display of bunting by Sanger Bros. aud
Leasing, S lomon il CO., there was moth
ing at all that would indicate even to
the old Texan what day WIS at hand
It Is d painful, though no less true OBJ
servntion that the only observance of the
day in anything like public way was by
foreigners. True the few of the old vet
Grams who remain when they met shook
hands and recounted the scenes of til
past aud Us they thought of the trials
and vicissitudes through which they
passed when ey and Texas were
young, mayhup they ,ook drop o
cheer" and as the old veteran warmed
up with enthusiasm over the deeds OF
his comrades, most of whom are now
resting beneath the green sod of the
land they rescued from oppression, he
"shouldered his crutch aud showed how
fields were won" The attention paid
the day and the memory of those who
fought to achieve Texas independence,
to say the least, was marked by nothing
at all patriotic by the old resident and
Texan element, and it should not have
been 50. The generation of Americans,
and particularly Texans, now on the
stage OF action should not, forty
six years after their fathe.s emery
ed from little less than bondage. allow
such an occasion OF rejoicing to pass
without notice. We are to-day sym
pathiZing with the oppressed aud down
trudden jew and Irishman, and giving
Of our means to assist them in getting
to IA land whsre they can be free in con,
science and III action. Hundreds of
them are coming to Texas. Had it not
been for the sacrifices Of the lives q d
property of the pioneers of Texas. could
we Ill all probability offer to the
exile of Erin and the jew of Russia
a better home III Texas to-day, than the
one he ~ seeking to have Our fathers
knew the misery and degradation of op-
preston and prepared to give up all,
even life itself, t. secure freedom. Only
the hate OF tyranny and love of freedom
will cause the husband and son to 90
into the field ana leave wife and mother
at home, and only who wouId rather see
husband, son and brother die rather
than yield to oppression.
would part with them. The pioneer
Texans wornout, hardly lived to enjoy.
most of them, the blessings we are now
surrounded with, and if things 90 on as
they have been going forty-six years
hence. who will come for Texas indie
pendence day, even so much as to fling
a piece of bunting to the breeze 1t is
said that even AS the few brave
mon who signed the arti !
Gle Of independence were
gathered together for that purpose, some
had TO watch for the wary Mexicans, |
while the others affixed t cir signatures |
To-day neither Mexican, Indian or other
foe annoyS the state, and in the peace |
and prosperity we are enjoying, bur |
chased with privation and blood, those !
who fought for all We have and are
should not be SO tamely remembered as
they were yesterday.