The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Nnaukhtd h,en werr Installed into fhrn
respective oiices Oa,ooer s2i, 1870, and n
S!e., VIZ sspsRS m,l q Aas s,a. sSe''' sns
fhomss 1. Rask usofstarv Of war, was
sppoipter tnA The republic az Texas be-
ean car.tf n4ldrr constitution OF iss own
choosing Hs al independent fepubllo. Va
the 18th Of 51Ee, 1885, as chairman " The
committs.,,.on foreign rfletions OF the
Uniiei s,Fei ssnAte, Mr.. Clay made n re' |
port ifom that COMMITTEE recommending
the recognition oil Texas indvpendeneei
Gas soon NJ II should appear That sho hnu
In successful operation civil government
capsb'e OF performing and uihlling the
obligations a IA Independents power
This was less than tao months hiirf the
battle OF San Jaclnto. His profound aagac'
ny u e'iasne,a ~ i0 sa,i oh WI ~,
may be considered rs dedilye OF the lnde-
psndence OF fexss.'
In 1887 the Independence Of the ronnhlic
OF Texas was rocngLiEid by the United
State; In 1889 by frAIao, and N 1870 by
Englaud. 10 that her separate kaiionhi1y
won By the valof OF hrrogn sour, was rtoog-
nixed by tnese great mowers. | would DC
glad 10 trace the history OF the republic
through the administrations or its success
i've presidents, Houston, Lsmhr, again
Houston, AND closing Win Auipn jnlo7'
have not the time. Very soon Gtir her
independence movements were inaus lfa'ed
TO bring Teas into tbs American uninn
Suffice a TO say. that from the Inauguration
of these movements, the people OF the
Unit, Il Siatts, as well ~ tue people OF
Texas were Auxiously looking 10 the result.
On tho ~ n oi Aerl lsH, u treaty OF az
mex t.iuu was aer'sd on. bat IA the iolio"'
Ing Jule Va. rfj.rieiby the senate oil the
Unltea Stars. THIS weg pad d.sappoint'
men'. II vas the summer OF the presden'
tia campaign.
Ann,x ttipn u Texas WAS made
TmE B,rrLg cE- or DTM0casCY,
and iars-iY contributed ., the election OF
james X. Polk. Al the first sesson Ut CON
gress after the election resolutions OF an
nexation were passed (2slh con
gress, second session. aud were IT once sp-
proved ny MIR. Tyler, March 81, 1915, one OF
his list aud certainly hes, acts rs president.
They were ,ransmittsd to President An-
son Jones, OF the republic OF Texas, who 90
the 18Th OF May called convention Of SIX
ty-ona delegates 10 meet at Austin July
4ih, lsi5 aud ~ the s.Ins time he issaed
his proclamation directing the congress OF
the republic 10 cppys0e June 10th. Tho
resolutions were ratified By the convention,
submitted aud approved by the congress Of
the republic.
A state constitution was framed by the
Convention. submitted TO ihe people, ana
BY the m ratified, and these evidences OF
accsp'a CO II me resolutions OF annex alton,
together With the constitution, wore trans.
United TO The congTess OF tbs United
States, a. d tho last formal sol Of congress,
approved December 20 h, 1915, Admitted
Texas as a state into this American Uuion.
Her fret senators were her two mort dis.
tinruisned living sons, San Houston aad
Thomas J. Ru,k, whose subsequent career
in the senate proved them as wsc in oour-
eel aud guaf4,ul o! the rights and interests
OF Texas, as they hsd been gallant, devoted
and distinguished In war. The chivalrIc
srdtslen,ed J. Pinckney Henderson was
elected fret governor, OF Texas. wiser
CT ole sin the on set OF her career as state,
could not have been ms de ~ Texas.
WAR WITH Mtxico, THE CONSEQUENCES OF
AHSExArfos.
The war with Mexico, az you know, grew
ont of the q sou ed boundary between TEX
a ard xico-rsxas claiming the Rio
Grsrde, Mexico claiming 70 the Neuces.
E.rly In the spring OF 1916 an army OF oc-
cupalion was organized at Corpus Chri.ti
under General Taylor. the United States
thereb y showing its liberalization to main
tain It's honor and word by holding TO the
RIO Grande, the justly claimed western
boundary O. +, xas when admitted int) the
Union. | shall MOI sketch that war. 1t
ppened, as You all know, on our soil on
the S,h and OH Of May, 1876 by the splendid
victories OF Palo Alto and Resaca Do Ia
-.
Brown, That war was triumphaully and
virtually ended by the planting OF the stars
4, nd stripes on the palace in the City OF
s,rxi,o, on September 18Th, lSi7, aud TO
tns hon0r 81 the American army oe 1t said.
mat In oil the brilliant battles OF that bril-
liant war, our ermv on every battlefield,
throughout the whole war was always vic
t.f.aus The War was definitely ended by
the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, February
81. 1913, and the boundary to the RIO
Orande ss we claimed t. was firmly estab
lished and soacknowledged by Mexico.
RESULTS or TIE BATTLE OF SAN JAcIsTo. |
Fellow,citjxens. have you ever thought OF
the tremsndquss esults springing out of aud |
oonseepentnp09sthe battle of San Jacinto?
II you1kavs.los you will be amazed when |
Won Gin them
FiSt-Thelau)a hilation OF an invading |
ARMY, Including pc capture OF the presld q,
OF Mexico-srd 0mmsnder in.chiet OF It's
armNy11nd ne consequent establishment OF
the indt penden1e~f Texas.
6eoG6dvLrhe luccsssful establishment oil
an independent Republic, based on the will
Of the peoplA tAd-its, recognition asan IN
dtpsndsn uoserfy the great powers OF the
Tnird+ Annexation to the American
Union GOT bg conquest but by the voluntary
admission Of Texas on footing In all re-
erec as state with the other states OF the
Fourth--rhs Mexican war was conse
ouent upos annexation and closed with |
first. the 4exss boundary, acEnowiS@ged
by Mexicy16 be on toe Rio Grande secrnd,
the u QUESTION: a5 g cJASiqusnce OF thAt |,
war Of New Mexico, Arizona north OF the
ella, California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado.
sonth OF the Arkansas, end part OF
Wyoming Territory.
Fifth -Ont Of this territory hos been
carved two states. with four senator's
aud seven repre- sntatives, and most OF
another state. with two senators aud one
Representative, besides taree tsrfitories with
one delegate each ia the house OF repre-.
sentstivss.
s'xth-rbe acquisition of the greatest
god and slver fiells In the world, with
precious metals slfeady mixed, which have
revolution ICED trade.
Ssvenlh-The ex enslon OF the boundary
oil III. United States from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
Eighth-The securing over our own
ground from one ocean to the other the
means OF railway connection, aud over
which have already been built two great
tYanscoutinental railroads, besides rail-
roads lie dug through Texas and the &C.
quired territory to tho capital OF Mexico.
Ninth-Tae securing OF ports on the Pa
cifc s'ope invaluable to common defense,
and 10 commerce with China aud the East
Indies.
Tenth-The means OF extending grain
and live stock productions illimitably.
Eevsnth-rhe map OF the Union changed
and with Il the c5mmercs OF the world.
All these are links OF . chain, The first
link-she battle OF Ban Jacinto. Veterans
behold the grand work you began. not yet |
finished, but amazingly extended BY the |
irrepressibls Auglo-Amer,c,n race.
fGxAs As 1T -, AND WAS.
Cast your eye back on Texas as some Of