The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24

lib, 1910 aud ~ iha sans ilme hs leu
hls pfOolamstlOn dlfsoting the congress
q the repub 10 ~ oDnys1e June 10TH. Al
|. resolutions wers ratified by the conyentio
Z submitted aud approved by the oonsfess
. A siate oonstiiutlon was framed by II
. convention, anbmi ted 10 the people, M
4 ny them ratified, and These evidences
4 accep'n co NJ the resolu Ions ~ annex hioi
1 together with tho constitution, were tran
; mitted 10 the congress OF the Units
: | Il ates, and the last formal aot NJ congress
approved December 20 h, 1915, admitte
! rexas AZ n state into the American Uniof
Her fret senators were her two most dil
,nguisned living sons. Sam Honsio1 an
Thomas J. Rusk, whose subsequent caree
I In the senate proved them M wisr In ooun
eel and gusraiul OF tho rights aud interest
OF Texas, as they mad been gslltot. devoted
aud distinguished In war. The chivarI
nndtalented j. Pinckney Henderson wa
81. coed first governor OF Texas. Wise
choicesin the gu set OF her career ~ state
could not have been made nv Texas.
WAR WITH MEXIoo, the CONSEQUENCES oil
AHHaXATIoH.
| The war with Mexico, us you know, RreN
out Of the d,snuied boundary between Tex
.s aud Mexlco-rsXas claiming the Rio
Grande, Mexico claiming 10 tho Neuces.
u .rly in the apriug OF 1916 an army OF oe-
cupa,ion was organized AZ Corpus Chri'ti
under General Taylor, the United Stataa
thereby showing it, DISCRIMINATION 10 maia'
tain its honor ana word by holding 10 the
Rio Grande, the justly claimed welteru
boundary OF Texas when admitted into the
Union | shall nos sketch that war. II
| opeped, az you all know, on our oSn Uoil on
the Sth and h of May, 1916. by the sple ndid
victories OF Palo Alto aud Resaca de Ia
Palma, and the successful defense OF Fort
Brown. Tina, war was triumphanily aud
virtually ended by the planting OF the stars
| aud stripes on the palace in the City OF
Mexico, on September 18Th, 1877, and TO
the rouor IF tho American army be IL said !,
that in all the brilliant battles OF that bril-
| liant war, our army on every battlefield,
throughout the whole war was ALWAYS VIC
torious The war was definitely ended by
the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, Feb 'usry
"a, 1913, and the boundary to the RIO
Grande as We clsimed it, was firmly estab-
| ltshpd and so acknowledged by Mexico.
pesULTs OF THE BATTLE OF SAN JAcINro.
| Fell wv cit zsns, have You ever thought OF
the tremendous results springirg out OF and
consequent upon the battle OF San Jacinto?
| II YOU have nor you will DO amazed when
you sum them up.
Firsl-rhe annihilation of an invading
army, including the capture OF the presid, mt
of Mexico a. d commander in-chiet OF its
| v,
the Independence OF Texas.
| Sccond-rhe successful establishment OF
an independent republic, based on the will
OF the people, and its recognition as an in-
d. pendent power by the great powers OF the
earth.
Third-Anuexetlon 10 the Americln
Union, not pycnuauest out by the voluntary
act of the people of both countries, and The
admission of Texas on iootiHg In all "a.
snects as o State with the other states o. the
Union.
Fourth--rna Mexican wnr was oonae
uuent upon annexation and closed WIN
first, tho Texas boundary, nckno wiedged
by Mexico 10 be on the Rio Grende; sec nd
the acquisition al oonesqnence OF that
ella, California, u All, Nevada, Colorado
south OF the Arkansas, and part o
Wyoming Territory.
Fifth OF this territory hes beer
carved two states, with four senators
aud seven reprss sntatives, and most .
another state, with two seuators ana one
representative, besides three territories Will
one delegate each in the house OF repre-
sentatiyes.
Sixth-The acquisition of the creates
god and silver tields in the world, with
: precious metals already mixed, which have
revelation lied trade.
Sayentn-The extension of the boundary
Of the Uoited States from the Atlantic tt
, the Pacific.
Eighth-The securing over our owl
ground from one ocean to the otber thu
means of railway connection, and owe
which have already been built tIo gres
r transcontinental railroads, besides rail
Q roads le ding through Texas and the &C
4 quired territory TO the capital of Mexico.
,, Nintu--Tne securing OF ports on the Pa
cihc slope Invaluable to common defense
- H., d. ID hA
Indies.
. Tanth-The means OF extending grail
t and live stock productions illimita5iy.
Elevanth-The map of the Union changed
D and with it the commerce. of the world.
All these are links OF a chain, the frs
!ink-the battle Of San Jacinto. Veteran
bsuold the grand work you began, not We
finished, hut amazingly extended by th
irrepressible Anglo American race.
TEXAS as 1T IS, AND WAS.
), CAST your eve back on Texas as some @
: you lound it when you landed few in mum
, (bsrs; as ali Of you veterans knew IL whsi
. YOU came. Yon bad less than So 900 peop!
all tod when San Jacinto was fought fh
: development so far as it had gone was limi
ted to comparasivily small atea; becaus
there were not enough of you to spread on
over this magnificent empire. There ar
:. about SO 900 psopls in Lamar now, ant
nearly as many in Fannip. These tw'
counties contain largely more people thar
all Texas 4S yesrs ago. To-day We hav
largely over 2 600 GOO peopls and we doublet
|, the last decade, and wewill again double il
! the present decade, end again IN the las
decade OF this century, 80 We will turn int
1900 with over 10000 people. We hav
!, eleven representatives. in congress. a
the game ratio we will hava twenty
! two In 1890, and fortY-four in 1900
That is no boast, although it is hard Il
. make people in the states understand on
progress. 1t is as certain as 1900 comes. W.
have over 5000 miles of railroad. We or
first in cotton production, frat in cattle
and third in wool; end will go to thu iron
in that psfore many years. Our Lesser ms
, terial Developments have kept pace will
| our three grees staplee. In the darkes
hour of our financial distress, am rejoicet
: | to say that gave you words of cheer and
predicted the prosperity we now enjoy.
was not mistaken. had faith in our energ,
. and bouudless resources. Oar cities, towns
I yillages, and farms with their res
idsse9s hsOs ssp pane ana T!sA is q,
source of unmixed joy to all Of us that vi
, find su bstantial home comforts and many
of what we once considered luxuries, II
. almost every household where the head Of
: it and his family have enjoyed health, anC
! have been long enough in Texas to make
money, for but few had much when they
came here,
CHURCHES
: All over this broad, happy land may b.
! seen handsome, neatly kept churches, auG
! on SUNDAYS, intelligent, we'll behaved con.
gregations, all worshiping God according tc
, the dictates of their own consciences
Apart from the duty of man to worship the
, Creator of man and OF all created things
no instrumentality ever known to man has
done 90 much to ctviizs man as the church
This Is recognized by all thinking men
, The laws Of the land so recognize 1t anG
protect all in undisturbed worship.
EDUCATION.
I wish every man, If there be any who