The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-14

of the revolution the history at ToSns IL
ull M hpfui0 dDUds, ltUhi ilH M li.gnf -
finplup lund ~ the Alamo who gave iu
their state the example ut how mon
should dare and die a. protect ilo holp-
lessi ~ The defense Of snlilrc lns- which
Tor inircpldlty aud extraordinary sue
I coss must, ! thlnk, ho admitted Ia have
uu parallel In tho annals Of ancient ar
modern warfare. Texas IL now boldly
s,ridlnp EDWARDS la the Conquosts al
peace, and | cannos wish Tor her u
/ brightod future thnn that In agriculture,
mining, manufacturing, educational
social and religious Efforts she may
gaiho wrcalhs of oak worthy to mlnglo
| with tho indclcss laurel that locks her
! brow, deprived of the happiness of meet
/ Ing probably for the last time tho ''Old
/ scttlcrs" aud oN-Couiedorates In thoir
reunion, of receiving the friendly well
come, feeling the warm grasp OF thoir
| hands. | send To them my earnest
PRAYER that every good and perfect
GIN may 10 yOuchsafod 10 lhcm and
remain. Faithfully,
(Signcd) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
7 During the reading of the letter COT.
Elliott was frequently interrupted by
applause.
ANOTHER LETTER.
So delighted seemed the vast audience
over Mr.. Davis well-timcd and eloquent
letter, that Major Elliott could not for
bear trenching on even forbidden ground
and rcadlnga personal letter from Mrs.
! Davis, expressive Of her warm and heart
| felt appreciation of the kindness ofTcAas
to her husband. Again, all along the
| line, the immense applause resoundcd.
STILL ANOTHER LETTER.
Col. Elliott, by request of the commit
! tee, then read the following letter from
| Gov. Coke:
Waco, Ten, aug G.-Ccls. Thomas II. Muir
ray and e. y. Mllchcil, Committee of cI-
Conledcrltcs, Dallas, Texas;
! GENTLF MEN:-Up To the last moment
hoped To be able 10 attend the reunion
at Dallas and perform the part assigned
me, but with deep regret have to inform
you that sickness in my family will pre-
| vent my coming. The pleasure of meet
! ing old and valued friends from every
portion of the State, and especially my
Old comrades of Polignac's brigade, and
enjoying with them The festivities of the
occasion, would have been very
great, but this ] am compelled To
| forego. | would have been glad
for other reasons TO have been with
you. The value of the annual reunions
of the eX-Confederate soldiers as II most
powerful factor in building up, preserv.
ing and maintaining a healthiul and
conservative spirit of patriotism, a gem
uine love of country and good govern
ment, cannot be over estimated. For
men like the eX-Coniederate soldiers,
know the full meaning of war and revo-
luton, and the perils involved in them
to human liberty, and are prepared to,
nnd do the the b %orG hs9y ,r aS
stable, representative government.
Having seen and felt the horrors
and ravages of the greatest war of mod.
ern times, the Confederate soldiers
know better than all others the tran
scendaut benefits of honorable peace,
and having so recently emerged from
the gloomy period of reconstruction
conditions which surround and per-
meate free, happy, prosperous and
contented people. We have our poliI-
cal and party divisions, the product Of
free thought free speech and free dis
cussion. These are the healthy and
necessary methods and processes of
free government. We will always
among us. But when it comes to our
duties AS american citizens, in the
maintenance of our great and beneticient
government, and that symbol of its
power, our National flag, there is TO
division among us. Ex-Confederates
Union soldiers, all men of all parties,
are true, loyal and devoted.
heroes, privates and officers, is embalm-
ed in our affections, and will be handed
down in tradition and history, as the
most cherished legacy to our remotest
posterity. If alive every man of this no
BILE army of martyrs would be with you
in feeling and sentiment; would worship
with you the heroic achievements of the
past, and rejoice with you in the rich
lruition of the glorious present, and the
splendid promise ola magnificent future.
These men were patriots, as true Us ever
died for Il country, and yielded up their
lives, just rs the survivors of the great
conflict would yield up their lives if nee
cssary in defense Of the honor, the
integrity, and the flag of our restored
Union.
Peace to their ashes, and eternal honor
and reverence to their memories, and
long life, prosperity and all the blessings
of liberty and good government to the
comrades who survive them. / again
express my regret that / am unable to
be with you, to contribute nv quota,
however small it might be, to the en-
joyment of the occasion, and to the good
results sure to follow the mineling to-
gether Of so great number of cnlight-
ened and patriotic people. i send my
best wishes for happy reunion.
Very truly yours,
RICHARD COKE.
ORC NIZhTlONS REPRHSE-NTED.
The following organizations have
headquarters at the grounds. Begin
ming on the left first comes the head
quarters of the ex-Union soldiers, set
aside by the management ofthe reunion
for those who had met them upon the
field OF battle ana to whom they now ex-
tend q cordial greeting and
hearty welcome. There were number
of eX-union soldiers about the head
quarters.
The following is the list Of cx-Confsd-
crate organizations taken in order: n
Gano's Brigade and Squadron.
Goods Battery.
Ross Brigade.
Headquarters of Pioneers.
Maxey's Brigade.
Martins Regiment.
stones Eleventh Texas Cavalry.
General headquarters of eXConfeder-
ates.
Army of Northern Virginia.
Mexican War Veterans.
Headquarters Of Tenneseeans.
EX-Confederate Rentuckians.
Whitfield's Legion.
Ector's Brigade.
Johnson's Spy Company.
Fitzhugh's Regiment.
Waul's Brigade.
Sibley's Brigade.
Walkers Division.
Polignac's Brigade.
Headquarters of Missourians.
Gen. Cabell's Arkansians.
The following newspapers have tents
on the ground: Farm and Ranch, Gal
weston News, Fort Worth Gazette, Hous
ton Post, Dallas Times and HERALD.
ROSS FIR CAD.
The members of this brigade met ut
the reunion grounds, according to pro-
gramrne, Wednesday morning, regis
l. had Tn hn ,k,,a. ,,f
one hundred and ninety, including Gen.
IL Ross After Il Short hIISiunSS mnet-