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

b iuJef loh va hsvs lived, the pledss
provide fof the ednoiiion " onf eiildfl
III nss been fspaaied, aud tho smandms
II which yon adopted last yesf snsnlog "
,, 10 provide enough sud SillIlent s0hul
u without rpfensing hnYno1Y, and ~
sept 0pen slt months fysfy yaa Yfi
q veterans ~ Texas, AMI your onmfadss, II
q more; tou set apart ~ eaob o0uniy ip'
u leagnes OF aud 10 b. used @lrr'dly fpr Goa
mon aohoOl purDoses, aud % ~ n'ii-r 90
!. bose. To this the legislature has ~ N
! 1900, 600 a'res TO TO general erhodl iiht
Fellow citizens, Texas has done no .y b
her children. Let ~ never stop until "
build q thoroughly eihciHbt system n IA
. broad foundation our Il hers laid, Let q
10 this ourselves Int ligent mauhOO'
aud hosest Independence are III
lcwels OF state. l'st ever.
cnild In the stats b. reared "a
with the know edge tngt tna nODie system
under which he WIS Ieatsd, cas- built up b.
rexas, and these children vi grow 40 q
the truest and best sense, Texas men ~,
Texas women, and upon them s1or wi
rest tho responsibilities OF society snd state
SelZs no glldod bait. These children ~
our charge. Raise t,em uo 70 love ths
stats that loves them. We need 40 outside
help, aud we should ask none. We are per
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land aud don't WANT zee the hat pes I'd
around among The people Of other states Ia
| help us, for every dollar You get from The
national treasury by taxation, to taken from
the pocket OF somshody, and olt"n from
those not half 80 well of ~ oar people,
One OF the most important oi al the great
things the Texas fathers have dog. Tor US,
10 the laying broad, deep and sure the foun'
dstions OF state university. They Get
apart beautiful parcsl OF grolpd amy lie ior
the purposes OF the largest university. ~
the capital of our state. upon which the uni-
yersity buildings, have In part, been erec ed.
They donated 100 leagues OF land toward
the endowment OF ths university. Woa.
deriul sagacity That noble institution has
been put IN successful operation under the
most trying circumstance, All difficulties,
by the exercise of sound judgment aud ipdo-
mitaoie energy, have been ovsrcnme aud a
faculty. of which any university migat well
be prou I, has been seruIet, aud the univei-
sity of Texas has come 60 abide with Va, 80
long rs Texas remains trup 20 herself. A.
the years roll by, IL viii incsease III useful
ness.
LIS doors are open to the children OF The
state, and the state saws prepare for attoi'-
sion In o the university, gnd Jour tntlou
there sh all be withous money aud wi;h0ul
p.ice. Aud yet ] hear, 1T Ia tHe ri1I
mau's university" So it IL, snd you hear
truly now, it is the poor mans uaiysraity
the widows NJ iversitv. this orphans' ~
vsrsity. II is the Texas university and
will be the Texas university, thousarr
years hsncs If this world las . 90 long. o.
ford is almost that old now, and IL vas
fouuoed whec ths world was tar from eng
30 enlightened as poY. To the original
fund the legislature has wisely added / Co.,
QUO acres more Of land.
| Mr. Jefferson selected, as history tells us,
mis- own epitaph, and ut Of Gu tho grand
achievements of his NJ selected With pro
found wisdom only tlrse. IL reads thus:
HERE WAS BURIED
| THOMAS JEEFERSON.
AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN
| ISDEPgsDENCE,
| OF
THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA, FOR RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM, AND
| FATHER OF THE uHIvER:ITY OF VIRGINIA,
Great thought! Civil llbesty, religious
liberty education uphOliiug both. thue
oy selecting these great accomplished
works, he emphasizad the three issdi0r
ideas OF his life. Veterans, 10 one OF
your own number, my cid tim.
and distinguished friend. De-. Ashos
Smith, more than 10 any living man, IL due
the success of the university. | Was pro.
foundy grstifed when 1 heard OF his sslec.
v,on cs president of the board of regents
for | know his scholarly attachments, but
[, and all his friends who know him best,
did not know how much good there was in
him, until his presidency Of the board Of
regents brought il out. II IS llttle singu
lar that the largest debt OF gratitude the
womsn and children owe TO any nr6l,'
men in Texas is to two bachelors, 10 wit: II
the most eminent jurist Texas ever had
Chief Justice John Hempnill, and to one OF
the moot scholarly of men and accomplish
ed of gen lenen, DIR Ashbel Smith, pres!
dent Of the board of regents of the Ual-
yers,ty of Texis. NV veteran friends, i
seems 20 NE tnaJ you ought to be proud
that your comrade, DR.. Smith, he's SD rosie
rally aided in this later period OF Texas
history, in securing realization OF the
great thought OF the fathers, free pexa:
university. Aud every woman aud chlio
in Texas should scatter llowe-s over iha
grave Of John Hemphili, 20 whom, mora
than 10 any man, they are indebted Tor a
fearless exposition o! their homestead right,
under the constitution.
No stats in the Union, feel, ever made
Il greater strides il population, wealth, nd
y li5icsl power, than Tex4s has done since
annexation. Aud yet, with 6 600 miles Of
railroad, with our already great agricul
iural productions, with iuteligentiy di-
recte5 cnterDriss display ed in al the avenues
of business, with population already ol
more than 1000 90. VIC have but begun
JO snow Wilob We iU3H Us rs bilub LpllS ob'
The Widest dream could not pain,
tina power and glory OF Texas l0C
years hence. 1 have endeavored 10 show
snet the great principles of free govern
ment, which now control our actions, wsre
applied by the founders OF Texas in the
constitution of the republic, and have bean
our guide ever since. From the tnEda'
mental principles which have always con
trolled US, we should never depart. The
formation and control Of our local inssi!u
lions and laws, subject only 10 tho consti
tuition of the United States, exclusively and
of right belo,g to the people OF Texas, to
be exercised by them ia such q manner as
in their judgment will best promote the
general veal
1 THE FEDERAL UNION
FELLOW CITIZENS The cause which I'M
apply led to conflict of arms between
the sections OF the Union, the mcet gigant-
ic of authentic history, have happily passed
away. There is no just cause OF estralge-
ment. Whilst there is great diversity of
pursuits, there is no conflict of interests. On
the contrary every part Of the Union is uec.
essary to every other part. We should all,
Of every section, be guided by justics and
by tolerances in our differences. Let us
bear in mind that this country. its laws, in.
situations, glories and traditions, are the
common heritage ofall; that each state has
its own constitution and laws adapted to
its own people; that We have common
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