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


IUwint ~ ~, art that The manuscript
al ZION. iiu.s' speech Was iulslnld, We are
uunhlo ~ produce u THIS morning
Muslc followed, AMER which
nos. q. o. kttu M,
of Van Iandt county, WAS Introduced Ia
the assembly, Cot lllgurr, during the
war, was az hnnor'' lii popular Ofl-
cor In EctOr's hugtIe, lie h. "a pruml-
nent lawyer uIl admirable speaker.
His remarks NUrf confined prln-
clpnlly To orr lniCrucciuo diff
nculties and nr,cl.al of tho heroic deeds
of the ~ Iudu uudCr adverse circuln-
stances. Two great armies he eloquent
ly portrayed, were opposed 10 oach 9th
on IN deadly hostility. Thoy were a COM
mon people many OF thcn classmates,
aud bosom friends and each were night
lnglorprinciples which thoy thought was
lust. Each was animated by tho same
love of country and sense OF liberty,
The South thought her liberties In peril
and resurted 10 arms In defense
\ thereof. lie stated that they might have
rhry were true TO their principles,
HIS tributes 10 the rcnown Of gen. Ector
aud his brigade were eloquent aud feel
Ing, and were frequently applaudod.
Iii, humorous sallies were sources Of
Amuch amusement, one Is herewith pro-
duced: In referring 10 the nth Texas
regiment and Its heroic doeds, lao stated
that they could "grabble" more hogs,
skin them quicker, and get them moro
readily in a digestive condition ON II
camp stool than the remainder OF the
Confederate forces combined. Blu when
1t came To n question of courage, To- u.'-
gucd in thor defense, that they ways
appeared In the front ranks,
Thcy were migratory 10 nm extent, and
anttn,Fff I,n,ap.n "a,
issue, but were scorpions when danger
WAS imminent, lie thought the South
deserved much credit for its forltudc
and cuCrgy since the close of tho war.
Tho soldiers OF the Cpnlcderacy returned
todeVastated homes as Il Vanquishcd pco-
PIE. mstend oi growing over fallen
issues, they had gone TO work and re-
solved themselves into most important
agricultural factor. Upon the graves of
Fitzhugh, Wiulllcr and Ector he dopos
tied trellises rare Of fragrant uttcrances.
He thought that we faced brave men in
contcndiuE against the Northern forces,
and contendud that both armies shed
uniading lustcrupon the pages of Amcri-
can history.
Gen. Gano was next introduced by col.
Williams, and the announcement of his
name was received with mi ovation of
applause. He delivered one Of the most
popular speeches of the day.
GEN. GANG's AppHE>s.
Fellow Soldiers, ladies and Geatlrmeu:
III | had had opportunity TO prepare Il
speech for this grand occasion the clp-
quent gentlemen who preceded me
would have taken the wind ont of my
sails. But / feel / should talk to you
awhile because / love you, and as the
boy said to his sweetheart, believe you
love me- too. In all ages OF the world,
those who have sacrificed and suffered
together have been bound by the
strongest ties of love, and surely, in the
worlds history, no cause has
been better calculated TO bind
hearts together than this. The toll,
the heat, ti.e cold, with the chill ground
for our bed and the sky for our covering,
sharing together the dangers OF the bat
tleiield, enrichlng the soil with the
purcst blood that ever l'owed from pa
triot veins. If our boys are not cemcnted
in love, none have ever been, and we
stand here to-day with no apology 10
offer, we fought because we believed our
cause was just, and we believe il o.day.
Were we placed there again under sim
liar circumstances, we would do so
again. We have nothing to be ashamed
OF, and we are not ashamed. We fought
for principle, and the same principles to-
day are right. The institution of slavery
was lost by the result of the war.
We accepted it in good faith, and ever
abide it. The bill of enforcement we
asked was not granted. We accepted
that in the same Ia;th, and to-day we
stand as true to the Government us any
men in it, and would defend it aS
warmly. But the great question of sStGlc
\rightS was the one for Whiah we strug-
i5!ed. 1t is not dead, but lives, and is Il
most important feature in our form of
government. Take away the rights Of
In ,.a1ttr.ltyn p,,I ,.nngaliInta I
the power in our Government, aud
You might just as well go back
into a monarchy; but give the
States their rights under the cnnsLitu-
ton, and give our people the virtue and
intelligence contemplated by our fore
fathers and we have glorious future,
and | think see the day dawning. our
Democratic brethren Of the North, who
waXed against US on account of slay- |
cry, now, with that question'toreVer set |
tied, are joining US Mt the bailot-DoN, |
and we believe the noble principles for |
which we struggled will ere long tri- |
umph. Our soldiers were the bravest of
the brave. They displayed such courage |
and spirit of sacrifice for the cause they |
messed. Napoleon Bonaparte was the
Of the world and the great
military chiuftan OF his day. He
in tiumph over the nations,
until he met the EugiiSh under Yelling
ton and they conquered him. The Eng
lish tried their hands upon our country
in her infancy, and the Yankee nation
triumphed. Then we divided, and the
North marched DOWN upon the south,
and were driven back, whenever the
forces were anything like equal. 1t is
true we were oVerpowered at last, butit
was only because the over
powering numbers were poured
down ,'i upon eor. ,,s a uhtii 80 our
hausted. But did ever men light thus
except when nerved with the conscien
tious discharge of duty and the love OF
the cause Never We had the ablest
and most efficient officers. And | care
not which may be your favorite, you
scarce can go amiss. ! can heartily join
you in all the praise you may bestow on
Stonewall jackson. / can follow you,
as in memory you go with him to the 81
lent grave to pray, or III the daring
charge upon the forces OF the enemy,
their hosts, or in his long but
hasty marches to gain advantage, and
endorse with you every word of praise.
And if that gallant cheiflain Albert Sid
ney Johnson be the man Of your choice,
tbs we'll, for that old soldier that loved
Texas so vel, land from whom Ireceived
my first command, who shall confidently
say that in courage, judgement, strategy
and the fine soldierly qualities that any
.xcelled him? TO know him, was to adj
mire and love him. But we cannot
name them all from Joseph T.. Johnson
Town through so many master spirits.
But of II. Il. Lee will speak in the Ian
suage of the gifted poet:
s'Out of its scabbard never hand waived
sword from stain as free,
Nor purer sword led Drawer band,
Nor Drawer bled for brighter land
l.,,r ,t,rl Ian, Il bod nt,t,, anil |
Nor cause chef like Lee"
Io was indeed great military chieftain