The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19
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on the Sfd OF March. 1915. the Amrii'
can congress passed "a form ofreaolnuons
lprnposlilonB 20 Texas for her annexation
10 the United States, In response to the
requirements OF tho propositions, the con
lre,s OF Texas, "a June. sssguted 10 thu
lerms proposed. Ia mrther response p
convention ol the people assembled at
Austin IN ihe ,ourih OF July, 1915 and a.
sented b the same oyeFlures, The same
bidy TO POI feet the plan OF Union, pro-
@ .eded TO adcp, a constitution for the rev
ta,e, which was perfected In August ana
soon after ratified by vote OF the people
Ga the 20lh OF December COT
gres accepted the constitutions
thereby receiving Texas rs state OF the
u aion. though the actual change demanded
other scts before Its final iuldllmeni, viz;
Tn. cessation Of the Republic, aud In 10
stead tho organisation Of the sta'e govern
ment.
The governor and Legislature. elected In
Move mber, assembled at Austin on the 10th
of February. when both houses OF the legis
lature organised. In Joint session the votes
for governor we're counted. ard on the 10Th
OF L ebrusry, l 4, the final step was taken
Assos JOINS as president OF the republic
delivered his valedic,ory, closing
with the declaration "Tho re-
public OF Texas Is no more
The new state officers were ina1gurated on
the same occasion-JAsrs PIsKsEY HIM
prRsos, governor; ALBEIT O. Horror, lieu
tenant governor. r 'hoe officer ve n
DAVID G. BuRsET, .cr t-ry OF sac
JANIS u. RAYMOND ,.-h+rrsri JAMES ID
SHAW, comptroller; lHnNNs WILLIAM
WAND, commissioner g.. land Office
JoHa HIrnILL, ABSIB g. LlPscoNB aud
ROYAL Il. WNEELFn we're appointed judges
OF the supreme court.
The state was divided into eight judicial
districts, Tor which tho governor and
souaso appointed 40 judge: JouS Is
Joyrs OF Galveston. sfst district; WmLIAN
f. JoNxs, of Gonzalez, ssosad districts X II
ERr r.. D. BAYLOR, OF Washington, third
NJ. =. NonroS, of Corpus Christi, fourth
OGIs VI. ROBERTS, Of Shelby. hthi WILLIAM
b OcnmTREE, OF Nacogioones, sixth; Cor
srANTINE W. BUCKLEY, OF Harris, seventh
aud JoHs i. MILLS. OF Red River, eighth
district. OF the seventeen funoiionarie'
name q, only three uurvive, viz; JAMS y
SHAW, JAaEs H. RAYMOND and OeIN NJ
RoBERTs
GENERALS SAN Houston, Of Wslkor and
THOMAS J. RUSH, OF Naogdoches
elec ted by ,nis legislature, were our fire
sen ators In congress, and DAVID +. KAUf-
MAN, OF Nacogdoohes, and T.IoTHY PiLs-
Bu &c, OF Brnzoria, our FIRST representatives.
GEN KRkL Houston, the last Of these spaIe(
10 us, died ON the 26,h OF July, 1868. o
the members OF tho justly celebrated con
vention OF 1876 and OF the hrt legislature
charged with the duty OF changing ana re-
enacting the laws TO suit our condition 10 {
state, very few remain. To some extern
the same person cat IN Goth bodies, as do
Dr.. CHAs. i. STEwAREol Montgomery and
FRANCIS 81. WnITE, Of Jackson, both YET
living. WM. II. ScoTT, OF Harrison, is also
living, was IN the lrst senate believed 10 be
the only Survivor rom northeast Texas
North Texas proper was then too much oil
wilderness to have n representative
but Is now the most popuIous portion
OF the state. COLONEL N. II. DARRELL, ye'
surviving, was in the convention, hut no
in the first Legislature JAMS NJ. Bur
Iouc HIS, from Sabine, bu, now Of Calves
ton, was member land the youugesO o
both bodies. An honor d citizen Of Dallas
MAJOR JOHN HgSRY BR mn, wse sleo pres
ent and an eyewitness 30 this the only nc
of the kind in history---the nersonce @
ono republic into another by tn
free and peaceful ballot OF tho peopl
of both-heard the last official words uttere
by and for the Republic" OF Texas, an
the first ofIicinl words spoken by and 10
the State OF Texas-saw the Lone Sta
flag hauled down amid the tears OF mel
who had served IL long and vol, and tn
Star spangled banner raised on high
greeted by the shouts OF the same mem
BADNESS and joy oomminaling in the SIM
patriotic breatts--aEin to the feeling @
parents who rejoice at tho happy marriag
OF loved daughter, yet weep as sh
leaves their threshold emotions blessed
OF Gop and ennobling to mar
The mighty changes since that day-th'
upheavals, state aud national followed b,
peace and reconciliation; the mighty stride
of development in population, wealth, ms
terial Improvements. reclamation Of tn
wilderness. overthrow Of hostile savagei
and in almost every way affecting tn
growth, power and happiness OF the state
| tr.c,.h =. rsuorama norhaDa neyer befOr
equaled In the history OF the human race.
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