The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

,,r,s aIdes 10 santa A ous, AID the colonel
! OF the famed Guerrero battalion wnoIo
army sluihilated In IS minutes. ana ye:
] Ssin Houston was 40 genera ., saiu
ihe critic, 'jnst before tna bi"is."
Tha world !, euy styiaa him u hero. dsn-
eral Rusk, then secretary Of war, ia hi, re-
port, himsslf a leading pairio. IN the battle
say,: The sun was sinking la TIE hofizpn
as the battle commenced, hut ~ Tue close
OF the conflict the sun oi liberty AID lade'
pendonce rose IN retss never, II ~ hnpe"s
To b, obsenred by the clouds OF iospot.
ism." The coil and sun OF this fair Land
are no. congenl.l 10 dsrpolism, Clouds
mSy fiost across our skies ~ thcy nave
done, bot their homo Il not mere. They
pgsa on, leayins the sun oi lpsitY b'ieht
and clear as IL was On that beautiful Jay on
tho hsnks Of the San Jsoint0, tlrty eight
years ago this day, when TIE heroes ot
Teras c1useor.ted this land, onu aud tndi-
visible 10 liberty ard independoucf, aow
and forever. General llou0t1n wn' a. tho
time criticised FOR falling hack from the
Colorado. His conduct hiss been eXamined
aud approved by tho b,l nil 'iefy cdtlo1.
He vs.. approaching the thick ea'tlonen,s,
and lrfaeniug tho distance between his
army and hoped tor rclu llrcumeri:. Whllss
h.s position wac daily bfcumlus better, no
was dIaring Santa hnns Ear INTO tne ate.
rior OF a o1unrJ u t:fly hostile 10 him,nrd
away from hia bAge cf suppllf5,
Amer the AlsmO a. 4 G1iiid, defeat would
have been Disaster Vic Dry wno necessity
and that victory, complete ia oil ii3 pafts,
crowned the army OF Texas. we KNOW
tha. H1usion's rlsn wsa successful He do
no. AG0w thst any other plan would nave
been and history Will aiNays award 70
Houston the pa,iu Of military sosaciiy
aloug with the chRplu' - brilliant victory.
Hers. my fellow citizens / lesve the mill
tary his, ny OF the Texas revolution having
only touched here and there on It's salient
points.
sTrrnIs +. AusrTS.
The thrilling events which led up 10 the
revolution, and the revolution Itself, deysi.
opec genius OF high order, not only ior
var, bat for civil admirisIration ! shnli
skotcn two great nien out OF mspy because
as think thcy are pre-. .emiuepily distin.
euished, and are men of.risiioct " s,.and
both essential 10 tho complete success OF
The Texas reyo ut!Ou. | haye already, ana
necessarily, referred oiten b Aus'io, who 10
jus,ly eutitled TO tho dis'iuguishod ho1or
OF founding the Atgl1'Ame'.cao s'ttie.
meuts Of FexSa. he IL truly the faihsr OF
Tsrss He was about % years old hen he
began his great tssk iu.ls2l, aod died at
H. Q age 45 years. Seventeen years COW
cred his great work. Blt feS In that orief
period have accomplished so much. Bsgin
ming with w,ldet,pIeser hs lsid 6Foad;
gres. state consecrated to civil
luton had wrought the indepen-
deGoa of the people, and established TIE re-
public OF Tsxa.. G,l!antry in the tield,
w'saom Ia council, h ii wfested " IN .
handful OF trOops-hu they were soldiers,
every inch OF tnem--the fsirest iSrd OF all
the Fafth from nation ii 500 600 strorg.
And tho republic hus eetGbl sned was soon
recognized u. al iliependent po1sr ny tho
leasing powsrs ot the world. Austin Is
part aud parcel OF the history o. Texas.
to- Il aia La, p
he wa, Invaluable to his country. Green
b. the sod thai rests op his ashes. May the
childrsn OF cur beloved land be taught to
riee up and oall him blessed,
SAM uJusrjg.
A debt OF gra iIude is the need Of Hous-
ton rom this and ell the gener4'ions 10
come after us. AS Ausfin was necss ssary to
Texas IN the par, he peri1rmed, so in Hous-
ton the man 3ld ,ns occaslo, met.
What he did we kBog, rid 10 was vel lone.
10 was u man Who would have been q
marked man among ans people, sartge or
civil za1, on the sa-th's spriacc. IL idoHed
by uaturr with q splendid phvsiqle. and
commanding presence, with m address
which would hsve bagn the envy ot tho
most accomplished prlpco OF Elr,pe, he
was equally Gt home i,ht'ug under j ick..
son. or asg1vernor Of the ltim m waatth
OF Teunessec, Hs cOnmandef-ln-cnief otf
the army OF Texas, as president OF tue ras-
ru0lic, ~ senator in The congress OF the
United States, Us governor o. the state Oh
Texas, or among the Indians py whom he
had been adopted. Whether at the head OF
the master spirits OF Texas, fighting for LID.
erty or IN tae senate chamber of this great
country, or in an assembly OF his beloved
fellow ci.izsns. he was the observed OF all
observers. He yeas u man any where and
everywhere. On the battlefield This was
tho notlest Roman OF them all " Whether
at the head OF the civil admin tr ton Of
H.. dor "a f.f.t t.t fr l..r
ored senator, he was true 10 Texas Every
fibre of his heart vibr-teJ for nar good.
mo was man, take him for all IN all
1--WE shall not olk upon MS | ks aslil.'
AUSTIN AND HOUsfON.
have hut ieeblg ds-cr,D-d lwo historic
charscters-tvpes OF tue civil aud military
of Texas Nearly fifty ys5rs have passed
| since tho battle of San Jaci1to, mud nov
these men, Austin and Houston,
clear light Of impartial history, as repre-
sent. i've men OF the settlement, revolution
and independence OF Texas Tue congress
oi the u al ed States on the 21d Of July
1861 passed an act granting to each state
the right 20 prov de e0t 'usLlsh gOt eX-
ceeding two statues OF Dc ceased parsons who
have been ctizsns Thereof and iiu,ttious
Tor their historic rcnown, or for dlslin-
guisbed civil or military services -such As
each state may deem worthy OF this COM
memorstion. Texas has not, 40 yet, t,availed
herself OF this privilege. II seem, to mo
that we ought to do l., aud that the general
voice would call out ,hs names OF Stephen
+. Austin and Sam Houston for this dis
tipguished honor. Fellow ci'iZenB, cannot
this tribute to these grest men b. paid by
Texas, and through them as representative
men, 10 the founders of this great c1mmou-
wealth. IL | we're young and in your
legislature, would esteem It All honor and
a high privilege TO iri'i.te such action.
REPUBLIC or TEXAS
Texas was no less distinguished by her
ju-ists and law givsrs during ner st'uegle
tnan by the military genius developed in
the revolution, The constitution of The re.
public was adopted March IL. isS6, amid
the throes Of the revolution. lt challenges
admiration for the wisdom OF It's pr nc pies
aud sound Judgment ami sk u In tie
methods adopted for putting government
Ia operation, based on those price pes.
The cornerstone of the constitution il ia the
B Il OF X ghts. "All political pp"er is in-
herent in the people, and all tree goysrE-
neuts are founded on their authority v ard
constituted tor their benefit IL u mod
eled on tbs constitution oi the United
States, in the partition of pDw,fs among
,hree co-Drdiuste depsrt menis, legislative,
executive and judiciary, .nd Ia subiividipg
the Legislative into two branche.-2enate
aud house. IL mrkss like prav.sl 'n- as the
cons u ion of the United States Ia respect to
foreign relatinns, levying and col
Letting taxes. duties, etc, ct,
borrowing money, as TO an amy
and navy, coiniag money, post tuces,
aud post roads. treaties etc. But n the re-
public of the United States was composed
OF many states, ard Texas of but one, ,he
congress Of the republic has an the legisls-
tive power p,rtain,ug To an ind soendent
nation of the earth, as weu a. tie power
exercised nv state IN resa aect 20 its lrc' and
dom. site affairs. 30 that even With the aid
OF the ccustituu n OF the Unitsd ct tes
aud their knogleigs of the v,f u state