The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-13


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Gala, 81. naa -usd the pleasure At
addressing me Mis,9ll,s,s =, 'i'o,, ~
but he spoke trom the Inspiration ul tho
ocensiOn. ne had learned the lrs on uI
ndeliiy 10 tie Union om such men Hs
Clay Calhoun, Gates ana Heslun. lie de-
c'aied the Bible ana constitution lhe sub
stfnta OF everything great and grand Ia the
universe. Tho people ui tlC south had a
stsuneh belief IA the constitution.
ne men W tgu went ""l no,
Missouri 10 ,hg ,.g, IN" ,,,, ., . ,.sn
hnuse 20 Join dliltrgUl silrs' brother, tis-
agTeeh, and one linked lIa fats with ihr
$ nth, chile the Other Joined the frdenul
army, The .I.t-t related a conversation
Doniphau said 90 hua' go, boy, ana
night Tor SGur convictions vuug p-iuui .ta
are right ana must prevail lhe Mh-
s0uTltns were nut rouscripls. thy
ems. ed t1' Nng Voluntarily in,y
anu lawyers and me honest lnboring Mrl
lie pictured his clmp-uy, ~, W,th tnvlr
bands on tho hih.o HN-arlns ~ on tvfNlC1
and some man moved that they swear IN
for the war Il II lasted 20 years nEd 10 was
carried with a shout II was further moved
ana carrie by tha company that lhclr
captain, General Lewis should lthl lhlm
Alsnys In the til kest OF the hgHl IL
said he saw the hntchot buried long ago,
crate co or his own face and that OF n ty-
ing Federal soldier with a ilsg he had cap
turcd. lie sid he did not 90 his dut' and
did no. g aim 10 do 50, for There were mn y
thugs which h, might have done. Gen
ral Il air said ON orc occasion lhNt the
best ana braY6st men no had over
seen In Missouri were those VINO ma
met him ON tie ncld or battle
The wars 81 England had cemcntod the
people md gave that people the best gov
crnmcnt the world ovct saw, aud the
speaker bette yed that the war Ind cement
ed our government so that " can never Dc
wiped out either by Intestine or iore'sn
foes, lie thought the government stronger
and better in los5 than In SUI
The sneaker then referred To the colpCd
race. Turning 10 Colonel Mitchell, of pa
las, he 81 %, "You aud know colonel, that
some ofthe pest service rendered during the
war was by the co.ored people, whn cared
for our wives and children while we we're
lighting this battles " Tho speaker lhth
closed With beautiful rcrOratlon on The
dawn OF an era Of universal good feeling be-
lhtEn lllt NolAAi sAliN s'hhAAs
MIR. G. W. SMITH,
of Colorado City, was introduced, nd said:
EN Con faderate and CN-Federat Soldiers,
Ladies' and Gentlemen:
The purpose that bring" together such n
concouTse Of people ns we eehold mere To-
dag certainly commcnds Itself TO the pop
ular mind. Here Is u crowd so vast as even
TO tax the energies and other resources oi
Fort Worth to N crt 'n H., as untiring as
are her energies and varied as are her re-
goC rces The fact that each recurring an
nual reunion Of eN-Coniederatc soldiers
has increased 10 Interest and In numbers
dnttl the present o4c eclipsCs all It's
predecessors, and that Invitations
TO attend them are corIiaiiy tS-
diers, in'onteslably proves that they are
Ia favor With the masseg, and especially
with the generous and brave of BOTH
armies And rejoice 10 know mat they
are source of pleasure to thoos who wore
the blue as wei rs the gray. IL delights
me to witness the evide noes of general en-
joyment here to-day. ! parth'e most
heartily OF the joy which seems 10 reign
throughout this assemblage. H. should be
an OCCASION of universal rcjoic ngi for u Is
the meeting together of many long parted
fr ends, whose friendships were tried and
proven In ~ severe but uncrflnE cruclo'e
That friend nho has shared adyeTsUy WIN
us Is trebly closer to us than thS o9e with
whom we have associated only IN
the genial sunshine of prosper
ity, Community of prlVations ana suffer-
ing begrIs the strongest and most enGur-
Ing attachments Life in the military
camp, on tn to lsome march amid the
peis of battle revoais, s II under me
ilerceSt light, tae true qualities OF man
10 know Linn as n soldier is to know MIN
No sennro MS frientship the e is to enjoy
that friendship through II e.
Here to-day have INST in joyous reunion
many Of the surv, yOrS or 81 mighty
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