San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-26
GOV. IRELAND'S SPEECH.
At the Laying of the Corner Stone of the
New Capitol.
Ladies' and Gentlemen:

Ladies' and Gentlemen:
In behalf of the state and city O
Austin, welcome you to the capitol
The event of to-day Is not to tht
property OF heritage Of the present
generation, or any set of men, but i
belongs to the whole people of Texas
This house is to be their houso-al
are joint stock holders, and it is en-
tirely meet and proper that thepeoplc
should be here to witness the begin
ming of the edifce. Standing on this
hallowed ground, it does seem to me
as though the lover of history and
historic scenes might feast his eyes
and mind on panamora exhibiting
the rise and fall Of each successive
government that has held supreme
power in Texas during the last sixty
five years. So rapidly have they ris-
en-, matured and disappeared, that,
like the meteor, you can scarcely tell
from whence they started, their
course or destiny! We need not go
back behind the revolution of 1924,
when Mexico, including Texas, sue
ceeded in breaking the Spanish scep-
ter. Let us take one step farther
and we come face to face with the
stirring events of 1926. IT is just
forty-nine years ago to-day that the
patriots Richard Ellis, and 81 other
gentlemen, inclu1ing G. B. Stewart,
James Collingsworth, Edwin Waller,
Asa Brigham, j. S. d. Byron, Frans
Ruis, j. A. Navarro, j. B Badgett,
W. D. Lacey, William Menifee, John
Fisher, M. Caldwell, w. Motley, t.
D. Zavalla, Geo. w. Smyth. S. II.
Everitt, E. Stapp, Caleb w. B.
Scates, M. B. Menard, A. B. Hardin,
J. w. Bunton, Thomas G.. Gazeley,
X. M. Coleman, S. Robertson, &. c.
Childress, b. Hardiman, r. Potter,
Thomas J. Rusk, Charles S. Taylor,
John S. Roberts, r. Hamilton, G. III.
Mckinney, A. II. Lattimer, James
Power, Sam Houston, Il. Conrad, Da-
vid Thomas, Martin Farmer, f.. O.
Legrand, S. w. Blount, James
Gaines, w. Clark Jr., S. 0. Penning
ton. W. G. Crawford, John Turner,
B. B. Goodrich, G. w. Barnett. j. G.
Swisher, Jesse Grimes, $. Rhoads
Fisher, Sam A. Maverick, John
White Bower, Jas. B. Woods, An
drew BrIsco, j. w Moore and Thorn.
as Burnett, one Of the most illustri-
trious of whom (Sam Houston him
SELF was born on another 2nd of
March away back in the infancy Of
this commonwealth; well, as / was
about to say, it is just forty-nine
years ago to day since this gallant
band of patriots rose in the grandeur
and dignity of their united strength,
and flung to the people this glorious
I'VE, the delegates, with
plenary powers Of the people of Tex
as, in solemn convention assembled,
and appealing TO a candid world for
the necessities Of our condition, do
hereby resolve and declare that our
political connection with the Mexican
nation has forever ended, and that
the people Of Texas do now consti-
tute free. sovereign and indepen-
dent republic. AMI are fully invested
with all the rights and attributes
which properly belong TO indepen
dent nations; aud. conscious II tie
-ectitude OF our intentions, we fear
essly and confidently commit the -
,ue to the Supreme Arbitcf of the
lestiDies OF nations. Such was the
noble utteTance Of these illustrious
pioneers Of the past-these tUusty
pillars Of our new born liberty, and
lf all who have thus merItei the un-
living gratitude of their saccessous. F.
nd snshrined their names in the
learts Of the people bat t7ro live 10
ook upon OF read Of tbe event We oel-
.brzts b day. and t5ese two Tsiri-
lrchs and patriots are DR.. q. y
stewart All SiePbeu W. BlCzut