Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-03
A DAY FULL OF HISTORY.
Continued from FIRST page.
organization was conducted to the
place assigned 1t.

organization was conducted to the
place assigned 1t.
IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE.
The city was gaily decorated with
| flags and penuants floating from every
| hou. etop, while the awnings fairly
groaned under the beautiful wreaths
| OF evergreens and flowers. The Prus'
sian band furnished superb music for
| t1e occasion, and, as It's strains burst
upon the delighted multitude, cheer
upon cheer went up to express their
| Joyous animation. AS the
procession halted at the cap
itol grounds, the people
dispersed themselves about in con-
venient places to witness the ceremo-
MES.
UPON THE GRAND STAND,
beside Gov. Ireland and his staff In
uniform, there were Gen. Stanley,
Gen. Vincent, Gen. Bates, Maj. Cush-
ing, Col. Lee, Lieut.. o M. Smith,
! Mai Livernore. ex-Gov. Lubbo *,
Judge Quinan, Hons. w. G. Walsh
o Nj. Roberta, James Baines, + Il.
Sexton, A. p. Woodbridge, Gen.
Walker and others.
Rev. II S. Thrall inaugursted the
| CtItIll III OIL NibihNht HiHJ
after which Gov. ireland was intro
duced and spoke as follows:
THE aovERNoR5 Address.
| Ladies' aud Gentlemen:
| In behalf OF the state ana tho city OF AVS
| Tin, welcome you To the capital. The event
| OF to- day iB not tbs property or heritage OF
the present generation, or any st of men, but
| IL belong, - the whole people OF Texas. IN
hous- ~ TO be their house; all are JOINT
aNs.alH h. Nara 10 ant mi
| proper that the people should be here tn VII.
ness the begir ming OF the eoif o. standing
| on rms HAILowED oRoUSD,
| IL does Heem 10 nla as though the lover OF his
| tory and historic &c mes might feast his eyes
| and mind on q panorama exhibiting the rise
AID fah OF each successive government thst
risen. matured end disappeared. that-like
whence they started, their course or DIES.
hind the revolution of 1877. when
Mexico, including Tex =, succeeded In
RRRAKINu THE sPAEIsu sCEPTER.
| Let us take ons step farther, and we come
face 10 face with the stir Ing events OF 1886.
1t isj ust forty-nlne years ago to-day that the
toiiinssworth, Edwin Waller, Asa Brigham,
j.. y; Byron, Frans Ruis, J, a. Nayarrn, j.
p. padgett, W; n. Lacy, w u Mepifs S'
Zavalla, George ". smyih. 3. II. EveIitt y,
atspp, Caleb West, W. d, Scales. NJ. D..
| MonAru, a IL. HHTulu, Y. w. ItuDLOU, inOthbs
q. Gansley. Il. NJ. Coleman :. o. Robertson,
George G. Childresa Il. HardIman, II Cotter,
Thomas J. Rusk. Charles =. Taylor, John =
Roberts. II, Hamilton, q, NJ KINNEY, II
Ilattimer, James Power Sam Houston, David
Thomas II Conrad, Martin Farmer, Il. o.
Legrand, =, W Blount, James Gaines, W.
| Clatk jr., y. D. Pennington, W. @. Crawford,
John Turner, 8 goodrich, g. W. Barnett
j., q. Swsher, Jesse Grimes, Z, khoads
Fish r, samuel 4; Maverick, w John
Andrew Andre 'P B'iscoe, John v. Moore.
and Thomas Barnett, one OF the most illus
trlous of whom Sam Hous on hlmself) was
born on another second OF Mar away back
In the infancy of the commonwealth.
Well, AZ was about to say, ~ Ia iorty-nino
yeaIs ago today since THIS gallant t, band o,
, their united strength and dung TO the people
this glorious declaration:
1--WE, the delegates with y euary powers OF
the people of fexas, in solemn convention
, assembled, and app.a ing 10 "a candid world
l for the neces,ities OF our condition, do here
by resolve and declare that our PORTUGAL con-
I nection with the Mexican hation has forever
: ended, and that the ueople of Texas do now
J constitute free, sovereign and !, Dependent
4 Republic aud are fully invested with all tins
a rights and attributes which properly belong
TO Independent natto y; and, conscious o
the rectItude OF our intentions, we fearlessly
q and confidently commit the issue 10 the su
: preme AIbiter ofthc destin'es Of nations,
such was the noble utterance OF these II
l. luxurious pioneers OF the past--these trusty
pillars OF our newborn liberty aud of al
: who have merited the undying gratitude o
y their successors, and enshrined their name
l. two live TO look upon or read of the even
a we celebrate o-day, and these two patriarch
and Sdn pS sis are p e n ssew"bs ana ste
o PASSED 10 rHEIR ETERNAL REWARD,
!, but so long al virtue wins our veneration, ~
NJ long as unseliish patriotism excites an
war ~ TO human praise, 81 long as these &C
| lnssRl columns can commemorate the Rrea
n ness and glory OF the sa'e, the good me
Ia gone, as we'll M those who are still with u
Ill 10. kxas.. NUlt hn
citizens OF Texas. The old adage that IA roll
l. Ing zone gathers no moss has been disprove
by .ur history as q nation and a state, To
first "cspitol" that our predece ssoIs enjoye
was at san Felipe. The capitol building wa
rooted by
ruE BLuE DOME OF HEAyEs,
while the sward Of the rairle served for
tloor Then csne Washit gton, on the Il 0
r eos. whose crumbling ruins to-day tell I
Ssd sp na n uTp sss,fs
to that dignity later on; At So'n1
ment was established at Houston
" and not until that time was our tlrst "csp
" lol' cons ructed Who, even OF tue presel
y day does not REMEMBER the "oid capitol:
III rom bsing the capitol OF nation
Of THE BULpINa BECAME A HOTEL,
and was ohly dispa, ed f1r . more commod
sc GUS structure witt In the last few year
, Whether that capt oil had co nor stone, q
re N II had q, whether ~ was ever formal
Ia "laid,' am not Informed, but Il ~ TO be pr
- snueu mar inc uttle ba" OF patriots
Ill thst period were ore pressed for time tina
, we are, and probably dispensed with u
ID ceremony which calls us together to day |
ha 1879 the seat OF guvernmt mt preceded the cl
'e 10 the spot where Austin now stands.
"a 1872 The resident Gen. rouston
a PUT THE go, TESTAMENT IN ms POCKET.
m aud carried back 10 the city OF Housto
=, Again tue seat of gov -rnmeut found its wa
JIM 10 W. shinR ON. on the Brazns The conve
w ton t. determine whether n nation khou
hi merge and become n memner OF the COME
Nv eracv known as the Omitted states
AMERICA" was Gale d by resident Jones
SO meet AT Austin, and from that tin
la TO tots day this city has heen Il
~ seat of government. Tho irat cspitol bull
OF timbers ere Pre- AIRED by hand in the Bs
,v tTop ninsries. II was erected on the hi
y where the recorder now holds his dat
ct leVees, and tbs clty council legtelates