The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-10
Z. King ofigrod dp an Invocation.


ing its history from its organization
to the close OF the terrific conflict. He
alluded TO Frank Terry and Tom Lub- /.
beck, who after the battle of Manassas
returned to Texas, saying they wanted
y thousand men of the best blood of
Texas, "And in less than thirty days
1906 men We're ready, 1902 sworn into
the service of their country for the
term of the war, siXty-four were not
able TO so in, and they went at their
own expense, filling the ranks as they
became depleted by dread disease and
fortune of war.
Terry Rangerp the words What
Hood of memory do they open up
Thirty years have made their cycle as
time is chronicled. The first charge
made at Woodsonville, Ky, by this
regiment led by the intrepid Terry
against twenty times their number,
and the last charge at Bentonville, n.
c., led by the youthful but veteran
Capt. j. f. Dock Mathews, when, at
a request by Gen. w. IL. Hardee, he
literally charged the entire army of
Gen. Sherman and saved from
slaughter and capture the Confederate
army under Gen. Joseph E. Johnson,
is yet fresh in memory. Captain
Mathews had 100 men all told, and
they had been in the saddle for a
period of seventy hours and almost
continuously under fire. Calmly con-
sidered by men uninured to war and
who never witnessed daring deeds by
patriots, this act, as well as the first
led by Terry, would be con-
sidered reckless and foolhar-
dy, but they were not. Each
of them was in the nattre of u forlorn
hope; each Thermopylae; each an
act from which the old guard of Ma
polean or the Cossacks would have
shrank, but by the Terry Ranger, it
was simply considered in the line of
duty. lido not refer to these two oc-
casions because they were special-far
from it; it was only the beginning and
the ending of the career of Terry's
Rangers as soldiers. The first, a he
role, unparalleled baptism of fire at
birth. The last, the act of men not
conquered, and uncouquerable. a
grand exhibition of valor of veteran
American soldiers; the pride and hope
of a nation"
General Claiborne, in eloquent Ian
guage, alluded to many battles In
which the famous regiment partici'
pated and his response was intensely
interesting.
HON. SETH sHEPERD.
In the absence of Capt. Peirre, who
was to have spoken to the sentiment,
'The Ladies of the South" Hon.
Seth Shepard, who happened to be
here on business, was asked to re
spond and did so briefly, but very
gracefully, paying high tribute to
their character and self-sacrificing
F devotion and patriotism during the
war. He thanked God that his mother
was one of them and as for himself
was proud of the heritage of partici'
pating in the struggle for what he be-
lieved to be right. At the same time
we should be as proud now as ever
that the war is over, of the institu
tions of our country, and should al
ways bless the memory of the noble
women who suffered privations, o
which they never complained for feal
of disheartening us in the struggles o
the Confederacy.
5 u. U. LUBBOCK.
Q In response to the toast "The Priv
n ate Soldier" this distinguished orato
/ said in substance:
5 II feel my utter inability to do tn
: subject justice. 1t is one on whicl
orators delight to dwell, that the poet
Q in their reveries have honored in SON.
: and story. The toast proposed goes t,
the very foundation stone upon which
4 true patriotism and love of country
3 rests in actual war. The private il
: the main stay of the army and thu
safety of the country. 1t he who re
9 gardless of compensation and the ex
pectations of position, considers tn
J., urgent demand of his country and a
Y once offers himself as an actual par
Q ticipant in the ranks where leader
V bullets and lannon's missiles do thei
Q bloody work. He is the patriot ant
t safe guard of a patton, bears tn
: main hardships incident to the activ
D campaign, and freely rushes into TIL
deadly conflict under the flag OF hi
1 country, trusting to an all wise Coz
: for victory in the end.
DIR. r.. NJ. swEARINGEN
+ drew glowing picture of Austin il
response to the toast "Our Capita
| City,u reciting it's history, and pre-
+ dieting for it great future, upor
which the spirit of Austin, for whom
3 the city was named, must be imagined
= look with pride. Referring to tn
= A lamo monument on the capito
= grounds he, expressed the hope that
f grander one still would be reared +
the memory of the heroes of the Con
federacy.
MAJOR j. j. LANE,
in response to 1.-THE Press" spoke il
glowing terms of the pleasure the oC
casion afforded him; spoke of tn
! sweet memory attendant upon tn
q thoughts of the past, touched upol
! the reverence which all bear to tn
: memories of the past and the nobl
men associated with it's history
g The "Reminiscences of thepast are al
familiar to the major, who was him
self so prominent in its movements
The major spoke fuently, briefly ant
to the point. His remarks were
g sparkling as wine and as brilliant a
S the fluency of the majors pen.
. GEN. FELIX ROBERTSON
d in response to the toast, "TeXas,
n said: