San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-15
following extracts from the Mont

poems of joy, saying;
"TEXAs TRIUMPHANT"
1--WE publish today an account of
the victory gained by TEXANS over
| Santa Anna and his vassals. No
| victory was ever more complete
no triumph ever more cheering to
the lover of freedom ! The spirit
of our fathers is abroad in Texas
her chivalrous sons We're never
born to be priest ridden.
1--WE look upon Santa Anna and
his followers as land pirates-en-
emies of the human race, despOilers
of human life and liberty and of
Gods religion-fair mark for the
virtue and valOr of every nation.
NiOlators themselves of every ar
ticle of the laws of nations and
Heaven, they are obnoxious to
those sacred laws. The red arm of
God is barred to punish their fierce
inhumanity, and, without tile gift
of prophecy, we could have fore
told that signal vengeance awaited
them. The scenes of San Antonio
and the Alamo were not hid from
the ewes of merciful provi-
dence, and may they arouse
the people of our sister nations in
the south to full sense Of political
and religious liberty"
1t is therefore not surprising to
read in the same issue that Muir
freesborough was elated by the
news and that their joy and en-
thusiasm took practical form. 1t
is reported that on the same night
public meeting was held in the
court house, Col. John Rucker pre-
sided, and Col. II. YOakum pre-
sented resolutions cOngratulating
Texans upon their victory and in
Structing their representatives in
Congress to vote for any measure
to promote the independence of
Texas, not inconsistent with JUS
tice or national honor. These resO-
buttons were enthusiastically
passed in the meeting and much
alcoholic liquor was drunk in
honor of the patriots.
lu6 ItpOIb SOlCluuCS w SiNihS
an accOunt,of a night feast in honor
of the Texan victories, saying that
after the resolution was passed:
"The meeting thereon adjourned
and the volunteers paraded the
court ward and fired three rounds
to the success of Texas and the
good cause.
'At night the town was splendid
ly Illuminated. The volunteers
paraded and exercised by the light
of innumerable torches that were
shining everywhere. After the
drill the town gave way to soft
music. A procession was formed
and marched around the square
(each man bearing torch in his
hand) keeping time to Hail
Columbia" The eagle banner
was there in all the glory of
its story folds. At length the
long, long line of joyous souls
were halted and gave three thun-
dering cheers for General Houston
and returned to their homes to
dream of liberty and Texas"
What a grand weird sight this
celebration must have been and
how encouraging and gratifying
to the people OF Texas.
On May %, 1886, the Monitor
gives an extract from the Nash
vile Banner, confirming the
Texan victory of San JacintO and
says that the president of the
United States had instructed Gen
eral Gaines, in case the lives and
properties of our fellow citizens on
the frontier are in jeopardy, to
take charge of old Fort Necogdoches
with a view of affording the nee
essary protection; showing Uncle
Sam then took care of his people.
The most important item, how
ever, is letter from Col. Hook
ley who was then adjutant and in
spectOr general of the Texan army,
and had the honor of serving at
San Jacinto. This was addressed to
a friend in Natchitoches. 1t is as
follows: "Sir, have but a moment
to give you an account of our vic
tory. Our spies have taken a cOur-
Ter and officer on the 18th of April,
who informed us that General
Santa Anna and his army were
across the San JacintO at this
point. We Immediately took up our
line of march and reached that
place on the morning of the Goth.
The day was passed in reconnoiter-
ing the enemy. Some few shots
during the time having been ex-
changed without much effect on