Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-06

e"N'afNNtfN' EAoAa ARAAs lltlE
ments for Its patriotic observance. A
salute OF thirteen guns welcomed the
rising sun, the hrst bdsAt penullings Of
wHich were caught In the toias OF the
American flag iioatlng 80 the breeze
from the highest Rag stan In the state
OF Texas, ereesed fos tails special oc-
caslon.
Al an early hour ~ khe patriotic airs
diseouls sea py Gceens Brigade bald. Ine
Ne.etahs assembled AZ the cOuit nolse.
punch and received gauges.
I've dlfiereut Organizations. military,
lreinen ana civic organizations Assem-
pitd at SaO anu AZ ~ 0'clocN marcneI SO
the fireman's para Ia the tonoWing order.
Band.
NaslinHotu Camp.
s.. Anu. cWs N.Lly.s.
hooh anu Iduuef Company,
MecdaiAo Engine company.
Cunnor Hose Company.
Bfennam ricld ArIuieIy.
brennam I.ignt Guard.
Nhupialn aud speakufs IA carriages.
CIu2eis ~ Carriages, Wagons anu hOrs-
Arriving at ne tae park me mo.
cession formed around lne recently erect
vu nag pple, IN tue western Dart OF gnc
PAL w,,len towers ninety-elshI ieet SKY
MaFu' ana alter terNent prayer By KeV.
George h, Clothirt, noa. HAIRY Haynes
read tne Declaration OF independence, the
M n 49, ss,sea anu az Lowe Rogers OF
II lloaIed to the breeze and was greeted
WIN the rebel yen py Washington camp
81 N-Confedera,es, and tae band Played
Atter the flag raising there was an
lmterm.ssion for a snoft time, after which
tae crowd gdtheryu at the Oeauutuiiy
uecorated platform used al our annual
-ha1Iest Tor Tie coronation anu Justice
SEN sHeperd delivered an address.
Colonei ID. q. Gtudinga OIL Washington
camp OF cN-Confeaeratcs, In a neal lIttls
speech, introduced Justice Seth Shepard
OF Washington u. c., u native OF the
county, Wnu said:
''Breathes there a man with soul 50
dead,
That ne'er to himself hath said
TINS Is my own-my native landv
Whose heart neer within him burned
As homewHrd his footsteps he hath
turned,
From wandering on foreign
strand?
Never has occasion been when ,nlr
4 sentiment appealed stronger to me-"
He reviewed the grandeur In this country
| ana expressed DOUBT II ever the fran
| ers or the Declaration OF independence
dreamed or the realization VI the pres,
| ent.
He paid glorious tribute to the men
| who made the Declaration OF tndepenu-
| cnce anu maintained IL In defiance ~
| the despotism, who agreed to haug to-
| Bethor lest they he hanged together, u
aa!ihg aeeredlled TO Bntler lie appealed
70 me people 70 maintain the memories
| OF the Revolution and preserve the ira
! ditlons OF our forefathers
| lie referred feelingly TO the Declura
| ton Of Texas Independence PROMULGATED
at Washington, this county. one OF the
! veterans, Geo. W. Petty, being pointed
to as one Of the malntalnsrs.
lie referred TO the double reason we
had to feel proud. the glorious recollec.
ton OF the Revolution, aud the recollec-
ton OF the Texas revolution. He referred
| feellngly TO the old veterans OF this coun.
Y, Major Moses Austin Bryan, and Geo
W. Petty, who fought for Texas inde
pendence, the former being present wher
the Independence OF Texas was declared
but on this day absent, looking over tn,
san Jacinto battle ground; Mr.. PETIT,
with his record Of 81 summers benz
present. looking younger than many otbel
Veterans of the late war on the stage.
He reviewed the history OF the Con
federacy and paid glowing tribute 4
the veterans, and compared the noble wo
men OF that time TO the spartan mothers
He said that, though this great sacri
lice seemed In vain, perhaps u was not
though Il failed In the accomplishment
rihce and their bravery IL not ia vain
In Its greatness. In It's majesty, II has
no parallel. These sacrinues these hard
ships taught. us TO win victories in peace
which, after all are greater than thos,
Of war.
He paid General Lee glowing trlbut,
and advised parents to train their chi
dren after suNh q standard, relating tn,
story OF Lees little son following hi
fathers footsteps In the snow. WheI
his attention was called TO it, he said
Then how careful should we be In oui
life's walk when we know that our chill
dren are following IN cur footsteps.
American Liberty was then eloquentll
defined and the distinction between libeT
~ and license clearly defined. the latte
being illustrated with the present graa
Pullman strike, deprecating the fact tina
they should make such fouls Of them
selves, though they have a couatltutiona
right TO do 10. He referred to State
rights and the fact that they were slip
ping away. State power ~ not exert
Ing itself as Il should and Federal powe
Is appealed TO, one OF the duties o
the hour Is TO lay aside partisan poll
ties and require OF the Federal govern
live up 10 the principles OF the Constl
tuition. He closed with an eloquent per
, Grafton and The baud played.
; Colonel y. c. GidilnEs then announce
. dinner and the vast concourse OF peopl
+ repaired 10 the Northwestern part OF IN
park, where half a mile of tables wer
I ladened with abundance OF as fine bar
! becued beef pork. mutton and kid a
"At D. M W. r. Garrett. ESQ. Dc
livered an eloquent and patriotic ad
dress, which was listened TO with at
Al 6 p. m. the Brenham Light Guar
. gave an exhibition drill. A game Of ba
4 Hon. Harry HAYNES in his usual Gle
duent manner delivered an able and pr
triotlc speech 10 large crowd OF carr
d replete with beautiful sentiments an
. wen turned periods.
The cro1s.i, while not ns large as e1
. pected was nevertheless OF respertabl
, proportions. reaching several thousand
i many OF them coming from distance.
: The grand marshal OF the day wa
w A. Wood assistant mHrshals, a.
Krue. +. W. sehuerenberg and Hug
/. Becker.
I Among the veterans who were toda
q celebrating The glorious Fourth with O
much patriotic zeal as perhaps any !
the State was noticed Mr.. George v
$ Petty. a veteran Of three wars. lie we
{ a San Jaclnto veteran and has passc
e His elghty-second birthday but Il hal
\ and hearty and took Us lively an intel
i est IN tho celsbra tlon as any or III
Younger veterans OF the late war,
. which ne wsa a participant. going n
y the gaits that any OF them started.
4 Tonight . grand military bah II
i progress which IL largely attended an
= a Rre1t social success, NJ which the ELI
70 on this section OF the state are whlr
ing In the dreamy mazes Of deliEhtfl
= waltz music, chasing the llosing houl
1, OF the grand Fourth OF July celebrate
!, with aging feet.