The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02


the money he expended as originally In.
tended 10y the donors, aud am ready ut
any umc 10 cooperate with those who
do~ire 10 see the fund properly disposed
of, Very respectfully. etc,
Now, colonel, after giving In the
above, l will say that at the time that
il was coniidcd TO me deemed IL quite
compliment. IL IL true was then well
oil In worldly goods and making money
very fast My wife aud son know and
nave always understood that | held that
M y sacred trust conhdcd to me- Thank
God! ! have over been prepared to re-.
snond, aud that | have the money safe.
COLONEL We are about building fine
and large capitol Theirs will bc Immense
corridors aud rotundas to III. | wis.,,
YOU TO think of something, II yon favor
tho idea. that would do 10 10 placed In
'ic capitol where IL would be preserved
Tor MI time, and seen by the thonsohdS
Visiting the Hcat of government Would
not be better than to place II ut Snn
Jncinto, where | Tyr very few will even
So to behold IL? Please let me have your
views or wnotuhjccl. will esteem Il
II grea' u TO ~ d think you have II
rely o1tl hc proper for Won To
ned you are one OF the few who
set u IN motion that now sojourns
amsiEh IsI l have thought some of con
.nl q tf Veterans whom they meet on
pose YOU make up your mind 10 be pres
ont on Nat occasion, aud we can con
suit with S,hosc old men aud patriots as
to what Nlg'ht please them,
ColonclSN beg pardon for this infection.
! write wy hurrtedly our chief clerk
aud hcokkcoScr both sick, which throws
II. X. lubbock
EvcrErecn Cedar bayou. llurris
County, Texas. january IS, 1882.
The Hon, Francis Il. Lubbock, Formerly
Governor of Texas.
My dear Governor: | have read
with great interest your lottc,
of the 22d inst on the movement
Il monument to the heroes Of San Ja-
cinto.'
The faciA and considerations mentioned
In Your letter revive dear and cherished
memories OF eveniiul times IN the carly
history of Texas, aud of tho manly
Spirits since taken away, who achieved
| It's Independence, and who laid solid aud
wisely tho foundations of this great
state.
Your recollection of facts Is strictly
accurate. The enterprise of erecting u
monument TO the heroes OF san Jncntn
originated and was organized ON the
field Of san Jacinto, 10y the side Of the
graves of the brave men who laid down
their lives on that great battle field for
| freedom of Thought freedom of speech
and for the right of self government
! The blood shed thcrr redeemed this broad
| land of Texas from the Insecurity If
person and property aud from the tyran-
NY of Mexican misrur and consccratVd
| 1t forever as thc abode of law-ahding
| frccmcn,
II is cmincntly fitting that YOU should
! laN AZ
mcnt, for You were conspicuous In its
origin and In It's Organization; aud thanks
ARE Justly due you for rcviving the plnu
with the funds formerly contributed nm.
| Impaired Az YOU intimate, | was char
mnu Of the committee of which yon were
trnsurer, chosen for the erection of the
monument, 1t mny therefore, be per
mitted 10 me "a speak confidently of the
{ accuracy of Your rccollcctlons.
IL seems that Humc person has Quce.
| toned. nj one time the Wisdom Of YOU
f. holding the monument funds IN hand
! instead OF investing them for such In.
forest as might have accrued Your
/ course has been cmincnUy judicious
The funds ARE intact instead OF existing
IN thc shape OF bankrupt, worthless
bonds, The contributors showed their
estimate Of yourself in appointing rs
treasurer gentleman Of honesty aud
! Judgment.
Nu suggest NNe inquiry, NHtrt Tue
monument should he placed, t'npue,~
tonnhly either ON the field where the hat
tie was fought, overlooking tho graves
Of the buried dead, or Ia the capitol of
Texas now about 20 hc erected In Aus
tin. III some conspicuous position, ~ cen
rally in II hail or rotunda, Your sus
CcstiOn ms To who or whose Wishes shall
decide this matter OF location strikes one
very tnvorahly, II Is surely httng that
tho suryiying Veterans, who nrc TO meet
In Aprll ut Waco, ahould decide where
the memorial monument NJ san Jacinto
shall be placed. II is my fixed purpose
Ia he proscnt nt the meeting.
While considering the revival Of the
proposed erection ut monument TO-
the heroes of san juCinto we mny I've
indulgcd in single reelection, even In Il
private letter Hike thu present, on the
great and lasting importance OF that
battle Thoughtful men who look ut
history t.yond dry details of arith'
metical aud chronological factS, rate
battles by their enduring Importance and
especially by their practical influences On
the social aud political condition Of
countries and of peoples. II ~ not the
number of killed and wounded In II bat
tie that determines It's Importance mt
the practical merits which How from
IT, We can now, my dear governor
speculate surely on wha, would have been
TINS hlnhi mnn VI i'N'N hNi '."''',
Anna been victorious on the ue'd OF
San lacintc Tho wholesale massacre
If Collpd tells uS Tint Santa Anna
would have executed 10 lts bitter end MS
thrnn, to put to death every mah, woman
and child west Of the Sabine who could
iahber English Had Suuta Anna con
oucrcd, this great state of Texas, WIN
ita territory, civilized hundreds 81 'n'u-
sands, millions, of today and In the near
future with its bright promise of abound
ing prosrrrity would have rrmntncl q
silent wilderness, in which wild buffalo
mud wilder Indians would have t"anru
Where rnilroad trains now sweep nlohH
nv cultivated fields and through pros
pcrous cities. the white man would con
tuue today "a traverse u NJ he then dlh
welt mounted, with his rifle across ms
saddle how concealed or creeping thronfh
Tho tail grass that waves over ~ honni
icsa aries THIS ls not all New MeN
leo. Arizona, California. followed IN tnt
train of redemption aud of conservatism
10 inhahItotion mud civil zel NE Ms ~