The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-22
BATTLE OF VAL VERDE.
Anniversary Marked by the Reunion Of
Veterans Of Green's Brigade.
SOLDIERS WERE GIVEN WARN WELCOME
Annual Election of officers Held-An
Address by Governor saycrs-
Those i'm Attendance.

diers received its first break during the
civil war. the Tom Green's Brigade assoc
citation met in sixteenth annual session.
The morning session was devoted to
speeches of welcome and a response, with
music by the Second Regiment band. The
| speech by Colonel Giddings attracted a
great deal of attention, the tone being OF
the character which enthused the veterans
when they were young men in 1861.
| The members of the brigade assembled
| at $3.50 O'Clock in front of Lusk's hall, aud
| the procession was formed. led by the Sec
ond Regiment band under the leadership of
Prof, F. w. Eilers; the Brenham Field
Artillery following, under command Of
! Captain Ben Schmid The parade was
through the principal streets, and closed
at the hall. The proceedings opened with
few numbers by tho Second Regiment
band. The hall was well filed with Wis
itors, and large number of ladies and
! citizens occupied seats to the rear OF those
! reserved for the members of the assoca-
ton.
The meeting was called to order at TO- 40
by Mr.. w. A. Wood, grand marshal, and
| Rev. Il. w. Tarrant invoked divine bless
| ing. Mr.. Wood introduced Hon. d. Q.
Giddings, who delivered the address OF
welcome on behalf of the citizens of Bren-
ham. In the course of his remarks, he
| said:
| We fought for a principle of civil lib
| erty; we fought for a cause which we
thought was right then. aud cause which
| We think now was right. When the his
| torian writes the true story of this coun-
| Try, when he tells of tho commencement
| of decentralization In this country. he Will
| start his story With the close Of the civil
war; he will accord to Abraham Lincoln
M ,g,,sp
Of the decay OF American freedom. Our
| States entered into compact and agree
| ment, and when ono party to that agree
ment violated the compact, the sovereign
| States sought TO organize Il government
which obtained its authority from the
consent of the governed. When he (l.in-
| colin violated that pledge and invaded
| sovereign States they resented the inter-
| ference of their rights. There is no use
| to disguise it, government of force
rests over us today Talk about govern
mcnt by consent A government by con-
| sent is government in which the ma
| iorty rules. He uDincoliD organized armies
! and for four years pillaged and burned In
sovereign States. That constitution is now
binding us. 1t is no use to disguise it.
| The same crowd which supported him
| lLincoln) is now talking about floating the
| nag over n lot of barharans who haven
| got sense enough TO consent to be gov
erned. This government is a question OF
power and there is no constitution about 1t.
We are meeting here today on the an
niversary Of the organization OF Green
Brigade association. In the name of the
citizens of Brennan and Washington coun-
| ~. | bid you welcome.
Hon Harry Haynes, who was appointed
by Washington camp, u. G. ", of Bren-
ham, to welcome the visitors, was next In
| troduced. He spoke most brilliantly con-
hail huil
| All heil.!, We are glad 10 see you. We
| feel honored in entertaining you, and when
your business Is finished and you go to
your respective homes in various parts OF
| the State, l think you will agree, that our
| welcome came from our hearts.
| W. A. Shaw of Dallas, Farmer Shaw, y
was next introduced 10 respond on behalf
of the brigade. He started by telling how
able he was in the line of writing speeches
and delivering them, because he was an
editor; which he proved in his extempora-
neous effort.
"You may talk about this being good
GOVERN emit" he said. 81 think it Is
| failure. We have been governed for
| years by chronic office holders. Read
| history aud you will see that all great men
| are men who had one idea, and that
| idea was for self alone. Look Mt II. Some
| chronic office seeker will get UP on the
| platform and will call to you: Come here,
! and you will come running, and he viii
| tell you that the world IS upside down
| and IL ought to be downsido up, and you
get your crowbars and put them under
| the world and commence raising 1t, and
Won succeed In raising II just high enough
| IN LET the office seeker slip into COED
| ion That Is what brought about the
| WAY One side was battling for the great
| EST principle men ever battled for-state
| sovereignty. The other side was fghtins
10 keep the Union together and they we're
| conscientious. They may charge that we
| souobt for slavery but deny II. They
may saw that we fought 10 continue an
arjstooracy which recognized the rich
| rnon'e negro as better than the poor
white man. but deny 1t. We have seen
| tbe rise OF an aristocracy since that time
| which is far worse-the arlstocracy OF the
bond clippers and the money power, tne
| control of government. Admit for argu..
n,ant that we fought for slavery, ] tell
~, In renly that II was proyidential.
W. have through the medium OF slavery
transferred TO this country population
NJ over a million colored people VINO are
citizens of this country every one Of
,ybom would now be In Africa running
out every morning 10 nhu hps'o p"D'
for breakfast ~, chav Han
Iarry HAYNES announced that certain
Establishment had been provided TOT ms
salasotes ana that the reunion badge was
rassnort TO every place, without money
AND without price. The meeting then
adjourned. until p. m.
Tho association convened at p. m,
president W. A. p. Cornltius of Houston
in The chair. and Secretary John G. Ran
kin at the desk
There being vacancy In the ofhce Of
,roasurer. President cornitius declared
nominations for that office in order. and
Mr. John G. Rankin nominated Mr., +. 5
Wade of Williamson county lie was
oianted nv reclamation and accepted, III
a short speech Of thanks tor me hohoF'
Miss Ola Thompson of Beeyilie was IN
yttsd Ia a seat on the stage as an assist
ant IN Secretary John G. Rankin she
a. snonsor OF the camp In her home town
,rha vote was unanimous.
The minutes OF the tfteentn annuh
,eeting al Beeyille February. lSss, were
raad by Secretary John q. Rankin ane
were ADAPTED as being correct.
The appointment OF Gomi,iipt coyni, III,
next In order. and President oo'nie'n'
named The following y
on Memorfals--A. ID. Petteoias' D.
Thompson. A. H. Baker ,,,.,s.
IN ResoIntions--J. +. Kirk a, o. fleinb
w. A. Shaw. $40, nan
secretary Rankin announced ma, ho 'n
,asanh ID sayers would arrive AZ W
'po,p.. f-o,, Austin and moved ina