The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
; REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
|ddress Delivered by Hon. George W,
PeudIeton at Temple.
RESTING HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES
Actors of Those stirring Times
In Texas and Their Heroic
Deeds Described.

e following address was delivered by
George w. Pendleton at the recent
hon of San Jscinto veterans held at
bile:
nerable Authors OF the Texas Repub-
Ladies and Gentlemen: The event
b you celebrate today Is the most mo-
ous in the history OF this great COM
wealth. Sixty-three years ago today
tight morning April sun shone ON a
army of brave spirits. camped on the
bank OF the San Jacinto river, III
is now Harris county.
Rnfronting them was the veteran Mex
army. commanded by Santa Anna,
i greatest general. Flushed with the
prizes, or rather butcheries, at the Ala
and Goliad. where our entire forces
destroyed, victims in the one instance
|uperior numbers and in the other of
lean pertidy, Santa Anna now rejoiced
is opportunity to destroy the only re-
ping organized remnant of Texans.
believed that sunset on that day
"''ANos Nht uONh VI w AhI hC
TO call the Texas rebellion, and that
work afterwards would only be TO
herd of panic stricken fugitives be-
the Sabine. But Linden saw an
sight"
be sun set at San Jacinto on a field
req with Mexican gore, and hence
the pickering star of the young
DIG shone with a steady light. This
a,1 Ia 81,
uer Iexas by an organized invasion OF
Nnelming forces, and ended as con-
always end between the Anglo Saxon
Latin races. in favor of the former.
cause OF the Texas patriots was as
as that which animated our
pulmonary forefathers to oppose the
my of the British king, but the diff
nee In numbers and resources be-
On the Texans and Mexicans was great.
uan between the Americans and Brit.
az Texas there may have been 35,
whites to these were opposed 5000. O0t
,ya Mexlcans. The impartial observer
a only predict defeat and destruction
we Iexans, and the disparity was 81
as to cause the most gloomy appre
on IN the minds of our most hopeful
pathizers.
=. there is a God who moves in d;
'stious way. his wonders to perform
snis providence must have SO ordere,
~ as to place at the head OF tn
ans. the ablest natural military com
uer OF the day, General sam Houston
us tnat the people in the West VIII
70 nee from their homes and leav
exposed to the Mexican and the saw
craought the battle should be given o
ooiorado. but Houston realized tha
very life OF the young republic depend
me result of one decisive action an
nv M 10 wait until his er-confider
az should divide his forces. This wa
ana victory followed. Whether
ne accident or acumen. the result r.
- actors in those stirring times. wi
20 make the history that is read
ssa =, tne present day. have near
ROM, S"ay' few venerable figures aloi
& soha US 70 prove that we are dlscu
tbs al realities. and are not indulgii
u wa AIMS OF the romance writer;
Il o,,r NAY reeur to those events al
p. persnr IMPRESSIONS without accusati,
he sniai. partiality or prejudice
rivsfirtV OF 1886 was patriotic. but bi
ders prevailed between some of [
or So 20 the discussions between Go
Bubordgn.n and his council. and TO /
tbssa stlons introduced into the arr
astars ussensions may be traced I
kor sn,iutt me Alamo and Goliad. Go
In .chin.h APPOINTED Houston comman
si OIL the Texas armies: when a
Jn.n se between the governor and
- houston adhered to the govern
M ignored his position as he
srr amy ana issued orders direct
us,nr l'lnate commanders in the We
results orders were not obeyed. and
a w. ene forces at the Alamo and
''e annihilated. and this compel