The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

the monument at Wv
,adress is part of the his
a..nlugton county, which has
,Ao- a great deal OF research
y, vim appear later in book fo'm'
I'd It was as follows
~ sarhood l was something of a
!, rex,s history, and was i'm
.,,y times that the history OF
..IeS,Ii.y, county and town OF
81, where so much OF the early
!, Texa, is made, had been neg
historians OF the State. All
corded Of this ancient county
wbcre so many far-reaching
III, IN; Affecting events occurred Is
.r,y in old records, stored il
LIN az the old pioneers and scat
~ and there through voluminous
~ "a does not exist in anything
rmoset or connected form. This
.'s,.iou when sentiment asserts its
IA would prefer to toss this cold
N the wind and let the
,I.ss az my heart dictate and con-
n,tstauces but / refrain, because
liza higher duty were laid upon
n. purpose OF this gathering is TO
4. nlace where, on the End day of
lis a Declaration OF Independ-
v,s promulgated, constitution
d government organized and a
Nam which, In course of time.
mart OF the mightiest govern
y slrth; and at the risk OF being
ro,y. propose to use the occasion
.'.lue some facts connected with
nmsdiate section of the State, in
|at % rescue some Of the memories
:,rred places that are fast pass
be silence OF Oblivion and forget
Sentiment and personal remin-
|. will be avoided, and If you are
sl,a and entertained / shall be glad,
conscious OF having violated none
rrpretles Of the occasion, have
ausles to offer.
really century anu a hail' pre-
. l@i' IeXas was merely a prov
q possession Oh france SPAIN or
NO way connected WIN any
10 way connected win any
Eslsrs or any form OF Judlclary, ana
Eillsd on the geography OF the eartn
|!sat Of territory and unlimited but
covered material ana productive pos
ny. Until 1871 very little successful
aa been made TO settle the com
Mexico the purpose and plan of
government being to preserve the
n perpelually as grazing and
~ ground Yielding to outside press
Vio'cSltions were entertained and
FNlsns made IN that year with a
Y coloaization. On the 7th of May,
'ae province OF Iexas was united to
fIe OF Voahuila by an act OF the
= s0,sress' the state christenei
w. ana texas ana the capital placed
fAMo, inc people OF the old prev
|sampialnea OF the great distance to
|,pasl q one new state, where nearly
" Ouslnsss OF civil government
susav'ea In the absence OF any
'pp,oacning an ehiicient judiciary
i. Naicn lnaueed congress to pass
usalus the department OF Texas
nsns ~ me same time the Office
IT, me department, with head
$50, san Anvonio' Ihe states and
\. ' ~ We're were euDdivlded into munich
A. ny eniel olneer OF which was an
N s .aus,. au.ies ana powers CORE
!, ,n SyneWuM TO our district ami
s,,s .srse', washington was one of
!, 49, H. ,,. nuh'Vlpallties' though the
b ~. . ',n' having peen created
|, i ~ U.neis oe,ns Una, BeXar, Co
NJ lsctsoD Hua'su' Gon5a'es, Hal
:, v ,aSssoh' jasper jefferson, Lib
~ = Milam, Nacogdoches.
Il IA y, WIS, nusustlne San Patricto,
ANTI, - ~ ID san Fellpe was the
! IN, w y, ne municipality of Wash
t,,,s.o, .,aon OF the ofhcial business
hi ,lesiso ~ Judge John P Coles,
y, 49,. Vi the municipality, hav-
n ~ srp0in.eu py Don Juan Antonio
th,a SsH "a s''er II was formed, at his
Il ws.h,nr .our mics west OF the
A. nresnnt ana at Fort Bravo,
|, n ,ssl location OF the city of
,ssri .''i tne congress of the State
4, n r.. ana ieXas made some
dO,ll,v .s, sellltorial limits of the
IN ~ aua.ns the country now EN-
n ,sn e counties of Walker and
by "a IN eTH. usg the eastern
ori.rss 'ao trinity river. Congress
yesr ,or eieetlon 70 be held in
m ~ slcaides, sindico and riga
4 10. alodiue with less authority
i. 80. was now equivalent to coun-
PADS. sue slhdlco to the sheriff and
o,ssn. 70 county commissioners
,ri" esis acting together formed the
i, ,-'i,o corresponding TO our coun-
! AZ the election in 1884 Joshua
vac eiected alcalde, John w. Hall
!. aug John P. Coles rigadore On
~. o. March, 1885, congress changed
' s.l divisions OF the States into
n'p's, which were subdlvided INTO
. ..IVas- Washington constituted a
'uoa In the department If the
ana the capital fxed a. wosh,n@ o
Mkr the adoption ~ ~ oo ~ uIu
ID the organizatior 90 NC sonss ,.,
seSe.lment bv 80 ~ 81 tue PloEIs
The Mexican ;ndioio' .,..i Drt L ~
sle was adonted Ia uinlsion .,
! his adminisir VeI anu Perpeluaeea
he close Of a., lon.
lie estsblIsh, sne revolution with