The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
LET'S PRESERVE THE RELIC
A PROTEST AGAINST THE REMOVAL
OF OLD FORT AT NACOGDOCHES.
Patriotic Societies of Houston viii Meet
This Afternoon for that Purpose,
Talk with a Patriotic Lady.

AS announced In yesterdays Post there
will be a meeting at 400 o'clock this
afternoon 40 the lvccum han of the pa
trlotic societies Of Houston, embracing the
local chapters Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, san Jacinto chap.
Ter, Daughters Of the Republic or Texas,
aud Robert =. Lee chapter, Daughters Of
the Confedcracy, to enter their solemn
protest against the sale or removal Of the
old stone fort at Nacogdochcs
Mrs j. j. Mckeeyer Jr., president of the
san Jacinto chapter Daughters Of the
Republic, IN discussing this matter yes
The old stone fort at NaCogdocheS
should not he destroyed. This curious and
primitive old building has stood In quaint,
historic NacogdochcS for centuries. If it
be torn away aRther sacred tie binding
us to the glorious past of the states mis-
tory VIII nave Disappeared. Could we but
teyerish activity Of the present; and look
into the future few years hence this
silent Ink Of tho past, within the shadow
OF the home and the stones thereof are
hero. Thomas J. Rusk. would remain as
interchangeable as fate. There Is perhaps
nothing which reflects more credit to the
mind aud heart ot a community than the
desire 20 erect lasting monuments In memo
~ Of the distinguished dead. Unless tue
memory OF the great Is thus Nlslhly re
Of great and heroic struggles are lost
sight OF This crude old landmark is as
sacred almost as the Alamo, for here the
early settler aed for safety from the In
dian and had not San Jacinto been crowned
with success, the bloodthirsty Mexican
would have given no quarter to the women
ana children gathered there for safety In
those terrible times 1t should remain as
II Is, and where IL Is. until IL crumhles
10 dust, no sacrlleslous hand should be
There is a monument 10 Abraham Lin
coin In New NDgk city which is an afTrOnt
10 every couuolsscur Of art, hut the chances
are tnat II will remain there until Il
crumoles away. The people of New York
would doubtless like 10 tear It down and
substitute something they could not out
grow, hut lt has been said personal VIC
leuce would be offered the man who at
tempted its removal. A monument once,
always a monument
only few years ago after a long search
me Daughters of the Republic located all
cannon used In the battle OF San Jacinto.
1881 In an old second hand store In Gal
weston, and only n few days before had
been sold as old brass to man IN Chi
cagO and shipped away and beyond all
none OF recall The cannon, II found, We're
10 have been placed on the battlefield 10
remain forever. But Il was too late,
public interest and sentiment came too
1T is not too late TO preserve this old
building, and II should he done. The old
Capitol building at Columbia. the Septem-
Der storm destroyed bur the twenty-five
feet square where the building stood has
been generously given by Colonel w. l.. |
Moody OF Galveston, and Is TO be marked
with granite monument by the Sidney 4
sherman chapter OF Galveston. IL would !
be noble deed II this old building would !
70 be used for u museum OF relies OF the |
Republic OF rexas'