The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-15
Correspondence
BeLLvnLE, AUSTIN COUNTY, Texas.
DECEMBER nth, 1887.
MEssRs EplroRs


MEssRs EDlToRs
While so many of the
people Of The keystone State are emigfating
10 the s.far West TO better their condition,
might be proper, perhaps, that their minds
should be directed to the peculiar advantages
that the State of Texas affords over and above
any Of the Northern and Western States. The
winters in Texas are generally very mild, with
the exception ofthe ''Northers" which generally
last not more than three, or four days. During
their continuance the weather Is exceedingly
cold. We scarcely ever have any snow. Thus
the grass upon the praireS is always IN con-
dition to support animals that subSst upon that
sort of food asfbose who have lived in the
Northern and Western States, know that the
horses, cattle aud hogs have TO be fed during
the entire winter, in order TO SAKE them from
starvation. But here in Texas, very few per-
sons ever think Of making any preparations of
! this sort for their stock. Cattle, horses and
| hogs subsist during the whole winter upon the
! grass which grows on the praIrles, and upon
! the acorn commonly called ''mast :" ! think
! that Texas is one OF the best countries in the
! world for a poor, bat industrious, Iman, no
! matter what his occupatICn; but particularly
! for farmers. | have seer. good many people
/ in Texas, who have formerly lived in the North
western States, and they have almost Invariably
told me that Texas was better country than
any Of them. They did not have to work half
so hard to make living and could make proper
! ty much faster here than there. think Nor
/ thern and Western Texas one of the best open
| ingS for economical, industrious farmers, and
! those Of small means, know of. The "Penn-
/ svlvania Dutch'' are proverbia throughout the
/ United States for their thrift and industry, and
their economy and capacity to amass property.
once knew many, however, who wers deeply
involved in debt and much behind hand in every
way. | am perfectly satisfied that with their
economy * industry, in Trxas, they could soon
gain competence and easily pay all thslr debts.
| believe it would be actually virtue some
ofthem to rem array 10 some new countrI where
they could live better, make more mopy and
BE- enabled in a short time, a few years It most
to pay all the debts they have left behItd them.
do not think the lower part OF Texas 81 favor
able for men of small means as Norlh'rn and
Western Texas. Pennsylvania DemocraS would
be welcome here, think but the Blck Re
publicans are not wanted. They an stay
where they are for | find they do as ltle
harm there as anv where. After a Northern
Freesoiler has lived here some, iiteen or
eighteen months, hr will. be as willn to pur-
chase a slave with the first spare mong he has,
and will BE- as strong pro-slavery ma as those
who have been raised in the South.
This has been a bad year for lmmIgra-
ton to Texas, on account OF III severe
drought Of the past season and the onseqnent
failure ofthp crops. The best time, however,
all other things bring equal, is the Fall and
Winter.-I congratulate the,Drmocrcy of Bed
ford County and the State Of Penns Ivanla, on
their success in the last election. lne Dpmoc-
racy Of Texas rejoice over the success Of Dem
ocratic principles every where.
Very Res pectfuliy&c.,
JNO. P. OSTERIOUT.