Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-15

the lrontier we're front ersmen, They know
the couniry, It's tIails, iis streams AMI ils
passes; they know the Indian and his ways
his want Of faith, his cunning c0wagdlce
and cruelty they know what best secures
their own property aud the lives or tkc.r
wives and children; therefore, | thinG the
State Government should nrsc upon the
Confederate Administration, Whenever the
latter assumes the duty Of frontier protse'
ton, and the use of frontier troops and o'h'
eers. IL this be done, In proper spirit, |
have little doubt Of i,' success; IL b. NiIs,
and the protection Is not adequate, Il then
becomes the duty Of the State, ~ | have
always held, to meet the cNigency
Provision should be made, II IL has not
been done, Cor tho repair OF the machinery
OF the Pcuiientiary, aud for ils increase, as
u necessary war measure now and TO aug
mcnt the usefulness Of ihat institution after
peace. The other establishments, pat in
operation by the Military Board, should he
foslered. II should be the policy Of the
State to dcvclope its material resources.
Whether the war continues or not, the SOW
ereign;y of Texas should possess the means
of self defence within its own control, Arm
our people, give til N ammunition aud other
,
this, We are unconqucrablc,
With redundant Confederate circula-
ton, il is our policy to retire By funding
or some other practicable means, the State
Treasury Warrants, rs far "a can be done
consistently with the due administration of
the Government. They constitute debt Of
cquivocal charcter and unless they be
Withdrawn, the effort of the Confederate
Government to sustain the currency, by
reducing the amount, must in this State,
partially fail.
1t is an important duty, devolYing upon
the State Government, to care for the fam
lilies Of our citizens in the field. The Gov
ernmeut has ample institutional power to
do this adequately. 1t can best be done
without an increase of the currency, nEd
almost without the use Of it. BY ,he Z1th
Sec. of the General Provision oil the Con-
stitution, the Legislature has power to levy
an income tax, or ts& upon profits, which
NAV be levied jh Kind, and exclusively for
this use. By the use Of existing State Of
dcerg ana the municipal authorities, this
TAX, in kind, upon all the necessaries of
life, can be collected and so distributed that
each household in the State will be amply
supplied with corn, wheat, pork, beef, cot
ton and wool. With these any family is
independent. Where the income profit is
in money the collection of the tax upon it
will enable the State to make the necessary
interchange of the products of different
sections, without increasing our already
redundant circulation, subject US it is to
fluctuations, and, therefore, of uncertain
value as q measure for these necessary sup
plies.
The first battle Of Manassas domonstra-
ted the superior ability OF our generals and
fighting qualities of our people. Thence
forth our independence was simply qucs-
ton of endurance. The perseverance Of the
North and every subsequent battle, only
added force to this concusion-oUr .faaI
uictory aust be Of "endUaace Jora.' This
question depended for its solution entirely
upon the unity of purpose and patriotism
of our people If we we're united and resoly-
cd as people, to accomplish our indcpcn-
dencc- if we were ready to suffer all evils
incident to a prolonged war; and still per-
sist in our purposc--still fight for our free
dom, there was no precedent in the world 5
history for our failure. Such q people,
united and resolved, with such internal
resources, never were conquered by for
eign power. But that unity and resolution
must be practiced, not verbal-must be
manifested at home, as well us in the army
by sacrifices of property rs well as by
exhibitions ofpersonal valor. These man.
| ifestations have generally been made-ir
the army by daring, chivalrous selfdevo-
| ton that renews the heroic age--at home
by the constancy of the efforts TO sustain
the army and government, we'll as by every
| form of voluntary contribution as by sub
mitting to taxation and every character o.
privation cheerfully. The enemy seems
! at last, 10 make our success depend upon
our ability to feed our army and ourselves
That, now, is the practical issue; with this
other, can we sustain our fnanoes2 The
people at home have done their duty to the
| first, land in this State without compulsion
of law) by sowing and planting the largest
grain crop the land ever bore; and the AL
! mighty in tho bountiful harvest already
| gathered and The prospect before us, pro
nounces against our foe. Our Congress has
added provisions TO our financial scheme
such as will inevitably sustain it, if We as
! citizens, will endeayor to understand and
labor to carry out the plan. If | may bC
allowed TO say so, think We are too rjnC
| TO make suggestions of fundamental change
in the government plan. Instead of work
| ing TO reach the object aimed at, on the OK.
isting plan, we want TO try some new and
entirely different one Let us quit this
habit--let us sustain the present system,
first because il is wisely adapted to its end,
and lif such is not our opinion) secondly
because now it is too late to adopt any 9th
er; and, therefore, this is the only practi
cattle one. The scheme has the same foun-
dations precisely, Of one proposed by Mr.
Jefferson TO President Madison in the war
Of 1912, and has done more than any other
plan ever adopted under similar cireum-
stances. 1t has enabled the government,
for two years. TO maintain the most gigan-
| tic war of modern times, without dollar
in the exehequer-it, in fact, creates a trea,
sury
BY the laws Of the last Congress the, cir.
culation, instead of Increasing, must dim
inish. This is not merely proposition Of
the law, it is practical necessity from its
provisions. The funding must necessarily
reduce the amount Of medium-the tax
must necessarily prevent increased issues,
by furnishing the army with nearly all its
supplies without the use Of money. The
reduction Of the circulation to within fifty.
or even one hundred, per cent Of its ntr.