Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-10-08
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, OCTOBER s. 1854,

GOVERNOR observation-disclosures calling us
10 Austin the other day, we dad not fail 10
discover that in nml about the capitol there
is considerable complaint against The Gov
crnor, who is said To hr getting very umpOp-
ular. We were sorry 10 h,nr This, for We
had excrtcd ourselves to secure his election
II will no, have been forgotten by the read.
er that Governor Murnh was supported by
us aud others upon the ground that in Ii )
. ollie ,ai action hc would cooperate with the
Con eaer1te gOv rnmrnt IN support OF ali
its war measures. Nor will it have been
forgotten That the Legislature ~ II late ses-
sion projected II iiiccnt cotton specn-
htion scheme which Governor Murrah was
IA cnrry out. The work was entered upon,
and State cOllOn was soon seen "on
wheels rolling towards the Rio Gnndc.-
For some months all worked beautifully,
aud not II complniut or murmnr WAS heard
against ouv new Governor. Tho state was
do.nrn Gland E.ice business, aud through
it's numerous agents was monopn'iIihE lhc
wholr colt IN tlnfc, as il cJull purchase with
Sint,a bonds the interest of which was to nc
rn d IN specie General SMrH, seeing how
iualtcrs wnrc going, procurcs II conference
with Governor Murlah. and after II full con-
suItstion the Governor agrees 10 withdraw
from the cotton business, leaving the gov
crnnent II clear ii i'd for its Operations
From that day the Governors popularity
seems TO have been on the wanc. For our
own part, we think the Gouarnoris entitled
To ;he npplnusr of all gooi men 'or his acIon
in thus Withdrawing in favor of the govern
mvnt. IL he was cenSurable nj all 1t was
iO!' giving his assent 1T all to the "S'hte
cotton Nlnr, and not for yielding it up
vet, the very men who now see the Cover
nor becoming 50 unpopular were his most
nrimotc friends up to the time Of the meet
inr between that ;uncriona,y and Genera
Snlih anl when The Estate plan with its
interesting nrmy of agents aud conscriptS
had to be given mp. 1t may he that some
of our readers have not informed them.
selves on the merits of this conflict be-
tween the Sale a,!,. tl.c Coniedc ate nutho,-
itics on this cation question; some "t them
may not have reflected thar while oGr sut-
tering soldiers by beating Banks army in
Louisiana. were protecting not only these
State cotton agents but every home in
Texas rom the vandalism of II Yankee ar
my, the direct tendency Of things was to
cause that gallant sol,iiery to 90 hnreiootcd
and shivering through the coming winter.
The more we look into this thing the more
we are satisfied with the conduct Of Gov
elnor Murrah: still, we are not tnlly salts.
fed with his course in general. though we
approve that part Of it which is said to be
making him 50 unpopular. We could have
wished tn see 0ur Young and talented Coz
crnor II little more enthusiastic III his sup
port of the Government. We thought his
message little TOO cool, wherein he an
nounres he hnd "no comment to make rel
alive to the action Of COngreSi on the eur
rency question. We object to such 81 oicism
ON so vital question. The action Of Con-
crcss was either to he approved cordially
if right, or promptly condemned If wrong.
withstanding this is our feeling, we are
by no me ans dispose to give up Govctnor
Murrah; he is young, aud we trust capable
of learning by experience. And if h" pnr-
sues hcnceforwarl II straight aud in'icpend-
cnt course, regardless Of the croaklnGs OF
cotton traders and dcmagogurs, our faith is
that he will he sustained hv thcpPoplc and
become h ghly useful public scrvant-San
Aatonio Herah.