New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-06

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forts extending from the Red River to the Rio
Grando, and to permanently garrison them.
Tho money voted ostensibly for Texas had gone
into the pockets of spectators, and she was un-
able to defend herself. Other military posts
we're established, twenty of which at one time
were garrisoned. As the State had no enemies
but the Indians, this great expenditure was re-
quired exclusively to repress their depredations.
Under the benign rule of the Union, Texas
prospered to on astonishing degree. The
Indians were held permanently in subsection.
Her area is FIVE times that of New-YOrk aud
three times that Of the six Ncw-England States.
Immigrants came in by tens OF thousands, and
the voting population swelled from 500 in 1896
to 10000 in 1850. Eighteen colleges and uni
yersites were established, churches and schools
multiplied, banks were chartered, railroads were
projected, aud one or two completed. Cotton,
corn, tobacco were produced in enormous guam
titles. Herds of sheep and cattle were raised in
fabulous numbers. Her plains were covered
with immense droves Of builalocs. Grass was
everywhere so abundant that grazing became
most lucrative employment. Her soil contained
iron, copper, coal, the pure5t marble, salt,
petroleum, and other equally valuable deposits.
1t produced exuberant crops Of whatever was
planted, while her fora was one succession of
gorgeous magnifcence.
BY the industrious use of this great aggrega-
ton of the elements Of public wealth, Texas
WAS rapidly becoming rich. The Rebellion
seized her. followed, and thenceforth she
entered on the downward track Of twenty years
ago. For three years everything has been going
to rniD. All her incipient railroads have been
abandoned her commerce has been destroyed
by the blockade, and thousands Of her sheep
and cattle have been taken to feed the Rebel
armies, payment being made in scrip as worth
less us was formerly her own. If it cost twenty
years to reach the prosperity from which Secs
sion has depressed her, it must cost an
other struggle to Teinstate her. Among the
foolish States Texas has been the most foolish OF
all. over this sbounding territory the authority OF
the Union is again being rapidly asserted. This
time her worthless currency will find no COM
bination strong enough TO procure redemption
from the national purse-it will sell only by the
pound or cord. One would think that people
young enough 70 remember the horrors ofthe first
currency explosion, would have besita,ed at a
course 80 sure to invite another. South Carolina
was hectoring and malignant. and has suffered
less than her deserts. Texas was impalsiye
and ungrateful, yet she has drained the bitter
cup. such OF her loyal sons as have escaped
tie reign Of terror are slready gathering round
the national Gal and io th~-r atone c';ii rr sIn-
" entrusted the future control OF her destiny.
As while loyal she became rich go when dis
loyal she became poor. Reversing her posi-
ton, so will her prosperity again revive, slow
" it may be, but not less surely. She has cost
US much, but her value 70 the Union in the
struggle for It's integrity is commensurate with
her cost The importance of her position would |
be fitly recognized II State including so large
an area wc'o made q separate Military Depart