Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-04-13
From the Houston Telegraph,
Governor Murrah's Administration.


Gov. Murrah Ns being tho best man for tho times,
Ne sh, be glad ifhr runs, and il elected, and shall
b. equally 30. II whoever Is elected makes on the
whole A. good Governor as he, No man could hr
more devoted 10 the good OF the public. ic.-Tetgraph,
In. TELEGRArH 81 have waited until
there WAS some Indication Of u lull in the
nopular Juror relative 10 "who should be
our next Governor" so rs TO secure atten-
tion 10 n general review Of the administra-
tion of the present Executive Of our State
Pendleton Murrah.
do not know whether Governor Murrah
do ipns again being candidate. | sim
curcly hone he may be, and that the people
o Texas after having calmly and dispas-
sionately examined his record, may be in.
duced to keep ut the helm of State, man
who has done we'll and nobly rs our Chief
Magistrate.
The great fault of our people is as it has
always been, desire for constant chang
in our public officers, and in the great
revolution through which we are passing,
We have to regret that there is not an ab-
sence Of that peculiar Characteristic Of all
former revolutions; speak of the want OF
confidence in the civil and military rulers,
engendcred by misrepresentation, and the
fcyerish desire of seeing moro accomplished
Immediately than in reality can be, by those
entrusted with the destinies Of the country.
We are very mercural people; people
too often led am afraid, by the prejudices
of the moment, to act hastily, and sorrow
at our leisure.--Too apt TO form erroneous,
and sometimes exceedingly unjust ludg-
ments of public men and their acts, because
they do not happen to agree with our pecu-
liar views, perhaps formed withoutany very
careful thought upon our part, and hkeiY
to be abandoned upon more mature consld-
Grafton. The wisdom of the President has
been not unfrequently assailed by good men,
who in their anxiety to see our country re-
li,vcd from the horrors of war, and TO view
the crimson waves of battle subsde, have
deemed the course Of Mr.. Davis, in more in
stances than one, unwisc, if not unpardon-
able. The two Johnstons, Beauregard,
Hood, indeed nearly all our illustrious Cen
erals, not excepting Gen. Lee himself, have
suffered from the effects of msrepresenta'
tions or misunderstanding. Nor have
those who are welding the civil arm of the
government escaped and Governors and
congressman, and Legislators, have more
or less felt, that in time Of war it is hard
matter to satisfy the expectations of the
ncor,e
To.dav. some bold, dashing officer makes
bims,lf n name for DARING by some deed of
ynlor ot which Murat might have been
nroud at the battle of Eylau, and straight
way I'M 90 our caps in a wild huzza, and we
are ready to place upon the hero's shoul ers
the mantle ofa grave Senator or deem him
an oracle in the science of government. To-
morrow he is Defeated md the battle field
covered with the dead of his command. The
nrrstige of success has gone and "a has
nuhlic confidence. He NAV have done all
an officer could haye done, but his glory
hos departcd. for he has failed. To-day we
rood with coger nm xietv the theories of some
gifted writer, and reverence him for his
Snrofornditv To-morrow nrocticcd truths
nav onnn onr ewes to the fallacv of all that
Ios bnon wr;t,cn md be ceoscs N he re-
orded philosopher. Let rs nvoid being
20, bostv m annloud or condemn. but mea.
smr;r, mems minds opd abilitv nv some
,bir,, marc than mere admiration of the
,ronIont and some hotter test than the nan
or,,,;c. md nro;ses of nartiol friends en-
Jeo,,nr lo geaure IN tba conntry onl the
noorlo =, large safety and stability. Be-
rouso mon differ with us il no nroof posi-
tiro tboy oro wrong Becouse men some
,;rnoo 10 vnlorons leeds they are not nee
osan,ily f,tod for tho Senatorial halls: and
;r,Lo,, sonot;mos fail unop the hattle field.
:, 10 ~ roo.on tbev shonld lose the conf
az ,bo nconie os military leaders
TLo,.o 10 ro man so wise who will not some
- ,nr on1 ;f "a II; ,o IN no olvovs RIGHT