Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-04-13


war was made. Ho has uniformly given -
the military heads Of our Government Z
this department, his cooperation aud ali
and strvcn 70 strengthen instead OF weak-
ening them. To this fact, the distinguishei
General formerly in command Of this D.7-
trict has borne repeated testimony, and ]
will venture the assertion, that the nj"
commander now at the head Of military q.
fairs in Texas, will most willingly acccri
TO Gov. Murrah, gll that have said OF h.u
in this respect.
The credit Of the State has been faithfali
and watchiully taken care of, and wt..e
there have been many who have found fae.t
with Governor MUIR abs peculiar ideas e.
sustaining the State credit, and condcmn"'i
his policy, let facts speak for themselves
and results be the test of wisdom. a 7',-
ply TO certain questiors, about cotton, e;'.
propounded by some parties in Fayette, has
already been answered in columns Of t."
News, by the Governor; and as | felt Il deer
interest in the credit Of the State, and wa.
anxious to learn how matters stood in re.a
ton to State bonds, put myself 70 ,Lc
trouble recently of making some investir,.-
tiOns | am satisfied that the Governur
will be able to realize to the State, wst!.
100000 bonds or less, what would nave
cost her a million or more had the hoai,
been directly sold In market at home or
abroad. Within a month, we are told thai
settlement will be made of oil the State
cotton operations, and the people will h.s-
an opportunity Of seeing for themselves
whether or not the Executive should be con
demned or upheld. You spoke, Mr.. Editor,
in your issue of the 2lst of January lasI,
about the Efforts of the Governor to exteui
State aid TO the INDECENT, by Introducing
cotton cards, and alluded to his great inter
est in the manufacturing companies OF Tex
as; his desire to introduce machinery; CON
cluding your remarks by hoping he would
be more successful the present year /
was not to his want of energy, or any fl; =
ure on his part to do his duty relative ."
this matter that he WAS not more successtl
There we're obstacles in his way that he
could not then surmount. Had the views
ofthe Governor been sustained | am salts
fled the State, and the Confederacy woui,i
have been greatly benefited. But there
were those whose opinions deserved to be
considered and respected who differed with
Governor Murrah about his State aid plans
and when the representations were made
to him about the interference his plans werr
making with those of the military antho-i-
ties to furnish TIE soldiers with clothes and
necessary covering for winter, he had the
manliness to give up plan he was satisfied
would he successful, that there might be
harmony between the State and the Confcl.
crate authorities, and none have to siY
that the Government of Texas had upon 4
| 4, -iyby -, IL,
the interest of those who were in the from
doing battle for the great canse of Repuh!i-
can liberty, and who were suffering for the
comforts, which sold ers should have II
they can be procured. The people will re
member Gov. Murrahs patriotic address
upon that occasion.
Gov Murrah was somewhat nssailed FOR
the position assumed by him in reference"
to the civil officers Of the State Government,
Since then, South Carolina and Louisiana
have endorsed t ose very positions. and tho
indications are, that Congressis recognizing
those views to be correct and well founded
The Governor OF the State is its Executive
officer, not its law maker; and while in
great emergencies the Chief Magistrate has
sometimes gone beyond the limited sphc:-
of his Executive character and assumed
responsibility, yet it should require al
extraordinary emergency to tempt him from
his legitimate office In all the discussions
which our Governor has had upon questious
of difference with the military authorities,
they have been SO discussed and managed
rs TO avoid any improper influence on the
public mind, and discerning all demagogueisu
and pandering to no dissatisfied ordisloya
element in our midst, his course has been
dignifed, manly, and staiesmanlike. flc
has merited all you have said of him in the
para graph which heads this communication.
and the farther tribute to his character u
an Executive Officer when you say 9Th.
present able and devoted Governor"
dare not trespass upon your space more
than have, Mr.. Editor, for however mucn
may deem it my duty to sustain one W hon
believe to be good officer, q pure pair,-
OF, and an honest man, yet know the re-
duced limits ofyour columns require brevity
in your correspondents
have not a word to say against any oue
who has been spoken Of for Governor.
recognize among their names more than
one, who has my confidence and admirGtiot
But do hope that tho people Of Texas vii
let l0eH enough alone, and not in the exci'-
ment Of the moment, and from a mere dis
position TO CHANGE, dismiss well tried
and faithful servant for one who may fal
to be as competent andasuecessful. That
our present Chief Magistrate may bav.
committed some errors, no one will deny
but, as an ADMINISTRATION, his has been
successful and up to the times. when oi-
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