Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-10-20


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Galveston Civilian ahl Houston Telegraph.
merely ~ down a. Ivy q few Voidi
relative 40 tho if0uiicF We have waited
long patiently aud anSlOuily flr tie action
VI tho Legislature and Row HAT ID has come,
The defeat of the original Frontier llill has
almost defeated our hopes OF protection
On the moctlng of The legislature We ex.
pccied W. FIRST labor would bo 10 save hu-
man life raihGrth dollars, we dil not ca.
poet that with The peoples representatives
the lives Of their constituents would be- q
secondary consideration, The charge OF
arisoeracy could not be brought against
that august body, for with them money is
dearer than blood, and full treasury Of
more Importance than the lives OF the oiii.
zeus from whom their eight dollars day
are collected.
From the known patriotism AMI frontier
experience and devotion Of our Governor,
We bad much TO expect, nor has he failed TO
urge In earnest aud feeling appeals our
claims upon the State and general govern,
menls for that protection which is sIill
want d along our exposed frontier, What
Gro the bitter fruits OF this neglect and de-
lay2 The returning prosperity of the peo-
pie Of this section, so long Frustrated by
civil war Is again wrecked, and men have
lost their property, are driven from their
homes, exiles in open camps, on the verge
Of winter, without the means to support
their families. Who is 10 blanc for this
bu. the representatives Of the people? OF
course, we Of the frontier fully Appreciate
the efforts Of our members and Of such men
ms sc%s,Urs Hccori aud Shannon, but there
are others who will have TO answer before
the bar Of public opinion for the blood Of
murdered men and women.
While our W makers have been labor.
ing with corporation on the brain, from
duck pond to harbor, from toll bridge to
a city or rail road company, the blood of
defcnceless citizens and veteran pioneers
of clization has been shed from Red River
10 the Rio Grande.
Here is specimen Of modern Texan
craftsmanship on the "Dog Bill" 1t is n
literal transcript of the reported proceed
ings of the House of Representatives:
"Mr. -, moved to amend by adding
after the word dogs, puppies, cats, rats, &c,
Mr.. -, moved to insert ''purps."
Mr.. -, moved to amend by adding at
end of LIST section, yellow dogs, stump. tail
cd dogs not included in this Art, &C., &c."
Shades of Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison
and Jackson!
The noblest of brutes-man's life guard,
the faithful dog that leaves his kencl to fol-
low and watch over man must have tax
levied on his devoted head to pay eight
dollars day for such abortions of wit and
pointless twadile as the foregoing Poor
Tray he is found in bad company this
time. 1t is pity he cannot talk. Doubt
less if he could he would quote his friend
Shakespeare and Indignantly bow wow
'ld rather be a dog and bay the moon than
such Texan" But, before such financial
geniuses he must, in the words of his noble
aimirer Byron;
"Unhonored fall, unnoticcd all his ,oorM,
Except the tar on his head
Denied in heaven the soul lie held on earth"
The dog with proper culture, is noble
animal. In integrity, sagacity, honesty of
purpose, courage and morals generally, he
is immcasurably above many of the honor
ables who assume to legislate about him at
Austin.
Nero fddled in view of the confagration
OF the monumental glories, regal palaces
and magnificent structures OF once imperi-
al Romc-now the "lonc mother of dead
empires himself the author of that mon
strous arson But to cap the climax of
Ncroism, these eight dollars day gentle
men revcl in the Halls of State and jest
over bills to tax their canine superiors,
while the frontier is bleeding at every pore,
and the unsheathed scalping knife of the
Indian red with the blood of recently
slaughtered citizens is still waving in ter
rorem over our heads, and the walls of vi
oated virgins, the cries of captive children
arc still ringing over the prairies, while
the flames Of burning cottages ore fash
ing on the midnight air! As write, the
uncovered and hastily loaded wagons of
movers are rolling by me, as they have been
for many days. 1t is no longer "Westward
lIoF' but all the emigration is Eastward.
This magnificent domain Of virgin prairie,
with its beautiful order of farms and cot
tages is fast becoming a wilderness again.
The vast herds Of cattle and horses from
which 80 much of the wealth of the State
has been derived for years, are driven off
in open day by handsfull of Indians and
all because it would cost money to save
them
Oh my country! Texas! the home Of
Houston, Lamar, Rusk, Henderson, McCul-
loch, Hays and Walker! how low thou hast
fallen in thy representative capacity! APP
pealing from the Legislature and the gene
raj government to Heaven, Gf an appeal
will lie,) we can only exclaim in the lam
guage of the Bible; allow long, o Lord
how longl" Faithfully Yours,
W. T. G. WEAVER.