Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-09

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requisite without knowledge Of IN,
climate and crops unused 10 q stat,
Of things under which he must pro
tcct himself and his propcrty-lt /,
scarcely possible 10 conceive Of 4
life Of greater trial and suffering
and more certain 10 result In fail,
ure and ruin. Who can say that
Of all such experiments, one in IT,
~ has been other than M ! have
briefly depicted
Moreover, under such an attempt
those people are consumers, not pro
ducers, for many years. II is "a
make producers OF oil who come
amongst us, ut which We should
aim.
We have, in Texas, a great extent
Of our best lands under cultivation
and ready for the willing laborer.--
Some portions Of these lands, a. in
tho rich alluvial bottoms, may be
unfit for the white man. And, il ia
possible that enough of negro labor
maybe kept at ,cork to cultivate these
But, by far the greater part Of our
vast State, possesses a ,ohite mans
climate. Let US make it a uhitc
mans country.
We can do this, by introducing
white laborcrs, house servants dc.
These become at once, producers
Undcr tho intelligent and expert
enccd direction Of the planter, they
acquire a thorough knowledge of all
that is needed to mako intelligent
men, good and reliable citizens;
and by the time their term Of on
gagement expires, they are prepared
J both with knowledge and with
means, to settle upon land of their
own, to improve and to stock, and
work it successfully. If they should
unfortunately, suffer from sickness
during the period Of their acclima.
ton, they are amongst old friends
and neighbors, and protected and
cared for by one who has pocket
interest in their recovery and vel.
fare-and most important interest
it is, though humiliating to human.
ity to be forced to acknowledge it.
If the head of family dies, that
family still retains its place amongst
the rest, and it's home, with re-
turn for whatever labor its members
may be able to perform. Churches,
schools and other means of enjoy.
ment and improvement are within
their reach.
Then there arc important reasons
why the State should not make
grants of lands to actual settlers.
Those who are able to settle, i'm
prove and stock lands, can do inf
nitely better for themselves and for
the State by purchasing or renting
improved lands, or lands accessible
to market, &c.
Every foot of land the State pos
sesses should be either used 80 as to
yield immediate profitable results to
her, as in bringing in productive
laborers, extending railroads i'm
proving harbors, &C.; or should be
reserved until they acquire great
CT money value; and in the mean
time used as n means of establish
ing and maintaining her credit at
home and abroad. And verify, the
recent acts of the Convention will
require every possible effort to re-
move the stain they have cast upon
that credit, however the act may
have been forced upon the State
The actual war debt, under the pres
sure Of the Radical Government Of
the Union, was of necessity repudi-
ated, / presume. But nothing, moth
ing should have tempted the mem
bcrs of that Convention to include
any other debts or claims, under any
protenso whatever. Every man in
the State, who hopes to soc her as
sumo the position she is entitled to,
must labor, aye toll to remove that
stain. BY the bye we can do it.
Then, granting lands to Amor
leans or to negroes, is unjust not on.
ly to the grantees, but still more to
those citizens of tho State who
struggled through the trials and
hardships, they or their fathers, of
the early settling Of country like
this; and who should now have tho
opportunity of bringing tho lands
they have thus acquired into mar
ket; without being so fearfully an
dcrbid by the State herself
Individuals own some seventy five
millions Of acres of lands in this
State. And Of public domain there
are over 10 millions / believe. All
the trouble is, that there is so much |
land on the market, it possesses no
value.
A Company such as / propose,
will be moro able than either the |
State or individuals to effect objects |
so vast. And in fact, ] do not see
how they can otherwise be effected.
On Thursday, to-day, at 10 o'clock
| hope to meet at the Office of Mr..
James Sorley, few of those in the
city who may feel sufficient interest
in the future of our noble State, to
desire to aid in the promotion of
such a company and to hear what
have to say on the subject.
Yours, for the present,