The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-05-25

's"h VI thc tnitty -ulntn NOuBFeA,
and tho threatened probable confs-
cation Of the Forticsh, has awakcn, ID
in the minds Of many = desire aud
determination to leave the homes of
their childhood, in the sweet, sunny
South, asd to sock forgstfulasss of
injustice and unmeri.ed wrosgz, and
tc strive to rebuild their shattered
fortunes, in climes ard lands distant
and untricd. This course il TO be
regretted and should be discouraged;
for it is uusustaincd either by 6nan.
ciAl sagacity, or the higher elements
of manly patriotism. II is unsup.
ported in pscuuiary ssnse, from the
simple fact tina. the money and prop
erty sacrificed and expended in trans
porting ones self and family from
the United States to any one of the
imagined Fl Dorados Of Mexico.
Central or Suuth America. il judi
cicasiy and economically applied in
the South, ia Texas particularly, ac-
companicd with the industry, ener-
KY, and sacrifice absolutely essential
and unavoidable in the establishment
Of new homes in foreign and un.
known country, would soon place
the man of enterprise pecuniarily in
comfortable, easy, and enviablc posi-
ton. The poet never uttered a tru-
i'm more patent than when he said,
"'Tis distance lendA enchantment to the
Wow,
And robes the mountains in their azure
hue -
and it is equally true that distance
gives to the vcrdant plains Of Mexi.
co and South America a greener
color, to their fruits n sweeter favor
and n yellow caste, to their flowers
lairer fragrance, and to their hills
and valleys milder, BANNER, and
more congenisl air. At the distance
Of hundreds Of miles, in the eye Of
imagination their cloud capped
mountains seem blue us the heavens
above them, aud their bases glitter
ing with gold and diamonds---their
fields all golden with waving wheat
and luscious fruit, which grow spon.
taneously in tho widest profusion
and richest iuxurisnce the choicest
wines, beverage TT for gods alone to
sip, exuding in trickling streams
from their honcy-clad hills, and
forming basins. Of pleasant tasted,
life'renewing elixir, rs deep and ex-
hnustle.s ss the fathomlc-s ocean Of
thought no rains there, the heavens
dispensing these favors in natural
dews; no winds, the softly signing
rcphyrs, ireighted with a thousand
aromatic sweets, gently touching the
cheek, and lulling the body into Il
sweet and dreamy sleep of indcscrib.
able delight no war is thers, with
blood stained hands and vi.sss grim
to Brighten with his chez. .,.s, heart.
less legions the sweet sleeper in his
visions of blissful peace. There
quiet rcigns and joys abound. This .
is the picture which fancy paints to
fill the eye and with which to destroy
the understanding; and is, alas, too
frequently successful.
but from nearer stand point
Things wear an entirely different as,
view. These fairy visions fade, and
'anish into thinnsst air, like the
'a'eIe's fabric upon which they were
cared, and stern apd trying realities
lave to DO met and fought. You
TART for instance to Mexico. Why?
GU will doubtless answer, to bet.
or my fortunes. Why leave the
outh? Because the once bossted
'rsngth and glory Of the land is
estroysd, civil authority is over.
brown, and the negro is made NV
Official equal. How will you be :
Uttered whittier you go? What id. +.
'ntags has Mexico, in this regard,
zen over the despo.icaIly governed,
I'd radically ruined south? Here :. u
. had a stable government for II
ghty years; thcrs for nearly the y
me length Of time there has been LII
thing like stability; only pronun-
'mento after prociamsnto, rsvolu. it
IN in the wake of revolution, wars :.
d rumos Of war, which still exist vi
d aaurish, and in tho midst Of nil tn
ancial gloom, dsspo.is,n, and VI. co
ut universal ruin, and there is no er
Pc, or even remote probability that &c
viii ever improve, whilst here cit
no are flint glimnsrings of bet.
happier, and more prosperou. ,n,
'ss. There assassinstiona, indi. n
asl and national treachsry, law. .n'
'ness, and crime are :" to the man. r.
born," In which there il no pro. a.,
lion to life, liberty, or property a..
. the lives Of the people are N. ~.
,, = portion Of their property un- r.
'hsd, save BY oppressive taxation,
some ssnblanes Of freedom still Cd
'ysd. There Is not, IN Mexico or Ns'
sh America, an attraction 70 in. so'
ration, which 10 not ovsrbslapced was
pFsPosds-sting ENDORSEMENTS in Viii
MATES Of the South; and to those and
arc already hero, the ises ativss on I
'snsia are fourfold stronger hui
any Advantages the most high. are
vorsd coaatsy bsas. 18th the brosd r
canopy Of heaven can present. from
b are - cheap aad fertile, the new
] and moral structure Of society thu.
a