Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-05
letter from Texas.
of tho AleYa ndria Gazette.

letter from Texas.
Correspondence of tho Alexa ndria .Gazetle'J
AUSTIN CITY, Texas, Aug. 10Th, 1870
This is my serenh, in which L have nothing
of special importance to communicate. BY what
I have said already, | think that any unpreju
diced mind must admit that by emlgrat!ng to
Texas you will have an admirable opportunity
of beuefting yourself and participating in the
cultivation of those great staples OF commerce,
cotton md brcadstuffs, which If it were possible
tn increase the annual production three told,
would not effect their value, tor there is ana
always will be constantly increasing demand.
Within her limits arc to be found represen-
tatiycs of every nation. Her sister States have
furnished their full proportion, especially gal
LIANT, chivalrous, magnanimous Old Virginia
Besides these VIC have the bonnie lads and las.
sizes from tho "land of cakes" the hardy sons
and daughters of the Emerald Isle the gay
and festive laughter-loVing LA Belle France;
The p1udcnt, industrious, and economical Ger
man; the warm blooded and impetuous Span.
lard. the descendants OF the noble race or
Montczumas the natives Of the land OF music,
fair Italy's shores, and bluff burly John Bull,
vino YOU will ever find speaking OF the delights
OF ''hold Hcngland." All these live in Texas
in perfect harmony and peace. Still there's
room enough for all who desire comfortable
homes, 1t is said that the white man cannot
labor in o tropical climate, but let me say to you
that Texas is not tropical climate, neither IS
cotton a tropical production. 1t ho1r!sneS
only in the belt between the tropical and tenn
peratc zones 1t is in such delightful climate as
/ we have white men work well and pleasantly all
div long during harvest, and the largest
amounts of cotton here are produced byderman
labor. That faacy that negro labor alone
could successfully raise cotton, and that the
field work connected with it would soon wear
out the constitution OF the white, has been long
since exploded. Although Texas has been
baptized in blood and her growth greatly re-
| tarded by most sanguinary struggles, the MS
torv and causes OF which you are all familiar,
| still in the short space Of the past teW years
She has risen in the face Of all these difficulties
from the condition OF wild waste, to the d al,
nity CT iull gro wn and powerful State. Inc
clouds that obscurcd the morning OF her eXlS-
tcnce have broken away and the sun Is shedding
upon her revivityipg beams.
The pecuniary situation OF Texas Is Tar SUI
perior to any of the late Confederate states.
! She can say, what none other sisters can, that
Dot a dollar of debt hovers over her.. 10 TACT
she has now money enough in her Treasury,
arhich If iudiciously handled, will carry on al
fairs for years. She is too, devotng her I'M
merse resources TO the work OF Internal i'm
provemcnt, while her rate OF taxation Is lower
than any other part OF the world.
But although tens of thousands have alrcady
accented the invitation to make Texas their
future homc,wc arc satisfied that, now, we have
the most abundant crops ever aalscd IN
Texas, there will BE- hundreds OF thousands
more, not only in the United States, but
throughout the whole continent OF Europe,
eager to obtain such information as will assist
in lettering their prospects by cmlgratlng to
the "Ionc Star" Let them come, they will
not only find super abundance OF the ncccs-
sarics OF lie, but ali the re asonae comforts,
Joined with perfect security of lille, property
and al! the blessings attendant upon Tree
government
It must be conceded that the most ndapcn
deaf station in life is the farmer who cultlvate$
| his o1rp soil. Trade may desert man, money
may take wings" and the most accomplished
inancier may tail, but the attentive farmer on
the rich lands in Texas will never iall to pro
duco suficicncy to serve the purposes OF his
family and friends The farmer is the true
nobJemap; he can produce meat, drink, ciotn
ing and oil tho comforts Of litc-nay even Its
| very Injuries. If he be intelligent and indus
| trious he is always sure to obtain competency
| then he IS free from the iron rule OF cxactlne
| la ndlords, who through caprice or cupidity
may deprive him at any time Of the shelter be
is occupying. Decordova & Rector OF this city
have over $4,000 acres OF choice lands, vel
watered and timbercd which they offer on very
accommodating terms and they cheertully res
pond to letters Of inquiry in regard to Iexa:
and her resources.
We have very large number of Marylander:
and Vireinians, but let nc assure their friend:
| in the East that We have abundant room fol
six hundred thousand more" [ only wish
you all could be here to enjoy our climate. Il
is so refreshing as compared with the suItrz
nights CT the North. This country seems tc
partakc of a climate free from both extreme:
of the torrid and temperate zones and is De
lightfulIy famed by the Mexican Cult. We
are having fine rains, and vegetation is flourish
ing. My next, | hope to make entertaining.
| Adios, mi amigo, PAN.