Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-23
rhe rrosre.s ofDesposi.n'.


There is always a saisihellon IA
being at the bottom OF tle bill, be
cause one can fall no lower II u
even said that when Lneifer foll
from tho baillemenis ofheayen, and
stretched his form, once angelic. pa
tho blaekness aud darkness ol tho
lake that was once angelic. no do
rived a similar consolation from tho
ihet that ma avpnging God could do
no more. We may now have tho
same satisfaction in the hn0wleded
that no amount Of despotism ean
enhance the misery OF our situation,
or render Onr surroundings moro ~.
tolerable. A fsw MORO bills feIialh
TO be passed upon by tho Lcgisla-
ture, aud then we shall cease 10
speak of Texas as State, and be.
stow upon il tho moro appropriate
designation OF "Itis RAeelloncy's
Realm" The Militia Blll VII, brc:
ate u standing ar ny, every officer
Of which is the creature of the king.
Net a corporal will bo in IL whose
commission Is not at tho will OF His
Rxcelloncy. The registration, which
has also passed, giycs the command
of the elections, Whenever they arc
held, so exclusively into the control
of Rdmnnd that they may well DO
dispensed with, and Ills Excellcney
empowered TO appoint whoever no
pleases, as ho is by tho civil service
bill, which passed on Monday. Tho
State police will furnish all tho
spies and informcrs that His Excel
lency requires, and ho win not 30
ut loss TO know MI about tho up;
rising and dd%h.aittliS or 6vory
Han hgainst whom he may have an
antipathy. There is but one power
that we know Of thnt remains 10 tho
people, and even that Is slipping
from their hands-thc power Of the
pirsc. Tl!ls 10 all that remains.
Much will bc takeh in tho way of
petty fines, and tho militia bill
charges tho handsome sum Of ffiftcen
dollars for exemption from drill.
We would Ike I'd know the exact
state of tho public treasury, but wo
do not, nor can we tell precisely
loW much tho Legislature has ap-
propriated, but our estimate is that
it is not far from three hhndred
thousand dollars. We feel reas.
onablo degree of certainty and q
good deal Of satisfaction in antici-
pating d Bankrupt treasury at tho
end of say nihety days from date.
Under ordinary circumstances y
bankrupt treasury is not nice to
contemplate; but we shall rejoice
when we hear it of Texas. We shall
be glad and of exceeding joy whoi
Texas warrants sell at twenty cents
on tho dollar, for then tho people
will como in power. We arc salts
fud that in that party thefo is not
power, ability and Confldenc5
enough to revive an injtiied credit.
Then these cormorants will have to
vacatc, for we tell all capitalists and
money lenders that to furnish tlicm
Win money IS 10 THROW IL INTO tho
SEA. The PEOPLE will rcpudiate cv-
cry obligation they gis6 lis soon rs
an opportunity is afforded tho poo
pie Of the State. Confederate cur;
rcncy will be gilt edged paper COM
pared to the bonds Of The prosont
administration. We caution the
dealers in firearms and quartcrmas-
ters stores that the people Of Texas
will evade the payment of their bills;
ifit is possible Extracting blood
from d stone will bo All easy task
beside tlat AHiGh lio Will ehtountcf
who attempts to collect frofi tho
people of this State an account for
arms furnished tic present admin:
istratioh to shoot down our own
citizens.
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