Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-02-11

pflNalcs-ia insufficient, nut VA
cost Of maintenance Of this force 4
30 great that | 10 not propose TO esl
an Increase Of the total permanent
force; but TO make tho most Of th'
force wo have, think there should
bs an increase Of the number OF OF
tioers, say two additional captains,
four lieuleRan,s and ten sorgeanls
Tho arrangements found bes, adapt
ed 10 our state, where mail and tel,
egraph facilities are limited, under
officers who arc made directly re,
sponsible for the activity and eili,
cheney of tho police in their respeo-
two districts, and for this Wa re-
quiro more officers. TO avoid eN-
ponso. al st the Same timo furnish
a police force in each county ad,
oquatc TO any ordinary emergency,
| recommend that the appointment
ofnot exceeding twenty special po
liccemen for each county bo author.
lied. These apociRl police 10 serve
generally within the county of their
appointment, 10 be paid by the
county only when in actual service,
undor orders from tho Cover
nor, or By his authority. Thus
an Inexpensive force may always
be relied on 10 assist the local au.
thoritios. f-
Tho report Of the Adiuiant Gen
cral will also show tho condition
and strength of the Rangers author
lied for frontier defense, by the law
Of June 13, 1870. OF the fourteen
companies shown by that report to
have been raised, one-Company
"A"-has been mustered out, and
three others bavc bocn ordered 20
be mustered out, leaving ten, or
halfthe number authorized by tho
law. All tho companies have been
reduced to the minimum (fifiy) of
officers and privates, and | have
recently directed disposition TO be
made of these along the frontier in
such manner rs will, l believe, best
tend to its protection. If can ar
range TO supply and pay these
troops, / propose to continue them
until otherwise directed by your
body. They arc not as efficient as
they would be If they were allowed
to follow the savagcs to the nests
whence the latter raid upon our
settlements, but as it is, they furnish
considerable protection, and oncour-
ago the extension of the frontier
settlements. 1t is to be regretted
that our condition will not justify
measures for complete relief of the
frontier. Tho atrocities recently
perpetrated by the Indians are even
beyond all previous experience Of
theirmurderous doings; but no force
that the State could place upon tho
no-tior would furni ish absolute &C.
curity so long ns tho enemy can
find a harbor secure from risk Of
attack, within u few days journey
of the settlements. Under the cir
cumstances, we must suffer this evil
with what patience is possible. The
philanthropic public oftho U. Statos,
il is to bo hoped, will, after while,
conclude that civilized men, women
and children, who arc improving
and extending the frontier, are at
least entitled to as much morcy as,
it is insisted, should be shown their
savage murderers. q. 90.
While the prospects of our from
tiersmen continue gloomy, the con-
dition Of the State in general pres
ents an agreeable contrast. The
impression which is abroad, that an
era of peace and quiet end prospect
ty has commenced here, is attract
ing an unusual stream ofimmigrants,
and of u more intelligent class than
heretofore. With immigration is
also coming capital to invest in in
ternal improvements, and thero is
reason now to anticipate confident
ly railroad connection with the
Eastern States by at least three dis
tinct routes before tho close Of the
year 1878. 1t is my belief that,
without any assistance from the
State, there will be built within our
territory, during the next ten years,
six thousand or more miles of rail
road, enough for the probable wants
Of our population, OF course, this
calculation is founded on the main
tenance Of peace and the stability of
our institutions, for L apprehend
that without these prerequisites, no
sacrifice on the part of the State
would ensure tho construction OF
even a single mile Of it. Let us
practice close economy in the ap-
preparation Of our, State revenue,
enforce Obedience to the laws, and
secure ell classes of people in the
peaceful exercise Of their just rights
and privileges. The confidence es
tablished by these measures will
alone soon attract all the capital
that can be profitably invested in
internal improvements.
On this subject, took occasion
in my last message to your honora'
bic body, to say that "the absolute
necessity for State aid (beyond r lib
eral charter and the right Of way
is not apparent to me as necessity
to insure the success of any homes
and feasible enterprise" Your bOdy
thought differently, and anon.
other similar measures which hat
been proposed, the Internationa
RailroadCompany was chartred, an
a subsidy guaranteed TO it, to aid tn
construction of trunk road acros
the State. Tho subsidy or dona
ton was remarkably liberal; an
ought TO insure exact complianc
on the part of the company wit
the spirit and intent of the charter
Should the company comply in tha
form, the State ought on her part I
keep equal faith, though the term
exacted may seem extravagani
With States as with individuals, th
very worst disposition TO make Of
debt or engagement, is TO attemI
, to repudiate il. But / trust tha
. your body will agrse with me, as
the adTisability Of going no furthe