West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-06-16
HORACE GREELEY IN TEXAS.

that Horace Greeley, FOR many years only
named through the South with violent hos
tility, has passed through it almost in tri-
umphal perfection. The New Orleans pa
pers heralded his coming. The Picayune
hoped as journalist he would receive due
consideration. The Times that had often
felt obliged to ''go for Horace counselled
for him "the heartiest Welcomes. The
Bee after carefully and emphatically repu-
dating the Tribune expressed hope that
that the people would manifest their respect
for the sovereignty and honesty of it's edi-
tor at Galveston he was met by the May
or and Committee of tho Common Coun-
Gil. There were speeches, and carriages to
the Exchange Hotel, and public dinner,
at the Sunset House, and drive on the
beach, and receptions of persons who, with
out respect to party, or creed paid their
respects to him. Then after supper another
reception, and a serenade and more speeches.
And Mr.. Greeley spoke out his mind about
as freely as usual. Thence by invitation of
the railroad directors of the Texas Central,
on an exclusion by special train with finan-
cial and othes magnates to Hearme, 1870
miles. AT Bryan he spoke from the rear
platform ofthe car and was loudly cheercd.
And the contest seemed all to be in one
direction. The Mems a Democratic Jour
nal had referred to him as s'Publio Enemy
an expression upon which Mr.. Greeley COM
mented. The News made the amends hon
ora6le and emphasized it as follows:
s.Wa hold that tho ovation bestowed yes
terday and to-day on Horace Greeley is, in
all its surroundings and circumstances, one
OF the most remarkable occurrences of the
age. 1t is tribute to honesty and man.
hood such as no man in this age has re-
eeived, and such as is more honorable to
him than would be monarch's crown, or
an emperor's diadem. 1t is the homage
which the Iseralte bestows on the crucified
Jesus. 1t is the respect that royalty lays on
the grave of Washington. It is the honor
that loyal men and loyal soldiers give to the
memory of their dead enemy, Gen. Lee
1t is the tear that old Rebels drop over the
homely virtues and kindly heart of their
dead enemy, Abraham Lincoln. 1t is the
tribute that manhood gives to integrity:
and this lesson, impressed upon our young,
is worth dozen schools. and half score of
colleges"
After delivering the annual address at the
State Agricultural Fair, he resumed speak
ing at Jackson and Memphis on this route.
He gave glowing accounts of Texas, but
was favorably impressed with Mississippi.
We subjoin some of the most striking points
presented in this editorial correspondence:
'sTexas is as large as France, with more
genial climate and far richer soil. She has
to-day less than One Million inhabitants
while France las reduced by the late war;
has more than Thirty Millions. She has
more and better Timber, and more Cattle
and Horses than France: why should not
her fortieth part of Frances population be
rapidly increased to twentieth, tenth,
and, before the close of this centuary to a
fifth or fourth? Why should not this State
be the home of Ten Millions of the human
family early in the next century?
Refore deciding to say word in favor of
Texas as home for those yet strangers to
her, made inquiry and satisfied myself
that her wild lands are not merely cheap to-
day, but certain long to remain so. They
are held in tracts of 1000 to many thou
sands of acres, held by men of limited
means, who bought them for song, or OBJ
tanned them without price of Mexican con-
cussion, and who have held them to this
day partly because wild lands paid no taxes
and partly because they could find no pur-
chasers, every one who either had property
or aspired to have being already gorged
with wild land. Now, all is changed Sla-
very being dead, lands are in request and
have value, which Railroads are rapidly
doubling and quadrupling. Taxes are high
and rising, Common Schools and State loans
to Railroads are certain to enhan ce them;
so teat moneyless holders of unproductive
tracts mast sell or be sold out by the sher-
if' and tax-collector. l am sure that at
least One Hundred Millions of fertile acres
are to-day owned by men who must sell
them within the next five years. And this
necessity is sure to keep down prices.
was authorized by Mr.. Wm Brady of
Houston to offer league of land q, 440 acres)
including sufficiency of timber and water,
for 81 per acre; but if that should not meet
the views of pioneers, he would survey it
into farms, and gius alternate tracts of 100
acres to industrious, sober, thrifty pioneers
who would settle upon and convert them
into productive homesteads. While lands
naar ra ;1rood ;unof;o,c owl o+h,x 1a...:....
OF predicted cities are held for higher prices
l judge that half the soil of Texas is this
day in market at prices ranging from so cts
to 81 per acre, and that 81 per acre in cash
would buy the greater portion of it. And,
while rapid rise along some of the rail-
road lines is inevitable, judge that So per
acre will buy good wild land in this State
for at least ten years to come.
AS yet the Mineral wealth of this State
sleeps undisturbed and useless. She has
Iron enough to divide the earth by railroads
into squares ten miles across; but no ton of
it was ever smelted. She has at least five
thousand square miles of Coal probably
much more;) but no ton of it was ever dug
for sale. She has Gypsum enough to plaster
the continent annually for century; but
it lies inert and valueless-a waste of earth
covered stone. She has more land good for
Wheat than Minnesota, yet imports nearly
all her Flour; she has millions of acres of
excellent Timber, yet builds mainly of pine
from Louisiana and Florida; she sends to
5he Ohio for her Hams and to New Y ork
or her Butter, and would import Berries
ind Fruits if her people had not learned,
while they were unattainable, to do without
hem. If ten thousand Northern farmers
Tould settle just below Houston and devote |
themselves to supplying that city and this |
With fresh Milk, Butter, Strawberries, Rasp-
berries, Peaches, Grapes, &C., &C., they |
night charge double prices and get rich fast
Il than SO many cultivators ever did before.
They would have to make their own Ice;
,ut that is not difficult; they might have
o teach the Texas Central how to run a
milk train fifty miles; but that need not ex