Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-09-28
D ALIAS HER AID.
ROBERT JOSSELYN Editor.
A HoosIER ABROAD.

We noted some time ago that colony
was being gotten up near Richmond, In
diana, to settle in Texas. Julian's Radi-
cal, published in that place, has given
from time to time an account Of the meet
ings held, and the discussions had in re-
lation TO this enterprise, at which one DR..
T. W. Taylor figured no little. At last,
after much deliberation and great deal
Of speech making, it seems that the said
Taylor concluded to start in behalf of the
! company on preliminary tour Of dis
coyery and investigation. Whether he
was selected by his friends from his sup.
posed superior fitness for this purpose, we,
are not aware. But certain 1t is that,
since his arrival inTexas, he has favored
the world and Julians Radical with two
letters. The first, written from Sherman,
escaped our noice-the second, purport-
| ing 10 have beca written ION the wing be-
tween sherman and Dallas, Grayson coun-
", Texas, Is l2ing before us as ii appears
in its full glory in Julian's Radical, of
date the l2lh Of Sept. 1872
We have reaG this letter over carefully
two Or three times, and with each reading
haSU been the more convinced of the un.
suilableness Of the agent sent out by our
Indiana friends. His trip from Shermsn
TO lhis city was altogether too hasty to
allow him to find out anything reliable Of
the country through which he flew "on
the wing Where he dined and where
he slept and where he washed his face and
took his breakfast, he seems to have made
some enquiries Hs to from what part of the
world his eute rtainers came from, and
how many childcen they had.
Tie accounts given him by three sever.
al individuals from Indiana, Kentucky
and Il!iuois, with regard to this section
and its health and productiveness were
decidedly favorable, but tho Doctor, him
self, seems 10 have seen nothing inviting
or satisfactory 10 his fastidious judgment.
lie was here after the dry weather had
prevailed for some time, and complains
of want of water for fifteen miles
this side of Sherman, and scarcity
Of timber in prairie country. How he
got through Collin county without seeing
anything to admire, we cannot under-
stand, though ne admits that Mr.. Hoffman
has "a magnificent farm and some fine
L.
thorough bred stock, fine orchards, live
fences etc" We will give his own words
abou' our young city, for they will show
tue qualify Of he man and what relia-
biity tuere is about him when "on the
wing
"Arrved o Dallas about sundown-
found The streets about ankle deep in
loose sand, dusty and dirty. In fact do
not think much of this great city, and We
propose l9ayipg for Corsicana at one
o'clock tonight We retired early 10 bed,
but were soon iroused by the cry of fire,
and on rising found a most terrific fire
raging on the north side Of the public
square. Some eight buildings we're swept
away in less than half an hour, whe IN the
fames were stayed. Heard no cause u.s.
signed.
Now il is very distressing that DR.. Toy
lor "on the wing" did not think much of
this greatcity, which he supposes to be in
Graysou county; but how he contrived to
see anything Of it or think at all, arriving
at snndown and leaving at o'clock that
night in the midst of terrific fire, is q |
mysteryl Was he frightened by being |
waked uP so suddenly by the fire and |
have his brains been effected ever since,
that ho should write such stuff and make
such low fling at place which he had
no opportunity Of seeing or judging cor
rec'ly?
llna this Solomon the brains Of goose,
or does be imagine his Indiana friends TO |
be in that condition2 But we are graft
fed that be al last found place to suit |
him. Hear him further:
"Arrived at Corsicana about day light. |
This is the best town we have found, and |
the country around is very pretty. Plenty |
Of timber grows in every direction, and
the soil is entirely changed. Here we |
come into the dark colored or sandy soil
that is said 10 be fine for all the fruits,
vegetables aud farm crops, except wheat.
'
This is the first country l have seen l
would be willing to live in at all, the
the black waxy land being too sticky to
render living on it endurahle."
Poor mani What a Judge Of soil and
production If the friends be has left be-
hind him are all Of his sort, we advise the
colony to emigrate to the eastern portion
Of North Carolina, where sand and pine
trees are plentiful, and where there is no
soil rich enough to be "sticky," when il
rains, and then we think they might find
life "endurable."
But VIC believe the proper explanation
Of DR.. Taylor's curious conduct is to be
found in the following concluding para
graph Of this wonderful letter:
awe start for Col. Lippsrd's residence,
10 miles west in a few minutes. After 8
little rest will write you again"
We take this Col. Lippard to be the In
Agent, appointed by Gov. Davis,
and we suppose the tive were the said
Colonel and Doctor, who came along ION
the wing together, in haste to get TO some
Of the fns poor lands, which the Colonel
wants TO sell, and that he has cleverly
humbugged the unwary Hoosier.
QeeTy--Is this the same Col. Lippsrd
who, since The war, headed mob Of infu-
rated negroes until dispersed by the
sheriff, aided ny the military7 We should
ike TO know.