Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-04-05
OUR DUTY.

hO Va s'''' y |
a peculiar franchise, unknown to
our friends and bretheren in the
other States of the South. We are
free, prosperous and untammelled
in the exercise of our constitutional
rights, with no heavy clouds float
ing across our, future, threatening
the destruction of all those aims
and ends, for which we toll and la
Dor in the field of life. Our state
government is better than any
of tho Eastern States, and is being
daily improved by the wise and
honest elaboration Of men chosen
by the people to legislate for their
welfare. The portals of our com
monwealth are open, and through
them the tide of immigration from
all quarters of the globe is pour
ing, daily swelling the volume Of
our population, and increasing the
thrift and general prosperity of
our whole people. The CONNER
cial centres of the entire world
have their eyes fixed upon our
products, and are making
grand arrangements to con,
tend for the harvests which
annually reward the industry of
the people. The day is not far
distant when Texas will become
tho granery from whence the hun
CRY millions of the old States will
draw their daily supply and when
the ring of q thousand heavy ham
mers will evince tangible existen ce
of our mineral wealth. Capital and
capitalists are not afraid of mag
mary foos,' whose horrible faces ap-
pear through the political clouds
that overhang tho destiny of our
sister States, when ignorance and
corruption WELD with undivided
sway the forces and power of gov
eminent. Railroads and manu-
features are springing up in every
direction school-houses and
churches are fulfilling all the NOR
al and intellectual ends their es-
tablishment guarantees to a people
agriculture with improved imple-
monts, is being so advanced and dc,
veloped as to be the means and
medium of our wealth and strength
which is today second to no State
in tho South. With all these things
before us and in the full enjoyment
of all the blessings and privileges We
posses, is there not q demand resting
against us for something more than
passiveness; something higher
than the nero acquisition of mon
ey? In our fourishing town O
Dallas, where the trade of Northern
Texas has established its natura
centre, is there enough done al
ready to warrant us in resting idly
on our oars and allow our bark tt
float on with the tide which fate
keeps in motion. Can we not nd
vance our financial Importance
and elevate the social, moral ant
intellectual tone of our metropolis
by going earnestly forward in the
Improvement and development OF
all our interests? Let us beautify
and build up the vacant lots sub
stantially; and this we can do il
the proper impetus and support be
given to those who are ready to
inaugHrate the desirable movement.
10 THIS accomplishment, the build
ing associations which are being
organized in tho city, should bend
their efforts with that determina-
ton which leads to no other con-
clusion than success. We rejoice
that our people are awakening to
the Importance of combination, in
attaining their ultimate destiny,
and we predict for them a brilliant
future. Ere long we shall say
something more in favor of aiding
and encouraging, by all means in
our power, the incipient enterprise
which is manifesting itself in our
community.
DALLAS COUNTY.