The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-08

creased, so that our immense import
is by no means very healthy indica-
ton.
The subject of a return to specie
payments has exercised the public
mind considerably of late, and has
found expression in several proposed
schemes of legislation. Among these,
Mr.. Hooper proposed to issue a hum
dred millions of 3.65 per cent. GER
tificates of Indebtedness, which shall
withdraw one half the legal tenders,
which the National banks are required
to retain as illegal reserve" It
proposes, also, to allow legal tenders
to be received instead Of gold and
silver for the payment of import
duties. These $50 millions Of 6 per
cent. bonds are to be held for sale in
order to obtain coin to secure the pay
ment Of the remaining greenbacks.
Thus our whole legal tender circula-
ton will be provided for, and the
promises of the Government to pay
will appreciate in value to gold itself.
The scheme is, to say the least, pro-
found and ingenious. How it will
work on trial remains to be seen.
After the abrogation of the recipro-
city treaty with England, the Kamucks
for while boosted that they could
paddle their own canoes. The in
creasing pressure, however, has wrung
from them reluctant acknowledgment
that they can not get along without
us. The fact is, their position is an
omalous and exposes them to the most
crushing evils. They cannot retain
even their native population, much
less the immigrants from Europe that
are wheedled into Canada. It is i'm
possible that two English speaking
nations should subsist to advantage on
this continent. The Ottawa Board of
Trade are seeking a new commercial
treaty. Let them say a treaty of an
nexation and they will strike the true
line of commercial policy.
Texas is sunny State. She was
the last one added to the domain of
slavery in the Union. On her soil in
the late rebellion the last armed foe
expired. She was the last to put
school books into the hands of her
children. Now the sad intelligence
comes by mail flor they never send
such by telegraph from that country
that the free school system put in
operation under the Republican rule
is to be abolished-that is, the tax for
the support of schools is not to be col
lected. The scholastic population of
Texas is 229, 1888, with an adult litter
acy Off, 1876 whites, and Isl, 6l7 blacks.
It's total population is SIS, $40, with
an area of 237 1921 square miles. In
all this territory and for all these peo-
pie, when the Republicans came into
power in 1870, there were but two free
school buildings. In spite of great
political opposition and violence to-
wards teachers, the first seasons work
Of Superintendent DeGress resulted
in the establishment of 1924 school
houses, with an enrolment Of 63,5O4
pupils. The present season opened
with an enrolment of III 600 pupils.
The first action of the Democratic leg
islature on its organization Dan. 10Th, J
in suspending the school tax indicates
that all this work is to be overthrown,
and that the State is to be left in black
Ignorance, which characterized it dur
ing the previous twenty-five years of
uninterrupted Democratic rule.
Texas will soon cease to be the land
of the poor and cheap cattle. The
enormous expectations Of late years to
eastern and northern markets have
about cleaned out the herds in many
counties. Cattle thieves have injured
the trade in others. Live stock men
are now generally looking to the rails
ing of fine breeds. The great Texas
cattle interest, once so imposing, will
soon be thing Of the past. It was
the result of low civilization and
must pass away as progress is estab-
lished.
The Suez Maritime Canal is not a
great success financially, yet its stock
can not be very easily purchased. It
has had wonderful influence upon
oriental commerce, especially the
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