Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-29
LETTER FROM TEXAS.

VS.. New YOrk-ManufactuFi ng-The
Tennessee Problem Discussed-The
Way TO Increase Her Population,
Remove Her Membranes and
Develop Her Resources.
To the Union and American:
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Oct. 81, 1S73.-The
elections for Governor and other State Off
GERS and for members of the Legislature
takes place the LIST Of December next.
There can be no doubt as to the success of
the Democratic party, but owing 10 the fact
that there are great many acting with the
Democracy more from policy than from
principle, it is probable that we will lose
some members of the Legislature. In this
the Twenty-Eighth Senatorial District, we
are entitled to one Senator and three mem
bers of the House of Representatives. a
convention was held about month since
and q full ticket nominated. There were
some objections to the ticket and another
convention will be called to take place
about the first OF November.
The two candidates for Governor and the
two for Lieutenant-G Governor are all filling
lists of appointments, but no two of them
are together-every man for himself; hence,
we hope, there will be no political excite
ment in Texas. The Democracy will Ger
tainly elect all our State officers and carry
both branches of the Legislature. This
will add TO our strer 9Th in the United States
Senate after the 18th of March 1891 Flan-
igan, Radical, will at that time take bis
final leave of the Senate.
Texas has no financial troubles. Not a
single bank in the whole State suspended.
It is probable that some of our stock men
who are now returning from Kansas may
have some checks on New York banks
which will not be paid promptly. Our cot
ton is coming into market freely, land Texas,
with all her banks solvent, with $4,000
bales of cotton to be sold during the year,
and her revenue from cattle, nearly equal
to that of the cotton crop, don't feel great
deal concerned about the fsilure of Jay
Cooke and other government pet bankers.
At this junction, when Hdrpers Weekly
seems to delight in trying to show that Tex
as has a reckless lswless population, we feel
some pride that our banks throughout the
State pay depositors even in gold whenever
deposits were made in that kind Of money.
Our people have confidence in our own
banks but have no faith in the integrity Of
New York bankers and no confidence In
the honesty of those who control the funds
Of the government.
We are taking no pains to show our 10y
atty to the Government nor do we feel much
concerned because common hbeller re-
ports that we are lawless peopie. The
thousands of Immigrants now pouring into
the State show how little regard is paid TO
the malignance ofsTexas. In the next
twelve months, the immigration to the
State will be at the lowest estimate 100000
souls. These come with money to buy
lands for farming purposes. In addition to
this, many send money to the State to pur-
chase land on speculation. In less than %
yearslTexas will have larger population
than any State in the Union. In the north
western part of the State lands not in cult
vation can be bought at S. an scre, on
which from twenty to thirty bushels of
wheat can be grown per acre. In the
counties of Dallas, Collin, Brown, Coleman,
it is said that as high as forty bushels Of
wheat has been grown to the acre. We
can raise as fine cotton and as much to the
acre IS any other State. What is there,
then, to keep our State from filling up with
the very best citizens?
The recent financial trouble seems to
have prompted many to suggest plans which
will In the future prevent similar misfor-
tune. The city of New York handles
nearly all the productions of the South,
sells US nearly all our goods, and controls
the finances of the country. To regulate
the finances of the country we must change
our trade and engage more extensively in
manufacturing. If Texas would ship,
through our seaport cities, all our cotton
directly to Europe, our own merchants
could furnish us with all the imported
goods which we now buy ia New York.
And look at the elements of wealth in Ten
nessee which are almost neglected.
You have iron, zinc, copper and coal,
l remember many years ago that steamboat
builders from the great iron State of Penn
sylyania sought the Louisville warehouses
for Tennessee boiler iror," as it was the
very best they could obtain. So with tbs
bar iron of East Tennessee when they had
q flatboat trade with Alabama. The min
eral wealth of Tennessee was the great ar
gument which led to the liberal aid extend.
ed to railroads. And the question may be,
with propriety, asked, Have you awaited
yourselves of the great advantages now in
your reach? You bring in on your railroads
more goods from other States than you did
before you had these great theroughfares.
But how is it about sending out your pro-
ducts? You export iron but bring back
horse-shoes, horse shoe nails, cut nails, axes,
trace-chains and all your food Is cooked on
stoves made in other States. You cultivate
your soil with ploughs and hsrrows brought
from other States, and yet have the very
best quality of iron ores. You export hogs
and bring back bacon and lard. You ex-
port wheat and bring back thousands OF
barrels of -four, although you can make
-four equal to that of any State in the
Union. The very best -four have ever
seen in any market was consignment from
one of your city mills to McClupg G. Lewis
of Knoxville.
Tennessee extended liberal aid to rail
reads and thereby incurred a very heavy
debt. If Tennessee would extend liberal
aid to manufactures 1t would not only stop
! the many leaks of emigration from your