The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-03-15
THE DAILY HERALD.
Gen. Grant and the Legislature Of
Texas.

In our special from Austin tho
other day we published tho fact
that the Legislature of this State
had extended an invitation To- the
President to visit Texas. 1.-The ac-
cepts, it will be now era in the
history of our commonwealth, and
will compensate somewhat the I'M
necessary slight which the Duke
Alexis gave this broad domain
when he was engaged in sdoing'
the United States. We hope that
the President will accedo to the
wishes Of our representatives, and
that they will provide such accom-
modations us will bcsuiiable to the
tastes and desires of his Exccllen-
cy. There is one thing which we
insist shall have II place in the pro-
gramme ofentertanment, as il will
fhavo tendency to effect u great
national good, we. care not what
the result may be. We therefore
suggest that the General DO turned
over to the fatherly caro- of Big
| Foot Wallace, and that this pecu.
iar old Texan be instructed to tax 0
q ride along tho frontier with the
great Executive head of the nation,
who no doubt would greatly ap.
preciate such an opportunity to
look after his Indian afiaias. The
Aiowas and Comanches would be
delighted to get up a buffalo hunt
for the delectation Of their great
father, just MS General Sheridan
and his Federal soldieyy rugged out
q similar enterprise for the amuse-
ment ofhis Highness the Grand
Duke Alexis. IF u few helpless
women and children could be in /.
duced to volunteer for the purpose.
it is possible that these favored
children of tho President might
agree to give him an exhibition in
the art of hair raising, which would
be exceedingly pleasing to this
most grave and potent iunctionary,
who is forever yelling after paci tic
measures, while the bloody blades
Of the "gentlo savage" arc doing
their work Of death. We want
the President to como and find out
what his long experience as a from
tier officer Of the Federal Army
has failed to impress upon his mind
that there is no compact which
the Indian will not violate when.
ever and wherever the opportu-
nifty is presented, if he can reap n
little empty vcngonce thereby. We
would like for him to ascertain.
furthermore, that one company of
Texans, who understand their
danger and are willing TO defend
their homes, can do more for the
protection Of our border than all
| the blue-coats he can seEd into
the State. 1t would, furthermore,
afford him an opportunity ofuner-
standing ro5clious motive which
actuated Judge Weaver, n few years
ago, when he rendered the services
of himself and ncighbors to the
Federal officers for border protec-
ton, and for which he was most un-
justly arrested, insultcd and outrag-
cd with tho knowledge and consent
of the President. 1t has been n long
time since Con. Grant has been to
Texas, and who can say that n trip
here would not have the same hap.
Ply effect upon him which a similar
experience produced upon Horace
Greeley. If there could be foast
without wine, and the President in
duced to attend it, we verify be-
lieve that he might SEQ that his
policy towards tho people of the
South is simply ruiuous ;--undcr
such circumstances it would be II
blessing to our whole people to have
him como. 1t might illustrate
some of the sublime errors in which
the President has fallen, to be face
to face with them. We would like
to have him so through the legisla-
i've halls Of these down troddcn
States, where ignorance and COR
ruption have joined hands and IRE
now dancing their horrible con-cdn
whore virtue once met TO deliberate
upon the wants Of her people.