The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-27
STATE PRIDE-frs VALUE AND Irs
JISTIFICATION.

STATE PRIDE-rTs VALUE AND ITf
JUSTIFICATION.
Most of the older States have ha'
their distinct historians. Connection
had Trumbull, South Carolina had TIN
elder land Justly celebrated) Ramsey
Alabama had Pickett, Kentucky hat
Mann Butler, Missouri had Alphons'
Wetmore, Louisiana had Charles Gin
zarre, Tennessee the best Of all STATE
historles) had the younger Ramsey
Texas has had Foote, Yoakum and
Others, and Illinois had Rev. James IL
Peck.
We have read most of the State his
tories named and several Others, and
through them chiefly we have been led
to honor the memory of the first
founders of each of those States. 1t Is
. part of our nature to honorandrevere
c the men who, taking life at n hazard,
go into the savage wildernessand with
rifles dashed to their shoulders and axes
,,in their hands, lay the foundations
llfOr civilization, hospitality, comfort,
abundance and religion where before
:, all was u bowling, savage waste. We
Ii can have neither patience with, nor re-
aspect for, men who do not appreciate
land honor such heroism.
We hold that State pride, in a con-
federated government like ours, is q
'snoble sentiment. Show US any State
awhose people have no State pride, and
awe will show you n spirltless people
aShow us an Irishman who Is ashamed
of his native country, and we will show
you degenerate son of his native soil,
+ despised by his countrymen in the
United States. Show us a German who
is ashamed of his Fatherland, and we
will show you man like old HI,
in Galveston, in 1856, willing, for
money, to manufacture brass knuckles
to be used in abusing his own country
men.
No! n people who have no State
pride must be low spirited.
Admit these general facts, which all
enlightened and generous minds will
readily do, and it follows by the intlex-
ible verdict of history that Texans
have as much title to u proper State
pride as any new people of modern
times.
The sober truths of our history take
rank in interest with the romance of
history In older countries. From the
first effort to plant American civiliza-
ton on the soil of Texas, tifty-three
years ago, to this date, not n year has
passed in which there has not been an
illustration of heroism, virtue and self
denial worthy Of the golden days Of
Rome and the heroic days of Greece.
Where on earth but in Texas, has
there been an Alamo? Where, in
modern times, has there been scene
like Fannin's massacre? In what
country, since the darkiages, has there
been such scenes as the battle ofSalado
and Dawson massacre in 1912, crowned
by the battle of Mier OH Christmas day
of the same year? Or what event in
history, proportioned to its magnitude,
produced such results as San Jacinto?
In what country on earth has open
hearted hospitality had such an abid-
ing place as in Texas? Name the
place or country. In what State or
country have there been so fey di-
vorces of husband wife? In what
country so few illegitimate births, or
so universally virtuous women? In
what land in the old world or the new
has woman been respected, elevated,
cherished and honored more than on
the soil Of Texas? We challenge an
answer, and refer with pride to history
and statistics to sustain us in asserting
our prominence on the points named.
Then, practically, when the young
father and mother are training their
first born, whether native or adopted
child of Texas, is it not only right but
solemn duty to instil into its mind
and engraft upon its breast a rational
feeling Of State pride? We hold that
i is, and no State cat long rank as
great whose parents ignore their duty.
We can be proud of our State as Tex
ians, and proud Of our nationality as
with entire consistency.
But local or State pride must be the
chief corner stone of all high toned,
chivalrous citizenship. So believing,
we shall on all proper occasions EN-
ieavor, through the columns of The
DALLAS HERALD, to send out to the
youth of this country such truthful in
in regard to our origin, rise
and progress as State as may seem
best calculated TO inculcate a sound,
well-grounded and national State pride.
No State ever had nobler pioneers,
bigger hearted citizens, or more valiant
soldiers. We feel 1t and, so so far as
we are concerned, the rising and future
generations shall know 1t, that they
may shape their lives in consonance