New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-12

Their fact that certain citizens OF the par
isbes of Caddo and De Soto, in the State OF
Louisiana, have publicly expressed desire
to be annexed to q new State. to be formed
out of the northwest portion OF Texas,
"a Mr.. George L. Smith. the Representa-
tive in Congress from the fourth
congressional district in this State, has in
troduced bill in Congress for the purpose
of creating a new State out of certain por-
tions of the States of Texas and Louisiana
The measure is one that claims the atten-
t,on of not only the inhabitants OF that por'
ton of Louisiana and Texas proposed to De
erected into a new State, but OF the entife
people of the South; for it is one that is
calculated to add to her political strength
as we'll as her material growth. Ihese
views likely governed Mr.. Smith and
nrompted him to offer the bill in question.
It is a step in the right direction-one that
embodies views worthy Of a Southern
stateman. The new State will embrace
forty.tive tourishing counties, containing
population of nearly 100000. The boundary
lines are defined as follows: The Trinity
river is to form the western boundary,
the State of Louisiana and Red river
the eastern, the Indian Territory and
Arkansas, tho northern, and the Gulf Of
Mexico the southern boundary. within
these boundar les is sufficient territory to
make State equal in size to Louisiana or
New York, with port OF entry at the
mouth of the Sabine river equal to any OF
our gulf ports.
For the benefit of the people most d.
rectly in terested in this movement for
new Southern State, We will give the names
of the counties or parishes that will eonsti-
tute it should Mr.. Smiths bill become a
law. In Texa they are as follows: Cham
bers, Jefferson, Hardin. Orange, Liberty,
Newton, Jasper, Polk, Tyler, Trinity, An
gelina, San Augustine, Sabine, Houston,
Nacogdoche e, Shelby, Anderson, Cherokee,
Rusk, Pamela, Henderson, Smith, Kaufman,
Dallas, Denton, Cook, Grayson, Collin,
Hunt, Fannin, Lamar, Delta, Hop
kins, Rains, Vanzandt, Wood, Titus,
Red River. Upshur, Harrison, Ma
rion, Cass and Bowie. To these are to
be added Caddo and De Soto, in Louisiana,
Senator Flanagan in the United States
Senate and sother leading citizens residing
in the Texas district, out of which the new
State is propos ed to be erected, are said to
favor the me assure; and as it is one that is
worthy of servious consideration it is to be
hoped it will be disposed of in manner
that will pro mote the best interests of the
people of the South.
So far as Louisiana is concerned, it is
very possible her people might at first
blush be opposed to parting with any of
her territory-more particularly that por-
ton embracing De Soto and Caddo, two of
her most fouri shing parishes, notwith-
standing portion of the citizens thereof
have already expressed desire to be an.
nexed to Texas.
But failu to obtain the necessary con-
sent from Louisiana need not defeat the
movment to create a new State out of the
portion of Texas named in the bill. And as
the consent of both Legislatures is made
a condition precedent by the bill befors the
Territory is subdivided, there is no acca-
sion for the opponents of the measure to
regard it as an aggressive act on the past of
Congress, or our distinguished represen-
tatiye who prepared the bill