The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-11-05
Northern PreIudIess Against Texas.
sAN MARcos. october. 50.

SAN MARCOS, OCTOBER, 1874.
Editors Democratic StatSsmaR = Knowing
that you take an interest in the encourage
ment of immigration, as well as pleasure
in correcting false impressions, for the pur-
pose OF more effectually aiding in its en-
enlargement, we have concluded TO give
you specimen paragraph from the letter of
a Northern man, recently received by a
prominent citizen of our town.
The correspondent writes inquiringly of
the Typographical character of this section
of the country, the morals of the communi-
ty, Its financial condition, etc., aud then
adds:
81 have been trying to induce some
young men to join with me to go to Texas,
and though have not succeeded very we'll
as yet, still shall not give 1t up or the IDEA
of seeing Texas. All appear to have ia
vorable opinion of the climate of Texas,
but not of her people"
The above comes with its chilling cool
ness from the frozen regions of Kennebec
county, Maine; and it affords US truthful
reflex of the prevailing opinion entertained
by the Northern people, caused by the
poisonous misrepresentation of their press.
These papers, filed with bought lies, manu-
featured by irresponsible cosmopolitan scrib-
blers, are circulated and read by the masses
of the North until the idea now obtains
that Southern home is equal to burning
hell, and the name of Texan" is but the
synonym for murderer and thief. That
such is the sentiment of the North none can
deny.
'tAll appear to have a favorable opinion
of the climate of Texas, but not of her
people," al implies that there is no ex-
ception- 1t is q rule, with but an ocea-
siOnal exception, that the Northern people
fail to find from the history they read of
Texas any inducement to seek her as home
until they are about ready to step into their
graves to hide themselves from some physi-
cal distemper. Then they begin to search for
the truth, and can discover, in her true his
tory, some theory out of which they can ex-
tract "a favorable opinion of the climate
of Texas" Wonderful, indeed ! Their
astuteaess is astounding for its piercing acute
ness. If it was not a reasonable offense
for Northern man to take Southern pa
per, then there might be some excuse for
this apparent want of information; but as
| lis ar act bordering on criminality for a
lord, lad, or lady living north of Mason and
Dixon's Line to subscribe for and read a
paper of Southern principles, a moderate
degree of charity should pervade our feel
| ings and restrain the cauterizing criticism
the subject demands. They drink of the
water Of the stream as it gushes from the
fountain of venality, and, with the relish OF
an inexpressible JOY, gladden. the current
with their approving smiles as it onward
flows, tributarily invading and poisoning
the land. 1t Is true, those who visit US art
met with the astonishing feature in our so
ciaIisnI of an effort tending in the direction
of civilization, and in some instances have
the candor and manhood TO so repre-
sent us at the North. But these
good things of the people of Texas
| are seldom published to the world in North.
ern prints, while the record of criminality
is alarmingly magnifed, and profusely dis
semlnated. This condition of things is re
GREETED by none more than the citizens oil
Texas. And yet, after the people of the
South, and of Texas, have buried, as fal
as it was possible for them to do, the mem
DRY of past troubles, and of sectional strife
and after their liberal material contribu
tions, given for the purpose of encouraging
the immigration Of good class of citizen
ship to their midst, and for the purpose Of
| rebuilding their crushed and crippled re
sources, with the view of a speedy restora
ton of material strength and good feeling.
nevertheless, that relentless hatred and bit
terness of sentiment and thought are sc
lovingly embalmed in the bosom of the
Northern masses, that to think is but tt
feel it, to speak but to proclaim it, to write
but to publish it, and to publish it but t.
misrepresent and vilify. But it seems thai
resort even to the prophetic theory o.
''the god-like Turgot, " which provides FOL
the regeneration of the human family, anC
to hasten the period of enlightenment, mo
rality, loyalty and patriotism, would fai
in its efficacy of method to subdue the un
bounded wave of faithlessness, which re
pels the idea of mutually of kind feel
i ing, and, therefore, your correspondent
begs leave to abandon the theory and thu
subject, and concludes with sad recollec
tons of the past and blooming hopes 70
the future. Yours, No MORE.