The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-27
DAll.As. Texns. oeloher n. 1871.


To The Editor OF the DALLAS llerldi
II was the pleasure OF tho writer TO
listen 10 II lecture nom Hon, Jolln
Henry Brown last night at Lisbon
school house, on the "PAsl, Present nnd
Future Of rcXNs,n The major, Ns we
call him, did credit 60 himself on his
pet subject, Texas. ilR Introductory
WA truly interesting, not only 10 old
Texans, hut preeminent 80 to later sell
tiers, called, believe, TEXANS. He
briefly reviewed the first settlements
Of America, commencing with james
town, Plymouth Rock, Buford aud
first however, having referred 10 the
great and wonderfully successful cam
puign Of Cortez In Mexico, and the
character of the nb0rigines OF Mexico
ut the time of the great c0nqueror's in
vnsion, the enlightenment and wealth
of that people And In this connec-
ton, he stated that while in Mexico,
lust succeeding our late "unpleasant-
ness ne found u book there published
in 1904, ut the city of Mexico, under
the license of the pope, long before an
English settlement on this continent.
He purchased IL and presented it to
the Athmueum at Hartford, Connecti-
cut, In 1870.
The speaker, then, glanced rapidly
ut the growth of America, the colonial
settlement of tho northern, middle,
southern and western states, the emil
grafton of Americans to Texas, and
the final resort for independence, and
that one hundred aud thirty men
stormed and captured fort at Velas-
co, defended 10y three hundred MeXi-
cans, all of whom surrendered, and
colonial Texas was settled by people
most remarkable for their intelligence.
morality and chivalry that this was
the result of the terms of settlement
under the colonization laws of Mexico,
which forbid the introduction of law
less and disreputable men, and that
during this term ofsettlement, embrace
mg about twenty wears, there was but
one murder for money, and only about
dozen duels fought; that there was
less violence, law-breaking and MUIR
der than in any other part ofthe globe.
Tho people were exemplary for polite
ness, refinement, honesty, integrity
and hospitality. And lust here, the
ala fellow. thouph he claimed 10 be
onlv thirtv.iiye, when addressing
vomnp LADIES', rose in his might and
elouuence i'm n tribute to the memory
of the women of that day that rivited
the attention of Che audience i'm breathe
less silence. The murder alluded to
was committed by Isaac b. Desba, son
of the governor of Kentucky. upon the
hodv az youny Early. n son Of the gov
ernor of (ieoreia, in ISIS, sixteen miles
east of Gonzales, i'm the Wilderness.
After these have, early settlers of
Texas had set ND civilization, and in
formed the worldof the beauty. health.
climate, richness aud vastness of this
country. emigration turned this wnv.
The lafe civil war mt n check 70 il for
n while. Now railroads are ramifvinu
the state. and emigration coming af
This time Mt the rate of about eiSht
thousand ner div. Here the major
drew n contrast between Texas then
and Texas now observing with partic.
Mar emnbasis the difference in the
n,nrals If the neonle. and how Iony a
nation NAV be recovering from the de-
morali2otion and snoils of war Ua
referred to the sectional hates of our
neonle. and begged that they burv II.
ue tben rave Gie eynerience anon,
Tho vonlyees comnlin,epting tben fo.
tha;r industry frnuolitv intaiIivonoa
nd ,,;ndness onS ~ thoir Srand
school svstams giving illnstratiens of
;ts beaniy and odantaiion to tho child
He also advised feeling Of kindnass
towards new Gamers
Ue govea few hints IN naropts an
tho Siect Of tboir dutv 70 tho;r NJ, IL
dren; for them to live near. afIection.