The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-23

and ten mules. John Clark, an EN-.
ploye of Stafiord's, was killed, and Ia
tum hurt by his horse falling OH him.
Another ranger received slight
wound. This is business.
OUR people are too prone to Judge of
the capacity of public men by their
ability to make speech. The result
is that many smooth tongued profes.
sional politicians with an infinite sup
ply of buncomb, fiowery platitudes and
gross flattery can get up and pull the
wool right square down over the eyes
of "the bone and sinew" as q general
rule. The prettier your average speak
er talks and the more noise he makes,
the less his thought and culture.
Thinking men rarely have "the gift of
gath" When the time for action comes,
however, the people have, in self-de.
fense, to turn to them instead Of the
forensic gongs who infest every public
demonstration.
THE first number of the second vol
ume of the Religious Messenger, which
has recently been moved here, has
reached us. 1t is edited by Elder Rob-
ert G. Buckner, and is devoted to the
dissemination of religious intelligence
in the interest of the Baptist denomi-
nation, of whom there are sixty thou
sand in this state. The Messenger is
handsome eight column paper, and is
edited with taste and ability. 1t can
not fail to be a welcome visitor in the
family circle and exercise whole
some influence by affording plenty of
original and selected reading matter,
and lending fostering hand to the
cause of religion and education.
THE Philadelphia Ledger now advo-
Gates free trade. Grant, Borie, Drexel
and others are dnmb with chagrin and
amazement, for it is to them that their
pet, Childs, should execute such sum-
ersault.
THERE can now be no question but
that it is the wish of the people that
the present session of the legislature
should be a short one, and that q con-
stitutional convention should meet as
early as possible and do its work.
THE Rev. Mr.. Adams, rector Of st.
Paul's church, New Orleans, was con.
secrated Missionary Bishop of New
Mexico and Arizona. Bishop Wilmer
of Louisiana, is thought to have recon-
mended to the triennial convention of
the Protestant Episcopal church held
in New York not long since.
The record made by Governor Coke,
during his brief administration, is in
every way creditable to his judgment,
craftsmanship and executive ability,
and in the event of new election en-
title him to the first claim upon the
people. Any change is unnecessary.
The people at large are satisfied with
the manner in which he has fulfilled
the responsible duties of his position,
and have full faith and confidence in
his wisdom and capacity to continue to
DO so until successor is elected.
THE republican congressman have
agreed that bill should be drawn and
put through without debate remanding
North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama and Arkansas to the same con-
dition as when first reconstructed and
giving Louisiana a provisional govern
ment. Why not include New York,
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana. Georgia, Mas
sachusetts, Wisconsin and Texas, too ?
The governors of these states also don't
approved of "Banditti' Sheridan or
Grant either. Now then the twenty
seven states which are democratic
pray don't leave them out.
THE governor Of Wisconsin, in his
message, takes strong grounds against
the late shameful interference by the
federal government in Louisiana af-
fairs. He says: If authority exists
in any branch of the federal govern
ment for What appears to be assumed
by the recent proceedings in Louisiana,
and,in the extraordinary proposals of
the liea.enant-general Of the army in
his dsratch from, l believe the time
has ccair, for all of us to bury partisan
spirit il common effort for the pres
ervati.., of our constitutional sover-
eighty md inherited liberties of the
American people" These are .patri-
otic sentiments, and show that Wis
consi,. is on the sideof civil liberty and
against military despotism.