The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-06
Texas and Louisiana.


Texas and Louisiana.
The rapid growth of the great State
lof Texas, is a political problem well
worthy the serious consideration and
study, by tho people Of Louisiana;
the solution of which has been sub
ject of admiration and wopder to oil
thinking men of this continent, who
have watched her progress on the
road to wealth, prosperity and hap
piness. Her example is replete with
good aud wholesome lessons to us, if
We only show ourselves apt and will
ling to be guided and instructed by
it. There she stands, already tho
Empire State Of tho South, and dcs.
tined, at no distant period Of time,
to become the Empire State Of this
great Republic. Yet, she has not
found her wealth ready made by the
hands Of her Creator; sho has not
unbosomed, to the gaze Of an aston.
ished and covotous world, extensive
and incxhaustiblo mines of gold, or
rich fields Of diamonds, like Califor-
MIA and Brazil. Nature, in her ma
ternal care and fondEess, has been no
more bountifnl to her than she has
been to Louisiana. She grows cotton,
tobacco, rye, wheat: and oats, not
without much labor; in spite Of
parching droughts which arc almost
yearly plaques there; in spite Of saw
age and warlike Indians, and n,araud-
ing Mexicans, whom the United States
have hitherto been; unable to put
down. She is the; beef market Of
millions beyond the limits Of her tor
ritory; she fights the Cemanches on
the frontier, and tile Mexican raids
on the Rio Grande ); builds churches,
schools, telegraps "a n 4 railroads F.;
keeps up an extensive trade with the
outer world; maintains a hard mon
ey currency; upholas free and re-
publican form Of government in the
face of Grant ana tho Republican
party; hangs horseIthieves suppress
sos scalawa9s, and when q "stray
Yankee in Texas; is found playing
politician within her borders, she has
but to tell him to "git" aud he "gits; =
she invites immigration and it comes
to her from every point Of the com.
pass. Since last August, sho has re.
ceived an additional fabulous popu.
lation of two hundred thousand. b.
immigration alone. There is no dan
ger Of her territory being cut up into
various States, an il thereby increas-
ing Southern representation and pre-
ponderance in Congress, so long az
Northern jealousy and hatred Of tht
South are the cherished princip pies
inculcated by every Northern parent
on his child. Imagine then, the great
Dess and power Of such . State il
half q century hence, when her entir,
territory Of 2n, COZ square miles, vii
be as densely settled as Ohio is now
Cab any one predict what sae wtll b,
at that time, especially when tn,
Southern Pacific railroad will have
been in active operation through he,
extensive domain for forty years, and
branch roads, Briarean.like, viii
) have stretched their hundred arms in
every direction to; capture and empty
into her lap, the riches and treasurer
:, of this worldi ...... ~
Yet she had great deal to content
against. She is known as the wild
State Of Texas. We all have heart
and read from our boyheod days
that Texas, like Rome, was settled b!
! bands Of robbers, vagabonds, fugi'
: tives from Justice, convicts and muir
, derers. If the refuse of the huma,
: race f1ocked there a. to a land Of ref
uge, good people went there too-t'
!, better their fortunes. Gradually tn,
mixture Of good element with TIL
bad had its influence religion, edu
cation and civilization worked upol
, tho masses; their morals we're puri6
ed; thrift, industry, perseverance,
labor and the spirit Of enterprise, &C.
complished miracles, and to-day, til.
clone Star State" shines with th'
dazzling b'illiancy Of a beautiful plan
ct in the armament of the Western
= world. All this has been accomplish
ed, not by her coil, not by nature
. peculiar tenderness, but BY the deter
. mination, energy, hardihood a NJ
bravery of her people she is a heav
. en- for honest men, and a hell for al
\ rascals-she knows her rights neve
!, compromises them, and never rest
until she secures them. Her peopl