The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-20

which are going on, ] thought Ia rid
Ing along HAT ! was passing through
the green old Holds OF England. They
have cenlprles the start Of you, but
you have ns iine u country and rs fine
llelds, " your houses aIp not 80 large,
they hold hearts that arc ~ truo as any
that beat within lhe breasla NJ poieni
lales, You have happy and prosper
Gus state, The LOSE STAR rose la
blood but II shed luslre on the nameA
Of the men who founded the nation Of
Texas, Those men gave an empire ~
the United States Tor themselves aud
their PROSPERITY, for II does not follow
thus ln becoming u state they failed 10
remain ireemen nnd brayely have
they held their reputation for liberty
aud freedom, form man breethes deeper
and freer under the lONE STAR
The diversity Of soil aud climate
VIII make yours II great state, II the
Immigrant from abroad desire 10 raise
cora, ho has but 10 plant, Cotton,
wheat, tobacco, sugar Indeed, almost
any product that can ho found In tho
most favored cline, except coffee and
ten grow here, surely, no other country
can boast Of the same diversity OF pro-
dnctlona You have u happycounlry,
Your lOcnl government II AL that could
be desired, You are the descendants
Of glorious raGe, aud n0hly have the
sons maintained their names. You
have many citizens In your midst from
my old home Mississippi -dcar, old
Mississippi, whom ! love the bettor In
her misery. You have citizens from
all parts of this great union, and know
that only the good come here, or II
some Of the bad characters Of other
states do come, association with the
old Texans soon converts them, You
have made great progress In the me
chanlcal arts IN the manufacture ~
agricultural and other useful lmple-
ments. In my remarks ut the llOus-
ton fair, ! referred 10 the importation
Of brO0ms when broom corn could DE
10 profitable grown In your state, but
! find on arriving here that you do
grow broom corn, and that II II manu-
featured into most excellent br0oms.
At this moment large blue flag
with star IN the center, (the oolora
Of Texas was held alolt, III front of
Mr., Davis, by Mr.. Joe. Record. "
| thank you, my friends, for raising
that flag, with n single star, now In
our galaxy, was once the emblem Of u
gallant nation. ! hope II will always
shine In the constellation.
You have IN your local self-g0vcrn-
ment everything to make great and
prosperous state. You have II great
exporting country, and should contend
for the doctrine of free trade and
farmers rights, found the people Of
Houston engaged In deepening the
channel of Buffalo bayou. There IL
more water now In that bayou than
was formerly In the river Clyde, yet
that harbor has been deepened sulll-
Client TO admit the passage Of the larg-
ships. Efforts are also being made TO
deepen the harbor of Galveston.
English ship-builders are now con-
Slructing vessels capable of carrying
ton thousand bales OF cotton on sixteen
feet of water, and your hnrbors must
be improved to admit OF their free in
gress aud egress. These vessels will be
built with berths for the accommodate
ton of immigrants, which Will serve
greatly to Increase emigration, as
they will bring the tired and illy-com-
pensated lab0rer Of Europe to our
shores, who will come to make their
bread and develop your vast resources.
They will be as dew of heaven, blessing
themselves and those among whom
they locate.
The people immigraiing to new
country want low taxes and plenty of
food. The people Of Texas must raise
wheat and breadstuils for other coun-
tries. Then you will be able to induce
emigrants to come and settle in your
midst, for the country that can export
breadstulls and other products is al
ways prosperous one. Let churches
and schools be built. Let colleges be
butt on the foundation your schools,
and universities on your colleges.
Make your doctors at home, for no
matter how learned and skilled u ply
sician he may be, he must begin anew
on entering u new country, Make
your own preachers, that the earnest
words of truth and wisdom, as they
fall from the lips of those whom you
have known from youth, with that
plain and honest old Texan accent
may carry conviction to the
hearts Of many who would otherwise
remain untouched. do not wish to
be understood rs dropping into the
common error of leaving home for the
purpose Of rendering advice to those
whom | fall in with, remembe boring
that he who goes out to pluck often
goes home shorn. | felt these Esugges-
tions,.and have given them in n spirit
of good will.
My journey throughout Texas has
been grand series of welcomes. | had
no right to expect it, and it has been
thus doubly deer, because unexpected,
and hereafter, when | desire to
express a world of meaning In
brief remark, | shall say, give me
a Texas welcome. | have served with
her sons In peace and in war, in the
of the nation aud on the
tented field, and always found them
brave, chivalrous and honorable. In
| shall forever pray that to\
Texas long life may be vouchsafed to\
ler Olu men, anu iOHS ilie anu pTOs-N
)erity for her children, and may they
grow up rs handsome as their moth
,rs and rs brave rs their fathers.
At the conclusion of Mr.. DavisI
speech, Ex-Governor Frank Lubbock
,ook the stand and made u few re-
marks. He stated that he had been
Identified for forty years with Texas,
out he never felt prouder than on the
present occasion of greeting the citi-
.ens of the prosperous and thriv-
ny city of northern Texas, and
iod grant that she may always
,row and increase. He pointed with
,ride to the evidence Of her thrift and |
enterprise in the shape of the excellent
n a T..