New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-13
THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY,

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| THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY.
A few days ago telegraphic dispate
from Texas announced to the whole cou,
try that Mr.. Jefferson Davis had bee
selected. to deliver the opening Grafton
the State fair shortly to be held in Hoq
ton. .DivHsted Of all political signidcane,
the selection Of SO conspicuous peno,
age as Mr.. Davis in the rebellion woul
not have been nationally objected to
the bitterest opponents Of his so-calle
Southern Confederacy. But it seems til
Texas Democracy are not content to Il
Mr.. Davis make his appearance in Texa
at this time, and as the orator of the oper
ing day Of their State fair expatiats onl
on matters that legitimately come within
the scope Of the objects of the fair, name
ly, tho improvement of farm products
including stock raising, etc., and manufac
tured articles. Here was.a vast field for tn
display of Mr.. Davis oratory, in which
much honorable distinction could hav,
been reaped had he been let alone to expa
tiate in his eloquent language on the beau
ties of farm products and the emanations O.
mechanical skill. He could have dilated
magni6cently upon everything in the re-
hottest way connected with these most
useful branches of peaceful life.
Descanting upon the field crops he
could :, tell how the best wheaa
rye, Indian corn, oats, rice, castor beans,
sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, turnips,
COW peas, fax seed, basket willow, broom
corn crab-gass hay, pea-vine, corn fod-
der, grain straw, ramie plant, cotton,
sugar, etc., can be raised. Having talked
for hours about the field crops he could
have found much to say about the dairy
crop. composed princi pally of butter and
cheese, and, leaving this department, he
could hive allowed his mind to wander
for short time into the fruit department
of the farm. He could have made this a
very Interesting subject to talk about and
drawn picture of the golden pears, ap-
pies, oranges, figs, bananas, Japan plums,
strawberries, etc., grown in Southern
States, that vould have delighted his hear
ers. Leaving the orchard, the orator could
have had in his minds eye the vegetable
garden for . short time. Here he could
not have failed to talk eloquently about
green peas, snap beans, Lima beans,
sweet peppers. beets, cabbages,' cauli-
lower, tomatoes, celery, squashes, cucum-
Ders, asparagus, leeks, onions, pumpkins,
'tc., for they are susceptible of being
'aised in the greatest perfection in the
sunny South, and in addition can be cul-
ivated almost the year round. Having
ouched but tightly, for want of time, upon
his very interesting branch of farm labor.
he orator could not avoid saying something
bout stock raising, very profitable
'ranch of farm work when properly at
ended to. The orator could have pointed
ut how easy it is to raise cattle, horses,
heep, hogs, ETC.; could have told of the
rosses that are necessary to improve
took; compared the Alderney with the
Durham bull; looked into the pedigree of
orses; noticed the difference in sheep by
the Southdown with other
reeds, and after showing the great profits
this branch of the farm business the
rator could find few moments possibly
speak of another interesting subject con-
ected with farming. We come now to
he poultry yard, prolific OF spring chick
Is and fresh eggs, turkeys, geese, ducks,
C. Here the orator could have described
ght and dark Bmmahs, partridge cochins,
NJ, white and black cochins, cinnamon
'chins. dominique cochins, gray and
bite dorkins, and many other varieties Of
. feathery tribe, in style that would |
I'VE proved far more interesting and
oftable than anything that could be
id Of politics. And yet the Texas Dem
racy are not disposed to have Mr.. Davis
mine himself in his visit to Texas
'ictly to q mission of peace and the ad-
ncement OF agriculture, manufactures
d the mechanic arts. The latest news
that the Texas Democracy are working
Q arrival of Mr.. Davis in Texas into a
alter of great political significance. Ac-
riding to special dispatch received by
Picayune, dated the eleventh instant.
r. Davis was not received as the orator
peaceful pursuits, but as the distin-
isted hero of the Lost Cause. His
'eption proved. to be an ..sova-
n for past conduct rather than {
something good in the future. The
mocracy, headed by no less person
than Governor Coke, surrounded him
the Hutchins House and in the true u
mocratic style, let the hero of the Lost
use know that his Democratic friends in
xas, still worshiped him. In response d
what was said to him, MIR. Davis is re- .
fted' as having ''made very happy =
'ech, in the course. of which be OBJ +
veds that he was proud to call the y y
'ple of Texas his friends and country L
n. Critical persons might infer from a
) remark of Mr.. Davis to his Demo- u
tic friends in Texas, that be is not
nd to hail men in other States. ruled "
as countrymen. Y
Governor Coke is represented as saying =
IN that occasion that he chad two pur- -
es IN coming to the fair first, to con- :,
ute what he cpul1 aforementioned "a