The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-11-12
TIE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS

distinguished cltlZens, now on general
tour through Texas, writes as follows to
his friend Gen Darlington:
Sir-I did not promise you my impre.
sions of Texas, expecting to carry you sta
by step over illimitable eXpaDses of countrv
and we'll in detail upon the incidents and
evants that might be elaborated out of tVs
weeks travel over new scenes and amid th.
surroundings of new associations. Ny ex
pectation was to group and gather ipto
short space the chief impressions and re.
suits of my trip.
TWO MILLIONS POPULATION AND $3.50 ON.
600 TAXABLE PROPERTY.
A glance upon the map will carry IN,
in an instant from the Sabine to tbs n
Paso, and from the Gulf to the banks of
Red River. A page in an almanac will in.
form you of nearly two millions populshOn
and $3.50, 600 600 taxable property; butto
of Texas requires the actual travel along
it's railroads, and demands that We sbouH
see with our own observation that great
empire of fertility, that We behold the cot.
ton and wheat and sugar fields, and the
crop of towDs and cities, that rise ND as If
by magic. Every spring the enterprise of
Texas is swelled out with the new arrivals
of population that flow in from the older
States. Some forty thousand Georgians
are already located in Texas, and the tide
of immigration from Tennessee and Ala.
bama, and the Southern States generally
grows stronger every year. The addition
of $50, 900 population is the estimated yearly
addition to the resources of wealth and en-.
terprise; and while the professional men may
be counted as dots here and there-the great
macs go into the fields and develop the in.
dustrial resources of the country. Texas
has, by this tide of immigration, brighter
prospects and prosperity than any of her
Southern sisters. Upon entering Texas
you are met by the great hope of the fu-
ture, felt by every one you meet The
doubt that clings around our future In the
uncertainty of values to land, aud the de-
preston which discoursges Investment, has
no home in Texas. Every man you meet
wears the confidence which hope inspires
as to the bewildering magnifcence OF the
future grandeur and prosperity of his Stats
ENCOURAGING TO ESIGRANTs.
Everything tends to invite the ernigraut
| States mauship has been occupied in mould
| ing the inducements to settlement, and
stands in broad contrast with our position
in boasting of our resources and letting our
population glide away from US, without
any coming/in, and with all the landed
wealth we've got. Farmers have no credit
and our monied resources no confdencein in
our future. Disguise it as we will, the
statesmanship Georgia wants, is the de-
| velopment of her resources and the adding
| to her population, the restoration of public
confidence in her future prosperity, and a
little of Texas spirit and enterprise in
fused into the body polite.
AUSTIN.
From the steps of the capitol which, by
tho way is long, large, ous-of repair
building, We see the city of Austin surround
ed by hills, and on the banks of the Colora.
nifu hoa a
some Is 600. There is something sooth-
ingly beautiful in the view of Austin from
the steps of the capitol. The "lOng tresSes
of the evening stars" were falling doRn'l
upon the city as we gazed through the colt
shadows swinging from the hills aboyst.I
THE MONUMENT OF THE ALAMO.
This monument is made of the material
of the Alamo, and stands in the portioo Of
of the capitol. As we turned from our
gaze at Austin, the inscription on the shaft
breathed wealth of sentiment. Immedi-
ately in front we read, " Blood of heroes
hath stained me; let the stones of the Alan'
speak, that their immolations may not b
forgotten" On the right side, " Be thg
enrolled with Leonidas in the hosts OF ID
mighty dead" Ou the left side, " Tow
God of the fearless aud the free is deds
ted this altar, made from the ruins OF
Alamo;" and on the side next to the cap
tai, 4" Thermopol8 had her neseeDgeFs
defeat-the Alamo had none" on snTI
side of the base are inscribed the names oi
those who fell, while those of "Bowie' nSN
ham, Crockett and Travis" are on the sl6es5
The answer of Travis to the summons o9
surrender was a cannon shot. The ssg
story is an epitaph of glory; lo2 Ie1su1
and 600 Mexicans we're killed. T9rnns
from the sweet picture of peace and napPI !n,
ness that lay mirrored under the eveaius
suu as it glimmered over the city OF ATsl
tin, eto0d spell bound by this little saaS y.
and recalled the two hours of agony tn,i
sprinkled these very stones on whiGn m
hand was placed, with the bravest olOOa
that ever anointed the altar of liberty.
could almost see Crockett as he fell, an
: Bowie's pale cheek from his bed OF SICKLE
and Bonham and Travis reeking in tnT
stream of life blood, until the shrieks =
death seemed to issue in groaDs from
sides of the monument, and coma
against the cold March winds, the so11s Trb'l \
the dead futtering home to Cod W. w
were cotton fields white with. summer snG'
or wealth of land or fertility of soil IN su0o a,
presenceP Texas may boast OF 3ssnce oslIs %s
empire, and she is-of oPG;tetb P;ta tb