The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

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GOVERNOR HUEHAKD, CENTEN-
NAL SPEECH.
Some the Texas papers, led probably by
sorc-head, have been garblng the Cen
tennIal speech OF Hon. Il b. Hubbard, for
the purpose of placing him in Il false light
before the people. Oae has asserted that
Governor Hubbard was wrong in stating
that Texas paid its tebt incurred in the
war wlth MEXICO, and yet his assertion in
this particular was entirely correct. The
United States, it is true, settled the debt,
but the Federal government was paid for
its assumption of the debt by the
transfer of large domain, claimed
by Texas, to the United States. Hence
Governor Hubbard was tight in his
assertion that annexation cost this gov
eminent nothing. The attempt that
has been made to throw ridicule upon por-
tions of this speech, which all honest
Texans and pure men pronounce brilliant
and patriotic, is hardly worth notice.
Hubbard is liberal hearted man, and like
one he gave a warm invitation to all ''hon-
est men with big hearts and strong arms"
to come to Texas, and it was particularly
duty, addressing, as the speaker was,
every State and nation, to lay this invita-
ton before the people whom he addressed
in no partisan or sectional spirit. Cover
nor Hubbard, too, III the most manly style
denounced the slandercrs of Texas, and
the charges brought against its people that
they were given to intolerance and de-
termination to exclude Northern men
from settling among them. As to the
attack made upon Huhbard's figures about
population, etc., he spoke of Texas with
its two millions of people, and when we
bear in mind that its population was fully
one million in 1870, and that the increase,
as officially stated by Gen. j. B. Robert
son, late chief of the Bureau of Immigra-
ton, has been at the rate of two hundred
thousand year, there is no room to CLAIM
that the figures as presented at Philadel-
phia wore at all exaggerated; and all, who
hare observed the steady flow of human
beings into Texas during the years from
1870 till now, will indorse the asser-
ton. As to the statement about the
cotton crop of Texas, the reports
of the Galveston receipts for last
year give full endorsement to the same.
The figures for the grain report, it is I'M
derstood, was supplied from the Galveston
Chamber of Commerce, and TALES with
that published by its authority. We are
also informed that all statistics given by
hubbard as to health, temperature, rainfall,
tria, Sons, etc, were obtained from Off
two baleses. AS to the figures, stating
four times se.iivefsity and school lands
ottohhy the State and their values, Ief
VIII BIO Comptroller Darden or Commits
-SfKtf Groos will show they are based upon
careful estimates made in their respect
tive departments. The papers attacking
Governor Habbard's figures can fine
but one item to back their position, tina
the printed copy of his speech where 1
typographical error occurs, giving the
number of completed lines of railway a
1000. when it should have been 1000 mi es
The moral advancement of Texas, rs shown
in Hub5arGs. great aud COMPREHENSIVE
effort, was eollSted with great care iron
leading ministers of the gospel working II
Texas, and from the very Intelligent ant
thoroughly informed Catholic Bishop a
I,-sEeston. The advancement in moralit.
as shown by these statements is 50 fl
beyond that OF some n, least of Hubbard
viliGers, that they disliketo contemplate tn
comparison, and hence suecringly deny 1t
And any Texan in Hubbrrd's place woul
have gwen the brig picture possible Q
the condition of society in Texas. IL; wa
right in declaring that crime had been eN
aggerated, and he said most truthful
that il prevailed as much in sister States u
in Texas. Had he gone before the multi
tude in PhiladelphiA and told them that
mans lie and his property were not sal
in Texas, it would have been base charg
that would have been resented, and b
felt il his duty TO declare that good ma
was as safe in Texas as anywhere. He az
knowledged that crime existed, br
showed that it was the result of ci
cumstances belonging TO all ne
Countries, 10 which bad men woul
resort TO escape punishment for crimes con
mitted in older countries. The STATEsNA
feels at liberty to cliticise Governor HUI
bard in any position he may assume.
has at times done so in unmeasured term
hus in this instance he is due all praise f
his admirable and truthful statement maC
At Philadelphia, and we concur with ninet
nine hundredths of the people of Texas
expressing thanks to him for this effort
made in their behalf. And he was the on
Texan, officially clothed, who has dol
Texas full measure of justice at the y
tion's great centennial demonstration.
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