The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-10

has passed ana my Only regret ~ llla'
I'm the great war which shook inns
continent from centre 10 circumference
the flower Of the land went down
But | am no longer soldier neither
nm Il politician. am IN The great
state of IeXna for the purpose 81 CO.
operating with her citizens IN great
work of internal improvements MY
desire IL TO see carried through an en-
trrprlse that viii connect the waters |
Of The Mississippi with thnte ol ne
Rio Grnudc, and the Atlantic win me |
Pacific ocean. am here ~ the inter"
est of the Texas and Pacific Railway
nn enterprise that has in your stale |
many enemies, but many more |
friends. In addition 10 what has nj
reuJy been done, one hundred ANA Ten |
miles more will soon be completed, |
The iron IL en- route. contracts nave |
been made, and In ninety dhys-sun
say 1.-THE cars will be running IN
to Fort Worth.
! desire to say q word in advocacy
Of this enterprise. II has completed
80 miles Of rOud under the most nd
verse circumstances. When the panic
Of 1878 came II had n floating debt OF
~, 500, 900. All corporations, save the
great Texas aud Pacific with u debt OF
this magnitude hanging over them,
went down iu the revolution. II stood
! the storm, and by the llr5t day Of next
January not one dollar or the floating
debt viii be- outstanding agHins 1t The
people OF Texas are impatient, hut
| do not blame them, and now that
have the opportunity ! desire tot
| explain 20 them u few things. All The
members Ui Congress FROM this State,
save one, are friends of the road. He,
"A Senator, is nn implucable enemy.
| We propose AT the next session Of
! Congress 10 pat the bill requiring the
government 10 guarantee the Interest
on the bonds Of the road ON It's pas
sage. II pissed, the entire road will
he completed in four years, and the
great State Of Texas will become the
| lhOroughMfr between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. There is Il strong
| opposition itJ the State capital, but 1t
comes from The Central Pacific, though
ostcn.ibly the Southern Pacific, one Of
the most gigantic nonOpolics in the
world Bat whether Subsidized OF
not the 'rrAus aud Pacific would con-
meet the two great oceans. If the
! governments refuses to guarantee the
bonds, 1t Will be the work of years, if
1t agrees the great work which binds
our country with iron bands will be
complete within four years
Ladies and gentlemen would say II
word about Texas; | would culogize it,
II could ana language TO do SO. Two
| months AgO, In crossing the MISSISSIPPI
| ri river ! had no conception of your
vast territory now, when ! return
home, shall be afraid to tell my pco-
pie OF this State It's wonders have
never been hatfield. A few days since,
While ia Austin, was informed 10y
your worthy Governor that the pOpu-
iatlon OF the State was not less than
,50O,OOO. By referring to the statistics,
! lind that two years ago the pOpula.
ton was but oDjOOO nearly doubling
Itself III two short years, II fact unpurcl-
lcled even IN this prolific
country of ours. In your
great State recognize the finest soil
!
or brcathed. II true, and do not
question the fact, you have the great
Empire state, which in shor. decade
viii assert herself, provided you are
true to yourselves and muintall your
great territory iuviulate. Never divide
the state. suppose you divide this
glorious heritage into three or four
states Which shall claim the honor
of being called Texas . when. from
the granite hills Of New Hampshire to
the COASTS Of the Gulf shall be- known
a. the Lone Star State 70 whom
shall belong the names Of llUustOn OF
Crockett, OF Travis, and Of Rusk " Who
would claip the honor Of II pilgrimage
To the Alamo? No! let her he what
she is---rcNas!
| trust, ladies and gentlemen, that
you Will pardon me for the hrciuess of
my desuIatOfy remarks, which have
doubtless been upon dry and uniutcr-
csling subjects, | am rs should be
every citizen of Texas, deeply inter.
eSled In the construction Of this great
National th0roughiare, and my
thonght5 may, perhaps, have run too
much upon it. But in cOuclusian.
Ladies ana gentiemoU, lei no assure
you that this evening" and this orga-
sion, bringing together ~ ii haa 81
many friends of former days, is one OF
the brightest Of my stay in rexas. |
To the ladies' ! owe MY most profound
lNanho, OLD man rs | am, with the
cares and responsibilities Of busy
life upon my shoulders, can never |
forget The charms and bright faces of |
tue ialr SeN. 10 them, aud TO YOU all. /.
gentlemen, | again return my sincere |
thanks.
MI tireenloye, formerly OF Memphis,
then announced refreshments, and
large numer of invited guests proceed.
ed to the Ladies' dming.room, where ice
cream, cakes, champagne, etc., were
abundNntly served. The band then
hogan, and the dancing in thu din.
room, and promenading throu,h tho
room and .o"-.,do loII, ,,..
wy ,,r hour. The affair was
"P nlpluand spontaneous, ot herwise |
greater preparations would have been
made.
Accident at Phoenix MlIlS.