The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-05
THE NORTA TEXAS PEOPLE.


very properly be styled a composite
population, Every section, every state
ana nearly every county In tho United
States, has It's representatives here,
Besides this, we have nearly every state
in Europe contributing her q Ioto TO
the busy, toling mon who are rapidly
filling up our lovely prairios, and build
ing the thriving growing towns and
cities of our beautiful section. It's
rather singular that coming, rs our
people do from every quarter of the
compass we find them well,nigh unit
politically, Indeed, this has been the
subject Of remark by more than one in.
telligent visitor, and can only be ao.
counted for in one way. People who
come here to stay, soon discover that
the bona fcie citizens, the backbone LAS
it were Of the population is Democratic,
and interest, social AZ well as material
impels them to cast IN their lot with
them.
All the thrift and enterprise which
has made tho new states of the north
west synonyms of progress, is found
here The thorough>going, hard.work-
ing intelligent thinking mon Of that
section Of our common country, are
leaving their impress indellibly upon
upon the business of North Texas.
Their presence Is both seen and felt in
all our fields and workshops and more
peaceable, frugal and industrious peo'
pie never titled the soil of any coun
try on earth. or helped to wrest viii
derncss from tho savage. The railroad
age has been one of magic, truly. i
has brought here the enterprise of Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Hi
nois, Indiana Tennessee, Kentuck,
and the New England States. T,
this we have added the better anc
more enterprislng people of the South
Georgia, North and South Carolina
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas ant
Louisiana, The strong individual trait
of the West and South blend harmon
ously, and tho men who struggled OF
bloody fields few years since for vic
tory over each other, now contend il
friendly rivalry for the laurel crown q
civictriumph. This later struggle vii
enrich both the contending parties
and no bloody field no orphans tear
and no unknown grave will remain n
future heart-achts for the survivors
e The thrice blessed offices of peace.
Now, with our rich soils, on
genial climate, and other in
menso advantages, it does not re
kquirc prophetic ken to cast the hor
oscope of our section for the mex
ten years, ii peace prevails With
, our borders. Our population will b
quadrupled, our wealth increased a
hundred fold, ten school-houses to on
now, ten churches to one now, mills
iorges and all the driving, pushing CT
terprises which have made the blea
hills and inhospitable valleys of col
New England the homo of q wonderfl
industry. All this surely is within tn
easy reach of the people of Mort
Texas.
With such possibilities lying With
easy reach, would it not be Grim
were we to fail to reach out for them
Gould we answer satisfactorily to thos
who are to come after were we {
neglect to use our present advantage
} and secure their best eileots2 Anon
our people are to be found the be,
+ of all the States we have named-
the enterprising, the determined, tn
| hardy and the adventurous--and thes
qualities are localized, and each stron
=. purpose is working out its best result
for the new empire which is her
springing up with vigor almost bewi
dering in the rapidity and vastness {
its changes. Values double in u da,
Grand trunk lines span the State almos
before any one not Immediately on tn
line of rail understands that such
project is contemplated All this
due to the character of the people VIII,
come from the North, from the East
from the South and from the West, t,
unite in the work of building up on
great Southwestern empire.
John c. Breckenridge, son of the lat,
vice. president. will he married IN III,