The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-16
THE SITUATION IN TEXAS.

iHo war HuII leAus OHly III lnls' ~ |
deferred for few years the dAwniug
'f that prosperous day which every one
saw was near nj hand, We had no
arms devastated, no cities destroyed !
no railroads torn up no fences burned
and spoons-so to speak-caIried Off
So soon as the smoke Of battle had as
oendcd from the bloody fields of the
South, us soon as the shouts of the con.
testants and the boom Of the cannon
had died out, and as soon as the war
worn heroes, whom Texas had contrib.
utcd to the struggle, had returned
home, the work Of the former years
was taken up where it had been drop
ped, and was pushed with vigor which
astonished, not only the people of Texas
themselves, but those of the entire
South, and even the North, by the
magnitude of the results obtained.
Geographically Texas is most folici-
tously situated, The trade of an inn
mense territory in the Northwest must
pass through our territory to find its
natural cheapes, and shortest route to
salt water We have none of the social
political or business complications of
the States East or North. We are in.
deed an empire in and of ourselves,
paying tribute to none, but receiving it
from all, With all the productions Of the
Northern and Middle States, with those
OF the South added; temperate and
delightful climate; health and prosper
ity ON every hand nm easily accessible
market for our produce; with temper
ate, industrious and yirtuous popula.
ton, thoroughly Homogeneous, united
in every way and politically almost 4
unit; respected abroad, and contented
and prosperous at home, can any one
doubt that in the near future Texas will
stand head and shoulders above all hei
competitors among the new States o
the new West?
Our State government is Il liberal ano
enlightened one The officers selected
by the people to administer it are pro
gressVe men, and behind those of nc
other state in the Union. q Our repre-
sentatives in Congress and the Senate
are the fit opponents of the new TSxas
which has sprung into full manhood
since the war. Oar cities and towns
though rapidly built, are all on goot
solid basis, and are the unorringly
truthful indices of the real progress o
the country, as represented by The
development Of our wonderful agricul
tural resources. Our manufacturing
interests are not neglected and eacl
passing day marks the establishm mt o
some new enterprise, and the success o
it is not IA matter of doubt. No otheI
field for the profitable employment o
manufacturing capital can be found t.
excel Texas, and u homo market il
created by which her own domestic
wants are supplied from her own domes
tic resources.
Nature has indeed been lavish of hel
iavors, and the wise and liberal polio,
OF the State has procured for her people
the full benefit of her great natural ad
vontages, The cream of the enterprs,
and vim og the Northwest and South
east gravltates naturally to this State
Every train of cars which thunders owe
our border lines, every fair ship whicl
touches our gulf washed shores, anC
every white covered wagon which roll
into the State, brings their own prope
quota of earnest men and yirtuous VIC
men, to add to tho busy throng alrcatl,
probably employed in our fields, GU
work shops and in our counting-rooms
Capital is easily supplied for an,
legitimate enterprise, and now onl
insure us an economical and impartia
national administration and very sool
the Texas Of even to-day, will be los
and swallowed up in the new Texas o
tomorrow, and will bear no sort OF com
parison with any other of the newe
States Of the great west, or the earle
years Of her own history.