The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-04-03
WHAT TEXAS OWES THE COUN-
TRY, AND HOW TO PAY 1T.

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TRY, AND HOW TO PAY 1T.
Perhaps the Inter Ocean and GiOJe-
Democrat, IN expending wrath upon
Texas, are impelled by two purposes.
They hate the South for partisan rea-
sons and discuss and present facts and
incidents peculiar to sparsely populated
frontier States as if they spraDg from
the peculiar inherent morals or train
ing of Southern people and Of South
ern social systems aud modes of think
ing. The other incentive to misrep-
resentation is stronger than the first.
The Republican press of the North is
especially opposed 10 the augments-
ton of Southern wealth and numbers.
Immigrants into the South, however
liberal and just as affected by the
shadows or sunlight of Northern soci-
ETY., soon confess changes wrought
by reeidence among Africans, and
wealth and numbers gained here
are lost there, and these rea-
sons demand that persistent de-
uuuciation of everything Southern
which distinguishes the conduct OF
Northern Radical newspapers. Then
this policy Of making the South obi
Gus grows out OF the fact that the
Democratic party is esteemed the vul-
gar party OF the North, and the North
should be made to forget that it is the
intelligent party of the South; that
the great strength of the Democracy,
intellectual and numerical, exists in
the South; that .ConfedeFates are
masters, at this hour, of the Congress
of the United States, and it is pro-
posed to crown the work Of perfect
revolution by remanding JEFF. Davis
to his abandoned chair in the Federal
Senate. The South is therefore abhorred
and vilified by the Inter- Ocean and Globe
Democrat. They propose to make the
coming presidential; contest sectional,
and their victory in this conflict,
Grant beng the leader of the Republi-
can party, puts an iron hand to the |
helm. This transformation of Con-
gress and this Southern supremacy
in legislation, Northern papers would |
have the North believe, is most dan
gerous to free institutions, and espe-
cialIy to that one Of them vulgarly and
cosrsely called the "free Niger"
Palpably enough, with these facts be-
fore us, he who docs or writes aught
that may do detriment to the fame of
the State of Texas and of the South Is
a public enemy. In the presence of
such facts good citizen, loving his
country more than himself, would die
rather than commit bloody, disgrace
ful deed, and therefore the limitless
bitterness with which men pretending
to be honest Texans and honest
and yet wearing con-
cealed weapons are denounced by
the STATESMAN. They not only
wear murder in their hearts but would
do great dstriment to the common
wealth which we should honor and
love. They would not only cause the
South to be mathematical and abb
horred by the civilized world but CO.
operate with selfish, sectional parti-
sans IN establishing the government
Of Mr.. Grant. Therefore the earnest
ness with which the STATESMAN has
sought to have the honest fame of
Texas maintained by the protection of
the States credit, at all hazards, and
hence 1t would suspend the mis-
cradle schools, costing a million annu-
ally and useless State police force,
and make the punishment of wearers
Of concealed weapons and of murder
ers swift and certain.
Texas is . majestic State. 1t is more
talked and written about than any
other. 1t is sohdly Democratic. Each
citizen and lnhabitant of the common,
wealth who, In view of these patent,
palpable facts, does a lawless or bloody
Iced, is not only an enemy of his race
and of Texas, but of the South and of
The political party that beflends the
South. We owe 1t not only to our
selves and to Texas, but to the South,
10 obey the law and enforce it
sven fercely. The States very
and miraculous growth
in wealth and population make
t the wonder of our time and of
the continent and the observed of
States and nations. The necessity for
! revised criminal code and for its rig
orous enforcement thus becomes 3 po-
itical, sectional and local necessity,
md murderer should not only be put
% death, but his memory forever exc