The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-05

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vet. Truth is going to sue the New York
Times, the Tribune and several other cor
porations and persons for libel. There is
Something very curious about this letter
whit may come to light during the lawsuits
or NAV 90 TO swell the long list of unraveled
mysteries, Much Ms it HIS been misused and
misapplied, there is no finer or apter express
sion than that Of Beecher's-"true inward
ness" We can't geS along without 1t, now
that great eerius has found it and put it
together; and yet we hate to use it, because
of its abuse. IL is the true inwardness" OF
the Morey le.tor that the people want, but l
don't believe they will get
General Garfield said when he came here
last week th4t he should devote himself en-
tirely to listening until his inauguration.
Eve listened once to the lasting detriment of
her family, and since then silent people have
been Justly looked upon as inimical to their
species. "Bewsre Of the silent one" said
Philip Of Spain to William Of Orange, and
if the genial, fluent delightful talker whom
the people have chosen shall turn roticent
we may we'll be uneasy ard General Garfield
will have lost his greatest charm. Here is a
political straw l picked up last week. A
lady told me her laundress was rejoicing over
the recent republican victory, saying sits
great thing for the colored people,
"What do you expect to gain by it"
asked the lady.
20, we gon to gain everything. They's
goin' TO be colored gentlemen in the csbinet,
a I'D all the gov'ment Offices is goin' to be
divided even b tween the colored people and
the white. Theys goin' TO be as many col,
ored ladies snd gentlemen in the 'partments
as they is white men and women"
epoch, you don't believe that nonsense,
do you"
"Oh yes'um; they done pledged they
selves. Cause you know the colored people
'ected Mr.. Garfield, an he done promised,
an he can't 90 back on his word"
1t reminds us Of the "forty acres and a
mule"
We turn with pleasure from the dusky do
main of radicslism to Art divine. The Corr
coran gallery has two new heroic statues
added to its exterior decorations, making
four in all-Phidias, Michael Angelo, Al.
bright Duerer and Rachael. They have a
fair efiect-being of pure white marble
against the dark red Of the walls.
am sorry | was "previous" in my re-
joicings over Mr.. Shepard election, since we
have, after all, divided delegation. lie
made good fight, however, and we may
hope he will succeed next time.
The latest sensation in society
circles Is dinner parties en- masque. The
masks are to be worn during the entire meal,
and no man is to know whom he takes to
dinner. should think conversation, AS we'll
hn rath
| such circumstances. 1t is tree we all 20
m asked all the time, so far as ourselves are
concerned, but nature, false faces are more
convenient than arts. The women of this
country have inaugurated a noble work in
the National Relief association. A better
name would be "Life.SSving association"
since the object is to establish life saving sta
tions wherever needed, along our entire
coast, and to supply those already existing
with clothing, food, etc. The association
opened ON office in the armory of the
1wenty.second regiment, New York, yester-
day, where the secretary is prepared TO re-
ceive contributions, answer inquiries in re-
gard to membership, or anything elsa per-
tanning TO the organization. There is SINH.
lar association in England, which has saved
many lives "cast up by the sea"
l had the very great pleasure, on Thanks
giving day, of hearing the Rev. Mr.. Guard,
Of Baltimore. He rises to sublimity in
his flights of eloquence; one is enthrslled,
lifted up, taken out Of ones self by the
marvellous power of cultured oratory.
| was greatly surprised to see the Galveston
News copy, without comment, that extra
ordinary letter Of Rev. Dr.. Sampson
about General Houston, aud am
still more surprised that no
one of the many readers of that paper in
Texas, who are familiar with Gen. Houston's
life, has contradicted numerous mststements
ii contains, "As Gen. Houston's pastor from
1915 10 1861, says the writer, eliminate with
all his private thoughts" Surely never so
short asentence contained so many mistakes.
Gen. Houston never was at any time a mem
Der Of Dr. Snmson's church, (which is the
same to which belong, the Il. street Baptist
aud consequently had no pastor in that
church. He was not y member of any church
until 1886 or 1856, whon Rufus 9. Burles
baptised him at Independence, Texas, and
Gen. Houston always kept his membership
in that church. Gen. Houston's term OK
pired in 1859, when he left Washington, nor
do | think he ever returned even for day.
lntimat, with all his private thoughts
Who dare say this Of any one? Least of all,
who could truthfully say 1t Of this great man
who, in the sacred chambers of his soul held
schemes so vast aspirations so lofty, secret:
so profound ths, even his revered and dearly
loved Margaret tie wife of his heart and
conlldant of his soul, could not altogether
share thom. Farther on in the letter Dr. Ssm-
son ssys his wife survives him still, which
shows his utter ignorance ofwhat he claims tC
b. so familiar with 1.-The great Texans family
history. And now, Texans, listen to thi;
when in varied companies the remark wa
: irobped that Lincoln would not be peaceably
Isugurated, Houston firmly said, The man
That attempts to prevent il shall walk ovel
my dead body True to his word, when, OF
the day of his inauguration videttes wers a,
every street corner where the procession wa,
TO pass, close up TO the left side of the car
, risge Ia which Lincoln sat with Buchanan
on his right the tall form Of Houston
: m unted and armed, was seen throughout til,
. whole route pressing SO closely up 10 the
wheels that no man could have passed be
tween" And this to be copied, without de
niHl, into Texas paper, when everybody in
Texas, who knows anything of her history
3 tnows that General Houston was in Texas
governor of the state, and attending to hi
! dulies as such, when Lincoln was insugu
grra.ed. The Tribune pu lished the lett.l
t originally, and its readers will no doubt swal
a low it all rs gospel truth, but TO give il Il
j. RxAs readers is little too much. Fame,