The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-09

to say, all of Europe-under this policy Eu-
ropean immigration was encouraged. The
north, thus. fostered into ship builders and ship
owners, controlled the carrying trade The
immigrants per force landed IN northern and
eastern parts, and naturally sought employ
ment in northern factories or homes in the
west. In the meantime the surplus capital
Of the agricultural earth sought investment
in farms in the wild lands Of the cotton re-
gion, in the Indian purchase of Georgia, in
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
and Texas. The anti-slavery agita-
ton in the north, formed by
wild fanaticism from devided spark into a
consuming blaze, diverted northern and Eu-
ropean immigration from the south and sent
it, in mighty volume, to the west, where
railroads and eastern spectators in western
lands we're being enriched by its flow. The
south, thus Hanked and assailed, was power
less to prevent that which it could only de-
plore
The war came, desolated the south and
ceased. Ten years followed of heartburn
ings, doubts and prosecutions, before its
states were practically re-hablItated with the
attributes of self-government. The people
yielded loyal obedience to the conquering
government and only asked for pescc and
tho management Of their own affairs. They
renewed commercial relations with
the north, paid their debts, invit-
ed the people north to locate among
them Ms countrymen, and but the other day
sought, in trying TO elect great union sol
der and patriot US president, to re.unite the
whole country as one and indivisable. Our
complaint is, that in this patriotic manifesto
ton, rs in previous presidential elections,
we have beon grossly and wilfully slandered
to the northern people by men who
know better, ana maliciously villify
us for unmanly partisan purposes.
As TO the rest. Kansas is ever emblazoned
before lis a prosperous state, with schools
and great tides OF immigration, while Texas
moves not This is the thinnest of "surface
ripples." Be honest and look at the facts.
In 1870 Kansas, by seven different routes,
WIS connected by railroads with all the
northern, eastern, western and southern
states, and had two Pacific routes through
her whole length from cas-. to west, besides
local roads. How stood Texas? Only that
moment reconstruction under government
forced on the people. No railway connec-
ton by over three hundred. miles VIA
any other state, and 50 reRCinet
till the close of 1873 or beginning of 1874
since when she has had but two Connections
Then she had not over six hsindred miles o
railway in all her limits. Now look at tn,
exhibitat the close Of 1850, and see where tn,
progress has beep. Kansas mas increased If
population oyer 644,0OO. Texas has in
creased aboWS S0O,O 900; has over 5000 miles
Ot rnllTOf41 lipN -, Nnuy n
SF'oAe39ynew lines building or existing one.
| extchdirg; her educational system
barely emerging from he effects
of war and reconstruction, in q
most hopeful condition, and all this
time northern immigration held back by the
constant attacks and misrepresentation of
the most widely read newspapers of tho
dominant political party in the north.
If w. d. X. will prayerlulIy read on pages
95l to 9l2, of llarp,r's Magazine for
November, 1880, an article headed Scientific
Common School Education" as illustrated
in Massachusetts, he will ind that he has
much to learn on subject on which he
assumes so much but spelK as one EN-.
phaLically under tho inspiration of "surface
ripples." His vessel has sailed too long in
fogs and his log book demands a more ex.
perlencei rockoner, to S Ger his ship clear of
shoals and sunken rocks.
If have not shown the assumptions of W.
d. X to be iallacous in fact, wholly Unjust
to the enterprise and intelligence of the
south, and awarding undue adulation to the
north, it must be because truth is powerless
in relutation of error-so said in no spirit of
bitterness, but that fair Judgment may be
formed by all who would be Just, ant prop.
erly appreciate the state in which and the
people among whom they live,
l. II. r.