The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-23
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III governor IN l.a inaugural address, re-
fmring to tho uamhs.ions Of tho federal gov
ernment and ia oneroachmoota upon the
rights Of the stataa refers to The distribution
ofyouDg llsh for the feeding of the people.
Now we agree with the governor in the alb
stract. II Is really an assumption of authority
on the part OF the general government to
take any action in this matter, and Of con-
gress to make moneyod appropriation 10 aid
in IL, 10 collect and distribute fish, but while
1t may DO an infringement of the
ttter, and for arguments stke soy thlIpirit
too, fthe fundamental law, fer the federal
government TO do this thing, yet, while it is
being .done,.s and Texas nor any other state
cannot prevent it, is it noltho part Of wisdom
on the part of our people to profit by the
liberaltyi Now that our rivers have been
stocked with samon and shad and our lakes
and ponds with carp, and the Legislature IS in
session, ought not law TO be passed 20 pro.
tect these fish from the despoliauon of the
avayicious and the gs,n seekers2 Unless tho
she'd and salmon axe protected in their
spawning seasons. and the carp in the ponds
and lakes are.guMtnleed life by making it a
penalty TO seine or drain, why we might.
just MS well never have been given these fish.
II is hardly necessary for US to write dis
QUESTION upon tho value of fsh food az
stimulus TO the brain and AS a sEongthonlr
of tho muscular system. Our readers Ger.
tainly understand this phase Of tho question
as well as we DO, and as to the table COM
forts, the satisfaction given to the
cpieure by n plentiful supply of
fish, Why what we might say
would be superAuouS. Fish have
figured in the worlds history from the car
lest days-to the present time. 1t WAS
whale, so divine history tells us, that swsl-
lowed Jonah, and Christ, with few fishes
performed one of his grAndest miracles.
Not only is fish an article Of food nearly, if
not quite as important, as beef or pork or
mutton, or poultry, in so far as delicacy is
concerned, in oil localities, but in some por-
tons Of the globe II is almost the entire
meat food that can be had. Hero in Texas
we have an abundance of streams, small riy-
ers, creeks and brooks, and with an ex-
tended coast lno bordering on
the gulf we have all tho sea room we want
for those species OF fish that need salt water
and fresh water both. A new country, as
Texas comparatively is, there are many peo-
pie who cannot readily understand why
there should be laws to protect the finny
tribes Of the wstera, but il they will study
the question AMI sec how, in thickly settled
neighborhoods and localities, that if every
man who sees proper to do so can take his
seine at any season of the year and drag tho
water courses and catch up the fish
by the car load, or drain lakes and
ponds, and at one time destroy every fsh in
lake or pond, they will readily teo that
these valuable fish, supplied the state BIZ the
general government, at grea. expense, will
soon be destroyed entirely. These fish arc
peculiarly adapted for table use, They mul.
tiply and increase rapidly; they grow TO large
size and they are ola flavor and richness to
taste to make them especially estimable
for food. Why, then, by vandalism, do.
stroy them entirelys Protect them in their
spawning scsaons that they may increase in
numbers and give them chance to
live aud all our waters, and in little time
the fish produces Of our state will be source
ofrevenuo to hundreds and hundreds, and q
pleasure to every one. In the sixteenth
Legislature bill was passed 10 protect the
oysters beds on our coast. 1. was mos,
wise and iudicious bill, and we trust that il
will be vigorously enforced. in lis penalties