The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-16

lSSi, as shown by our returns Is ton and
one half bushels against thirteen and ona.
tenth IN 1870, indicating a decrease of
ABOUT 7per cent, or one hundred millions
OF bushels from last years product whirh
reached nearly five hundred millions
Along the Atlantic coast the yield has moi
Narleu greatly nom that Of the previous
season, put III the interior and Western
caused by the severe winter, cold snr;na
drouth and in several States insect rayases
but while in quantity the crop is reduced
lhe quality is generally reported to be very
Corn returns show an average yield of
twenty and one-half bushels
per acre, indicating 6llinS
OH OF about % per cent. from the crop Of
lSSo, caused chiefly by general and pro-
traSted drouth during the growing season
anu by excessive rains since the crop was
harvested, which have done great damage
III many sections, especially in the Ohio
Inu Mississsippi valleys, The chineh hug
nus also been destructive in. the same
region The quality of the crop is some.
Minnesota there is decided increase ovrr
last years yield, but these arc
exceptions to the general rule
Mexican Veterans at the Exposition
ATLANTA, November l5.-To.dav the
Mexican Veterans Association held lis an.
nual meeting in the hall on the Exposition
grounds. General Walker in
brief speech, introduced IL.
H. Jackson, of Savannah, who
delivered an Grafton which was a history Of
the campaign against Mexico. General
sherman was presented, and when called
upon made short speech, He said, ~
come here to observe what vnn ara
doing here, of which had read
IN the papers and been told about by Others
who had seen the fair but being here and
beng urged to speak Il few words as an
o|d Mexican veteran, | feel that
can refuse nothing to the soldiers, how.
ever averse may feel about doing so /
regard this soldicy affection ms
being so pure and cnnobling. who
ever has felt its spirit once can
never forget Il, and whenever am called
ON, whether 10y soldiers ofthe Florida war
orany other war, my heart responds as by
INSPIRATION Gen. Sherman then
spoke OF his connecliun with
the MeNican war III which he srryod with
''N 'iN Niiti CbllllUltAi, NOW
gentlemen, we have hrhrd 'V", sn
eloquent address on nav this iIa,a memorable as
day. Its spirit is good and see no reason
Why we may not now say with Webster,
hanK God ! an an American citizen. y
We are American citizens. | thank
God am one, and | tell YOU that can 20
to any spot from Maine to Texas and STAY
where please, so long rs behave mvsei,
and obey the laws of the place,
and HAT is the spirit of the government
That Is what made us the United States Of
America, and that is the foundation stone
on which governments are built on
'hs continent. We fought our
mother and acquired our independence.
ana Today we are the same nation, same
soldiers, same government, same flag, and
so lar as am concerned, am just
As friendly 10 Georgia as
Of OHIO. Immense applause,1 If YOU ali
lhlnk Georgia is n better part OF
the country, why stick to Georgia, and
| II you want to go to California
why 90 there. That is the great value Of
our system of government. 1t is govern.
ment worth fighting for. ] have come 10
day to look upon these building,
where once we had battle field,
and delight more to look on them than te
look ON the scene which was here enacted
sixteen years ago. say that every natiy,
man and every kindly woman takes
as much pleasure in your prosperity
and in this exposition as do these who ara
sitting in this presence to-day. did NOT
intend to be brought out even this much,
but think we are all now in A
position to-day. every one of us,
thnt We thank Col that we are, each and
every one ofus, great and small Young and
old, American citizens.