The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-20

This condensed presentation OF Texas,
with her institutions, her varied and vast
capabilities, and the provisions made
ulready to give them direction, viii give
some idea of the weighiy responsibilities
resting on those, who are now, and may
be hereafter invested with the control of
the State government, and also of what
deliberate judgment and political skill
must be continually exercised by them TO
wisely manage III, Sc great affairs of
State.
Those constituting the State govern
ment, who now, and hereafter are to
have control of these great affairs of
State, must bear in mind, that there is
another government, that acts directly
and Indirectly upon the same people
within the same territory, and more or
less upon the same great interests in
volved, which is the government of the
United States, as il is now administered
In the historic voyage of the States, il
is well occasionally 10 make reckoning
of their true position, in order To Judge
OF their future course.
The great aud wise men, who devised
and instituted the system Of govern
ments, of which Texas is now a part,
provided for the!general government to
manage and promote mainly the exterior
interests of all the States combined, as
in commerce, war, and the like, under
special powers delegated 10 IL, and that
each State should promote and take
care of the private and public interests
of its own people: and that each gov
eminent Federal and State, should have
and exercise the power 10 make and en-
force laws over the same people, and in
the same country, necessary to perform
its duty, in the promotion OF the dis
tinctively, different interests oonfded TO
each government; and that thereby one
Of said governments would not under
take to do that which was entrusted to,
and imposed on the other.
The system of those wise and patri-
0tic men was thought to be wise then,
in thus separating the powers of the
government, in reference to the objects
to be promoted by each one Of them.
This division has not been adhered to,
Is L. demonstrated by the present State
of public affairs In this country. Mnch
Of the business, that engages the attention
Vnd act1on of the general government cow,
IL to promote the interests of particular
sections and classes Of persons within
tue SIhSc1- n DtdlC uOW, VI Oc-
ing as originally intended, regnQm an
re9h0, is Se1aatsa sub regn0-that is, all of
its supposed deficiencies and incapaci-
ties TO promote the private interests of
its own people are supplemented or pro-
vlded for by superior power, accord
ing to its discretion, and to accomplish
its purposes. The general government
is now actually engaged in the busint So
of hnfnhinn Iiol, and uanfi,, thnfr, q
over the country, to furnish food for the
people within the States, and at the
same time giving to particular class of
citizens within the States large bonus
out of the public treasury to export
been engaged in finding way to stop
the graSshoppers, that obsure the radi-
ance of the sun in their flight, and cat
up the wheat and other green things in
the peoples farms when they alight.
The cotton worms, too, have engaged
their attention, TO aid the cotton planter
and insure cotton to the cotton mills with
in the States The farming interests of
citizens are promoted by it in the cult
walton of model garden, and the collec-
ton and sending ont seeds Of peas
and beans, and other things of utility
and fancy.
These may be small matters, but they
therefore the more plainly show how
careful the general government is in at
tending to the private interests of the
people within the States, wherein the
State governments have failed to do it.
Nor has it neglected their great private
interests. 1t has furnished them with
circulating medium of bank notes,
and legal tender treasury notes, in
the place of money coined. 1t has char
tered railroads to DE operated within the
States, one of which is our own State.
1t has so arranged the exercise of its
powers, and now SO professedly, that
the manufacturer of cotton and wooden
cloths, and hats, shoes and other things,
that are bought and used by the con
sumers, is paid protectionist bonus,
aud large one, too, for investing his
capital and labor in that pursuit, and
that is done to promote the private in
tercsts of some classes of persons within
a State or States, so situated as 10 fol-
low those pursuits.
Every pound OF freight carried in a
vessel from Boston or New York to Gal
weston pays, in the amount charged for il,
Il bonus or subsidy, in the way of add
tional charge on it, TO the man or com
panySthat built thai vessel, by reason Of
The fact, that he or they built that vessel
within the territory of some State of the
United States; that is to promote the pri-
vate interest of the ship builders resid-
ing within some State or States
The wool raisers of western Texas,
and elsewhere, are paid indirectly sub,
sidy upon every pound of wool they
sell, while the cotton grower helps to pay
it in the wooden fabrics, which he uses.
The very extravaganza Of the govern
ment in the exercise of its powers, and
in doing things out of its prescribed
sphere of action, puts money indirectly
in somebody's packet proportionately,
and therefore, there is perpetual intiu-
ence brought to bear 10 encourage eN-
travagance in everything.
OF late it is proposed 10 educate the
children in the States, by the promotion
of schools for that purpose, and, if not
to assume entire control of them, ut least
to supplement the deficiency Of States in
their educational efforts, by an appro-
priation of an amount, estimated at
seven cents for each child to be sent to
school within the States. 1t should he
remembered that the Agricultural Blu
reau at Washington, that now spreads its
wings out to be seen far and wide, was
Matched under the wing of the Pension
Bureau. The avowcd purpose is to Gle
vate the personal capacity of the voters
within the States.
The care of the general government
has been extended to the management
promotion and protection of private in
ests through its courts, TO make citizen:
anu officers of States obey the laws OF
! their own States Even writs OF nan
| dGBas and Injunction have been ISSUED
| to require governors and other executive
| officers to execute State laws in the dis
charge of their duties according to thu
| construction of district Federal Judges
/ and even further than that, State judge.
have been indicted and imprisoned by
| the Federal courts for deciding accord
ing to their convictions of right, in mat
| tiers coming before them under STATE
laws. Alfred the Great was in the habi
of beheading his judges, aud that is al
English precedent OF very ancient au
| thority.
Many and various are the ways anC
constructions, by which the Fedora
courts have extended their control owe
the private and public affairs of th'
State and its citizens. airing sunder thu
laws of the State. A law Inns even beer
passed to authorize Federal court Il
de, ide a contested election between
STAGE officers; and that is to protect III,
right to vote Of class OF citizens of ih,
State in State election held within
State Thus every department of iht
general government is, and has been
| stem by step extending its aSsumption al