The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-23

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mlnation of the world, and as it approaches
the scar and yellow leaf even themo cred
! ulous are beginning to lose confidence in the
hitherto invincible Mother Shplon who with
unequivocal clesrness declares
That tho world to an end will come
In the wear eighteen eighty-oEe
Waut the Immediate antecedents OF that
graz atorieal event are likely TO DO ia too
'uttsiS Uta' metaphysical to form proii.A-
bic aubjGc. OF discussion, although were wo to
gaze into the future far ms human eye can
see, view the vision of the world aud all the
wonders that will be- glancing through the
lenses Of prosont experience We might behold
| it proceeded by vast over population Of the
earth, DO beaider0d by tremendous seeln-
| ing mass OF mUu thrOnging over il5 surface
! for whom rs strained resources are no LOGGER
Clpible OF folding Edeqla,o support I'd
| population delcrlOpted ~ disohsu, a'saIled
| by famine aud peslileuu0 preying upon one
| another wish a lJrOclD unknown 10 Lhepres-
0nt condition or brute existence; ARE HeCes-
! siLy overwhelming tina influence OF law or
| government sud siaSllg iutOG primitive IN.
| fancy IT political and social beings. lfsuch
~ stiny is TOO dreadful 20 ComplacuEtiy
contemplate 1t will as speculation recon-
mend itself before I'll Othera AZ the present
and several ensuing generations with whom
| II le quite optional " crowd themselves 10 IS
| psslll1ntiAl and starvation degree into the
| already over populated old continents. These
are already HnXlousiy embracing every OPP
! pDrtuuity Of relieving themselves of their
vast surplus population that every year
| renders them more and moro incapable of
nouri,hllg. Canada has performed ysoman
services for tho better part Of century.
California and tho over estimated Australia
have played important parts, and now the
long suffering and mucn abused Empire
SAFE Of Texas Is rising on PhWnix wings of
marvellous strength and wealth Of plumsgo
to TAXA her place in tho polty Of human civ
| illaPton. Empire State indeed with It's aroa
OF 2Il 3GG square miles, two hundred and
thirty thOuspnd Ji which are capable of the
highes! cultivation, state larger than any
Of Europe, with tho exception OF the semi
barbarOus RuselA, and which, If devoted TO
tho production of cotton alone, would fur.
nsh sufficient supply for seven worlds sush
Ms this, reckoning on tho present consump-
ton Of eleven million bales per annum. The
| history Of Texas ia strangely Ch8QuGred in
her experience of different dynasties through
which she has passed, oil OF which, until sho
entered tho American union in 1915, perS
petustcd in nor veins cha.
Otc lawlcssnoss which has excluded
ia u sort of vRgabOndage from
the support, sympathy and nteroommunica
ton OF every respectable association. Nearly
forty years of the most salutary and sufficient
government on the face Of the globe has been
scarcely successful in thoroughly eliminating
tho evils spreaG, doop.roolod tendris
Of moral obliQuity that hold one of the larg-
cat, iinolt and most available tracts of laud
in the western world in sullen bondagA Tor
more than century, and il will require even
Oh long n perid still before its
blood reputation is thoroughly Of
faced from tho mind and memories
Of men. For fully Aftoon yoArs after 1t came
into tho possession Of Tho UHited States, it,
wild and unaet'lsi condition r1ndesed Texas
- nD.ul. U,ty VI lOiugo for all the abandon
'uSrac'efn Of America, who iIom its alm,s 1t
inaccessible Businesses could impudenlly
| .giy tho best organized efforts OF legitiHrtt
authority, and when the cruel deccimaliuc
war had swept With its iempestuous fury
over the continent, carrying away in its mad
torrent nearly all tho landmarks of social So
curly, the state became the centre of the
most brutal brigandago. Vita such rec
ord II Ia not wonderful that mon are slow TO
entrust their lives and fortunes to the ststa
OF Texas. but rather amidst sorrow ard sui.
terng at homo prefer TO boar those ills they
have than lily to others they know not of
But, fifteen years have now clrcled over
America since sno,wa last disturbed by tho
sharp clash of steel, the deep, porlentious
boom of the cannon or tho deadly whistle OF
the small shot and these years have spread
healing on their wings TO no state moro
particularly than Texas, whose continued
misfortunoS appear TO have wrung the
sou. OF some benignant fairy Whose magical
wand has been waved over her broad rraires
vast forests and better than all 10 infused
strength into tho arms Of her law and vi tue
into her citizens, That so few years should
have converted lhis A.,.Lan wilderness
into the present peaceful hsbilstion of order,
wealth, happiness and conlentment is diff
cult for even those who behold it to realize
and as has been already stated will REQUIRE
time to convince those who have not. Com
paratiYely recent settlers can recoleCt when
tho wild morse and buffalo scampered in un.
molosted abandonment over the vast prairie
and The wolves aud other sayage beasts
howled portentiously from the dense forest,
whom tracts of land as largo as some of tie
counties Of Englsnd could DO purchased for,
a servicea6le revolver, which was the ONLY
security that man carried for his life and
limb. In 0akville. small township In Live
Oak county, there is said to be- more men IA
the graveyard than there ara inhabitants, nj.
though the town has not vet existed for
twenty yoars.
The desperate, cattle or COW boys used 10
raid in on regularly organized shooting ex-
petitions and practice the accuracy
Of their Winchester rifles openly
in the street on the persons of un.
offending citizens and If tried for
the offence there was no court possessing
sufficient temerity TO arrest them. Such was
The lawlessness Of tho time that is past
forever, and now q man may hold his lito or
property on as secure tenure rs no can in
the best police protected place in Europe
nay, even more 80 as the mean, petty
larcenies that disgr acc European society Is
almost unknown here, people rarely over
taking the precaution TO close their doors At
night and the confidence is seldom violated.
In anoth or respect also may the European
learn and profit from tho Texan, and that Il
In tho unwavoring respect that they pay to
their women whose presence even in the best
educated or refined circles is an unenylable
guarantee for tho Suppression of any action
or language that would sully tho presence of
the angels themselves. |. requires no creoI
wealth to emigrate with prospects of means
TO Texas, for even should a man be desti-
lutte OF all except health, strenI,th nobilitv