The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-10


Yesterday was tho forlr.hf.h AouivNsary
Of the Independence OF Iho republic Of Texas.
II would possibly hive been more approprl'
ate 10 hsve published something on this
subject Yesterday morning, but not necessarily
20. The struggling republic, tho bsutling
nation. declared ik Independence Of MEXICO
and flusg its lone s!sr hsg TO the brsozes, TO
tho eunGght of heaven, poor in purse, feeble
in strength. but mighty in hope, in high re-
solve and in stoutnets Of heart. For nine
wears. as nstiou among the nations of
the earth, it battled bravcly
for existence, meeting time and
again She cohorts of q strong opposing power,
the serried columns of MeIico's armed hosts
snd nnarauding bands OF hostile In
dian. in battle and always with renown to
herself. at length when the republic
yielded up ito autonomy rs asepsrate nation
aud become sovereign state of the Ameri-
can union and blended its lone star with the
galaxy of stars that blaze upon the flag OF the
United States, it found cessation from anx-
iety, from turmoil and from unaqunl strife.
Tha. the acquisition of Texa. by the United
States government was the acquisition Of
m empire in territory, we all
know, but more definite and comprehensive
idea of what this acquisition was can DO
gained from tbs following extract from lee
ture recently delivered by Bishop Haven, Of
the Methodist Episcopal church north, who
Was a fsw months ago in Texas presiding
over conferences of his church, than anything
we can write. Bishop Haven said "The
measurement of all the eastern and middle
states, including Maryland and Delaware, is
100, 900 square miles less than Texas. You
must add to New England New York and
PENNSYLVANIA, and all the middle states, OHIO
and Indiana, 10 make up the sum. Take
few other illustrations: From Denson, three
miles from the northern line. to Galveston,
on the Gulf of Mexico. where the Gulf,
Colorado s. Santa Fe railroad has its south
ernnost terminus, tho distances is about the
same Sc from Boston to Washington, while
from pexarkana, the moot eastern town, TO
the extreme western point on the Rio irands
ID over 600 miles--as far as from New York
to Cincinnati. The territory Of the empire can
be set forth in another way. Massachusetts
contains 1900 square miles; Texas, thirty-fve
times the area OF Massachusetts. II 10 six
times as large o. New York, seven times "a
large ss Ohio, four times aS large as all New
England. Two hundred Rhode Islands could
be placed within its limits and leave room for
a dozen more. The great west We have had
dinged in our cara for half century, mean,
ing thereby the western states this side of the
Missi.sippi-Ohio,I Indiana Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan. Their bountiful area
falls short of that OF Texas by some 10000
square mle,, or another stste IS srge as that
of Ohio. If you eros the Mississippi You
must put Kansas, Nebraska, lows aud Min
nesotn together to catch up with Texas.
Thus it will be seen that this siagle stIte is
more than half Of the old slave territory
more than half the old free territory east OF
the Missouri, or almos. one-fourth OF The
rest Of The United States as they were organ
lied at tn, beginning Of the war east Of the
Rocky Mountains; more than one fourth il
YOU subtract K.naas AMI Nebraska from tho
group. If we lay Texas Ave times over IL
will m r. than cover the rect Of the United
States from Dakota and Colorado TO the
Atlantic ghore." What this vlaL area
but q wilderness forty-fVo year.
ago, has developed into, since it
frs. declared its independence, we have but
10 ls,k about US and see. From handful
of psople it has increased TO a population of
nearly 100000 Il now hiss more than
three tbougand miles Of railroads in opera.
sion and we prcsume there are fully five
thousand men at work building more. The
cotton crop Of the state last year was 1900,
600 bales, and for lie wool, cattle and hide
oradu,.s /! received millionI and millions Of
lolar,. we do not propole in this article
70 enter Into any eisoorate exposition oi .he
states resources and developments, bu. sim
py cali attention TO what it was forty y sfs
ago and is to-day.