The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-01-27

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Speaker, have 10 inform you h1d this nom
orsble bod OF tbo presence OK the governor
snd lieutenant-governor Of state, end OF me
governor and tho )ieutensns governor elect,
and all 10 readiness 10 proceed With the bus
nefs which the joint session is csllad TO nt'
tend to-" Then, upon proper
response Of the speaker, those OH
Gals, under escort Of the committee
headed BY Senator Houston, Of San
Antonio, proceeded down the Aiale TO the
speakers stand. The retiring ard tho new
officials ascending, the speaker welcomed tn.
goyernor-elect, and the outgoing lieutensnt'
governor welcomed by Handwriting toe
iieutensnt.eovsrnor The oath Of Office
was thereupon administered to Governor
Roberts by Judge Walker, formerly Of Ter.
rell 81 Walker. Of this city. The governor
then proceeded to read his inaugural mes
sage frsm n printed slip, as follows:
rsIlow. Cit,zeaa Senators and Representative,
in the LsgIslAturs Of Texas.
Tn y;ew Of the eyentful career Of Texas in
the mast. long an unknown land to the civil
jizsd world-smereins into existence in Che
oIoom If a far. off coIlntrv-crsdled in reyo.
lutions and vars-groving up with history
all.A with sors trials AID prieyous sacrifices
,lteruoted bv olorieu. achievements. beth
civic and nilitsTy. famous for her great men
and cbiyalric nsonle. and now rising an con
spicuouslv int general view, with her vast
49, $500: -.. -
Proporuehs ana mfsh,nceAs resources, Anu
isiriy ex'erlns upon tho glAsa 1880 1850 y,
tnoir o:ssiopInens, Can pus W. uIii1ons ~
my apiiity 70 DO equal 10 ING ,ssA ssioIs ns
~ your ch,ei msgissrA'e, nov ior .ne second ~
lmo caiiso 70 pIe,ide over 'no oss'isies u
our DGiOVtA HLIte, Dub DusLAlICQ DIV
an &ruehe zsM ior ner lelies'
prUsporisy aAu iuturo gte.spess, ! ensei-
iuliy ana nopeiuilJ Accept LUG Posiu'n =.
sne osness o. sensroas Peopiei VINO nay
manifested to"lr uesir' W pince tseir pupno
interest," under ny cars ana uiIecnsA' Miney
nave ooue peiore. II ~ only oy Tug "isuoin
OF tho iesisisture, sno nArnoni9u !, cooper
.oh oe .ae cAocu.l'o ohIe9rs anu 'no Psh'4.-
Ism OF she c'1zsna snas | an hope " 70
equal 70 tno grave tespohsioiiiues lniPosa9
on me III Iue neae i.lsu1e VI tnis eioaS anu
prosperous .eA'o VI sns 1MorleAu uuion.
=, olAsJ years ESQ noscs Aus'ih eii'oleu
le1ss-tnen spanish province-so louno = :
colony Whlen RESUMED IN tns Irst orgsnlNe =:
es!aDhshihens OF american ciVliszaaoh IA
TINS county, 5nrouge Ine patieea psrseVeIr II
anco ana Wisuoh VI ms son, Slepuen -.
Ausnh' pan ANTONIO ana EscoSaocnea wore
then on Inc track OF the KINGS nign"aJ' q
nerc muie-pstn tnas trsverseo 'ne province
Ststes Ia leIIigT 81 9eSco 70 ene onteo
10O ve,re. The one grent route of travel and
through tho PROVINCE. There
were No TOWNS on tho coast for trade.
Int our ports and barbors had then but lately
bean the bidino-nlnce for slsvsrs and freeboot-
ers of the sea. A few villages and settlements
were siluatod south of and along tie kings
highway. upon The Sabine and Red rivers.
Small bands OF Indians. from their tribes in
the southern states, were located below snd
abcve tho king's highway, Ths great plains
of Texss were tho Roms of the rowing wild
Indians and tho buffal,es. whose lindispuied
dominion had existed for unknown centuries.
Wbile its forest aud vide-spread npd fertile
nlains and genial climate were az inviting TO
hem as NOW. thew existed ID the solitude Of
their native Grandeur here. while. for hum
lred wears before. eenters of civilization had
been formed and spresd abroad. far and
vida. 1870 miles northeast and southwest of
h Why was this SOP Simply because the
Uaves ard currents of the Gulf he'd heaved
m ber. of vand that cloqed arr rivays and
osys from, Tsceivinc The vessels that trans
norted civilization from Europe to America.
q Il was dom on the Atlantic coast nd Al
Vera Cruz, in Mexico. II had, with all IFS
,lumberin@ resources. ard prospects of
beauty. 10 avail the spresa from enc
,r he ether cepter. in its slow
read nv land. and. fortunately. and at
ast Il came mourning down mon the
,orth and east. and now how cbanoed The
canai Over q oillion and a half Of neonle.
!, syine, and nress;no on 10 worl, ont iis mac,
,;fcenf nrospsrity are settled within liz Dor
lars The late rspid increase in Texas. with
"a ba;n. now the centre of Attraction for
VERY snecies of enterprise. gives promise of
0o6 ooe neonla within Inc aext ten or fifteen
,asro AIrrsdv Texas Is fhs foremost stata
! tha union in the .reductjen Of cotton and
,eef CATTLE. and soon will be IN wnol-grsw-
no Here different productions 6l9 the
.bolo r.nas If those IN The temneraie zone
n5 son,a ef those in the tronics. She has
&C., -a,,;or 90 l.rga 40 twn or thrsa az tha
ar sontharn statas n sugar reoion az largo
= I.on;s;sns. a wheat reSion Iaroer thsn
sh;a ~ Naw York ration for o,cbsrls
my. ..oo. 81 ,hon N Nov5 Jersev ma Delswsrs.
~ in country for stock of all sorts ertsnd-
=, hro,,~S tos 1os-oo- oeis,it,io Sol So,
n 10 hundred TO four hundred miles 10 width:
n iron ere and coal region larger
hsn Pepnsylvapis, with coppor |
nd other metals added: she hos |
n abundance Of good water-power ia the |
ast and west; and timbars from pine TO |
,ois dare, Of every valuable variety; part Of |