The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-25
AUSTIN MUST BE GENEROUS.

AUSTIN MUST BE GENEhOOSs
We are to have great capitol-a
magnificent monumental structure,
browning the hill that looks down
and around upon scenes as beautiful
as a poets visions of nature. The
people of Texas, feeling a just pride
in making the capital city of this
great commonwealth seat of
taste and architectural beau
ty, as well as the center
of political power and Of learning,
have voted the means for erecting
one of the grandest capitols on the
American continent. They have pro-
vided money for Gaping these hills
with the great eleemosynary institu-
tions of the state, and there they
now stand, monuments to the gen.
crosby aud humanity of Tex
ans, pride to the city OF
Austin. Here the people of Texas
have said the greatest university in
the south shall be located and be-
fore many days pass the ground will
be broken for the erection of halls,
where the youth of Texas may be
trained in learning, as they are
trained in the oldest universities
of the world. capitol Hill
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wonder, will salute University Hill,
bold but serene amid classic shades,
while to the east and to the north
and the south will stand these per-
petual monuments for humanitarian
purposes. Where could there be
grander capitol Of grander
state, There was patriotism
in the acts of the ulden
time men, who saids here shall
be the capital city of Texas. 1t is
related of one of them, now gone to
the great capital above, that seated
upon yonder hill he foreshadowed
this city, with its avenue and its
streets and its suburbs-a Romulus
upon the Capitoline. marking the
site for a modern Rome. 1t is q
peculiar feature of society here that
all become enamored of location;
residents of Austin love the place
for its beauties, its graceful topo;
graphy, its river and ITS creeks, its
dales of velvety sward and its hills
aud mountains OF everlasting green.
Residents aud visitors love it for
the same reason that fair Italian
scenes are adored. Wisdom directed
these mon in fixing the site of the
capital of Texas. They understood
that patriotism springs from love of
country, and that the country which
hath no center, where all comMingle
in the public cause, may boast least
of patriotism. Certainly Austin
Is loved as well by its own
inhabitants AS by those of the
state at large, and Cor lavish
expenditures on the part of the
state they should make sacri-
fees, If necessary, in return. This
great excavation on Capitol Hill
is now being opened Tor laying
the foundation for the Walls of the
new capitol. Soon the work of
construction is TO begin, and the
contracts for stone are to be let in q
few days. 1t is said there is a prop
osition to deliver the GRANTEES and
marbles of Burnett county at the
capitol building site as cheaply as
limestone may be obtained from
the quarries about Austin. The
condition attaches, however, that
tramway or railway may
be used for conveying the
Burnet materials from the line of
the Austin and Northwestern rail-
way, through portion OF the
city, to Capitol Hill, and such
proposition has beer formulated and
presented for the municipalities
consideration. Certainly an ordi-
nance granting right of way will
pass. The proposition implies that
the capitol may thus be constructed
of as fine materials as are known to
builders, and the state may secure
q building worth more by far than
the contract price, These peo-
pie who want to supply GRANTEES and
marbles for capitol construc-
ton desire to do so in the
interest of future great industry
here, and, desiring to introduce
these stones in this manner, they
are willing to supply them to the
contractors at the same prices or
cheaper, probably, than limestone
may obtained at Austin. IL is a
proposition so advantageous to the
state. that Austin cannot oppose it.
To do so would be ungenerous. even
untrue, to the trusts reposed here by
Texas. Certainly, the council can
do but one thing-be generous 10
these people who have bestowed 40
much upon Austin
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