The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-30

the midst Of the tsrrors OF . revolution be-
iOra which the French revolu ton psles into
insigbilcsnce. The Robsspierres, Dantons,
and Msrsts ere unsheathinE their bloody
swords upon svery hill top and In every
valley In Texas, aud this work Will soon be-
Gin. The dark clouds Of snsfchy end desc.
lation are rising in the west, aud u THIS bii'
Ia not passed the country N ruined, aud tue
man who cannot ses II 10, In the opinion OF
the author OF this bill, fool and driveling
idiot.
Well, u the issue Is to. be made between
organized government ana anarnhy, De-
tween constitutional liberty aud the COM
nuns, let II come; the sooner the better
Bu' have no such gloomy forebotin.s,
have every confidence thai Texss VIII sup
press fence.cutt,hg. There In no hungry
mob In r.x.s crying for bread, There are
no armed oops marching upon the capital
10 demand the passage OF this measure
Commerce Is neither inter uptei nor ue'
siroyed. The trains arrive aud dernr' the
ships anchor safely within our harbols
there are no tramp ny armies; none oi thc
pomp ana circumstances of war; aud there
will be none unless We arm and equip men
| TO escort the clmlni sslonsrs OF rastursge IN
their grand rounds through the "spGsely
settled counties" OF the state, ~ they are
designated In the bill.
| The "assassins OF liberty" as the senator
|
the world and Texas will march on serene
and undisturbed,
But we are told that no other measure
| before the senate viii meet the emergency,
no other remedy will reach the disease ana
We are challenged to point out or snsgrsl
sopething In lien OF this bill, wei, mat
" not hard task. We have bills provlnine
In future that snlee OF school iands sna', oe e
confined TO actual settlers, and that tne
same shall not be sold In quantities exceed
Ing six hundred aud tory acres. and 70.
auidng the actual settler TO live upon ana
i,ppro the same for n period of hys years
before he can sell II. This will make II i'm
posi- BILE for any corporations or person. 20
accumulate large bodies o. land ana fence
In immense pastures. -,
We have passed through the senate OH
to make fencc.cuttipg felony.
We have before rs now, with iavoraolr
report from the committee, y bill making
II Unsuitable homicide to kill any person
caught IN the act Il destroying feoces'
We have also bill making II IA felony
/ burn grass within the inclosure oil an
other. go,
We have passed through the senate a bill
making m appropriation Of one hundred
/ ,nusand dollars and authorizing tho gov
! @ nor to employ n detective ana csDs'abu-
larry force sufficient TO enforce the laws OIL
the state.
We have also, against my VOTE nke" tuo
venue In tn sse ience-cuttipg cases in coun-
ties remote from the scene Of crime, where
there is no obstacle 10 prevent the punish
m~nt of the party, II he is guilty.
We have bills amending ..;s road Jaws
opening up the roads where they have
been fenced, and establishing them perms'
bently wherever the convenience OF the
people msy require it,.
We havr bills to make II mtsdemeanor
TO ience school lands, asylum lands OF
lands belonging to another without the
consent of the owner.
These arc all bills Of no doubtful consti
tut,onal import They can be understood
and enforced without the commissioners oil
psstur.ge and q standing army. They bear
equally upon all classes OF our people and
grant exclusive privileges to none. They
force no species Of property on the market,
neither do they add to the value OF one
kind nor take from that OF another. 1t Is
my Judgment that when enforced these
laws will restore the state to peace and
order. aud secure to every citizen OF Texas
the right to control and enjoy his property
as he may deem best.