Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-20

lapse or Years. Eastern men, pecauT
Texas expands before their vision, ant
the great and powerful and wise of tn
cities of this country and OF Europe
who would give their wealth stabilit.
and constantly growing magnitude
are investing in Texas. They ar
study lug the history of the repub
lie and of the state. They read on IL
every page of Sam Houston. There
fore, the interest this portrait excites
BY the way, am constantly ASKED
for a copy of Houston's dreamiu
speech, pronounced when that com
mission of the convention in 1901 de
manded of Houston, then governor o
Texas, the surrender of the insignia q
his office. have been told that h'
was never as eloquent as on that occa
sion. a great throng stood before the gi
gantic old man. When representative.
Of the revolutionary convention had
announced the purpose oil thelr WISH
he stood up before them ana began u
speak; at first, very slowly and in sub
dued tones. Then he became more an'
mated, and then spoke as "a prophet OF
old. He did not seem to see anyone OF
the thr,pg that listened so eagerly, 50
silently and with such rspt attention
1t was, in fact, a magnl soliloquy'
His ewes we're fastened on remote va
cancy, and he talked aud looked AS one
inspired, towering physically aud in
tellect,lally above his fellows. He
prophesied. He described, even then,
all the great events OF the coming con-
tlict. He beheld, even then, and de-
lineated with wondrOus accuracy the
grand and terrible events of the next
II a of hA
poverty Of the people, and said that "a
million men would perish" He spoke
OF the overthrow of negro servitude,
and of the black calamity impending
over Southern social and political sys-
tens. He deplored the coming hui
initiation of his people and the domi-
nation of the bayonet, aud of men
spewed up by war. He seemed to be
looking far away, and so
profound was the impression he
produced that the commission waiting
on him forgot the purpose Of their
coming and when he was silent and
said, ri have done" they and the null
titude stood still, and listened on As if
to catch the last lingering echoes of his
strangely solemn andprophelic words.
An ardent secessionist aud rebel,
among HOuston's auditors on this &C.
CASTOR, told me, not many days ago,
that when Houston ceased to speak he
found himself so fascinated and bewil-
dered by the simple, grand and impos-
ing elOqence aud profund earnestness
of the old soldier and statesman, that
he was chained to the spot, and when
the spell was broken he was weeping
like n child.
once had portions Of this speech as
written from memory, think, by Col.
AIilt Swisher, but some admirer of
Houston appropriated it. Who can
reproduce IL?
There is not a lawyer in Texas who
would not gladly have copy of this
OUtburst OF Houston's eloquence, and
this reflection restores the writer to
his original standpoint. He was talk
ing about the potency OF lawyers AZ
newspaper agents They do most of
the talking aud much OF the thinking
Of towns and villages everywhere, and
ii is well that the GAZETTE cOmmends
Itself TO their approval by It's tact and
enterprise. In very truth tile GA
zErrE has accomplished more, in
eighteen months, than most newspa-
pers in as many years. Its appearance,
its intellectual vig0r, its g0-aheaditive-
ness, lis mechanical excellence, its
freshness, its bpdncss and It's unawerv-
ing devotion 10 Democratic modes Of
thinking con mend ii TO the
whole country. Everybody In
Texas, discover, sends copies of the
GAZETTE to the older states in or.
der To illustrate the taste and ntelli
gence Of people who approve and sus.
tain such Il newspaper rs the GAZETTE.
The character taste and intelilge ce
OF people are measured, the world
over, 10y their representative newspa-
pers. The GAZETTE is the impregnn-
bic fort of the true worth OF Fort
Worth. Fence cutting and stage-rob-
berries are efierveecent bubbles on Il
vast sea of resistless energies and pro-
gress; the GAZETTE is its great light
house; congressman and lawyers its
foghoTns, ana Texas is Supremacy
biest in its PharOs.
RosECRANS' BILL.
do not see why IL newspaper writer,
al well as n book-maker, should not
haVea liked property in the products
OF his toll. IL he object to the
reproduction of his essays
aud would give his own
newspaper monopoly of their use. OF
would transform them into a book
there Is no reason why his property
right in them should not be guarded
by law. Therefore The press, very gen.
orally, except that portion OF it which
suoslsts by piracy, approves the bill
prepared and presented In the house
by Gen. Rosecrans. Bohemians and
professional editors everywhere, ap.
proving the proposition of the distin.
guished Californian, should urge it,
enactment.
The bill provides:
Hereafter any writer, correspondent
or other contributor to the daily or pc
riodical press who shall publish any
articles or series %! articles unprotected
by copyright, and who shall subse-
quently take out Il copyright on the
same and republish the same under
said copyright, shall thereafter possess
an exclusive property in said articles
or series OF articles the same a. though
he had originally published the sanit
under copyright protection. provided
that he shall cause to be published siA
times in the journal or periodical il
when said articles o iginally appeared
or IN some other journal or periodical
issued In the same city or county, :
notice that he has acquired such copy.
right protection. and at the time of fur
nishing shall notify the first publIshei
Thereon OF his Intention 10 avail himself
OF the privilege hereby conceded
JEFFERN0N.