San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-10
The Daily Eight.
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1890.
AUSTIN LETTER.

To the San Antonio LIGHT.
AUSTIN, Texas, May st has beer
some time since | have written line
for your spicy columns. My work
being changed from the pastOrate, tC
that OF Presiding Elder, my chances
to write are very limited. However,
| am thinking as | travel through
the country. especially so much of it
as is embraced within my territory.
| am more and more convinced that,
with peace established as a fact, the
sky of the future is cloudless, and
the prosperity of the country a GER
tainty. There is no indication of
migration, or talk of it among the
people. The spirit, and aim of tho
hour is to raise good crops and pur-
chase homes. The appearance of the
farm lands show the industry of the
people inhabitlng the country. There
seems to be no i'll feeling whatever
among the people of a racial nature.
But each seem to vie with the other
as to who shall plant the most cotton,
corn, wheat, oats, and other farm pro-
ducts. | am witness, that there are
plenty of fat chickens, fresh eggs,
butter and milk. A universal peace
seems now to reign supreme, it would
be suicidal for any murderous band,
to be allowed to disturb this tran
guilty, which renders 1T possible tor
prosperity to exist. Now that
the lands are much enhanced
in value, there are more
people buying land now than at any
time previous. The past has taught
the colored people the good lesson
that they cannot afford to continue to
rent land at from So to $ an acre, for
one years use, and educate their
children, and support their own insti-
buttons inaugurated for their religious,
literary and moral improvement, and
the betterment of their domestic re-
lations among themselves. They see,
too, that to get homes is the only
their own right. Though there are
many difficulties to be overcome, one
of the most pleasing signs of the times
is the many competent teachers now
in the public schools in the
as well as in the cities. |
Many of these are real earnest and |
teachers, fresh from our |
best institutions of learning. Crime,
and the dread of "nigger domina-
tom will disappear, as ignorance pro-
disappears. Christian
oenevOlence has spent IN less than
twenty-five years over s16 900, 600, and
f space would allow | could name
eleven southern states, Texas includ-
,d, that have spent nearly S3S. 600, 900
o educate the COlOred youth, and
With the Blair bill, for national aid,
o wipe out this relic of slavery, the
legrO problem will cease to exist.
'lr. Blair is right, and when he gets
lis bill in good shape it will meet
With the same good favor as the many
liver and harbOr bills. A nation
annOt retain its good name
hat neglects its ilIiterate or
hat will hand over millions of money
or the above named objects and re-
use to give ear to the cry of its igno-
ant masses. Slavery is dead and
aid to rest in its dingy robes. What
ICED have we for its time hOn0red
landmaid?
One more breath and close. Last
IOnday, May 9TH the angel of pros
'erity sounded the first note of her
trumpet for Austin.
gain, the fact was clearly demon
trated that the cOlOred voter could
ct in unison on question touching
he prosperity of the community at
lrge, side by side with his white
eighbOr. This Is an index that the
southern negro will in the future,
Ote more for measures and fair-deal-
ng men than for parties.
Yours truly, MACK HENSON.