Year: 1869

tiOu--Pr0sperity and Pence Thsir Hope.


GALVESTON, May "a, 1860.


The people OF Texas want immigration. This they
know cannot and Will not come unless they are re-
stored their proper relations to the general gov
ernment. They want capital, Northern capital at
that. But they also know that IL win seek invest.
ment In their state only when they are in the Union
again. They want also internal improvements;
their harbors they would make available for ships OF
any tonnage. This the Texans hope to GET by
proper represent tuion OF their state IN the national
councils.


All here admit that there are from 5000 TO 5000
contulnacous malcontents in the states but they say
that with q vigorous and determined commander
they can controll these men and secure an honest
expression of public opinion. This could best be
done between the maturity and the gathering of the
un precedented crop expected this year. The prices
realized last years crop have stimulated labor 10
a remarkable degree. Women, black and white.
panter s so lost 10 his own best interests as to at
tempt ~ force TO control the votes OF
ms iaborcrs. Hence, In August, just as the white
bols are ready FOR gathering he VIII be very
careful to do nothing to irritatc his work
men and deprive himself OF the results OF his
own time. expense and labor THIS argument IA ad-
mitted here 10 be u selfish oDc but 1t Il said TO APP
peal people with greater force than any other
The popular voice demands an open, irce canvass or
the question OF the day. and there Is general icel-
Inv Tor white and black ~ assemble together IN pub
lie meeting 10 listen 10 the discussions aud great as





he disturbed.


assurance that good loyal conquct wnl not pass W.
noticed, has had remarkable effect on the
people of thus state, ana public opinion In
last changing the whole feeling of society,
doing away with the revolver and the


bowie knife and assured that the time Il rapid
1y approaching when any man, for the first time IN
the SOUTH can Freely express his opinions without
danger OF bodily narm. The truth IL the South eau
no longer aford to submit to the old regime.
The people In the whole South, and also In Texas,
have rapidly acquired wealth since the war. l any
thing the southern people have learned that honest
y free composition pays best, that the laborcr ~
worthy OF hrs hire, aud that IN order secure their
own earnings they must also secure the
lives of those whom they depend for
success The best porlon of the people OF
Texas have come TO the conclusion, ~ |
| learn from conversng with people of ali
classes, that THIS, after all, the best government
they have mad; that all they have, all they are
and all they hope to be depend The integrity
and perpetuty Of the American Union. Political
| partes they say, may carp, and with envy snu
Jealousy refuse To unite on sound basis OF recon-
structon but nevertheless, from AL hear the peo-
pie OF Texas seem determined, as "a laslsIcsor TO
throw overheard any Jonah in the way ofstneir pro-
\ gress and to come up to the Issue like VINO
have mad enough OF the bayonet and enough Of or
| phanage; and some one prominent here only told
rue the other day that they are that OF all the
"wayward ssters' their state, once the 'Lone
STAR Ia coming back, shining star In the brsns
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