. The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland . he nver passes under bridges, by arbors and bath-houses. [Page 157. said to me, It was like living in an asylum where every one was crazy on oneespecial subject; you never knew when dangerous paroxysms were about tobegin. The Texas of twelve years ago, when it was dangerous for a man to be seen reading theNew York Trib?iiic, andcritically per
. The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland . he nver passes under bridges, by arbors and bath-houses. [Page 157. said to me, It was like living in an asylum where every one was crazy on oneespecial subject; you never knew when dangerous paroxysms were about tobegin. The Texas of twelve years ago, when it was dangerous for a man to be seen reading theNew York Trib?iiic, andcritically perilous forhim to be civil to aslave, has passed away,and the Texans them-selves arc glad thatthey have awakenedfrom their dream ofpatriarchal aristocracy,which placed such acheck upon the devel-opment of the Germans have set-tled several thrivingII. Thi brsuhnc Cunvent—San Anloniu lPac,e loi J i6o •UAILROADS- IIE PLAZAS. -*-ns!5iE^?-* places west of San Antonio, the most noted of which is and Jewish names arc over the doors of certainly more than half thebusiness houses in San Antonio; and German or Hebrew talent conducts many-vast establishments which have trade with the surrounding country, or withMexico. San Antonio has so long been a depot for military supplies for all the forts onthe south-western frontier, and for the Mexican States this side of the SierraMadre, that some of the merchants are not in favor of the advent of railroads,fearing that with them trade will move beyond the venerable city, and forgettingthat even in that event there will be ample compensating advantages. Thesooner Western Texas has railroads, the sooner Avill the Indian and Mexicandifficulties be settled; the sooner will all the available rich lands be taken up. Even now the businessdone by means of theslow wagon trains, whi
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