True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-15

The creates, difficulty which once stood in the
way of success to any such great national work as
the Nashville Rail Road, was that OF the States
right principle, which rendered i, almost in,possi.
BILE to obtain a legislative grant to run tho raj,
roads, or canals, properly belonging TO one state,
through the limits Of others. But this objection
has been entirely removed from the prospects Of
and efficient charters from the states of Mis.is-
sippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, through which
their road will run; and thus the way is smoothed
Of difficulties, and our state may assume the un-
dertaking without fear of conflicting powers, and
| with the certainty Of rendering to Louisiana an
incaIculable benefit. The credit of the state can
build as with the power of Aladdin's lamp, and
the rapid progress made by the company undsf
their existing President, and that 100 over the
most difficult portion Of their road. muet be ample
guarantee for the facility with which it can be
completed. Private, or corporate undertakings
inevitably anguish or fail, when adverse time,
arise: bu, public Improvements in which a .oye
reign s,nte embarks, are eertain of success. Thsi
credit is the only fund required, for money can II
raised upon their bonds with thirty years to run
and yet in lees than five, this road would reach t,
ashville. Were thu, accomplished the vast re-
turns which such nm undertaking would be sure
to bring, would free the state from every liability
and a trade unprecedented in e1'en, and profit
would flow into our city.
1t may be said that the produce Of Tennessee,
throughout the lands watered by The tributaries o
the Ohio, must eventually reach our city, whethc
This road be formed or not. But this is not lee
tailacious, thaa short sighted. We have nlread,
spoken of those vas, regions of rich, but unclear
ed land this road traverse, and whose products, i
furnished with these III ems OF transit, would grow
up more quickly, AMI more fruitfuIly, than tn
Dragons teeth which Cadmus sowed that spran
up isto warriors. II il be not accomplishments tn
road be suffered to linger Tor wan, Of tina, sta,
assistance it hast right TO claim,-i,s more IA
v'ured, mud more wealthy rival, the Charl, s,o
ini' Road, will throw out its arms to Nnshvlll.
as it mas nlrvady pledged itself to do, and the pro
a dnce OF Tennessee, Mississippi. and Upper Ala
bama, will be carried by the state protected ron
OF Carolina to its favored port, instead Of enrich
ing the citizens Of Louisiana, md New o
leans. Such a result is inevitable. Our stool
holding citizens can mover complete the Nasl
n willie Railroad so quickly, as the Sta
Bonds of Carolina can finish that of Charleston
And why should Louisiana remain under I'll
reproach of being the only state in our confcdcr,
b cy, lacking the spirit to advantage her citizens |
: internal improvements? While in the North, II
: East and West, the public works ara e%nrichins M
o only the purses of the citizens, Tut the Golfers
r the state, our great and national undertakings a,
left to tnke care Of tn em selves: are allowed to in
poverish our own ciizens by failing in a grca
, but good work, and to aLgrandlze our wiser neip
!, h"r pointing out to them the neglected road TO p
va'e wealth, no less than of public prosperity.
We sincerely hope our Legislators, when tn,
II assemble, will take this great undertaking in
+ their especial care; if they do not, Louisiana, VIII
she elories in tho enterprise Of her citizens, W
have cause to blush at the supiness of her rule