True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-07

Not day passes now but teens with argus
mcn,s, strong as truth itself, in favor OF internal
Improvements, in proof of the necessity OF prompt
action the part OF our Legislature and of the
certain success of our operations with, and of their
necessary failure without, state assistance. 1t
the boast of Lnuisi,ns, for wears past, hat her
merch D. planters, and public men, h-d more
energy than those of other a,cs yet now they
seem to have evidently less New Orleans was
the first city to move in the plan OF Ocean Steam
Navigation, yet while she was only talking Of it
and pr claiming its advantages, the English went
to work in earnest, and carried tho plan into sue
re.-fu, operation. New York has from this de-
rived all the advantages which might have been
ours :and while we remain supinc, and wondering
at our ow inertness, Philadelphia and Baltimore
are following closely on the heels OF New York,
and vet mt the first step is taken IN the mattar
here. Will New Orleans for ever throw away her
advantages, and enrich others with what should
re nder her we,lthys
In Nav Orle,ns WAS first prolcc cd the ru ming
of line of rail roads, the interior of The
great states lying back of our own towards the
great west, and thus efrctu,lly secure to
selves all the v,s,ir'de winch was gradually being
diverted from us, ny lHe nhlhIhl lHipculIlrHts VI
our preca rious internal and the energy
and grasping spirit, Of neighh ,ring Ma,e.: and
though succe-s WINS read-rcd papable to all, our
l- g,la,uro by total Indifference to our re. well.
fare, is suffering the great object to fail and fall
through, while the intelligence, and superior on
ergy, of Carolina is about sn,tchins from our out.
retched hand the almost possessed treasures!
Will nothing rouse our dormant energies! Mus,
we sill go on from day to day, projecting plans
of ce tain wealth, yet leaving them TO he carried
ont by others? North Carolina has cast from her
escutchron the bar sinister of being the rip Van
Wrinkle Of the confcderacy! & arc our once active
citizens anxious tina, Louisiana should assume i,
From the Potomac eastward, the states have avail.
ed themselves TO the utmost Of internal i'm prove
ment, and finding in them mines OF national
and individual wealth. L,., year, Pennsylvania
received million in canal md rail road tolls nd
New York much more: will Louis,na sit calmly
looking on, and see South Carolina, by her supc-
ri"r energy, take twice a.much out of her acfual
crssp1 Virginia, too, is rousng up, and talks of
| throwing out her arms Of rail roads to our ow n
rich valley of the Mississippi, and thus draw in to
| her Atlantic ports those products which,
| Louisiana is too indolent to avail herself Of. Had
our own Legislature done half ns much for us, as
that Of Carolina has done for their state the Nash
vile Rail Road would be running over a hundred
miles into the interior; should be even
threatened with this, but too pr, bahly. successful
rivalry. Let our legislature take this plain view
of tho case. The Road, if completed, would be
the certain means Of almost unboundcd wealth
our legislators and they alone, ca carry il on To
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outlay of a dollar, and no other body can be even
ool.'d to in the undertaking. The Stockholders
canno, do it from the magnitude Of the RESPONSE
bili'y; and they nAnot because, for the psltry aid
already given, the legislature has mortgage or
every portion Of property the company possesses
Blu, beyond this plain cause, we hold that the lie.
eisla,ur-is morally bound to finish it, The charter
granted II the company, is by the gran'ers, rem
dered void, unless suh ;ient charters from the
several stales, through which the road is to run
can be procured these have heea obi oined and a,
the Legislature couii suppose few individual,
competent to so great undertaking, nor coul,
the state in it's sovereign capacity require these
charges from neighhoring states, i, was but fair
inference that when those needful instrument.
were procured the road would become Il nations.
work. The state crush it in moment, The
state can complete i, without loss of lime, or mo.
ney il can'desroy the property embark ed in i, and
render it bye word, difgrace, or it can MAKE
the means OF bringing TO our city undreami oil
trade il by its means bring 10 our citizens the
nesdiul staples of other states at about one hal
their present cost: il can give an ncrt use to our
city's growth which will startle the most s n
guine! Which course then will it pursue! Legis.
ators Of Louisiana, these vast destnes are in your
| hands.
or If any new monird institutions are to be
chartered nj the next session, we would recon.
mend to our legislators the notion Of a" Mosiui.
toe Bank: it would be sure Of popularity, for mus
qu'toes can pres, TIER bis into ms cirr.l1hoa