Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-16
RICHMOND A TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER l6 ls4e

this itrwould be nect ssary TO appoint committee
Tor conference with The granite. Of the Mexican
Government. Mr. Garry with Others, had oh
tanned concession OF The RICH! Il away across
Tehuan,epec, and il would be necessary for an
American company 10 enter into an agreement
with The Mexican grantees.
Mr.. BENZ amin lnen commented al length on
The grams made to Garay, and published in yes.
terdsys Crescent. After commenting on he con-
dltions oil the grant, and pointing oul the fayor>
able terms given by a Government generally
Jealous oil lis own rights and privileges, Mr..
Behja min proceeded 10 speak If The productions
oil Inc isIbmus, and Of the Inducements offered
10 colonls's by tue article Of the Mexican grant
allowing foreigners 10 acquire real properly with
10 5O leagues on each Side vi the road. The ori.
sinal grantees, says Mr.. Benjamin, are DESTROYS
oil opening Canal be ween the Two seas, and
they think liIIle oil the railway Consequently
they will be glad 10 dispose, al a reasonable rate,
Of The privilege OF building railroad nasmuch
az such road would assis, them materially in
the completion Ct their canal. Mr. B. conct dci
ty showing hat the profits from such a road
would yield fine premium ON The capital ems
poyed in lis construction, and by an eli qucnl
pc'uIe OF The Commercial prosperity and gran
dcul 10 which New Orleans you'd be raised il
as object for which this meeting was called was
lulIy CdT1ltQ out ana cOnSUmmdteu.
The following is The substance OF MIR Larue's
glowing picture of The marvellous fruits OF the
consruc' ion Of the great work. The mind can.
not dwell on The subject, without being inspired
with The most luxuriant conceptions
Mr. Larue proceeded 10 show The geogra phca
advantages OF the lslhmus-hat nature had de.
signed il as The place; the long range OF noun
Ia ns that stretch rom Bafficks Bay TO Terre del
Fueso there found their lowest eleva ion, and
the continent within few miles is most narrow
width. The de ance would be shortened lS, coo
miles between any port Of The United States on
The Atlantic and The pors Of The Pacific by The
way OF Cape Horn, wh:le il had OF The route
through he Is!hmus OF Panama the advantage
OF 1863 miles. This was something oil gain in
The huIrying and busting age we live in. MI
Larue spoke OF the position OF New Orleans,
placed a the outlet OF The valley OF the M ississiL.
pi, which in tie course OF 30 years more, would
contain perhaps Az 600 900 oil nhab ans, and the
vast body OF its commerce flowing through
different channels must come heIe-Gtd and
nature had willed il, and The puny efforts
OF man could not reverse The law The
speaker then dwell al some length and with
much orce upon our present prospect and t'.aFs
greatness, and urged decisive action upoa ne
ociOlC oiiHS l!iC EhiohtiS n"N
,ific together by This means, said Mr. l.. III
what is tho resul1 Place our population mere
ami the miners in California 10 close CONTACT,
and see what power i, would add 10 the Govern
mcnl ot the ULiled States. IL would bring
wea 10 our Golfers, ard The followers OF The
plough and those that WELD the shuttle al The
loom would soon compete with The gold disgers
OF the West.
The Island of Cuba must soon form portion
OF this country loud applause The pear is amt $:
lipe-il will drop into our lap in time; aid This
once in possession, and The Cult OF Mexico be-
comes great island sea. New Orleans will be !he
Alexandra Of the NewWorld. With our railroad
TO form part Of this great system, how woud This
country be advanced Europe is about 10 be-
come all Cossack- America would be all Re.
public Lei US strengthen ourselves by every
means in our power-grasp every shield oil de-
fence, every weapon OF attack.
One year will see The commencement Of The
Tehuanlepec road, and three years see lis COM
plelion. We oppose no one in his views OF
another route. We do not war against our North
eln brerhren-we wish Ihem every success out,
al The same time, here Is a work in which we
think that We can achieve something immediate
ly.
"No pent up Utica contracts our powers,
But the whole boundless continent 10 ours"