The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-03
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has called forth an answer from Col Mills Of
Texas The Colonel, in his communication to the
editors of the Delta, states what we were before
aware of-that he is the author of the resolution
we deemed unnecessary and superauOus; but we
can assure the Colonel that he is wrong in suppo
sing we imputed to the author and supporter " of
said resolution any covert intention ;" to accom-
plish some secret political object" Against some
Of the suppOrteTsof that resolution especially those
who advocated its passage in full conventon--we
charge motives dangerous in their tendencies and
destructive in their operations; but we believe
that not only the mover of the resolution, but also
the mass Of the Convention who approved it, was
entirely innocent of any of the passions we impute
to those who urged the resolution on the assembly
Colonel Mills is himself aware that he intro
duoed his resolution simply for the purpose of OBJ.
tanning the survey Of the road which passes through
the State Of his residence and allegiance. He can
not conceive that others should, from different mo-
tives, advocate the measure in which be only sees
the development of Texas resources and the ag-
grandzement of the Lone Star State.
Who were the men that urged the resolution
through the Convention Were they men whose
names have been identified with schemes of In
ternal Improvement! We're they men who have
been active in the furtherance of plans for the de-
velopment of our resources; or were they men
whose minds have been consumed in the search
after impalpable distractions and metaphysical in
terpretations of the Constitution! Has Mr. WOad-
ward, Of South Carolina, ever shown the least in
terest in the matter of internal Improvements by the
General Government, or did he at Memphis indi-
cate the least intelligence of the various roads which
have been spoken of for the railway from the Pacific
to the Mississippi? And yet this gentleman was
the chief supporter of Col Mills resolution wheli
was brought before the Convention. In his address
to the Convention in support of the resolution, Mr.
Woodward never once mentioned the geographical
and typographical advantages Of the road marked
out-never once spoke of the national benefits to
flow from the construction of the railway-but
dwet at great Length the necessity of presenting
sectional views and sectional plans before Congress-
A member of tie House of Representatives him
self, Mr.. Woodward seemed TO think that no mea-
sure could get through Congress without the help
of log-rolng and corrupt influences; and he seemed
anxious that the same system Of sectional manRu-
wiring and neighborhood intrigue should be intro
dueed into the Memphis Convention.
Again, on what principle was it that Mr. Camp
bell, of Alabama, pressed the resolution on the
Convention? This gentleman spoke of the road
by the Paso del NOrts as increasing immensely the
political influence of the Southern States; and it
is this connection of Southern commercial interests
with political plans and considerations that is to
be deeply deprecated and sincerely regretted 1t is
natural that in the struggle for wealth and COM
merce one part of the country should be frequently
found in collision with another; but by our love
for the common constitution and the common laws,
by our reverence for our common ancestors and our
common American name, it is hoped that these
commercial competitions shall never constitute the
basis of political parties, OF form even motive for
political action.
The great and uRsnswerable argument against
the Texas resolution is that it accomplished no good
purpose which was not attained by the resolution
calling for the survey Of all the routes indicated by
public opinion. In the present state of our, know
ledge, il is only an idle Imagination to mark out
particular line for railway from the Mississippi to
the Pacific. But ifsuch course strs up bad feel
ings, if it produces discussion in body which
might otherwise accomplish practical purposes,
why persist in what can only work strife and dis.
cord aud contention! 1t was only to Dit one i'm
practicable scheme against another to put up the
ella road in opposition to the one recommended by
the st. Louis Convention. If any thing practical
were to result from the expression of such sectional
feelings, they might not be dangerous or objection.
able. When it is attempted, however, to arouse
Northern and Southern passions in regard to ideal
roads and imaginary routes, it becomes every lover
of the Union to frown down efforts which can only
produce harm to common interests and common
aspirations. The great danger of exciting feeling
in the Memphis Convention was that it might pre-.
JUDGE the TehuantepeO rOad-that Northern men
might be led to believe that the route across the
Mexican isthmus was not intended for the benefit
of the whole country, but only for that of part.
1t is for the people of New Orleans in especial to
demonstrate that the opening of a communication
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec will be for the
common interest Of all--for the interest of the
North and the South, the East and the West, the
inhabitants of the Atlantic coast as well as of the
Mississippi valley.