Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
FROM THE SAME PAPER
The inducements to Settle or to Invest Capital IN

We hone our readers have discovered by this time that this
is prolific subject and its discussion entitled to their respect
full consideration II the views and reflections we have pre-
scented are sound, young State has entered upon
brilliant career and have confidence in their JUS
ce we proceed to add that Texas is emineny calculated
for GOOD roads, In the rich lands along the coast and
in the rare occasions elsewhere that the foundation is al
together Of sand the natural roads frequently heavy in the
winter but general proposition, no country Is more
emnently blessed in this respect In aid OF these natural
adaptations plank roads already projected in various d.
rections railroad from the Brasos across to Harrisburg,
on the Buffalo bayou Of the bay Of Galveston commenced,
and twenty miles contracted to be finished this year Vgor
Gus have been taken to from this city to
the coast bv one of the several admirable routes for
that purpose In good time railroad will be extended from
Houston eastardy point on the Red RIVER near Inc
head Of the Trinity and another through
Columbus and Seguin 10 this CITY, s witnn the bounds
Of probabtv arising from mild climate and gradual
that one Of the railroad routes to the Pacific will
through this State either from Red River, along the Upper
Colorado 10 the Sacramento Of the Pecos from ndanoa
to this citv and thence by Leona TO the Pecos from whence
the road will BY E Psso through sonora OF inc ua
To the month, of the Colorado in the Gulf of California.
In the next place. Texas has vast resources Of peculiar
v,ue n her shp timber. Throughout her entire territory,
and especially in western district the live oak, mesqu
and ebony are found almost exhausess quantities. these
are regarded as the choicest kinds of timber for ship bung
and would become particularly valuable for naval purposes in
the event of war The insuar position of Great Britain,
united 10 the habits Of her people, like those Of our coun
try be;g sdapted the march the ocean, renders 1t
bable that if we shall ever be involved unhappy in war; the
contest will be maintained with that Power at and the
snt Of the age indicates that steamships destined to enter
largely into that struggle The capacities Of Texas for ship
budinr in that contingency, will add to her importance
maritime member Of great confedeacy and bring to her
shores large portion of the National expenditure.
In dwelling we have done, upon the considerations
which in our judgment, recommend State to the settler
and capitalist would do injustice to ourselves and to the
real interests Of all parties, If we to omit to mention
What are regarded the drawbacks to adventure in this
II is not be disguised that strong prejudice exists
IN relation to the character Of society; and while adj
mi; ina, some objections founded in TRUTH claim that
onr condition reference to general intelligence, morals
and religion inferior that which exists other from
@ Sa,e. and especially that which existed in Kentucky
Tennessee and Arkansas, within fifteen years after their first
settlement Texas has onlytwo hundred thousand nhab
ans bu, boast Of sustaining forty newspapers and has
bn;t more than hundred churches Kentucky became
State in 1884, and Tennessee in 1895, fifteen years
fer first settlement Prior 1875 there only three
newspapers Of the Allegheny Mountains out Of New
Orleans then Spanish territory The FIRST publication
szee at Lexington about the year 1887, ofa half sheet
nned on wooden types made BY the editor John Brad
o,d and the third in 1885, called the " Kentucky Paa-
d;um by VIM. Hunter at Frankfort Il probable mel
ber Kentucky Tennessee At that day contained thirty
houses Of religious worship and We are persuaded that in
eyery candid mind the gratifying influence of temperance
ees and Sunday schools in Texas unknown fifty years
in Kentucky and Tennessee viii 60 far TO neuraze the
force Of objections society, growing out Of of
violence and dissipation during tbs exciting days Of
volutiou.
f however, all the considerations We have already pre-
sened sh, not b regarded adequate ENDORSEMENTS 70 settle