The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-10
Very respectfully,
PHiLApELPHiA, May ;, 1852.
From The ". o. Pioaysins. Aml 10, 1852.
Tehuantepcc.

The Tehuaniepec Railroad scheme is making
friends rapidly, wherever its claims fairly in
vestigatcd, and 10 beginning TO be widely enter
.ained the great cnterprisc of the South. Every
development Of the resources and improvement in
the internal Recommendations OF the Southern States
gives importance 10 this highway Of traffic
and travel the continent. The interior lines
| Of railroad now advancing towards compleion
and connecting themselves with grand system
covering the South, are rapidly convergng toward
the Gull Of Mexico. Through the centre OF the
! Atlantic States only the road between Whining
ton, N. c., and Manchester, s. C.. and short line
| in Georgia, which will be completed in a short
while. are now looking to an uninterrupted con
ncsion through the heart OF the South 10 the wa.
tcrs Of the Alabam1 and connecting roads will
soon blend them with roads that will reach
this city. Virginia and Tennessee improvemcn nts
all take the same direction; Mississippi is in
concert with Louisiana and Alabama-all scck-
Ing access 10 gulf porte and most of them striving
avowedly and earnestly 10 make tho terminus
where this vast system shall ubiic in this city;
hence 10 keep contiguous 20 the commerce Of the
| West Indies, South America and Mexico, aud by
the nearest and quickest line Of transit across the
| lsthmus TO tho Eastern ocean and the American
States the Pacific. The direct aud unqucstion-
able advantages which the route the isthmus
| at Tohusntepcc has been demonstrated 10 possess
over all other routes have caused il 20 be taken up
as the inter oceanic link OF the southern internal
improycments-an extension, in fine, of ttc sysicm
Of southern railroads TO the Pacific, on the high
road TO California aud TO India. Nicaragua aud
Panama have their friends and their advantages,
| aud arc, doubtless, great enterprises, deserving
success. But Tchuantepcc is the national highway
above all othcrs, and is, beyond comparison or
question: the enterprise TO be foscred by every State
and interest that has or ks an outlet in the Gulf
OF Mexico
We observe in many quarters proofs that this
feeling is growing strong, and that public opinion
| is prepared TO give hearty support to the mea
surcs which the Government of the United States.
in its firm determination TO uphold the rights Of its
| citizens against the rapacity and bad faith Of
| Me xico, may find IL neces-ary 70 recommend. In
the zeal nnd vigilance Of the Government we have
implicit faith; and have not the slightest doubt
Of the national support In he refustl @ yield sny
thing 20 the shuiliugs or intrgues Of Mexico in
| surrender or compromise of the rights IN THIS way
| which American citizens have obtained under such
| sacred titles, at much cost, and hare, By their
| own labor, proved to be Of that immense public
| value which has stimulated cupdity 10 bitter and
unrclcntng hostility. Tho question Ia becoming
national In its relations as IL is in its magnitude
and ts benefits. Oi ihc issue under such circum-
stances VIC have misgiengs. The company
will be protected in their rghs, and tho enterprise
will proceed speedily to Its glorious contamination
| The national character thus cnphaticaly rccog-
| nised for this work, md the peculiar interest
which attracts in the South and West by its close
! identil alton with thtir own most cherished
schemes OF improvement, and the near prospect Of
the removal Of every difficulty which could Oh.
struct the prosecution Of the work, are sources of
pride and grstfcaiion TO the people OF this city,
who laborcd, made s,crifces, and persevered un
crty for their country, and at their own cost
plorcd and demonstrate their unrivalled national
advantagcs.
Our citizens should further bear in mind, In
their action towards this enterprise, that IL has not
only been adopted and organized as n Louisiana
work. but that IL 10 under New Orleans manage
ment, and is TO be prosecuted 10 its completion
under New Orleans auspices. In addition TO
ample share la tho counnon prosperity which the
commerce OF the continent will derive from the
success Of tho work, we have the zeal cf propre-
tors to excite to increased and increasing ofEJrt
The importance which il daily gains in public es-
tmation should stimulate us 10 do all acts IN our
pow err 10 maintain confidence in as the possees
ors of great public trust, and to secure for our
favored city all those benefits 10 which iis position
entities IT, the commercial centre TO winch tends
the immense trade and travel Of which the Tehu-
antcpcc road will hc the channel, COLLECTED from
the great valley Of tho Mississippi and the bound
Ices regions beyond the ls,hmus.
We copy from late number Of the Milledge-
willie (ia.) Recorder the following portion Of an
article o considt rable length, which shows the just