The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-23
From the Washington RepubAc.
Louisiana aud Minnesota RaiirO I'd

railroad from Minnesota to New Orleans, con-
petng with the great Father Of Waters thruighout
its course, and joining in close fellowship The SIX
lnon,h- SHOWS of Lake Superior with the Jeapetuai
summer Of the Gull OF Mexico. That ~ the ht 81
project which the extraordinary cne,p pr,l. of tho
Republic has given birth, ard which IN - gigar-
tic proportions is little !k ly t. he par.e.ed. Mr
Whitncy's scheme for uai.Ing with iron bJnds tic
waters Of the great oceans exceeds 1t In iluncn-
ity, but VIII bear comparison with L IN regard IT,
feasibility. His ronto for the part runs ,hiop2h
arid wastes, now, and ior generations TO devoid
both of necessities and flcj O. fox an undertake
Cl the kind. The plan oi which speak l. dis
similar to II in all respects Ia Proportion
the line from the extreme North t. the far Suu,h
yields the palm to the in1omilable ADVOCATE of the
Pacific line, but IN every other particular il Is i'm
moasmaty superior. Il .,;,ts ,ron a point juai
opening 10 civilization, II IS tue, but tadt j.
maaiestis destined to achieve nam ( crowIh
ana lhcncc, lnnnh9 southWard. II oiens to ma! kct
the broad prairics Of Iowa, oAac;s trlutc Gon tic
fertile sc! OF Miss our ami ng stopped FOR breath
at the commercial emporium a th, West, procs't<
t. traverse the gorgeous sayannas ol Arkansas AM
the rich plantations oi Louisiana, finally pom na IT,.
accumulated treasures into ihe hap OF New Orleans.
\ route IN round bgures, Ct some thiee thousand
miles, already possessed ct eaoraoys river traffic
and more OF less settled II eyeiy important polu,
We not droamu. dreams, or lAGulgus in i,.i-
cies a variance viii! &c We record project now
occupying attention along beth banks ot The MISS
spgI, whicl has rcce!ycd the co.Gia approval nf
cool business men, and which viii SHORTY be- pre-
sented to the country IN plain business aspect The
merchants Of St. Louis have taken the lead in It's
behalf, with spnit that b2tokcus eaiIy AID good
results; thcir eiorts must command the assistance Of
New Orleans, which is AT length awakened 10 the
necessity Of land well as water communication:
Arkansas and Iowa pledged ~ their action in
other matters to a cordial Cooperation; while the
infant giant, ADMINISTRATIVE New Easland Of the
Northwest -cners into L with 81 ;sit at once cta.-
acteristic aud hopeiu
The pro cc Is pregnant with great Considerations.
political and commercial. 1t viii unite climates lto-
like in their nature and ploducts, ard viii give ii
common ann and interest 20 peoples differing widely
in their cnoumstaaccs and pursuits. IL viii iotm
new guarantee for the peipetuity Of the Union, and
viii contribute more than legislation to smother sec
,iorai strife. il III! sccurc 10 The extreme North
west lis legitimate naikeis, and WIN more ,apdly at.
tract to it the capital and i.bor needed to deveiofe
It's magnificent resources.
a convention i, to b held nj ST. Louis in Deccm-
Der to obtain the praccai cooperation Of the Nort
and South along The Mississippi VaIev We look
forward 70 its deiibefa'on, to the beginning Of a
new era in the commercial history II the Suuth
and West.