The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-05-01

'"s r'' ahnuh' 10 transport provisions and
munitions of war to these soldiers. II any
think this estimate too large. we refer them
to the report of the Secretary of War.
whore they may find it fully confirmed
with Railroad extending from the Mis-
sissippi through Texas, it would not cost
the Government over s2o0.eOO for the
transportation of these supplies showing
saving to the government in this item
alone, of s>o0,O00 per annun, equal to
the interest, a, ) per cent, on 5000. 900
sum that is more than sufficient to con
struct this road to FL paso'
As vet, 40 estimate has been made Of
what the Government will be prohted in
carrying the mail nor have we the means
at hand of making this estimate. The saw.
ing. however, would be immense. and may
be Judged Of by the .nct that i. is under.
stood that the Asplnwals will realize sev.
eral millions of dollars clear gain from their
contract with the government To- carry the
mail to California and Oregon, This road
will enable the government to render more
smaller force, by ahording the means of
concentrating the forces IN Il short time
upon any given point. Not only so, but
the road will develop population which
In few wears will supcrscdc the necessity
of keeping up any forces at all upon this
line Such was the eIlec, of removing the
Instructions in Red River in our avn State
The same popula,iap will become con.
sumers of imported goods which pay duty
and Thus this road will save the government,
upon one hand. large sum of money an.
nuall, IN the cost of transporting army sup.
plies, and carrying the mail. and upon the
other hand will largely increase It's revenues.
That there will "A continuous railway com
municatiou between the Atlantic and Pa.
cihc within a few wears no longer admits
ut any doubt That this Dad. whatever
eastern terminus il may have, must cross
'hr mountain. and reach the shores of the
Pacific upon the latitude of \icksburg and
Shreveport, may also be regarded MS u fixed
fact To meet the views of different see.
tons of the country, the Convention re
Gently held IN the city oi New Orleans re.
commended that this road should have two
,erminl on the Mississippi north and
the other South of the month of the Ohio
,,y.r ANY ma who win look f,, a ma.
nrnt at the map. must see that \ich,hure
i marked out by its geographical position
rs the natural terminus for the southern
i'm, /, !. within ten miles of the same
I,,;,nJ, nj. Cb,rl,s,op Sbr,veuort ri paso
and san Diego. aud a line passing through
these nlaces will cross the continent a, is
nar,o,,.st poiut north of the Gulf of Mcx.
60 II i. far enouch south to avoid the
.noys and frosts of winter. and far enough
,n,,b Ia strike the rivrrs vbirh otupty into
thc Gulf AT urac,lcahlc crossings. and to
escap. the yellow fever latitude. The length
nf tho ,c,J from Charleston to San Dlero
making a liberal allowances for ,lciours, will
unt nxrcrd > 100 miles " hen the road
shall have been completed between Mont
,nn,rry and Jackson the line will be con.
Timed from Charleston I, Nick. hurr. and
ob,p nur road shall b,. pushed A. iar into
rnx,s 49, ,bs crescent y.lnnm.uts of the
country will iu.tifv. which we trust will he
s,..diiy aceompbshpd we shall be more
than half Nny across the continent Gin.
cinnnti is now connected with til. Eastern
cities NV several roads. and A contract has
h,..n made +, finish a road from that poin,
tn ST I.onis in five wears. The State OF
Missouri is about constructing one from
:, Ioois IN the sou,h western border of
,h., STATE. ,oiuting tan IA Paso. and which
,bev call the Pacific Railroad. This will
serve IA show Won the interest that is felt
mo, mi. suh,ect elsewhere. and the i'm
noy,aucc that other State. attach to it. All