The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-12-18

article from the Washington Republ
: alludes TO railroad enterprise, the flu
; therance of which is 10 be the subie,
1 of consideration at Convention TO
/ held at St. Louis in the present mont
of December. With this, and with a
) other similar works in the West an
Southwest, Baltimore will be advar
tageonsly connected, first by the grei
, road to Wheeling, and soon after b
the branch to Parkersburg: ~
A railroad from Minnesota TO Ne,
Orleans, competing with the great F.
ther of Waters throughout lis course
and joining in close fellowship the 81
months snow of Lake Superior wit
tine perpetual summer of the Gulf {
Mexico That is the latest project /
which the exhaustless enterprise of tn
Republic has given birth, and on,
which, in its gigantic proportions, i
little likely TO be paraIleled. Mr
Whitney's scheme for uniting Will
lron-bonds the waters of two grea
oceans exceeds it in immensely, bu
will bear no comparison with it in re
gard to feasibility. His route for the
most part runs through arid wastes, now
and for generations to come, devoic
both of necessities and facilities for an
undertaking of the kind. The plan Of
which we speak is dissimilar 10 it in
all respects, save one. In proportions
the line from the extreme North to the
far South yields the palm to the indomi.
table advocate of the Pacific line. but
in every other particular tits immeasu.
rably superior. 1t starts from a point
Just opening to civilization, it is true
but one that is manifestly destined TO
achieve an unexampled growth; and
thence, running southwark, If opens tc
market the broad prairies of Iowa, ex.
acts tribute from the fertile soil of Mis-.
souri,, and having stopped for breath al
the commercial emporium of the West
proceeds TO traverse the gorgeous sa-
vannahs of Arkansas and the rich plant
atoms OF Louisiana, finally pouring its
accumulated treasures into the Ian of
New Orleans. A route, in round fic.
ures, OF some three thousand miles. al
ready possessed of an enormous river
traffic, and more or less settled at every
important point!
We are not dreaming dreams. or in
dulglng IN fancies at variance with
facts. We record a project now occu. |
pylng attention along both banks of the |
Mississippi, which has received the |
cordial approval of cool business men.
and which will shortly be presented to
me country in a plain business aspect.
The merchants of st. Louis have taken
he lead in Its behalf, with spirit that
oetokens early and good results; their
efforts must command the assistance of
New Orleans, which is at length
weakening 10 sense Of the necessity
i land as well as water communica-
ion; Arkansas and Iowa are pledged
" their action in other matters 10
cordial cooperation; while the infant
rant, Minnesota" the New England
i the Northwest T-enters into it with
spirit at once characteristic and hope
al.
The project is pregnant with great
onslderations, political and CONNER.
lal. 1t will unite climates unlike in
heir nature and products, and will give
common aim and interest to people
ltfering widely in their circumstances
nd pursuits. It will form new guar ;
ntee for the perpetuity of the Union, {
nd will contribute more than legisla-
on to smother sectional strife. Il will /
Genre to the extreme Northwest its le-
l,lmate markets, and will more rapidly {
tract to it the capital and labor that &
re needed to develop its magnificent I
@@ {
A Convention is to be held at ST Louis Z
December to obtain the practical CO. c
oeratlon of the North and South along q
le Mississippi Valley. We look for
ard to its deliberations as to the be- a
inning of new era in the CONNER $
al history of the South and West.