Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-16
Railroad Interests OF the south--Routes
to the Pacific.

Railroad interests OF the SOuth--ROutes
to the Pacific.
We call attention to the following very sensible
views Of the New Orleans g Delta" confrmatory
Of those expressed, on this subject, by Messrs.
Duff Green and Ben. Z. Green, in their memorial,
recently presented to Congress, praying repeal
of, the act of 30th January, 1899. The State De-
partment, having taken under its special charge
the interests Of the British bankers, and of Mr..
De Garay and his associates in the British route
through Tehuantepec, is sacrificing every other
American interest in Mexico for their benefit; and
to prevent the expression of such views as are
contained in the following extract has threatened
to revive the act of 30th January, 1799-one of
the alien and sedition laws-and to punish by fine
and Imprisonment, under that act, any citizen
or resident Of the United States who dares do
anything tending to thwart the measures set on
foot by the Secretary Of State for their special
benefit 1t is well that the g Delta" should be on
its guard, and bear in mind that the expression
OF such ideas, being suggestive of another-viz:
that the true interest of the United States and Of
Mexico is not in the Tehuantepec route but in that
by the Gila-may conflict with the views enter
tanned by the Secretary of State, and subject the
editors to fine and imprisonment
The true policy for Texas is to give up her
little roads to her uncertain streams and danger
GUS harbors, and unite all her means and ener
gies in one great central road traversing the State
and striking the Mississippi river at some point
convenient to New Orleans A very intelligent
gentleman from Texas remarked to us, a few days
ago, that it would be most useful lesson for
Texas to learn, that she had no navgable streams
she would then leave her rivers and bayous chiefly
for interior commerce, and combine her resources
In building one grand road with proper lateral
branches) to the Mississippi-and to this safe
and capacious harbor of New Orleans. This
course would be far safer and better for Texas:
and, as to this city its benefits would be incaIcu
liable But the other policy of frittering away
her means in petty roads, would, we think, greatly
retard the growth of Texas, divide her strength.
and augment the rapidly increasing volume of her
trade which rolls by our city into the port of
New York.
"It is evidently the policy of Texas to have
her people united on one port, to which they
may send their produce, and where they may
make their purchases. New Orleans, by its
location, is the port for Texas. 1t will never do
to have one-haf of the State sending its produce
to New York, and the other half to New Orleans
Texas is Southern in her position, in her feelings,
and condition, and it is her duty as well as her
interest to stand by the city of the South. Let
her unite in the design quite as practical as any
of the routes advocated by the "Picayune," of
cooperating in the Opelousas or Attakapas road,
which will enable her to pour her rich produce
into our cornucopia, and which will rapidly fill
her vast, fertile lands with numerous and
energetic population.
eve do not expect her to build road to Ell
Paso or the Pacific, nor Immediately to belt her
whole width. But we do believe in her ability TO
extend the road which Louisiana will carry to her
borders through her populous and productive
parishes and in the course of q short time to the
Rio Grande-and there, we entertain a confident
hope, the nation will take up the enterprise and
extend it to the Pacific. Let the people of Texas
concentrate their whole energies on this project
and their noble State will soon surpass ali Others
OF the South-nay, of the Union. Her land is
richer than that Of France, and her territory
greater. She can better than France sustain
thirty-6ve millions Of people. Her want of riy-
ers may prove blessing to her. 1t will drive
her to the construction of much better and safer
modes Of transportation-to railroads, which
starting from one great central trunk, will radi-
ate and reticulate her whole vast surface"