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

thoughts upon the subject, IL il Is not with
great difficulty YOU are able to provide for
your families under these circumstances,
even though in good health and vigor OF
manhood How, then, can YOU educate voHs
childrcni Or how can YOU provide Tor tho
ndrmifi.s Of old agei Suppose YOU are sick
or should die doe<not your heart bleed 10
think of leaving your families upon the cold
charity of selfish world This road Will
give Won employment, and Increase yout
wages 1t will cheaper the price OF every
article consumed by your families, on IN
average. below the present prices OF ordinA-
~ years. fully 33i per cent, and thus Il
will enable you 10 provide better Tor them
and lay up a little. along, for !" rainy day"
1t will develop population that will soon
establish good schools in every neighbor.
hood, and enable YOU to educate your chill.
dren. andsgiv them some chance IN tho
world & yon have a deep interest N this
road, we want you 70 help build H. Ioh
may no, be able to take stock, but YOU have
got rote; give u. that and you shall have
the road.
We have already transcribed our limits,
and time will not permit us to pursue the
subject further although we have jus, entered
upon its threshold We have briefly and
icebly set forth its advantages TO "A portion
Of our fellow citizens, in few particulars
only, becaus. time would not permit Us 10
ha more general twill benefit every clnss
Of society. and every man in the country IA
directly interested in its construction. There
are other advantages, too, TO flow from tho
system of eternal improvements. Just begin
ming 10 progress in the Southern States, Of
which this road is very important part.
equal To, il not greater than those to which
we have called your attention. But they
do no, admit of calculation. They msy
no, b. estimated in dollars and cents, but
they involve the perre.ulty of our Govern.
men,, the stability Of our Institutions. the
union of the States, and the blessings Of
civil liherty, which you now enjoy. Tho
system Of internal improvement by railway
communication, II fosterered by liberal
policy aud carried into every section Of sbe
country, must prove Rerclai'on Tor the
South II will develop your resources aud
population, increase yonr political power,
and place YOU rpon terms of equality with
! the north, In the administration OF the Fed.
u
Of your slaves by divcrsifying objects for
the employment. of their labor. 1t will So.
cure the Interest YOU have in this species Of
pfopct,, and petpetua,e the institution OF
slavery among YOU forever.
The route from ,icksburg 10 Shreveport
ia altogether practicable, and the cost OF tho
Rad between thesr points has been estima.
ted hy n mos, compe,en. and scientific I'm.
cinecr. Professor {. G.. Forshcy, who is i'm.
m.dia,ely acquainted with the country, At
8. 300 900 Yves, of Shreveport, the road
win f.n into III. cheapest class. say eight
tbousnrd dollar. pcr mile. |. ia universally
believed by persons competent to form an
opin,on. Ina, the road will nav n remuner-
,tiug pro6, npon the cost of its construc.
ion ina ers, wear the car. are placed upcn
In. track But we do not deem /, necessa.
r, 10 enter into any calculations to show
hi. for when men come 10 subscribe stock,
and na, IN ,hcir money they will, OF course
main. ,b,.ir own estimates
And here. fellow citizens. we leave tho
.uhiec, with vou II YOU wan, the road YOU
mus, helm ia build II. II il idle to amus~
yosrselyes with impracticable schemes. The
: ,o.d vill peyer he bull, unless You resort 70
w y
,hea,..eu nf taxation If the parishes along
tho line Of the road will raise hy this means
o,e hundred ihnnsapatlollars each, the work
viil he IN, under eon,rar, this spring. and
,,o.eru,.d with visor uotn /, Is completed.
Wnhou, iii. Won may continue to tax you..
.elye. alr,os, 10 the point OF starvation with
d.lsvs losses in the .bipme... of your co,ton,
hipb fre,sh,.. and esorhitant prices upon yonr
family supplies, la, YOU s,il never ride In the
ear, back To see your friend. in the old States
". are ,lmos, suyious at the prosperity
which similar improvements have given to
Massachusetts,. New York, Ohio, aud Ueor.
Gin. Oh, that We nigh. emulate the enter.
pfisc of tho citizens Of these States. We
should have no cause then to pine at our
ovn condition. Nesay /, without the fear
of contradiction. nature has done more fos
Louisiana than for any other State In the
Union. But, alas We have done less for
ourselves. A,the north, State governments,
and municipal authorities have taxed the
people to build their works Of internal int.
pro,emenl without their consent, aud have
given them no other interest in those wrrks
than whs, they NAV have as citizens ., he
State. We desre to have the aucstio sub
mttea snt.rcl, to Yourselves, ths. YOU sha!l
d.,.rmiue whether YOU will lew = rcasons.
HE tax upon your real estate to build this
road; and that YOU shall fix the amount
,on,..l,r. n ,oy decide In fsvo, Of the