The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-11-06
RAILROADS.

engaged in agricultural pursuits. to the
subject of the contemplated Railroad
which onr immediate Louisiana friends
resident of Shreveport, are so desiroas that
we should construct and lntersect the grea,
western road at the confines OF our eastern
boundary line.
Much has been said By tho advocates Of
this measure, to Influence the public mind
to effect this mode of inter commune alton.
The beneficial effects 10 result from this
contemplated conncc ton of our interest
with those of the other cotton growing
States, have been beautifully portrayed TO
our imagination by the pencil Of Fancy
and the advocates thereof assure US, tina,
they arc governed BY patriotic feelings
alone. when the, tell us OF the incalculable
benefits We and our posierity are To realize
from the construction OF this road
In order, however, that We may fully On.
ders'and this subject, and how these iron
bands are 10 bind the interests of other
States with ours, let us, for moment, look
tot he disadvantages which are, to the most
superficial observer, as equally apparen; as
the advantages which have been presented
to our consideration by the tongue OF elo.
quence,
/ 1, is said, tina, we are without 7ayiga.
ton, aud even with it, that we are too far
distant from the gres; Father of Waters.
That it now takes us from five to six days,
ere we can reach a market for our cotton.
/ That cotton is now worth | ! To 12l cents
in New Orleans, aud a proporiouate price
at Nieksburg; that this will ever be the
case until we have u railroad communica
/ ton with those places, and which we car
reach IN as many hours. That the value
OF our lands will he greatly enhanced, and
rendered equally IA valuable ms those OF
the Mississippi; that it will invite immigra
! ton; that beautiful towns aud villages will
arise, aud the song OF Joy will echo through
our uense and appropriated wood ands
I and the roses of the East will bloom with
the lilies OF the expansive prairies Of the
distant west, aud, in word, mpsrt to our
resources the magic spell which the won
deriul lamp OF ALADDIN once possessed bl.
which it lost when parted with.
Now let US see whether all this IL true.
And, first as to the rapid transportation OF
our cotton VIII it enhance the value OF
that Shall We realize on that account
any more than We have done, or can dc,
through steamboat navigation
IL u'ae, answer tbls, we must Know
and fully understand the csuse which pro-
duces higher price of that article at one
time than at another, in any market Nicks.
burg is not manuiae turing place hence.
we Nus, look beyond that Now Oreansis
not manufacturing place then we mus,
60 sill further. Charleston is not d man
ufaclurng place. Then. az we are at the
eastern terminus of our road, where shall
~e look for this great market Beyond
the Atlantic TO Great Britain and the con.
tnen' NJ Europe And. having found the
consumer we can readily solve the great
question: WY 3 II that cotton bears [
higher pneo AZ one period OF time than Mt /
another The ssswer then, Is, that the
price Of cotton depends ppon as quaii,v.
and foreign demand
Are these demands msl-, n, the same
time 7 Does England send A.r orders at
the same moment that france sad Spain
do Or do those powers. with then trade
with England, authorize the former. w,.cb
they sometimes do, 70 order cotton at Ito
same time : This depends upon the rela.
ton which these powers stand IN regard
10 their commercial trade with each other
and # frsnc.. SPAN, or any other CONT
mental power should become indebted to
England. and the latter should not require
the staple prods elton Of either. orders are
then sent to England, who purchases cot
ton as a reimbursement or, as It often hap.
pens, cotton is purchased indirectly by
England. Tor the purpose OF export to other
continental ports hence, cotton depends
upon foreign orders received AS to price
aud quality. Again, are all shipments OF
cotton made Ia American bottoms for the
European market! or, are these ships Al all
times to be met with either at New Orleans
OF Chnrlestoni Again, suppose the cotton
is sold ut Nicksburg will il be transported
to Charleston, or shipped to New Orleans
this will depend upon the fact whether II
was purchased by the Nicksburg merchant
a. 4 remittance to either, or, by agents EN-.
ployed by either of said places. Suppose.
Tor instance. that the purchase was made
for the ira, stated object, ~ a remittance
for New Orleans, then, the shipper pays
81 per bale to that place, II for the latter,
he pays the cost OF transportation. Again
suppose i: ia purchased at Nick.burg for
the immediate object OF shipment lrosn Ell
Their New Orleans or Charleston, then the
agent At Nicksburr. restricted by his orders,
purchases only tina, quality, which suits
him, and the balance finds its way. either
down the Mississippi, river, or through, by
railroad. to Charleston. In either case. the
price obtained viii be 80 much less the cost
Of ,hipmen, to New Orleans, or 'rsnspor-
,aton to Charleston, and hence, this viii
itself produce a huctuatng price tor cotton
at Vick.burg; for the markets OF Charles
ton aud New Orleans will necessarily gov.
ern the price n. Nicksburg.
Now, i., us proceed to show tho add
,ional contingencies, upon which fhe price
OF our only article of export tcotton) de-
Ponds and ~ like causes in Ne" Orleans
will produce like effects in Charleston.
will take the former place to illustrate my
position. Cotton ~ il ia received at New
Orleans is usually stored in warehouses, Is
there sampled. the market on its arrival "
either depressed or active, and certain
elssses or qualities thereof are sought ai'er'
or It il permitted to remain stored. Now
le. us suppose tha, there is an active de-
msnd Tor the article and. tina, heavy Eng
I ii.h orders produced it the cotton rs there
Dol 20 the test pf---say Liverpool class'is'
crsian-oar cotton does not meet Il, hence