The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-09

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Il sLsss ssalisiss Tbs article h qosstio".
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,des ssmes'ms ago. In which the late editor
Of dat pspss spoke Of shsss routes, The
psospsss " tasis sonplssion. ssd ihs -
ability Of Masshsll's being . eo"verg'~s
point throsgh which th~v would rsss.
11s edisss ritieslss The pssesnsioss of
Tsxss n bsild ssilsoaais. lie ss~ms 10 re-
eafd IN ldss shat W. have any ress"" I"
sspret thas foreign capital will bs enlisted
IL these sptsrp.ises ~ shsurd. !" his "pi".
ion, the Missouri route, from ~ Louie 10
The Pacific. 10 the only one tia, offsrs in.
dseemsnss 10 capitalists fos ssfs invest
msnts. and. indeed. the only road that will
| b. built. TO sum Up the mstssr. !" brief
the editor can neither zee nor appreciate
any sp<eiss OF improvement in osr State.
thst does no: promise immediate bs"s6s to
'- ,own Of Houston.
/ Ws regret exceedingly, that such mar
row I'D contracted views should he spread
abroad through the eolsmns Of a pshl'e
journal in Texas. snd particularly. that they
should rmsrsss from one Of the oldest pa
PEI, tie State. The Pr~'s~s Of Mar
rhsl - governed ny no such sentiments.
rrue. hey would like 10 see our town and
coun'ry. increase In populnt"n and wealth,
bu, not u the expense of o,h-rs. They
hive advocated sli the leading road,, in
which the State 10 interested, and have
shown not only that there 10 = probability
iaa, ley will 10 speedily undertaken, but
bat ,bsy will pay handsome dividends.
The editor Of the Telegraph 10 lamsnts
t'y hefiad the timrs in relation 10 ta'lroa'l
lnie'ms,ion. The prospect Of . railroad
from q, Louis to the Pacific. IL regarded
essry shsss. except in Missouri. IL no.
impof sible. - an Improbable Investment
capital. 4 road from that p'ae 10 Ms
Pacific. mast psss through sn q0iaa. .,,ted
country. ahe- leaves ia, conHn.s OF
Mii' mi v'o4 Traverse = region Of
perp 4si psas, and ice immsnss noun
Isins J. d hills are 10 bs tunn~lled or gra
dsd. md other obstacles Of = formidable
chsp.tss are presented. tha, would render
II az enterprise Of great difficulty, labor,
sud svpenss. A discussion Of the relative
rlaius Of the various routes, Las enlisted
the aitsn,ion Of public men and capitalists
so ayor Of . Southern road. or these
sess n are proposed. running through A..
kansss and Texas. A road commencing u
= ia'tuds North 81 our State, has It's advo.
cstss hut the objections 10 il are mo
prominent to 10 overlooked, and public
sentiment 10 daily increasing. in favor Of
a,crs southern route. A road commencing
At Memphis. for instance. would psss
through . reyio" Of country no. only thinIy
pop8 atsd. but destined 10 ROMAN 80 for
all iias to como. Vast trsets of sterile
land have to he tvavsrs~d. which tress"t
no "a iacsments for OIL .erptiae or settlement
Arkansas 10 too poor, and too much in
deb, 10 give encouragement, tn the work.
She has M money. and her la"ds are val
ssless The proprivtors Of such = road
could expect n" remuneration until the
whole chain was finished 10 shs Pacific.
Il 10 hassrding nothing I" cay. that none
Of Ire sos.ss proposed. otter 1.-THE Of the
Inducements for -nterpriss aud capital. ~
The road from Vicksbu,g. by way Of III
Psso 40 the PaeiAc. Il 10 conceded that
such . road would bs more direct than any
other. The face Of lis country 10 level.
and. in fact. il wa. regarded, long before
railroads were agisaed in Texas. - the
most admirably adapted 10 them of any
other in the whole world. Ths climate 10
mild the county healthy. situated ~ III"
in . latitude above tho n.alasiAl districts
Texas brsidss. 10 alAs 10 asssist in the
work. She has already granted donations
Of land. and At the next session o: the
Legisl>,urs. will offer ssill greater enco"r>
sgensn, to the sasstpsiss. This road will
pass directly thvossh the esn.rs Of the
STATE. % that connecting links can be
made. At little sxpsnse. from every portion
Of hsr territory. Capable Of holding a
dsnss population; with n variety Of soil
and psoducts-c olossa n sine and having
no important rivera to drain her commerce,
. railroad would BE- furnished with an
amount II freight and travel, which il 10
impossible to estimate.
Let No suppose that this road through
Texas was commenced with = prospect Of
speedy completion. and what would br the
rssulsl The connecting links to the Allan
.ie. would be Immediately undertaken.
The Telegraph says with truth. thst vieks>
burg 10 pushing her railroads eastward.