The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-11-12
The racidc Railroad.


bat the entire MON. As a matter OF
strength, IN the protection and fort iicatIon
Of our country, no proiee, could be more de
.irable. Asamaltcr of improving our com
mercial relations with the last, no enter
prise could be more salntary. It ono
view. every man who has studied his own
interest and tho interest OF hi. county.
must see IT, necessity aud IT, importance
# has claims upon the attention of the Peo-
pie which !. paramount To- al other., in a
national point of view. Without .nch a
road w.. are at much greater distance
from our possessions on the Pacific. With
out Ills road we are cramped, rs 1t were,
and our commercial relations vi iii the world
are embarrassed. And u We keep pace
with the spirit u The age-ii We expect To-
hold our position among the nations OF the
earth. as a free independent aud sovereign
power, we must, aud We can build ;he Ia
cidr Railroad, or some Road connecting
the Atlantic sud Pacific oceans together
We have the means to build a. Capital u
Within our reach, and ready to embark in
the enterprise. That the Road will be-
built, and made profitable after it Is built, Is
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that u the Road Is bnHl by me 'o'efh
meni. it will be constructed on the Northern
,ooto. The preatsr portion of the public
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qnen'f t"' '"'''n'''"' "'"'' VT S''"'''
enriched hy the enhanced value OF her do.
main. if the Road were built on that route
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and Tor the determination oil t"e fop'"' we
have no reasonable chance OF getting th"
Road an the Southern line. unles. the PEG
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true that the southern has decided advan'
,,pes over the Northern route, hu' whether
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disadvantages OF the Northern route re-
marks;
We have private Information 'hat me
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.truct Railroad At ALL !; must he done at
an enormous expense, aud over COUNT,
not a''f''u !" H. nor ''"e9 ~ '' 'f''''''
w. 80 AZ 49,. m. evn,J,,,.n ,,sy.lsd
ei,L, da,s .,tbeet se,inp A tree or wood in
ANY shape There were evidences also that
much OF the country was su'J'ct 10 over.
now ana very 'p"''9 ~, ~ po'.,o" ~ =
,.a,,'t,J ,,,o, s,.,,,, handed mile.
and an examination on the map for the lir
then route IN the direction OF san ifaneisco,
must maze II =" g.e" az 10 any ''''' 'p"'g
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+, several hundred niles longer Indeed
every fact which We have lcafned Inrogard
90 the Northern route l"f h"''f"a" 10 Tue
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