The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-07-09

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rsad, wtleA hsd alrssdy psserssssd sss.s
distsess. Al wses saa9sins md scna
dsat nvs John Minor hstss, H. famoss
vkgiajs politician, whe toid ths ssutlsmsn
sAae lhsis ree1 wosld rot b sommensed
M ~ "a = ~ Fsdssal 0ovsnmsnt,
ssta ~ preesat panty VA elected fron
pewse. Thb vss Indignantly denied BY
whigs and dsaossats. II was dltacslt 70
dstsrsslae wh!sh wsss noss displssssd
u Il
1hs Coavsssisn WY wisely shirksd de
qasstisM of Ne main tssnk and tsrminss.
On thoss points thsrs would havs bssa ~
moet smgry es.tertion aud dIscersi. Fiss,
he Atlantic 0fstss woald hsvs claimed the
tsrmlpas for their shore std when they
wsrs beaten. sh Tie Mississippi Valley
States would have been by tho sA.s. .:vs.
| y little town, FROM Algi+rs TO Burlington.
Iowa, would have asserted its claims, and
DEMONSTRATED. By maps and actual sur.
veys," that u was the most feasible point
OF dsbascatiOn for The Pacific. Helena,
Ark; vicksbsrg. Miss; Algiers. Baton
Rouge. and Bayou Goula, L.. ali had
claims. Each gentleman wosld have la
bored to twist the railroad ~ near ~ pos.
sibls to bis patch Of ground. That this
evasion of the main Issue was very wise,
was satisfactorily shown BY the hawk.
eyed Jealousy with which The Missouri
delegation regarded certain adjectivss 10
the very non-eommittal resolution which
wss adopted. They were mol pleased with
the word" genial" applied to The climate
through which the road was 10 rem. II had
= tropical odor abort it, It wss, 1t least.
not Missouri ish. II contained lurking
insinuasion against the snows and ice. IN
which Fremont's men persisted some years
ago. 1t was Suggestive Of the sweet South
wind--cf the cypress aud myrile--of the
land o! perennial vegetation Hence. the
Missoarians were irreconcilahly dissatisfied
with the adjective genial" aud did not
rest until they substituted the word TEN.
pera,e" fos 1t.
Next they ba,,led TO intsrpolate the
word "ceutrnl truly = very vngue and
indefinite word in this spreading Republic.
Ia this they failed.
The route Of the Pacific road was thus
leit undetermined. Iris deferred until lul>
Ter surveys have been made.
Some old fashioned democrats may BE-
prompted 70 inquire ii the project Of this
gign,tic WORK. ny the Federal Government.
did not meet some npin7i!ion from gentle.
nscA Of the State Rights school. We are
cory VIC cannot answer this question sat
isfsc.orily. Save 10 suggestion Of Gen.
Quitnan, there was not word VI opposi.
ton ", or dissent from the oil.repested
declaration Of the duty. power, and expo.
.liency, Of the Fctsral Government. con.
strueting this road. Geutiemea OF tho
States Rights school were quito willing 70
waive their scruPlcs on this greai occasion.
The road must be constructed by the treas.
ars OF the General Government moi by
donations Of tnnd-s-not by State aid or in
hvidaal capi.al and enterprise, but BY The
money Of tho Federal Government. by
taxes drawn from tho Southern States, In
the shape OF duties.
No suggestion was made al tho cnor
mons increase Of the power and patronage
Of tho Federal Government, cf tho dan.
gerons anomaly u allowing that Govern
msnt 70 engage IN e"terptises II con
! mcrcial nature. cslcalstsd to conflict with
private aud State enterprise and capital.
aud to give il lever more dangerous than
amy other which has ever been IN it, hands.
All these considerations were lost sight ai.
h tho absolute engross,nent al tho mssn,
beers IN the grand design, tho Importance
and benefits Of which. great ~ We 40
Knowledge they are. eaasUevsF. 10 our
Judgment. compensate Tor tks surrender of
one of the most vital fsAlssss sf oar Con.
stitution.
Time will show that those who cppoec
the construction Of the road By the Fosls-
| raj Government are 10 hest fstends. Hat
an attempt to enforce this idea upon the
Convention n Memphis, would have hssn
pron sa,sesd III timed, and tns political Ia
IL character. The members essla not. o.
wsuA not, distlngaish an Opposition 10
their hsosits mode of ssilding shc rostl,
| ftom one Of hostility 70 I'm great e~s~r*
| psIss lisslf Tbs tra.h u. = araad passy
I! politicsl desiga lies n the faunaston of
| ihis whale n,oveus~uL The macs ~ Mem
phis were uei cesaixans Of Il; with them
| Il was slI ksnest sashwsias,n and Railroad
tssvss. nut thces were cunning politicians
there. in parssit II party cHpstal--dsar<s
atcly hspt on bsssthia9 new lie @sen n
peoslrats rassy. throsgh srhcsne mach ia
yonrd ~ ~ p>onls In their slew. the
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