The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-10-22

tor year. pas'. when pucifir 4 abroad ha. been
proposed. either "a or uut VI Congress. ftis
ht- reared Itself ~ the earliest mud nest Er.
W1Hhle obstacle and a noW threatens 10 poet
pone, II not wholly to lruairatr. Thu magnf.
cent enterprise. conerrS~ composed of the
representatives of such yariuns -Vrtipu- and
interests, would never Aaunoni1e 10 the -elr, .
ton Of the route, or Of the irrmini aud in the
struggle, ior rsai routes. and IN the passions
'ugenderd thereby, would destroy the enter.
PRISE itself TIN, was 80 scp-lblt felt hy able
advocates Of the resd "a the l1ft session If the
Senate, that they turned from Connre-. 10 the
President, A. 1t hoping thai a solitary md vid
ual might determine The matter. even thor 10
he determined u improperly Rni whu.,rr
might be the confidence repu~ci No., the conn
try in the executive. thus would bee "a rcspnn-l-
bhHy wlich be- could neither willingly nor
v i~e'v assume, and Which he could mt sails.
iarlurIly discharge The Locality OF the pr,..
ent cSecu'ivr--on the extreme border of or.
section of the Inou---i. peculiarly unfortunate
Tor the assumption upon his part Of such am
office. For, however Lufl aud huur.is bee
might exercise his Discretion. - It &. bat .irto
prr,um. he Voc 4 do b. could NOS escape sn-.
Picion ct sectional prejudice on ,he one hand,
or OF ttracscrous pun la+e Of rorcirn popu.
arty upon the ether Bat If the road be
wholly constructed and owned by this OF an.
other company, the routr sol, be- r,add, and
properly determined, MS t alNIgs J.. u such
eases, ~ the commercial instincts and careful
explorations VI men deeply interested. uul oa,
Interested m choosing The brst and cheapest
route II does unt, of course. come Wilh.u the
pursieW OF Tins letter to entpr upon complr.
l-on ui the relative advantage, Of TIE different
route, proposed aud espesi liy since one. of
the advantages | clnm ior the &c rmr am
att mptlng To advocate, - that il oh, ia,,d iu-t
such discussion. Besides, upon lhi. subject.
trtuAy vuh!r,s myself Ncrg imp,rf,cflN IN.
formed. Il j. surely premature. since ee *.
pect Yer, soon full scientific an Official reports
upon this subject 70 attempt o. form pm att
opinion, or puh.r upiniol upon uur present
Imperfect Information, or upon vague rumor-,
of ta-ty eX parte letters, from persons ruthu.i.
nslIc ln their own explorations, and as vet uu.
able To compare them wuh those others.
II Is sufficient Tor the present trtn i the ,niur.
nation from all parties eucourag, n, 90 hthrse
that there are several route, mere practicable
than It was believed ani one would e found
to bee before the recent ~ plofalion, were set on
foot may, however confess that | tc,.i, IN
common with tn. people among whom live
rs u natural J should derd.d preference
that the eastern terminus should BE- iplrrah,s
far sou,h on The Mississippi river. Twill hoV
ever. ut the same time r,pfr.. m, confidence
ih"t, with q company seeking of necessity. the
p'@i rnu''' me tntthl"@' ~ climate nhd tHt
'ne1ui''o'' a"u eu1't Fiop ~. Though h't "''"'
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n, But If these Advantages f.e not found
with ~ "c could not tiriv expect y favorable
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munitions of war trnnsnoft.d the cos, al
watch transportation. even N TIM. ct peace.
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effected over foreign, peth,ls "A hostile
territory, or through hostile II cts, or over
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sndtrdiousas To heunasaiIsble TO- purposes
OF defence But 1t is perhaps upon thu.
pom! sufficient 10 say, as Is evidently true,
that besides all the other Indispensable al.
yantagcs, the soNrfnmeot would upon the
terms Tor which the comp,ny Is wiling to
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clear peeunlary profit al ~ inconsid, rab'g
amount from her maii' alone
For all these reasons dunk It mir To