Washington telegraph., 1854-09-27

itAiluns,
1t is not therefore improper for Us to sae
eest that. much rs W. need southern Rail
Toad to the paciia nov. ahiia b l'sialaH
We should need II iuauiis = {
absolutely aud literally = /
the North aud lie SOUTH -.
Thu. oalY could ee a.a 66z
upon the Pacific eaast TAU - aall
W pretend to rlszi iho NaHla ia - ,f1a
gle for commercial pro.emusuce. 0Gora.
the shortest, the most practicable and til.
cheapest route fFum the paeiic 10 the It
laulic, a Southern Road would bind CalifoF
MA to Us with hooks Of sterl aud maxim.
separation an iueaIeulable loss to tie North
II would @ far to render dissolution q
the Union impossible.
We aIe satisfied That lhe Pacific Railroad
neither can be- nor ouelt II bc hHilt fnl
Owned by tue General Government II il
Wpfe, it would. in our opinion, be great
public calamity. The ltziIimaic paWus Of
tia, government arc already quite iarga
enough In Gle uel.are mud security II the
Southern States. add to them the p.,ron=
aye the easlh. tie influence, tie lower
over the commerce Of the country. which
tint raad N1u.d zfs aHi State feeignly
would L. Ia mule iIan uame
Aud, Whatever may be lie ,rae.aegines
rs 10 the constitutional faafr ul tougrgs.
"a build IL Uai a military waFI at o,h.
efNisa. il Il @. lesi ear'aIH that ilaI power
i and alaa5s viii b d1uiei by 50 hTgc a
number If our statesmen as 10 present It's
construction lY appropriations .un tie
Treasury = Gle I states
Nor do II seem fau,is'uH. with tae pub ie
welfare tint such work should BE- hst.Ilcssly
given ia III iriu4tiaH 20 any iuf,i ga company
alien in lsatIug iaus. aud in NO way iugu:i.
iei with aar Interests and institutions. Such
an ae, raala not l. bn. followed bf ing aeI.
Il ever Increasing repentance aud regret
L it were practicable. the rad should. IN
auf opinion. be- laiit hy am hslJne To Tie
States Or partners Then there would 10
no risk oi abuse, and wc should avoid the
two grca, and equal daugerso u government.
al and corporation monopoly
We arc entirely satisfied that II tic South
wants Tie rad, ,lc may as well make ur
her mind that sha has IN s0me way or ulhel
to build IT, We are more aud more con
hrmel 20 The opinion that no uhIaniinluit
. Is to be looked .ar from ihe General Gov
cumcui Nor Do Sc tliul that Jnu respect
ability aud dignity Of tho South !. at al
advanced by omigla'iy be.gsciins such
aid. Il wa. tlo ugIu,nCr Die Convention
aud We hope nDl ,u., !, uay come 10 b.
tic settled opinion 1t ihe whole South. tlat
$50 guurg, only arc consistent with O pro
per- decent manly .e..ra-peg, lhs one. O.
nv ila, vo ysu tu.d the tDal olr.cly,s
aud gi,l Gods hc'p $50 viii ; and ihc olLci
to .ay nothing about il whatever, and res,
satisfied without ,Aa road. until e builds h
SELF
I The plan proposed lg the Convention,
and developed by the drsueh,. which and
herewith presented. is lor lar suu'har
States aud corporations and people TO build
tie road themselves ltpupu.l. @, make
/ the States interested %, stockholders. as fig
as practicable aud tha residue of the stoc,.
to be taken by c.lies, counties the IA,
iions upon oug }un'iay corporations, and
individuals ia tie South or elsewhere.
/ NJ reason !. perceived why such a COM
pany oanuui ba formed under a charter
granted by d Southern State No rca,oi
j. perceived Why one hundred millions I
dollar, cannot be raised from tbe unild
wealth Of thn Southern States and raE
pie nor why capitalists in lbo No1l
and elsewhere Fhould not be as wiling
to embark their capital in ,his great ct
terlri.o under such O charter, o., uulcr ot
granted By the Legislature Of New YORK
ltis not proposed to Interfere with anI
company already chartered Coz the building
of o road West Of The Mississippi. Wbcn
they stop this plan proposes to begin, unlc+
. they choose, OF their own FREQ will to hc
como o pltt Of this company. l,isuot pro
posed IN any way, to ihwart or iuiurc ih,
/ y. Orleans a OpeIousas road, tho Nicks
burg 4 Shreveport road, the Mgmphi. a
Fulton ruad, the Cairo ~ Fulton. or ans
other which points Westward in tie dirco
iioa Of III paso. Il is indeed hoped tln
interest will induce them to unite with Nh,
company to be formed under this plan, bu
| that is for them alone TO decide.
TcSas offers a vast and valuable body o
land to any company that will build q ron,
from point not noflhs Fulton, to III pa.o
/ It is indeed hoped th1f She will not di.roa
Of those lands. uuil N, company to b.
formed under this plan "a able to compel,
for them. llgriutcretsas Southern Smt
will undoubtedly induce her TO unite in ihi
great scheme, with all the means She cai
command aud all llc energy She possesses
/ for 1t is a measure OF provision for the com
mon defence end welfare Of the South. d
Which She Is part, whose Interests ar
her Interests, and whose fate must be bo
/ fate.
And moreover any other company. takin,
her lands under her law, will be- bound {,
build the road to El Pago. She give. th
lands under cou,iderliou-uf that alone .-
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