The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-23
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have strutted theif bfieI uoufs opo" WV
stage Of newspaper discussion. and have
passed from the public gaze. "W'li salt
pe,re explode "lIsve we a Bourbon
among Us" ETC., have furnished the sub
Iec,s for many tor,uoos and sexsd dsqu''
.ition. Bot all these, and others Of Ike
character, are sbou, to be superseded by
one Of . new and startling kind, namely
" Have we a Pacific Railroad Company
among us'"
IL it not a bold question: You, reader
who, perhaps. have contemplated the im'
medias commencement. and rapid progress
Of this gigantic enterprise; You who have
read. in startling capitals, the GOOD
News" borne on the wings Of The electric
telegraph, that six hundred hands were on
their way to Marshall. 10 commence the
work, you who were here on the memora
bic fourth OF July last and stood 10 the
presence Of the venerable heads there az.
seu,blsd, and bad the felicity OF listening
to the speech of General Thomas Jefferson
Green; you who have read the newspaper
notices OF the Triumphant march Of Robcf,
J. Walker and bis illus,rious compecr. !.
Butler King. to our State capital, with the
$500, 900 for dcposi, in our State treasury
whose advent among ~ was marked
"whh alt The pomp and glorious Circumstance Of
Illa makes ambition srtse -
you who were told by the Meridian, and
It's correspondent, "Nox." tina, these gen
,Iemen had not only this amount a, Austin,
bu, several hundred thousand dollars be.
sides, In Texas bonds and gold aud silver
you who have been assured that GG miles
OF the road are to be constructed within
eighteen months, and have begun TO already
realize in imagination your gains. 10 the
rapid enhancement OF your real estate; you
who have seen, and read and been told
more than nll tbis--eyen that Marshall was
to be the central point Of four massive rail.
roads. and to spring up as by the wand of
enchan'n'n', city OF 10000 inhabitants
and ,hen 10 be asked BY the Republican
even by US, who have boon long since con.
-. !. W. Il, 80, r. a,
So" ~ w '"' '"''" W VIZ
saruiefs, the startling question, - Have
we Pacific Railroad Company among
usf"
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''"' '' ~ !" us bearings upon our own
community aud upon oihers-interes,iog
Us j, is 70 the commercial world--wc, who
",oli,ary nm, clone havo mn, His hall il,
:,
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'ouo" OF !" We nave originated H. as tn"
reviewers would say just to elicit discuss
'on'
The State ""zette, shortly alter the con
tract Was awarded by sbe Governor, said ;
we nave every conhhence TINT th's
s'e'' "o'A WIZ % complete" nh"e' 'h'
na,e ar n ly ,,,i,z. III, inraIcniahl,, con.
sequences to Texas, to the South, and to
the whole country. II bring through Tex
a. ' p,a '' .''n"uo "uu "r's,s''l'l'' ~
and ain ncre.sa,iIy n,omn,ly land 10 va
rions connections by railroads with our
Gulf coas', at Gonzales, are conslde.ed
maj sJpuElitlp hN tlt44Ts w ak and IA
aud, as we understand, by all their assoN
eiates
we learn that Messfs. Walker and
Mug came here, bringing with them The
deposit required by law, party IN gold aud
party III good par stocks, ~ required by
me law bnt to AVOID objections, even
IRON The most cap'ious, they VIII he ready
I" rna'ge theif STOCKS INTO specie, so as to
make the whole deposit IN gold and silver.
So far so go1d. Z" r. ily in gold, and
ps,,,y in ,ood nar s,o.Ls ne r.o,;reI h,
H., i,,. - son,,ds all .p1t.llL
"'eh'f o'e"hs 'no morning. ou' Tue
brightest morning Is sometimes succeeded
by cloudy day. |, would seem 10 be so
in mi. c,,e IA, opr ,r,,d snon,iars . of
.o,,d. vida .alol,;,,n r ,..., do.t.
ments are true. were no, oLls 70 m.ke tho
ds,os,. ",s ,so,;,s, j., l,wn rho Lac,
Hender,on Flap Of thu unio, in n, .,ti
ell. upon the pacific Railroad savs
"W. have been inforued wo su,oo..
correctly, that Messrs Walker and King