The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-02-11
State L.eeislature

The rnill-rosi bill introduced sometime
since by Mr.. Burk OF Newton, has passed the
House and Il now in the Senate. This road
connects with the New Orleans and Opelousas
road ia Louisiana, and enters Texas mt tho
3Ist north latitude. IL t~raverscs the rich cot
ton lands Of the Sabine and Trinity, Brazos
and Colorado; the densc pine forests of tho
east, and touches the lower edge Of the fertile
wheat region Of tho west. It passes through
the centre Of the present population of Tex
as, apd will form a parallel line to the great
Pacific road. We know OF NO other road that
would better answer the present necessities of
tho State. It will give to the west facilities
for prccnyiug lumber from the immense pine
rvs Of eastern Texas. Il will cross those wa
ter courses Of the west which arc unrivaled
for manufacturing purposes, and open n mar
kct in Mexico for the sale Of products and
manufactures, by the facilities Of t%ransporta-
tion il win afford.
Mr.. Wiley has introduced a bill TO Hppro-
pirate the sum OF live hundred Thousand dol
lars for the support and mantainance Of Col
leges and institutions OF learning. The did
extended to these institutions TX based upon
the same principle az the aid granted by the
State to works Of Internal Improvement. That
! when individual enterprise has reared and put
in operation an institution in which the high
err branches OF scholastic learning is Taught,
ituSu u CtNtc W uu tAiSlhs PtpIOi tiouiuB ~
all according to the amount expended in launch
ing the i%nslitntion.
Tho Legislature havesbccn legislating about
railroads SD much that they have caught the
go-ahcad principle, and progressing with bust
ness with.a rnpidity that the swiflcst locomo-
two might envy. Under such circumstances
It is impossible TO give anything like a fall
sum mary of their proceedings. In a few days
We will try and procure for publication, tho
/ n Inv, ~ all tlr .~,,.r,1 Ia,., u.-l .,,.l. -
the special laws rs are OF general interest, and
lay il before orr rcadcrs.-.Austin Gazette
CAPTURE OF rmE TURKISH FLEEr.-the Editor
Of the New York Evening Post, lately an OBJ
servant traveller in Europe, does not appear
to have been taken by surprise, us many 9TH
crs were, by the recent capture Of a part Of
the Turkish fleet at Sinopc. In abiding to
the event the editor of the Post says;
h wonder is that after oil we have heard
OF the naval preparations made by the Russians
in that quarter, of the activity which has pre-.
vailed in their sbip-yards and armorics, and of
the vessels which have been put in order for
cruising in the Euxinc, tho statesmen md the
Journalists Of Western Europe should suppose
as they seem to have done, that this fleet was
merely intended for q HOLIDAY purpose, to swim
the unstable waters of that sen rs an imposing
pageant. 1t was intended, of course, for the
purpose, to which It has been put-to break
up Inc ItrkiSh commerce., destroy the Turkish
ships and intercept the Turkish supplies on
their way to tho municipalities. The Turks,
We think, must have known from the first
what It was designed for, but those in England
and France WHO speculate on Eastern politics
secm not to have made the discovery till now.
1t seems now to be thought that the French
and British ficats, instead Of lying idle Mt Con-
stantinoplc, where there Is noihirg for them to
do, win be orjervdl6f take their station in tho
BLACK Sea stpssobs4vvD tho proceedings of tho
Russian Ecsk md .intcrpose, in case of ne.
~cessitys for the projection Of their Turkish,
ally
" Meantime tho quiet pertinacity Of the Rus
alan Government seems quite as much in tho
way Of any adjustment Of its quarrel with tho
Porte as the just indignation which the Sultan
feels at tho military occupation of his dcmin-
ions. From the very beginning Of the quarrel
the Russian Government, II seems has shown
no symptoms Of disposition to rctrace any sin
gle step 1t had once taken. 1t has presented
Mn impassive front to all the arts of diplomacy.
The successes Of the fleets will, in all probable.
ity, encourge 1t TO adhere the moro steadily TO
its origina, plan, aud render il still moro diff.
cult for the four Powers, who hive taken up-
on themselves the task Of mediation to dis.
lodge it from Principalities."
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