Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
Cairo and Fulton Survey.

pleted survey from Fulton to the Texas
boundary. and of the crossing of Red river at
Fulton, and have also made a survey from
the Texas line near the White Oak Shoals.
crossing Red river at the Shoals, and Little
River near the mouth of Hudson's Greek,
to the high land east of Yellow Creek. For
the present. they have suspended operations
( here, and will return to the Saline and re-
sumo their survey suspended in February
I last. We understand that both routes prove
entirely practicable for the construction of
a road of easy grade, and the crossing at both
points is altogether feasible. Which route
will ultimately be selected we have no means
of ascertaining. The examination and sur
vey proves, satisfactorily, that every thing
requisite, timber, rock, &C., for the cheap
and speedy construction of road, is abund-
ant and near at hand on both routes, and
that the work is not as heavy and expensive
as was anticipated
We hepe nothing may occur to prevent
the speedy completion of the entire survey
from Cairo to the Texas boundary, and trust
nothing may intervene to delay the early
commencement of this important enterprise.
Nothing would rejoice us more than to know
that its ultimate completion was placed be-
yond the possibility of contingencies.
We are aware that We are regarded by
some as being hostile to the Cairo and Full
ton company, and others have gone SO far
as to report US as inimical to the work
With what justice these charges are made,
the whole course of our paper will deter
mine. We have always regarded the con-
the most important work Of Internal I'm
proyement that has been projected in our
| State Ever since the donation made to it
by the general government, we have re-
garded its construction at some day as al
most certain. And since the late action of
| Congress in relation to other Railroad
grants, we look upon it as holding out the
only reasonable and we'll grounded hope
that we have for Railroad at any early day,
but as we have probably a deeper interest
in the success of the work than some of
those who have accused us of hostility to
the enterprise, we nave not failed to express
our views freely as to the best mode of ac-
complishing the desired object. and to CEN
sure the apathy that appeared to prevail in
the present organization.
Our objections have not been to the con-
struction of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad,
but to the way it has been managed thus far
We reiterate that we regarJ its completion
as paramount to all other improvements that
have been spoken of in the State. And, if
some of its peculiar friends and advocates
are so dull as not to comprehend the differ
encc between their acts and doings, and the
Cairo and Fulton road, we cannot help it,
nor do we wish to be held responsible for it.
We are aware that some of the friends of
this road have the vanity and egotism to be-
lieve, that upon their shoulders rests the
whole burden of building for Arkansas, this
great thoroughfare, SO important to her
prosperity and interests, and affect to be-
| lieve that no step could be taken towards
the completion of this great enterprise, un-
less aided by the light of their luminous iu-
tellects. Such vanity would be excusable if
it did not lead to a Misrepresentation of the
views of others, and tend to prevent that
union and harmony that must prevail before
we can reasonably look for or expect ulti-
mate success.
We will say once for all, that we sincere
ly and ardently desire the building of the
Cairo and Fulton Railroad that we are
ready and willing to award all praise to any
company that may build it, and to award evc-
ry individual whatever need of praise his
conduct in connection with the enterprise
may entitle him. We hope for the future our
position in regard to the matter may neither
be misunderstood or misrepresented
SECRETARY MARCY AND THE FRENCH
MiNIsTER.-The Baltimore 'Sun" learns
that the French Ambassador, on seeing
the Presidents communication to Congress
touching the affair of the Black Warrior
and the Cuban authorities, at once obtained
an interview with the Secretary of State,
| demanding an explanation of what he term