The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-08-26
PACIFIC ROAD

FACbiO NohD
Under the above head, the Marshall
Meridian contains n long editorial article,
which we regard "a among the richest
things ou, The following is an es,rac,
from IL
Doubtless. most Of our readers are ex-
Pectng at our hand foil and succlnct
account oi We s''"H ''e - W III,
~ :. H., IN ,ha i,f,,,,a,,on
IN our powep. bn, we de.ire to make one
remark, aud ohcr 1t ae our apology for III"
mesgreuess OF that Information. Our reno.
e's are aware 81 inc '''y gvne'h' co"llau'
lali,a', ,,no, a., r,hl;, ,he ",ayinp. and
doinas" of the leaders III our railroad en>
terpris.s. In this lack OF confidence and
absence of enlightenment, we as well as the
pubic have shared, aud have CLEANED all
our knowledge OF the purpose of the Cons
pa"s' " i, 'a'"u a ,La'l ,,,Io p Wv, ,Lon
goo have had entire confidence m the in.
teerty Of purpose of those concerned. and
have been content to blde our time, aud
wait the issue OF me events
IN 'his lach ~ '4'nuohee a"o ""''"co
OF enilgh'eo'neh'' we u ~ "oh w '"o
pnbhc nave shared YET ne mas been Tue
special defender Of the leaders, when the
chief persopaee connected with tho mysteri.
ana. has HI, nam, il, the nanor AZ
t'.,. ,.la
Que VI wv P'"F''''''s' "''' ''''' "'''
ann all about them' Inc wh'ie article is
tantanuuut to coniessinl VIVA, we have all
along believed, that he has been, from first
TO last acting ~ tho tool OF others.
lie hits Nox" Oft ia a paragraph.
Here him:
"Our information is very meagro. We
have received aud publish con'nnnles'
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,be nomas Of tLo a(teor sma,, and clav.r
gentlemen who have used all their influence
to lnlure our best, our vital interests, they
"l'i o' sO'ne"""' sn,p'i'eu' anu "'y's WIN
p;st,ic, Con,,' for coma of ,b.n n,,.,;na
there"
We were not before aware that any of
these gentlemen "pfacilced at the ballot.
box, II ough, to be inquired into As to
General Henderson, practice at the bar,
we presume tina, is goue--de,nolisbed a,
ono cruel stroke. Bu, look at the para.
graph-such a want OF grammar. dictiop,
and sense. The editorial machine must
certainly have been out Of fix. II ough, TO
be more closely watched.
And, after all this, the editor congratu.
lates himseli-yea, "reIoices that be has
had the honor aud satisfaction Of using the
pen and joining in the discussion of the
successful contractors; aud that although
we may not, and have not, brought about
this glorions result, yet we arc on tho vim
ming side
Indeed We iaucied he was on The losing
side, from his abuse of the successful
contractors" which appears in tbs same
article unless, indeed, lie refers to his own
private interests
There ara a good many other revelations
in the Merchants article which we do not
find in ans other Journal. Among other
things. that the Texas portion OF tho newly
organized Company wanted to divert the
road from Marshall, and carry it north of
Jefferson Whore docs he ge, hi iuforma
ton Again Our neighbor Of the Meri
dian understands that under the new ar.
rangement, Messrs Henderson, Mills, Mar.