The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24
PACIFIC RAILROAD ROUTE.
Nvw ORirANs, June II, 1854


H. ne Editors Of The P,ca,inc:
lpctce,ve by an item in your paper OF
Yesterday that the amusing controversy
.iill goes on between Gen. Combs aud
Capt. Pike, as to who is entitled to the
honor OF frs, suggesting a Southern route
for the Pacific Railroad, and the best plan
Tor constructing il.
| would respectfully ren'ind those gen
,lemen that they are by this controversy
likely to place themselves in the attitude OF
stealing en-, thunder" or OF playing secs
ord fiddle to so humble au individual as
myself; aud beg leave to call their and
the puhlc's attention to the following reso
luton. Introduced by me in the Memphis
Convention il 1910:
Resolred That in the present state OF
our knowledge, we feel warranted in rec
ommending 10 the particular attention OF
the General Government for examination,
as possessing special advantages, a route
commencing a, San Diego on the Pacific
ocean. crossing the Colorado OF the West,
running along the ella river, OF near it. in
a direction to u,e Paso del Nor,v, and
thence across the State OF Texas on its
northeastern boundary, between the ~ and
80 NORTH latitude. terminating u, some
point on the Mississippi river, between tho
mouth of the Ohio and the mouth OF Red
River.
The above resolution, harmless in ITSELF
and important Ms | conceived i, tc be, met
with n spirited aud violent opposition. both
in committee and convention. IN commit,
tee, | carried it by the casting vote OF the
chairman, Dr. Fearn, and in convention by
tea States out Of the fourteen represented
--hlabama. Georgia, kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi. New York. Texas, Tennessee.
Virginia and South Carolina for the reso
luton. aud Arkansas. Missouri, Penns,l>
vania aud Illinois against 1t.
1t was insinua,ed by some that the reso-
iavca covered some secret purpose Of
mischief, by others. that the route would
pass through barge bodies ol land owned
by the author, by others. that 1t should
designate the terminus on the Mississippi,
aud ,ha, should be Memphis, others con
tended for NjcAsbErs Some, In derision,
called it the Texas kcsoiu,ion :" and
lastly, i, WAS denounced AS hrebtsnd
harmony and SO it went. Wei, L has
proved 6rebraud in my own Texas; II
has Sc: the pfsifes on fire, aud so excited
our citizens that they sent delegates, in
December last, with instructions to act. act
in reference to this errs. matter; and that
convention did act, aud tia, 70 SOME p1f,
pose. am now here. travelling in COM
rany with MAJOR Elancb, chief engineer,
and full eorps al assistants, who are en-
route to Marshall, Iesss, to commence the
survey of the racific Railroad, located on
the very route designated N my Texas
resolution. Sixty >iive miles 81 the read
Al. nov under contract, aud the contract
ors bound in bond of $500, 600 to CONS
Hletcsihe SINE in eighteen months from the
LIST OF Augnsi uex,
The Hon u. J. Walker, one OF the
ahles, f,nsnters in this or any other coun
ns, is Presiden, Of NE company, and has
undertaken 10 construct ,sns road and
Tor Que, shah he greatly disappointed in
hi. abilli,, nod ,hst'oi the Executive Com
,ai,,ec, if they do no, in -essoashls ,ime
extend the road to tie Pscitc oteap, a.one
with the means Sc liherssy donated by
Texas and that our State WI rse 20 nm
emneuce tina, will rival New \ orb Itself,
and have the proud satisfaction 81 kno>-'irg
ths she has projected u WEI. that viii be
'oi lnoalculnble benefit TO our common
ruuntry ,.ud to the whole civilized world.
Ava nov. let me say 70 Gen. Combs
and Capt Pike, that we will shortly bc en-
ablcd to give them ride on the Pacific
IL. Al a ,t tt,..,.
,ions as to routes o, tie means oi construc
ting the road aud n TREY will agree for
the future rot ta " stead my thunder ! viii
,si,a'k then lists, wleneNes sses MA, choose
30 take ridc OF or Texas, atlantic aud
Pacific Railroad.
CHARLES E.. MllAtsS