The true Democrat., 1855-06-19

,,pnts we can but Dellve the people or Arkan' a,s would rather trade here than at New Or leans .,
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 am. very truly, your ob't servant
 J. T. TREZEVANT.
 Tn your Journal of the 4th of September last
 is the following:
 Memphis ant Little Rock Ratlyoad.-From l..
 n Stickney, esq.,, secretary of the above-named -oad who arrived in Little Rock on the 18th nit. we learn that the road Is in prosperous and fourshing condition. The survey IS pro- crossing. The bonds of the city of Memphis subscribed in aid of this road have been nego- tiated for iron, cars, and locomotives on very favorable terms to the company.
 "The citizens of Memphis have raised their subscription to S2O0Oo0, and the city pledges itself. as soon as the road IS completed to the St Francis river to make an additional subscrip- ton oi S35OOOO for which she will issue her bonds. making in all nearly one million of dol lars which this road will receive of foreign aid.
 "Mr. Bradley, the contractor has made an orranoement by which 600 laborers will be put to work on the road by the first day of October next.
 "Thc counties of Crittenden, St. Francis and inc northern part of Monroe have taken hold of this enterprise in earnest, and, during short stay in Prairie county. Mir. Stickney received subscriptions amounting to more than $25,OOO
 one citizen, Dr. w. c. Hagen, subscribing $5,000"
 See-Mr Trezevant says Memphis only vot- ed the S350OOO to be subscribed to that road on CONDITION that the Legislature wouM appro-
 IL Nf OoI ho I,,,I I ed for the construction of branch from Little Rock to the Mississippi" (meaning the brunch of the Cairo and Fulton road, which is to extend from Little Rock to the river, at point to be designated by the Legislature) How, then, could those conditional bonds "have been nego- tated for iron, cars and locomofives?" When the road, Mir. Trezesant states, cannot and will not be built to Little Rock without those lands. is it good .fnancaerlng to pay out bonds bearing six per cent interest, for iron and rolling stock. before spade full of dirt has been thrown for constructing a road which Mr. Trezevant saws -" Memphis and Little Rock combined could aaot JuiM. If there were more syRiygdual wealth on the line, the case might be different If your State will not aid us a0e cannot get to Little Rock" Yet Secretary Stickney gives out through the Louis vile Journal that large individual subscriptions are being made, and "6OO laborers will be on the road the first of October next' Qast).
 1.-the statements of those gentlemen are con- sstent, all is right; if not, it is not my business to explain. How and when did Memphis agree to subscribe the additional S35O,OOO as stated by MT Sticl1ney
 Above is proof positlUe that no road will or can be extended from Little Rock to Memphis. Therefore road from Louisville to Memphis will connect with the Mississippi river ONLY but atthe west end of Kentucky with railroads and rivers to and from there and all parts of the Union.
 1t was universally admitted that, without government aid, the road from the Pacific to the Mississippi, in the direction of New York, could not be built. And 1t will be as universally admitted that the road from New York and Baltimore towards the Pacific should be built upon the shortest and most direct practicable route from those cities to the intersection of that g0Uei7neent road on that great river of the west
 A line drawn straight across the map from New York, by Baltimore to Memphis, will pass south of us very near Nashville:- from Baltimore to St. Louis, will pass north of us: but from New York and Baltimore to the Ken lucky point near the mouth of the Ohio, will pass through the entire 1o,pgtA of our State. In fact, aroad from that Kentucky gateway can- not get to the eastern cities without passing through our interior counties
 Please answer this: Where will the road from the east going west towards the Pacific. strike the eastern or northeastern boundary of Kentucky?
 At mouth of Sandy''-the northeastern corner of Kentucky. Others may say at Gin. clnnatl-be 1t so-then sirs, all will admit that the shortest route from Cincinnati to the Mis- Sssippi river will be across Kentucky, by Lou isyille to Columbus
 Agaln-that the shortest railroad route from mouth of Sandy to Columbus will be Jy Louis vile, also; and from Louisville to Columbus is at least one hundred and twenty miles nearer than to Memphis.
 Now, slrs, If the road from the Pacific coul1 be male to terminate at Memphis, will not the shortest and most practicable railroad route be from mouth Of Sandy by Lexington, Danvilye, G1IlatSn, and NashcjNe to Memphis Or even admit that 1t passes from Danville by Boooltnq- green and CtGrksUtAe in Tennessee to Memphis either route will miss Louisville, Hopkinsville, and every county of this Congressional dis trict.
 No man in Louisville contends that road from the mouth of Big Sandy, to connect with the Pacific road at Memphis will pass through Louisville or this Congressional district Nor that road from Cumberland gap to Memphis Will touch Kentucky, but extend that Virg mia road from Abingdon, through Cumberland gap, to Columbus, and it will pass through Bowling green and Hopkinsville.
 You yourselves, have, in your editorials, argued that the railroad route from Cincinnati to Memphis will be by Lexington, Danville, etc.
 If, by the aid of Kentucky editors, their mlsrepresentations (unintentional of course) kahoglmg, and maneuvring, Memphis interests can juggle Kentucky out of it, and oct the east crn terminus of the Pacific road to Memnhis then, sirs you will be my witnesses to nrove that the railroad route will be from Mempbis bv Danville and Lexington, to the mouth of Sandy and Cincinnati; and every sensible man will testify with you. But from Cincinnati and also from the mouth of Sandy to the Kentucky ter. minus their route, from both those places, is obtiged to be Hsrough Louisville and this district; that is ineUitabIe; for, that water runs down hill IS not more certain than that the most import ant leading lines of railroads will be on the SHORTFST routas