The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-10-15

to the Atlantic or Pacific, to the
Lakes or the Gulf, so that they but
converge in her and make her one
grand Illuminated point and burning
focus of travel and trade. Let her,
therefore, earnestly seek union with
Charleston, and refuse not, thro' mis-
apprehension of her true interest, to
have the natural tie between her and
her elder sister. New Orleans, more
closely drawn by an artificial cord.
We repeat, she has nothing to fear
her march will be upward and onward
in fulfllment of her high and noble
destiny-one of natures farorites,
born to be great.
That such a road would greatly in
crease the Importance and prosperity
of the cities at it's termini, and be of
.immeasurable value to the whole in
termediate country, it would doubtless
be a useless expenditure of time to
argue. The mere statement of the
proposition in this enlightened age,
carries conviction to every intelligent
and unbiased mind. That it would be
a good investment of capital is equal
ly beyond doubt. A moments reflec-
tion is sufficient to convince any man
who is at all acquainted with the
country, that any road which will COM
mand the travel, or even One-tenth part
of the travel of the Mississippi river,
and its great branches-to say nothing
of the lighter freights which it may
| divert from that river, and of the do
mestic travel and transportation of
produce of the country along the line
of the road, could not be otherwise
than very fine stock and more espe-
cially since, from the eligibility of the
route the cost of constructing such a
road would be comparatively so very
small and that this road would tap
the Mississippi river at Memphis, and
draw off the travel-whether going to
New Orleans, or parts beyond seas, or
returning therefrom on pleasure or bus
mess, or at least a very large proper
ton of it, admits of the cleareSt DEM
onstration. The average time of stea-
mers from Memphis to New Orleans
and from New Orleans to Memphis, is
about 70 hours, attended with all the
dangers of river navigation and
steamboat explosions, which have null
tipled of late years to an alarming ex-
tent, carrying, annually, thousands.
to an untimely grave, overwhelmed in
a horrible death-fearful beyond de.
description, and painful even to human
/ thought. Should such road be built
the passenger cars would make the
| trip from one city to the other, either
/ going or returning, in some eighteen
or perhaps twelve hours-as from the
straight line and easy grade of the
road the greatest speed might be at
tained-free from all the dangers O
river igation, and steamboat ex
plosion; and, indeed, as experienc,
has amply proved, attended with a
litsfe peril to life or limb as ordinar.
horseback or carriage travelling, AM
less than stageing. Like the fable'
Centaur of Ancient Mythology, hal
: man and half horse Incorporated il
one being, the human will ruling tn
: animal, and swaying all its motions
so with the iron horse and his rider
2 the Centau of modern civilization
: Though he far exceeds the god-ik
: Hercules in power, and can outstri
4 the winged wind in speed, or put t
shame the eagles rapid flight, yet b
Z never bursts his boiler and seldOl
runs away or proves unruly. The a
e important consideration, therefore, {
h superior safety aud dispatch, with Iii
c tie or no diminution OF comfort of trs
t vel-as from the shortness of the LIN
{ and rapidity of transit, there would b
f little or no loss of sleep-are ampl
r sufficient to secure the travel to til
d railroad SO long as man remains tt
n same being, governed by the same M
:, tives which now influence his choit
L and impel him to action. 1t ma
G therefore, be set down as fixed fac
, not to be called in question, that we
u the contemplated railroad constructs