The true Democrat., 1857-03-03
The Cairo and Fulton Railroad.

We have made this caption not to write about tue great advantages that thjs road will be to the country. Not to suggest any means of raising stock for it's carly completion, but to answer some objections that we hear urged against 1t.
 It is urged and that not by few or the least intelligent, that we ought to direct, buld and terminate our roads on southern soil In the first place, however, let us remark that this road proposes to begin and terminate on souai. e,1a soii; we mean by that, slave territorv--and to bind together three States that are destined to be among the stoutest and most powerful ot the slave holding coufederacv But if appl- cable 10 this roai is the position itself tenable one? By no means There is even now. a marked distinction in the manner, and customs ot the Northern and Southern States. This is owing to the want of col Stant communication between the two sections of the countrv- their commerce and trade flowing directly east ours going south. Imagine then, the two sections Of country, each with it, own railroads ln It's own Dorders-So.ated and cut of, the one from the other, and they will soon become so separate and distinct ia aimost every thiug a, 10 have ho apparent common destiny. But blnd them together by r;uIroads-overcome ttc barriers tha; nature has placed n the uay. open up markets access ble t. both let them Iuiole together freely and ulteu-become faluil arized each with the others customs and uanuer, and feel their mutual dependence, and at once vou draw more closely the bonds that bind them together, and leave no great barrier in the way of d d1cdang line which would, in effect, separate the north and south as far as were England and the American colonies, prior to the rev. outIon of '76 To show that we are correct in ,,,... .1,,..;. |. z
 counties of those free states which border on the slave states, and which had ample oppor- tunites of judging of the practical workings of slavery, and we find that in every instance, almost, they voted nearly unanimously with the south, while the portion of the same states lying farther of, voted directly the reverse.- 50 il railroad facilities were abundant, if the thousands of honest people north, who have been guied by the lies and islanders of a trAitor- ous press, conld mingle and mix freely with us, IL would so''en down their prejudices and make them at least toierable, If not approve the in- stitutlon ol slavery. fall intercourse were en- trely cut off between the north and south, we feel very sure, that in the course of time, they would not only be dissimilar in every point but even their language would not be inteligible enc to the other. If it were partially cut off
 
 intercourse were daily, and the whole country breat hing the same breath and beating the same pulse Tn an active commercial lile,-if these great arteries were 50 constructed that in each pulsaton they would send the warm blood of commerce thrilling from the heart, to every limb oi the great confederacy, who then would counsel the severance of ties, which would doom both to one common ruin No. this excluslveness. Is mistaken idea We are not afraid for them to see and become familiar with our institutions, and especially the treatment of our slaves.
 In making these remarks we do not do so in disparagement of any other road. The t,yo projects that we arc deeply and earnestly con. cerned about are this road and the Gaines, Landing road. They are both needed and will both be built. They do not conflict the one 1 with the other, but will be feeders for each other.-Henapstead Democrat.