Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-02

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD UUMPAf

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD UuMPAEY
As our T, aders are awsrs no sctiou WIS -skeq ar
The last sess ou OF Cor gre-s, upon sry OF tn+ Ia
before IT, Tor The Coust'uc ION OF alrosd 10 the
Pacific This Inc most gigantic undertaking ev.r
pr u's 3y he res .ees CnergJ aud euterITi. of
GU peuge An CyeEVh mug stray o, social pr-
Eucs aud mms,Crsl CoUHde ions, sffectlrg q e
Whole Cyu-Ty, IS Fr seuted 10 avur Of It's c)0sum-
nsu,n sn3 tbs 0 ] C., until It IS accomplished Is
drstleI % q surb irrgg amailt 81 tn R,tenu
0! our 70. e-iluslr Glu Te'l." Bl- even with
the eaau se1l.n- f re Exc. v. as ri ct
which T. 81 va properly q, uc. AK IN accom-
pb-leG by {: s,ytTJ uaUt, Il e o,uruul whether
the c LstIuCt.gn OF a IsIT5sQ TO tLe Pacific WI
ever Dc prUvIred tor, by au act OF Congress. ADY
act ter hi purpose, will encounter determined
opposition iron large mi Irty OF the r prssen.
iutives OF the South sid 10 act can he cousuu,-
TED aich vii harmon ze aud uDi,e IN It. supp IT.
all interests iuvojyed IN this IN gu.h-ea' cherus
Of in erna Improvement. l. the meau.lnIe It may
he ACCOMPLISHED by prIvete enterprse
Whilst Congress MSS been d5cuss,rg p)iuts Of
constitutional construction, in reference 10 ta's
great work AID attempting, IN viI, ID Ierfect
pan upon which eli those Iu Ia O. Of Il might
unite tie SoUlhern Paclfa r ii-oad Company has
actually made guDIug O. wards its sCc1 uu!isL-
melt Tns scheme OF ibis C-mgsny r-a " p,r-
senJs 3 hstte.i-g prospect tor h cor pl-tioa
u
a southern route AID " tn sOut7era cty as its
eastern terminus Tho IrcElruable Cd .uuisges TO
be derived By the uihsrp States, rom The en-
summation Of suca pr jee5, cUg.tt1 s,cIre fr
IT, LIBERAL and substEn i4l All throughout tho South
Nothing which b6s been sCcJnpli. Il or p-oo04
ed thus far VIC ID have one hun i-edtl usrt of tie
il fueUCe IN prCyeUiing the Ceuuaiz uUn Of the
whole trade OF this uGt-y 10 the crsat cites of
tie North-n build ne Up or Adm ic AMI GuI.
aud raifpC n fr.ry
salsge u The North, IS The Constructor OF a rail
road from = soBlLsfn port 70 the Pacific Section.
al considerations sbO.lI iuluelCe u TO favor the
Southern P5c.fc Railroad cJmDsny, which propo
tes TO accomplish this great object
Tne Sou hern Pscfc Railroad Company il or.
gained uLder exceedingly liberal charter grant
ed by the Legislature Of Texas The route Of lis
PROPOSE read rur for eight huadred nj IS through
that St-ts-a few miles oftte road nave been C N.
pcted rssoy, and tie Gen. any has res 5uces from
which 70 may raise ths mans 20 complete the en-
tire eight huudrG miles to El Paso, without sssis.
lance from lie government OF any other source -
Texas las gTauted TO tie Compsng in its 1blr
ter, and by subsequent acts Ct the L g,slaturs
over eight Millions Of Gcre9 Of land, ana has be
sizes INFESTED IN / stock, Il c entire school fuld
OF tie STATE, amounting 10 FIVE miliOLs Of dol |
lars at guaranteed interest Of Elk per cent. per
sunum The money is paid ia Ins ailments of
SIX thousand dollars upon the completion OF eECh /
mile Of the road. The lard is granted under
the following conditions: Eight sscti1as. located
upon the rcad Che STATE owning with tee Company |
aud TessrVng from entry, alternate sectiona5 are /
granted absolutely TO the Company fof every mile, /
and eight addIuJnd sections, to be located sny /
where on the pubic domain, are granted it upol /
the completion f twenty five miles Of the road. /
This muDldcent sid from h. Ssle OF Texas, gusr.
sntess the completion IF he eight hundred miles
or tie road which lie within its limits; aad tue |
completion Of these eight hundred miles viii guar
e. the selection OF g on, heru rome route Tor
Tslros to the P.cldg It t4- ~ id ug o. suca a
road Is ever uud-rtaEeu b. tha gv rumeut TIE
umpauy, now yer, does t aesrqn tuat is soad ,
seal sop at tu- Yves err bOUl0Gry f Texas but
eXpec.s, vita 5 uwu meaLs aul " b tue al. of
B 6e g-V rDmas, IN grants OF ian, sla il co.,
utc O. he transportation OF maj 5, trg. D5 and
II lsry stores I, b. aO.e IL ex:eui IL era Iuay 20
tie I.CGo .,muus.
jho --u.l-ra Pacific Rsilroal C3upsng has
been Ieceuy re-0rssnz. d R1d t,s & furs lave BEEN
paced upon Dasis wnIca Ougnr % Command for
tbe eulsTgT:se Ia which It Is engage 3, tas conf
deLCe aGo the ard OF s-Ut. err ma. La Crrec.I n
has b. eu ctal gcC--socurIJ & a ce t-r admit strs-
uUu Cd .ls shHrs-ls Office has heen renaJgeI to
New o cans, aud It has, by the recent compile
ron It gu mics OF It's TOId, scored It's charter
VI b All Us Ia clI-es d all It's hbsrai Grants OF
money d OIL lands