The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-04-04

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has been offered fo the soallhI lom alirecstorj
with i n ofilsorn a,p3 aftiys sTIecousjdstatidp
which fnddcsd Hin prefer aresepenll and III
didly passeseanicsai5ssa Ma ~ fflist Mn be eanvasses
alld sctea upesnf,i IA fkSl slp'iIF spirit \ are no1
unprecedented III thac gu;seso pbnironsslpr benelac
tors tAhey come III u protesting III med pul
Gssistafco..iiiii AZ Iaifndfeeftiallkiiddg which requires ID
~ ua,iOral ~ n \ Ss eminent y successful AM
iheyy make The first long stride towards com
lining none United alu,d besnefcent effors i.
strength which lrnayI accomplish every thing
when consolidatedin iislltterest and object.
ne sprac.icabiIity y thc undertaking has
beea sst forth III NM Yesrlger's addres Mill
sufficient elsar.nness lie paro6tJ III be deFiscd
nrc presented III sniicirtt mccddesration. s HUH
J AZ attealpt "A conceal any thing, 10 Win III u
esagggctase my thlng. Indeed, thos expense ii
|the road N IA downs Y tlc largest ejaculation,
while thseF profts aSssstaokep II tie smallest Aid
VET we beboA i charter which invites sub
scribers Az lerggaggs 1, i work Of Tic greatest
value ~ he ullion and ID mapkind npon col,,
ditions which furnish lie means i thc lowest
estimate twice over u completing it. There is
AZ dispute ~ foowdcther there will be 4 profit
The calculation is confined to Tie number 81
times the capita subscribed Mil donbie itself.
There ii no embarrassment III comprelicc1ds
ing the selfsustaining plan of operations the
trouble seems u BE fl account for the litberaiity
qf Texas 10 thexastness pf hcI dpjnua,tioins. But
Blct Us bear IN mind that Texas has made 4 hfgl,
DID 70 BE- w Empire State ii tic eosnlffederacy.
She hns discharged All u lher debts; she hus
established her credit upon al honorable basis,
and has besides q surplus ofHnnney aud an in.
iliense domain, sA large portion az her lands
shc las chosen barter ifoSr faif0ads, which
will enhance NV value Of tie rest, and people
her fertile psaina. This policy ii not oaly ill.,
eral u itself, but wise as i measure 81 political
economy and certain ia scheme Of national
progress.
THE liberality Of Texas, which III one inspect
ST ller policy y astounding ia the other and
broaderSy We of The question ii i coulprehser-
siye system Of agegraulizemcnt. She will sup
rllyy her lack of navigablc waters BY railroads,
and exchange the solitndes Of her domain for
VIC hum IF a, industrious, tax-rayinlg poppla-
tion. Her two greatest wants will be met BY
parting win 4 portion of what She wls in
excess, She gives lalf to make the remainder
more valuable, than The whole, mud will com
maud ahe admiration Of her peers by making
ller libearaliiy ministes to her greatness.
In like manner THE policy Of lhe Directors
IS The Southern PacS5c Railroad il accounted
They Do not pretend d say That they
would part with TIC control Of lie road if they
could Do Al a well without u, any more than
Texas ts would exchange her. land for roads il Sue
could set them built without doing 10. The
interests Of NJ parties unite ii producing The
condition 81 things now presented. And that
party u Wsisest which makes the most Of provi-|
deIices which are M arcs as this ono il oppor-
tune, 'Texas has done her psartt, The North has
done her paTt-wlllih south do hers? Espe-
cially will NewOrleans withhold its support
from 4 woEk.tlsa will#fll her marts with the
products of both henisrAeras, anl promises to-
with sudden wealth those who engage
" u? All the parties stand alike Id thfis grand
alfalr--all operated upon and invoked BY an
enlightened selfinterest.