The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-04-18
MIR. Ycrger's Address.

go, Pacific Railroad Company. !
-, !, , duty TO the public to state the
-, ,,,.i,io, Of the company, aud its
P'os'"' .hii,t, Ia accomplish the great
-. which ia charter coutempates
I,.,nyh Investigation has convinced
H., hs road through Texas can not
III, A.. Loil, with the mean. which the
-, ,scs..a,ily hereafter possess,
s.. -, of IN. monifcent grants Of land
H., ali 10 1lO acre. per mile. but
=. -, .,r,lns nj millions will be DIS.
,'''' ~. s,cckholJefs
a.. ,,.r.d.ot in the annals Of
Ill, .,,.,n,i.e which equals the libefAiiy
,nJ a,.,,,ttsp.d generosity Of Texas. as
Tt H. cha rh.,t.r Of the southern
Re. RAILROAD Csmpsny. aud the laws
- ,.4,,,,, +, the construction OF
..,i,,,d, in that stale. The road. under
.t,b... law. /. might almost
..rf .n,ia,,,pp work. which only r.
-. i...,,,, .,rnr.tly and lealautly,
W. 10 ,.l.. of the road
LA a,l.ra,. tied within the
-, h., tia. charter. the iron nee.
-. l,, ,h. t,,eut, mile. to be dni.hed
ts.. r.l,,n.,y re,i i. now in tai,
~, ~. ~ ~, Rod River: the
- 49,, ,l,.. mad aud IA. contract. alfead,
~. ,.5Il. .,,.tI. ito ranul,t.ly finish the
-, ,.ti... l,,,, f.. fora. the time specified
n...4..,., ,,b7.b dom. all the conditions
-......f..i nth and tho chartered rirht.
- ,t... ,',,,.,,,,y ar. f,r.yer secured
+, I'D ~. If, vain 10 cuumerate in =
- a,,..a liza tim. much less to dwell
,'.'., ,h. ,o.,lt. which must follow the
.,J.,io,, %, tins road. The dnllel in,
-, can e,,br,ce AT once their yastaess
.,'l ,.,,g,.,rs a. teg,rd. it, influence,
a,,be, -, comme,c.. the destiny OF en-.
ni,a. and the .tabbity and strength Of our
II, l,..e arc matter. OF which every
-. ~. o,,,, ,,d,. E.h.ytnp "a
a, u,,, # nj. charter should be forfeited.
,t.., ,,.,. .,,,sst s,,,a,eti.. p,nbt be retarded
t,t.,,.., that n vnuld he seized upnn
.,d LII, -. noli,,,d hobb, that 1t
,.o,1d ,.,iyo and ,ay,oofate the struggle
h.t,,. t4r,,... for the Northern aud
MA, ,o,,tc.. that II would engeudet bad
-, ...,,,,a,l .o,,no,itv and bitter con.
-, o,.,..,,t.,.d II INDEPENDENTLY of
b.o v,., ;,,,y,dnul nro6t. which | believe
ain amir. ia Tn. stockholders. n duty To
aeon, tn. pe.ition rendered to me. more
n,,,,rnl,,ly Yh.n IT, success. seemed TO me
certain # pro.eent,d with energy.
t.o,.id., n not only a. a great na,ional
,,,e,,,,.e INT one lint will be especially
be,.6c,st +, thu ~ou,h and no cny IN the
Irton vnuld detiy. more lasting benefit
l,om ia, accumulation than the city of New
Orleans If this road - constructed
through Texas. no one can doubt tina, 1t
mus, n,d will he continued through the
ue.ill, Nalle, Ia the Pacific Bv a con,
,.c,ior WIN, tho Dpolous,s tosd. New Or.
Inns wonld for Ali commercial purposes.
he ia eastern terminus. \ Iargc part Of
the immense trade and riches OF the Pacific
ina us,can Provinces. Western Texas.
\ew Mexico. DC would. hy means of
,h..o two ,osds h. centred in New Or.
leans Ipdaed so soon AS the road is fms
shed IN III pasn. IL v.ll become the great,
bi,b.v,y Ia California. AS bv means Of
stsses from tina, pnipt. the mails and pass
s.nssrs could be- carried to San Francisco
/, iiuls mara fb,p one half Of the time
!, uoy, ,,Les and Mt one.hslf the expense
.h,,,ir,, c,rcln.,vcIy ,hs, the road mast
l..o,,,, Ia th,rouohlare Tor the public
nail. and p,ciG. traye! long before it
cache. tho p,riG.
can no, doubt tina, this road will prove
n cfeat national benefit. that with judicious
,,.,,c.meut il can soon be made that
,ba c1,,t., ,,i,iagss and grants are Of a
oh.,a,,., I'm ,osli,o ia the stockholders an
,r,,o.,s. ,,os,. that securing TIN. charter
.,d I.,ilJin, at ono. eyeu filiy niles OF the
,o,J w,u etrec,unllv and forever secure
iii. ,ou,a ,s tina connectinp link between
~, p,cif,. and Atlantic oceans.
10, il, ,.l,,i,r in All these matters. A
It'll n,IG,. n,., ;,dg. far itself from
,ho folloyioy statement Of facts,
~. l.,,.o az rey,s n,.sed an act
ircotno,ntIny railroad COMPANY under
tho mama nj ibe &" Texas Western Railroad
ronnn,, - ,,hieb nv a subseouent act
y,. ch,ngsd IN Thai of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Comoauy." This is the
charter u,dor which tbi, compauy has
ho., or,ani,ed Nv tho terms of the char
-, ,te cor,,,nv +. au,bori,ed to con,truc,
.D,oa1 f',,n so,no .uitshle min, on tho
e,.,.,n bonndary line of Texas. aud run,