The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-19

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y an the last number of the Flag, there
Appeared communication over the sig
nature of Mr.. l.. +. GKASr. President 81
what is known by the cognon.cn Of the
new Southern Pacific Railroad Company
which propose 10 review There are
several considerations which demand II
at our hands. First our public position
IA u journalist We do not wish to bc
Z considered as either ,sanctioning or act
ing in completely with other parties in
| Withholding facts FROM the public which
ought TO be published In the second
place. our mare is connected with the
. matter And in the third and last place,
aud which renders it of still greater pro-
priety that we should Eoticc this pub
lcation, we are fully conversant with
all the facts Of which it treats, and with
the correspondence. circumstance, aud
facts connected with tho negotiations for
scttlcmcni of the difficulties between
the two companies.
4 plain and succinct narration of the
facts will show the bad faith Of this
communication of Mr. Grant, It's diSln-
eonuuus character lnd the purpose il
was intended to suhscryc We have to
disposition To- do Mr. Grant injustice
These are the apparent deductions grow
ing out Of his late publication, as we
shall prove, clearly and incou,es,ibly, To-
all impartial minds.
Waving any reference to the legal
or equitable rights involved III this con
iroversy, we state what every one in this
community knows to be- true, that the
public dcplorcd the existing state Of
things, that they had become weary Of
the improbable discussion, aud that the
desire was universal that a compromise
between the conflicting claimants might
be brought about; that litigation should
cease. that harmony should be- restored,
and that all parties should cooperate IN
the prosecution Of this great cntcrprizc
Every one will rccollect that Dr. Fowlk s..
from the first moment that he reached
Marshall, spoke Of compromise aud con
ci'iaton, and cndcavorcd by every prac-
ticahlu mode. to bring about peaceful
solution Of the difficulties between the
two companies and, if this was impos-
siblc, he expressed an earnest desire that
/ some plan might be devised by which
] the legal questions involved should be
speedily decided II vii be remember
I'd in what spirit these ovcrlures were
met by the new company. The Flag,
the accredited organ Of that company.
Immediately published an editorial ad
verse to any compromise whatever. a
course which if pursued until 1t was
forced into different channel by the
pressure Of public opinion Mr Grant
states tina, the public were "oLAsogors
for compromise, aud the tone Of his
entire communication shows, that, So far
as be was concerned, it was a matter of
necessity.
Those who really understand the posi-
stons respectively occupied 10y the con
testing parties, have been doubtless sur
prscd AT the pcriinacity with which Dir
FowlkcS has, from the beginning, press
ed the suffice, Of compromise upon the
new company aud the public. Mf Grant
affects 10 see in it conscious weakness
on the part Of the old company, and, in
the resistance Of himself and friends TO
I all ovcrturcs, as exhibiting confident
strength, when the facts, properly under
stood. establish Just the reverse DR.
Fowlkcs, as a sensible practical man,
saw that there was no promise uf a
speedy termination to the litigation, and
that, il protractcd, the inevitable effect
would be TO destroy the enterprise, and
involve in ruin the interests committed
10 his hands 1t was OF the highest i'm
poriancc that the difficulties should be set
tied as early as possible for two para
mount considerations LIST, the road
through Texas, on the SD parallel of
latitude stood unrivallcd among the
routes to the Pacific; and. secondly, with
the vantage ground gained enhanced by
the muniiiccnt Legislation Of Texas, it
presented more attractions to capital,
and consequently greater Inducements
Tor aid from the Federal Government,
than any other route These advantages
would all be sacrificed ky protracted
litigation But, in addition to such con
sidcratiuns. there was another presented
Of very grave character. Owing To
the previous bad management of the
company and the apparently inextrica-
bic confusion in which its affairs seemed
10 be involved, the State Of Texas had
begun to regard the incorporation as an
ncumbraucc TO her prosperity, and the
Governor had consequently instituted