The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

lance II eight hundred miics--half the
distance ~ tie great national iute,-occan
&c road wh1ch ~ to connec, the Atlantic
and the Pacific. The natural Indications
poin, New Orleans aud 81. Louis to con.
verge npon II. Such being The character
oi the route, ITS claims to the aid of the ma
uphal government for its extension BE-.
You'd lcxas, cannot be overlooked and
ta" rai'rnad interests which connect with
u ought to be a, the Louisville meeting.
to suggest and aid in making the appli.
cation 20 Congress for the patronage Of
that body.
II such an invitation has not already
been extended. we would respectively
suggest II to the President Of the South
crn Pacific Railroad Lucrative as it
may promise io h. 10 the stockholders IA
an Investment, the project swells in i'm.
parimcc beyond the limits Of a private
speculation. into one OF national cuncern-
mrui and whatever may tend 10 il. pro-
motion, ought d, be- of interest and opcn
- all In this light we would invoke
the attention and sympathy Of the entire
Press Of the Mississippi Valley in regard
t. it,
me following Is from the New os.eans
Bulletin:
TnE SerrufBS Paofic RAmpoAn-1 Met
aie ri ,Ststb,J3s,s a. Joy,,r,He ,f,er a
good dead nf sparriue many ep,angl,
menis and dificulties the prosperts Of
this road appear - be- brishtcnipp un
again. and tb.r, seems Ia h, pretty ,-ooi
reason 10 believe now that the work vii;
ere hong BE- again pushed forward.
The road and H. appurtcnances our
readers are aware. were some time since
scizcd and sold by is creditar4 This
created two companies. and the matter
seemed ahau, 10 baratec ipoxtrirahly en-
tangled in the meshes Of the law which
wanld efectaallv nut "A stop Ia any fur.
thef progress Of thu work upon the road
perhaps for wears Under these cireun-
staucc. the friends IL the road. these
who wished to see il built commenced
booking about them To see if a cnmpru-
muse III difficulties could pat be effected
tv which the work could again bo pushed
~ Tbs was accordingly undertaken,
AMI ii proved successful
BY the term. # THIS compromise the
uahi- of al bpra far Stockholders have
been secured the only obligations a..
summed h,ipsr the paypeat of h.pa nj,
debts held lv member. of the now con-.
panv These dphts. amounting 10 about
t.f,s hundred thousand dollars. are "a
Ae paid Ia three. five. and seven months.
tirse enough. considering tho >malness
90 the sum IA be raised In no rcspec,
are the pu-cxi-tinr rigb> II the bsri
f4e stockholders nut In jeopardy
nl,eet of a., meeting II me -slr,, is.s.h-
ers which i IA take place az louisville
kv.. on the a5th inst. It can scarcely hc
doubted that the comparatively small
sum viii be al once raised when the
Board Of Directors will find means to go
en with ia. next section Of TWENTY-FIVE
miles Of the road upnn the completion
II which th. eompsnv will be cnti,led To
and receive from the state Of Texas tho
pttri;i,s,.rt d,uatian af land aud hanns
il, cash with which our readers are al
familiar Tn. Stockholders IN this com.
many .bn,,la ti,.r..Etr. bv all means al,
trnd the Louisville meeting If possible
in persnf, ia order tn make sure of car.
rv9ne- The tbinr rgap.rly through. and
securing the rich prize that is within
theif vra.p.
Ti4s /. The great trunk road t. the
Pacific and the south 4. barely interest.
ed init. We trust therefore that not
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