Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-11-06
THE TEIIUANTEPEC ROUTE AND
OUR SENATORS,

We briefly noticed yesterday the de
parturc Of Mr.. Emile LaSere for the 18TH
mus OF Tchuautepec. lii making this
announcement we, perhaps, omitted the
lulhlllnent Of Il duty towards that gentle
nan and others to whose perseverance
and energy this community, and, i'll taci,
the whole country, are indebted for tl'
lair prospect Of realizing a project which.
promises such rich results 1t is nothing
more than common justice to recognize
the fact that, but for the Jealous efforts
of the President of the Company, aided
by "a few other gentlemen, and especial
" by the powerful influence Of Messrs.
>Iidcll and Benjamin, the contamination
of the enterprise would have been indie
tiniteIy postponed. Happily, tl'rouS'
their zeal and perseverance,, the Govern
mcnt was induced grant a mail contract
upon tolcrab}y favorable terms, and
thus we have been enabled to recognize,
IN tlc part vi the Administrator, .
Willingness, and, indeed, a desire to az
Justly towards the Southwest and tls
city of New Orleans. Louisiana was
.Iready under numerous obligations +
.cr Senators for their successful effort
to secure for her an equal partition l.
he constitutional tavors of the Cover
nent. The appropriations for the i'm
provcments at the mouth Of the river
:or lighthouses, &c, which have provcr
Of almost incalculablc benefit to our III
%tcrests, anil to those of the Mississippi:
Valley, were obtained by the persistent
efforts of Mr.. SlidelI, aided by his col
leagc. But all these, important as they
were, are small IN comparison with the
magnitude Of the service rendered by
these gentlemen in finally procuring the
friendly c~onntenance of the Admillistra
ton for the ~Tehuantepec route. If the
route be opened-and welave no longer
any doubt Of success-it will be owing
chiefly to this circumstance. WitlouI
tile confidence impaired by the ascer-
tanned support Of the Government, it
would have been almost impracticablc
for the company, relying entirely Oh
private contributions, to maintain a sue.
ccssful struggle with the immense in,
Thence excrted by the combined New
York monopolics. From the very Incl
piency Of this great enterprise all the
power of those colossal corporations has
been directed to compass its defeat, Ev
cry art has been rcsorted to, every con.
ccivable obstacle has been thrown in
the way; and money without stint has
been lavished with the view of embar
RAISING the Tehuantepec Company, and,
if possible, preventing the opening OF
the line. These facts are enough to show
the fear entertained of the influence Of
this project, if realized, upon the Older
routes. Such determined efforts wonld
be made to defeat the ~Tehuantepec
enterprise, except upon the prescription
that its success would destroy tn" 1aono,*
poly SO long enjoyed by the New York
Companies. Nor would. such afear be
entertained, but for the knowledge of
the vastly superior advantages offered
by the new route. This fact accounts
for the desperate opposition which has
been made by the millionaires of the RI
val concerns. The immense travel and
traffic which they now monopolize, will
he diverted to Tehuantepec, and New
Orleans will hold toward the coasts of
the Pacific the position now held by n.
York, with the advantage Of ~speedier,
safer, and more certain communication.
We repeat that it is only a duty to re-
cognize the invaluable services Of the
Jealous and energetic gentlemen who
have contributed so much toward real
ling these beneficial resnlts-N q