The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-02-11
CUBA AND THE SOUTHERN 1Acly,e sIrlaoAp.

enemies II either will admit. They aro
intimately rssrrir,cl In our mind. from
I the fact that we must acquire the island
IF Cuba, and buili the Southern Paciiio
Railroad Il we take crfe II our lest
/ interests as individuals, and our pros.
/ peritv as a nation We shall make this
I ciaar 90 al who ,sl' read the articles
W. mt nj Hereafter to write upon this
subject
lu the frst place, we, as u nation.
must have 'iir island II Cul u. DC.
oulies the center If the channel which
connects the Cult If Mexico with tho
Atlanti" "etan The possession Of tho
island s. q hostile nation can work the
ratH - al orr commerce tia, passes
daagh tir Gulf IL g. king the nations
OF tire Garth. The Moro Castle, on the
north 1T Crba. with the assistance Of .
fleet, can .nmeri the channel bciwccii
Havana and Florida un the other side.
castle gpou the southern shore Of
cGha, w. he assistance Il another
naval aluameni. can command the chan
url between fspe & antonio and fu-
eatun. The gums OF hostile passcssor
8f Cuba would thus he enabled to cut
of cur communications with the war;
ops nations Of tie glohe with which We
trade
Any one can see at y glance that such
. a state ~ thiigs would be the ruin OF
rac SOUTH M -tns,s - this confedcracy.
oar retton. Fir saaaf ouf tobacco, our
Germ, our wh at or hemp, and our
every thing that hunts upon the Missis-
s ppi and ctlcf rivers 70 the Gull, IN
4 their tenTse 80 the Numerical marts of
the world. would he confined TO our own
plantations and warehouses, If the ar
mam,uts ~ Nss'ilc nation commanded
ST, channel bets iucatan and Cuba
eu the one Side. Oar ships could not
least the Guh - MeSico, and with our
uumcasurtd agricultural wealth. tho
south ~oHd hs as poor as the most
pevofsv tlgiekeh country upon the globe.
We m",t therefore. have Cuba. ts
possession IS essential 70 the interests
Il the south, and t. Our national exist
aace We must huv the island It spain
will sell it and II we cao't become
purchasers. the md viii justify the
means I'd getting /, IN some other way.
+ spain has already given Us an hundred
aad oH good rea~,us ior securing this
, island iu way dfG1 nj from purchase
She viii continue 10 give these reasons
until il viii become very unreasonable
for u not 10 act 10 q WY that VIII
secure a.. sland as hanorahly as that Of
purchasing it.
In the second rlace we want and
must have the ~ou bern Pacific Railroad.
n eirer outc except tha; upon >outl-
eft -Hl will 10 ~ Dthcf road can lc
national 'f ecsi 70 the Pacific is
made as pre- -ised bv the biil II Senator
Gvin, OF Upon shy Narthern soil. IT viii
y sssa., =. she gathcrn owner Of
With he property, hrt sNc Northern
man can 90 mrou the ~siu'l'srn road with
HE property The road Ia the Pacific to
tc national must Therefore be Southern.
as e. lae adtsa,awcs and the ncccssi.
Is Of road 10 The Pacific. there is no
raw io~ discussion The fact is too
- iu ff eegrMcni A. q nation We
uecd the road to bind the Atlantic States
t. the Pacific and thHs 10 Consolidate
out t5st aaliFe We need sbc road for
The transportation II troops and mails,
as well commerce Il il necessary
O. .ha irtefests o. ouf vast country. and
ibr l1sfs t'ai it will bring into market.
and slW mines It VIII opeu wiil pay an
bandrcd fold the expense IT making
I Sic raai
The ai rh pacif raj moreover.
. is NOW n a fair way &c made more
than bali the whole v+av witheut any
help from the General Government
7 b. 'asbis q IRIS cont my will be- paid
80 ia tew dave ana - a lis troubles
ended Vac iauhi,iceare Of Texas will
enable lae company ta make their road
e. ~ faso II thc General Government
wlli then help ef TOR Territory and
~ CaliNrf3 m The event that
cslHfeia WONT '8lp Lcrsclf. Inc South
can Pacific RAILROAD viii he made
Fh'-e = ep 'aubl about the MATES.
rpsiicat faNlkc> apw has the money
to pay ~ The debts 81 iho cuu,pany,
rrl Vas closed i conlrac, for huillinr
City +alleS m8fe. There is no other
riatc that will be aslc to compete with
THIS, aad We predict that shc southern
Pacific IS tie railroad thar is ia connect
the Ailaulie with thc lis seas. Tho
lrm haf>e Will be tA,sa3ering over por-
teens II this road While members II
teiisrcss are qnawv.ng over the rob.
BINS srA mes " teSl routes, which, arc
- cnf.ch iudn Muals, instead 81 securing
a ra'lseaa across :hc continent,
We say then !, o,.r Government, sc>
cnre Cab. and help us 10 bald tho
~on''etp Pacific Railroad. These lhinga
heiuN aonc we Gnu a. as We picasN
bout AcNico and genlral america An
wall be ours when we watt them. Cubs
and the southern Pacific road will b.
the foundation of the future prospeyit-
pl the south. and The great destiny that
awaits ihls country as WHOLE They
WI re the entrance to a Suuthern rup-
fifs rs vast a. we want il. and toa
national glory and prosperity @ which
the nations Of the earth have bern
strangers from the beginning ii Gov
ethments The pnsscs-,an Il CAba Nm
give % our planters a moAnsnsly ~
sugar. and the Southern. yaaitic &AifroaA
VIA make : ,hofo,.l flare u tho coz.
merce 4 q, World over our labda.'
The wealth, and prosperity. and a)nty
that viii inw from the ancxrtA,F ~ TN
Vnrc- II The Antilles and fl,r building
et this railroad. win - k<yvssd a.
measure, and We sr4 hf then, INV aw4