Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-12-21
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or its affairs, during p'gioi Of gloom 20 deep
that most of the friends OF the great cn.r"Tln
despuirei ul its sueress, has eAllhSNls"el w."
heavy debt In which il was Involved, united W."
pcorlo OF Texas in its favor, whn lad no conn
denea ia its previous management p'A'I lS
stock among the stable securities OF o"rmNhe'S'
and prorared the way for the rapid prosecution .
of the work destined to unite tho Pacific ani Tue
Mississippi, nn
Tbe telegraph announced, yesterday, that the .
.niO OnO Iceird to secure tho acceptance ul lhe
presidency Of the company 10y Mr. ihnhlH""
had lrcn raised, and that Dr. fowlkes had ul' .
ready left Louisville for rhilndelphia, To ri!a,'
his resignation in the hands ol 1hat distinguish
cl gentleman, =, t.,
ibIs certainly is cheering news to ali the
friends of tho Southern Pacific Railroad iT'
inheritance of this great enterprise TO the whole
S,nth crows daily, and the advantages OF thlS
r,ut, Ia the Pacific are growing more anu iho'o
npparent 10 the whole country. Mr. lhou'ls'"
himself looking az this enterprise from Nnrt"'
crn point of view, snys 1.-THE extension ol wv
Snnthcrn Pacific line Of railway affords the most
nrncticable ir not the only route over whloh
railway can ho constructed between tho Eastern
States and California that will meet all the r''
nuircmcnts for ~ great national highway hetwreh
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans WITHIN tue nm
its of the United States. Such work has he,
come a public necessity, and must DC commenced
at an early date. ......r
This is the opinion not ol Il politician pnt os
"A practical man, identified with tue r''iro'ds VI
tbs cnuntry and looking with II practical eye up
On the great routes proposed to'the f"rlhc 20
meet the dclnunds of the population on oo'' sio''
of the Rocky Mountains.
With such Il man us Mr.. Thompson at thc
head of the company, no burden OF uep' % GU
cumher his action, and large sum to prosecute
actively the work of construction, very lew
months should and doubtless will, place 'his roNu
among the most favored enterprises oi TINS
country or age, ,l
rnpidity or with 80 little risk. Using negro Ia
bor. ever reproducing itself without demanding
more than the actual means Of support, no ii'hiV
can be placed to the prosperity which Shouiu "'-
! tend the future management ol tIie cOn'P"S
Winter will not arrest the work. Passing ''ro
fertile but healthul region oi country, no Hren'
disaster can reasonably DC ah'lcil"tcu ITO i'N'''
| to betall its labOrcrs.
II ia fortunate that Just Mt this crisis the pros
meets of this company have become so bright
il offers the means OF strength to the Ho"'h P'o
scented by no other movement. 1t promises W
secure a unity of feeling III all quarters o leNas
lon the question of Southern Institutions, anu W
omen the territories beyond to their extension
Its influence upon our city, when c"h!he'cu'
will he greater than that ever e%orIed py any
ton, Clinton as hi prophetic eye ST" 1he lo,
suits to New York OF tho marriage ol waters oi
the Hudson and the great lakes, conceived Duc Il
faint vision of the greatness which 1t mas puli'
up but Erie Canal is moagre III Its results WINCH
c6nrared with Che prosperity and grown 'he
Southern Pacific Road is sure to bring to Nc"
Orleans. On this side Of mountains that tray
erse the continent, it pIerces the most ler'lo rc
rion-an empire in extent and productiVehesS
lf. or and cold. well as all
tho varied products of the field and the lhrin. -
Crossing depression in the Rocky Mountains
and canning down to the shores OF the great oouti
Sea it becomes the highway for the commerce o
the Old World, and the wealth OF the new settie
mcnts of Western civilization that has lately be-
run to look out toward China and the Ind over
the Pacific Ocean. c>- ou,,
remain Indifferent to this enterprise when now
promises in less than ten years to change the al
rection of the world commerce. ana TO create IL
new seat of financial and commercial power vi
the banks of the Mississippi ,c..,.
The Pacific Railroad will give the United etatGf
the control of Northern Mexico without sh'sle
hostile demonstration, extending the frontiers o
the Republic, and enlarsins the territory "uoP'
ipr the peculiar institution OF the Soutn.
It will give the country an influence IN ASA
second to no other civilized nation, bringing I'll
representatives of ancient civilization ana mouer
nrnoress into closer contiguity, and binding thei
In the strongest bonds of friendship. And wliii
it thus becomes principal agency IN changi'
the relation of States, it builds up our section
the Union, and enriches and adds to thc Po"e
of our own city, that lies us IL were III 'nc ,oi
ooteway tbrongb which the wealth of the Worl
must pass.
II ;s oonceded the roao must be built Ou
road 10 Acknowledged to be the only one that ca
answer nil the demands of a highway DetWee
the two oceans. 1t is now relieved OF all cmpa'
rassments, and comes before the capitalists
l, tlo South as n business enterprise OF bette
r nromise than anv other conceived. Shall all
u, done to give it success by strangers! lave VIC
n helping hand
y The enterprise commends itself not only MS
% favorable Investment, but as great Souther
a. work, calculated to consolidate the entire oouti
to ern States and largely augment their power.
,e With jealous cooperation, in less than ten yeal
C, tho wav will be complete for the transit OF I'll
ye stoom train from the Atlantic to the Paciilc an
ID tbe MIGHTY tide of Eastern commerce aDout
I'd hn devcl0ped by treaties with China ana Japal
ss Iii s,rnnn over it across the continent enrichn
IN all the cities it passes 80,
n We trust that the next news rcceiVeu WIN. WIN '
re that Mr. Thompson has started Tor leAnS " W, @
Vs. troll the destiny of an enterprise Vi sui ~
;mnortanoe to the country. Ills name VIII DC
he the work tower of strength Ills OK
he will guide the enterprise secure from an uisl
ters. His energy will advance the Construct? m
&c If the road with extraordinary rapidity. lie
he in fact the man for the work and the time an
il we regard the post he is called to fill as Oh Oh
oh scarcely second in honor and usefulness 70 an an
I" other. public or private, which could be nam,
in the country. No doubt can eklsT 9a az "S'i II
co-oreration with him OF the capitalists Vi u u
* Sorfbwestern States Under his managemer
I'd ths work will be achieved.-N o. PiodyIne'
IL s,,, r,o,, CsrIroRSIA.--The name OF II
fo ,rtIs,,an onpointed to fill the vacancy caused
90 g. 18th of Senator Broderick is announced