Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-15

20. seems 10 zoe hHlltl an over iHc N'""' ,
as very happy circumstance in favor Of the
enterprise The great practical good sense
ofthe man. together with his tact and ener-
gys seem 10 be the qualities which induce the
public to hail his appointment as sure har-
binser Of success to the road. Nor does the
manner in which hc sets out on the business
of his work at al belle the good opinion en-
tertaiued Of him. Having already received
ample assistance from the state Of Texas, IN
which the Road begins he does not wait for
the money. thus guaranteed, to be expended
$50 that the worl, may stop at dead stand
-till. upon the exhaustion Of the means on
hand-but he looks 1T the continued vitality
OF the enterprise 10y drawing supplies to The
Comnapv's treasury from all the sources
which are available. lie depends, in great
measure. upon the good sense of the capital
lists in the eastern cities for the means which
are to build this road through Texas and eX-
tend it towards the Pacific. Several hrn-
dred thousand dollars have been subscribed
by the merchants and business mes of Phila-
delphia. Books will be opened also in New
York, Baltimore, Boston and all the other
principal cities Of the Northern seaboard.
Mr. Thompson has The sagacty to see that
Northern capitpasts must inevitably dicover
how greatly it is to their interest to extend
their channels of trade as well westward as
soulAward, and to lend their aid to any en-
terprise which shall give good promise of
such result. This Southern Pacific Railroad
gives exactly this promise, for it is not only
already commenced, with the means to go
ahead, but it is on route fully demonstrated
to be practicable, and route which will be
oren at all seasons Of the year. The pros
poets Of such a connection rs this with the
stream of commerce from China and Japan
the Fruitful Islands Of the Pacific, and all the
rich and bountiful Orient, is not one to be
lightly estimated 10y those great commercial
cities of the East
y co operation, at this time, too, with the
South, they cannot fail to see would tend
very considerably indeed to ailny that feel
ing Of hostility to the North which is so great,
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Since the John Brown foray and the Helper
excitement the southern st.tos Loro Win
drawn much of their former custom from the
Northern cities, while the political press and
nol;t;col leaders of tbo Sopth or, l.. adm,
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railway, and while we are holding on this
side Of the Union meetings and conventions
on the subject, asking both the General and
the state Government to act this Road will
be extending itself in the direction Of our
borders, to reach us in due time. And it is
not an impossible supposition that by the
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