New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-08-20
1000 SLAVES
WANTED BY HIRE OR BY PURCHASE,

We will purchase hire, for ysa-s Five Hun,
dred Thousand Slave Laborers to work On the Southern
Pacific Railroad, in Texasmuedntely Of Shreveport
La in region and protected or moles-
on from the conflict exist between the two sections
OF this country The country through which the road passes
entirely healthy and for the distance 400 or 500 ea
west of Shreveport 1t penettaes finest agriculture
countries on the continent Of America
ms company has magnificent land grant from e.
Vso acres ior every mile of road the company constructs
the distance Of 800 mes from Shreveport on the EASTERN FL
HSo on TIE western boundary OF Texas. In like the
sent the company cash 10 uav for labor
h to the rapid development Of the copanys interests but
for term of years by hire by the purchae this com
pany will make the most be
win SATeo|ners in Kentucky Missouri Virginia. Maryland
North Carolina, elsewhere for the hire or purchase with
payments In the most nndoIbted securities 800 1900 slaves.
Families entire will be taken either by hire by purchase
The company enabled propose liberal ens because Of the
nhltceL ad grants OF Texas and It's ability pnrcase
iron and rolling entire road acrass Texs with th
bonds OF the company equal to cash
an me Tshis OF this company fixed and by
o Texas This company has secured the sympathy and the
route on tho sd degree Of parallel OF latitude the ssnct
Of several Of the most powerful European G3vernmeDtr
amongst them France Spain Portng Bslgn ad Rwitt
eriandas well as of large capitalists COMMERCIAL en and cen
tractors Of these countries The Cougress Of the United
States passed bill at s last session. donating his co1psrv
through Arizona New Mexico and California .37e IL G mn;
acres OF land and loan OF thiryx millions Of dollars to be
repaid in postal and other public I passed the
ouse OF representatives amended in the
failed 10 become law for the and Tia startling no
litlca events familiar to the nation.
No company In the world has larger basis Is sccessru
prosecution and company has secured 10 itse
the appreciation Of many American States and European Gov
enmentspronsng mnch benefit stockholders and 10
the world such stnpeudous resnihnging inevitably with s
completion across this continent 0! China sp8u
Australia and the whole Pacific Cotststrlhflng the treas
ures devaGe from the trade travel ETC. Of each % every c
from the dlf Of Mexico to the harbo. on our At
lantc coagving each Its due natural shgre-a Com
MERGE which has failed evcy nation on eg
that has ever controlled It in the Past annually in
cresstng 1t will still enrich shall control il in
the Future.
We want the labor to progress the for most uuoueop
ane securities and for H. the liberal arrangements will he
made WITH saveowHers-giyng them which must we
hink be sasnCtory-whout endsngerng By position en-
poyent or terms of contract the safety OF the Etayes th
Selves or admitting the slightest uncertainty Of ultimate nav
nent
All applications will be made v K Stevenson Pres
den Nashville, Tenn Col Samuel Tate President Menphis
ana Charleston Railroad Company, Memphis; Col J. R Me-.
Daniel Lynchburg VA or 10 myself, MeuphB
JEPTHA FOWLKES,
General and Financial Agent of Southern Pacific Railroad
company ., IeHas. my9 2ptt