New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-20
Southern Pacific Railroad.
1000 SLAVES
WANTED BY HIRE OR BY PURCHASE.

We will purchase ohire for term Of five years. Five Hun
ared or Thousand Slave aboers, work the Southern
Pacific Railroad in TeHasmmtdiatey west of Shreveport
La region and protected from invasion moleea
the VIII oh shall exist between the
of this country The country through which tho road Is
entirely healthy and for the distance of 400 800 miles
of Shreveport peneates Of tho finest agricultural
countries on the continent of America.
This company has magnificent land grart from Texas
1920 for mile of road the company constructs for
the distance of 500 miles from Shreveport the EASTERN Ell
Psso the western boundary of Texas In like the
sent the company command cash pay for labor
a the rapid development of the company's
of years. by hire by the actual purchase this
pany will make the ibe arrangements
with slaveowners in Kentucky, Missouri Virginia. Mary land
North Carolina elsewhere for the hire purchase with
payments the undoubted securities, of 500 1000
Families will be taken, either by hire by purchase
The company is enabled propose liberal because OF the
land grants of Texas and its ability purchase the
iron and rolling stock for the entire road Texas with the
construction bonds of the company rates almost equal to cash.
All the rights of this company xd and vested by the laws
Of Texas This company has secured the sympathy and the
the 3d degree Of parallel Of latitude has the sanc
of several of the most powerful European Goverumen-
amongst them France SPAIN Portugal ginm and Switz
erlads we'll of large capitalists commercial and
tractors Of these countries Tho lle Congress Of the United
States passed bill at its last ession dunag to this company
through Arizona, New Mexico and California, l3,uGG
of land and loan of hirtysx millions of dollars 10 be
repaid postal aud other public services This bill passed the
House Representatives amended in the Senate and only
failed become law for the Of time and the startling
litica events familiar to the nation.
company in the world has larger basis for It's successful
prosecution company has attracted and secured to se
the appreciation Of many American States and European Gov
ennents-pouising much benefit its stockod and IL
the world such supcnduus results bringing inevitably with it
completion This continent the trade of China Japan
Australia and the whole Pacific ug the
derivabe from the trade travel of every city
from the Gdf of Mexico to the northern harhor AT
lantic coastgivng each its due natural shareG COM
MERGE which has failed to enrich every nation eari
that has controlled in the Past and il annually in
creasng will still enrich tnose who shall control it il
the Future.
We want the labor progress the work for most unquestion
able securities and FOR il the liberal arrangements will
made with Save.owners-gving them terms which must,
think, be sasactoy-wihout endangerng. by position
poynent Of contract the safety of the slaves them
selves admitting the slightest uncertainty of ultimate pay
| men
All applications will be made to Hon v K Stevenson Pres
den Nashville, Tenn Col Samuel Tate President Memphi
and Charleston Railroad Company, Memphis Col j. K. Nc
Daniel Lynchburg, Val or to myself, Memphis.
JEPTHA FOWLKES,
General and Financial Agent Of Southern Pacific Railroad
Company of Texas. my9 2pEf