Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-19
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS WITH THE
PACIFIC.
The National T~ateiigeRcor, in an arti-

Gle unger inls uIe, SEN5
The people Of the northwestern states con-
I gratulate themselves upon the prospect that
/ The Northern racine railroad, as proposed IN
& the report ofthe late Gen. Isaac Stevens, viii
soon be provided Tor 10y congress, The acguisi-
+ ton OF russian America, ana lht increasing
/ probability mat il viii be followed, at no dis
taut day. by the annexation Of British Column
bla and Lower California. render The proposed
] railroad communication upon The Stevens
. r-ute not only eZpedie {. nut Indispensable
/ The RISING states on the Pacific can only be Per
maueutIy retained ln political connection with
Z IL o~e Of The Atlauy C. 8 RIDER by the lies OF Iuu-
tual interest. Railroads and telegraphs wul
7 render the two sections forever iussparable
II is not Improbable thar The prGiecU TO- the
. N-rrhern Pacific road WI he bI0ug & forwa q
az the next session OF congress accompanied BY
anather for the south Faclno railroad. The
] latter project was before congress prior 70 the
civil Wat, AMI was much favored by many
I members but the southern n mbers, gener-
I alIv. withheld from 30 their support. II was
I admitted that this route. which was chiefly
between the thirty-seconq and thiriy-f0lTta
PARALLELS, and which would cynnect the HiSsis-
I EIpui with the Pacific Al San Diego, through
Texas. Arizona, Ct e. was more feasible and less
costly, and would be more Immediately beue-
ncl8i % the commercial interest," OF the south
west than any other. The objections }hut
wei he'd against &c were that il tended 10 cor
soudatlsn OF tie government and would also
OF OF northern capital and labor. Ata ny rate.
IL failed.
When the Charleston Commercial
Convention was held, some thirteen
years ago we believed and said that the
4 Congress OF the United States would give
no aid to the building Of a railroad on
any Southern Route to the Pacific. To
prove to the people Of the North and
their Representatives and Senators, that
the Southern route was by far the short
est, over the best and most practicable
country, that the road over it would lead
more directly than any other to China
ana the Indies, and would cost much
less, besides being open all the year,
which one further North never could be.
was only to induce them to prevent its
being built. We wished the Southern
States themselves 10 engage in the work,
and il would have paid much better than
Secession. But the South did not appre-
ciate at that day the Importance OF gain
ing power in the Union by making itself
more independent Of the North, materi-
ally, and relied altogether on political
combinations and keeping up a great
noise in Congress, to secure TO 1t its rights
and political supremacy.
The true reason why Mr.. DOUGLAS
proposed the Kansas and Nebraska Bill
was to open that region to settlement.
and secur for Chicago the route to the
Pacific. He succeeded, and Southern
politicians, apparently incapable Of fore
seeing anything, helped him to annihi-
late all hope Of a Southern Pacific road.
and TO strengthen the North bv half a
dozen new States raising, at the same
time, the devil Of sectional dlscord. bv
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise.
Such a specimen OF Staiesmanship the
world never before saw. We are now
reaping the rich fruits Of it in the DEVILS
despotism that is crushing the soul out
OF the South and all courage and manli.
hess out OF its people.
During the most critical period Of the
Civil War, the Northern States did not
neglect 10 secure their commercial su-
premacy over the Southern and Middle
States, by projecting and authorizing the
great Central railroad, with branches,
between the waters OF the Mississippi
and the Pacific. These roads have been
perseveringly prosecuted, and with great
success, and viii certainly be completed.
The Government contributes literally in
lane and money TO these enterprises.
The New York &ockholdey, which
gives much Of its attention to this SUBJ
iect, remarks that
The United States government has rendered 1
a real service 10 giving liberal ard, OF money as 1
well - land, to construct the great railroad /
across she continent; ana also by stipularng 4
{, shall be IN AL respects, a " "a nrst-ciassB /
rsIroad: and that the materials used IA It's con- l
should be OF American mauuIaernre /
or Inc best quality. It's 70 be, As il Should De,
a model II excellence.
II is rstifyinK 10 oe lole, Is the senate was
lafeiy- by one who has given the subject his 1
careful attention, THAT no Improvement OF
aneiento modern times ever was prosecuted 1
with such untrtng energy q r~rsisiless force