New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-07
Undivided Attention to Politics De-
structiEe to a Country.
THE PRESS AND THE RESPONSES.
RAILROAD CONNECTION OF NEW Or
LEANS AND TEXAS.


ness and professional men in New Orleans
hailing from Texas, who are anxious to
promote the material interests of that
State and Of Louisiana by every legitimate
means, and who consider il of paramount
importance to complete at the earliest pos
sible time direct and unbroken railroad
communication between New Orleans and
Houston. With these objects and to secure
pleasant and frequent social intercourse an
organization has been formed, uncontrolled
by political considerations, called the
Texan Club" which was inaugurated
Saturday evening at the rooms OF the club
il Story Building, corner of Camp and
Common streets. eiag
+ The officers of the club are Judge A. G..
Cautley, President; Colonel ]. 7. Ward and
B. Hotchkiss, Vice-P Presidents; A. Z. Pier
pont, Treasurer; and D. E. Scruggs, Secre
taIy. 80 lit So 0- -i.l .
Colonel Frank a, Bartlett, that, GENTLE
man, Nho has a pleasant, and winning way
of securing its share Of New Orleans patron
age for the Galveston Ciuaidn, of which
he Is the New Orleans editor, appeared 10
be among the most earnest and energetic
in managing the details of the inaugura-
ton, and was especially considerate to the
members of the press present as invited
guests. AF- HF
Quite a number of New Orleans mer-
chants attended the Inauguration. Among
them Mr.. David Wallace Of the firm of Wal
lace & Brother; Mr.. Baldwin of the firm of
Slocumb Il Baldwin, L. H. Gardi-
ner and Mr.. Michel. Others were there
also as invited guests whose good fortune it
had never been to enjoy the generous hos
tality of Texans in Texas.
General Major, whose name is familiar
to many of our readers, as gallant com
nander of Texas cavalry during the late
war, was called on for speech. and
responded eloquently. He alluded to the
Importance OF the early completion of rail-
road connection with that State, and de-
clared that New Orleans can drain everv
section of Texas by means of direct rail-
road communication with Houston. He
said he had been 10 the North recently and
learned there the anxiety 20 secure the
trade of Texas by the construction of a
railroad between Kansas and that State,
which would create trans Mississippi route.
Northern capital, Northern ingenuity aud
Northern trickery he said, are at work to
get Texas trade. They realize more than
does New Orleans the importance of that
trade.
1t will be, he said, much to the credit of
New Orleans and Louisiana to build a
railroad to Texas. He called upon Lou
isiana men here to throw forward, without
delay, that great iron band which will
unite Texas and New Orleans.
General Major then introduced General
T,a 90 i.
General Wheeler said it gave him pleasure
tc see Texas gentlemen organizing in New
Orleans. When in Mex CO (fghiing then
for his country, he learned what it was to
belong to race that won the respect
of the world. To this race the men of
Texas, peopled to great extent by emf
grants from the Southern States. from Vir-
ginia down, belonged. The American
name everywhere commands respe t. He
proceeded to eulogize Texas regiments
under his command, and declared that no
true Texan soldier ever turned his back to
the enemy. Whenever, he said, meet a
man from Texas, feel that meet a man
of most undaunted chivalry. He felt that
the union of the two States by rail would
result, not only to the advantage of Texas,
but to the metropolis of the South, and
AISou us speedy COusuIl0dJi0n.
General Major then announced that he
would introduce Colonel Grow, of the
Federal army during the war. He re-
marked that he would not say yankee
army for that expression was played out.
Colonel John A. Grow said he felt happy
to meet SO many Texans. He certainly
would not hold himself second to Texans
in according to General Major the honors
he had so valorously won. The star of
Texas had ever drawn his attention. Now.
he was not far from Texas, the lone star
State, State of which The United States
may well be proud. New Orleans as city
is yet but in its infancy. She has but to
put forth her arms, and Texas will pour
her wealth and luxuries into the markets
of the Crescent City.
There is no reason that we should re-
main longer idle. We should avail our-
selves OF every measure TO connect with
Texas, a rich and fertile State, by means of
railroad whose bed has been long waiting
for the iron band. We are losing precious
moments. Iu these days OF fast horses and
fast men we must be up and dong. Shall
we fail TO afford all the aid we can to ac-
complish this great and important work?
With the completion of railroad connec.
tions with Texas the dull times will soon
vanish, real estate will be rising in value, nd
the man with comparative pittauce of
that property will wake up and find him
self millionaire. The warehouses of nro-
GERS and the stores of dry goods merchants
will then require enlargement, and we shall
all enjoy season of unexampled pros
perity.
The political bitterness that has grown
out OF the war is passing away and will
soon snbside. We must give less time to
politics and more to business, for an undi-
Vlded attention to politics is destructive to
any country. The destiny of Texas is fore
shadOwed The onward course of the
State, her agricultural wealth and mineral
resources are not even conceived of. She
will yet be the richest as well as the most
glorious State Of the South. and New Or
leans should adopt measures at once to Sc
cure her trade, ss,s-.I t-t ..s.|s
General Major next introduced Mr.. b. B.
SHINES. A voice--"Good We shall hear
old Simmes.''1 Mr.. Simmes-eNot so very
old, either, as my friend would see if he
was nearer to me.p He was proud 10 see
this assemblage of citizens of the growing
STATE OF Texas. He alluded to the hospitaIi-
ty be had received from the peopIe of
Texas in that State, and said that the I'M
portanee Of direct railroad communication
could not be oyerestimated. But we are
downtroddel-we are reduced from aflu-
euce to poverty. Oar houses are de-
stroyed, our planations are laying waste.
he alluded to the rsmarks OF Colonel
Grow and said be could not only xtend one
hand 70 him, hut both hands. He wished
that there were many more like him in
Louisiana. 20 e' ~ i