Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-03-14
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ani oar assssiiiss will Hsi suf capital
i.is stsp fsruafd snd hack he Opslausas
Compsay Ia their uiss dsisTminatien 10
bald The road 10 iiausteh.
hsSsllsei that this rod uill secure us .
trade vhish gill h. euFs silhaui ihs posi-
biliiy u s0nPsiiiion, aud that vs Rssi the
road h0w 10 order 10 rent ouT stores aud
sell our accumulated siocks u goois, how
-iihoul saslow,Ts,'
The AbsIs somewhat remarkable and
very candid almission 10 made by the Pie.
ayuns ia very happy editorial, upon The
Nsu Orlrans and lloasIon Railroad, Moth
iRg afford ne mere pleasure than 10 see the
dear Old crssssH, City, around which slus
ter 30 many gsn'ls snd tender rseS Elections
Of LsltyOn bysOAs daysawsksning from her
Rip Van wiHklsism lolhe mighty urgency Of
.s'i'ily aud energy in this epoch Of Eras,
New Orleans with = natural situation uAs-
qualsi by any city upon The globe save
IoRsIaHliHoplsi the natural receptacle for
he produce Of thirty thousand miles Of
valleys unparalleled for fertility except by
those OF the Nilsi with an in.and nayiga,
lion quadruple that Of any metropolis
with = seaport which should be the entire,
pot for the West Indian. Mexican AnaSouIh
A...rf..n a iii a.. LaalHkfaaH nj
most splendid climate on thu Continent has
prrmiIIsi herself to be dispOilsL Of her
honor in the race for Commercial prOspsrl-
~ aud 10 assigned tho humbl, position Of
a feuTiL-rate American city, Memphis
formally tributary TO New Orleans, now
control. most, IL not all the business as
low down the river as vieksburg, and COM
psies successfully for large portion Of
that along the great Northern, and Mobile
and Ohio Roads. This TO some entent may
be accounted for by the impetus which the
war gave to Memphis trade, but more so
by the mistaken policy Of tho capitalists
OF New Orleans who previous to the war
instead Of promoting the permanent pros.
Psriiy Of the State and advancing the in.
disputable interest OF the city by encour-
ing and giving aid to the building Of rail
roads, preferred to loan their money to
planters to purchase negroes and lands. 1t
is very true they added 10 the wealth OF
the State by their production, yet during
all the years OF peace, it was Invariably
the complaint, "The rivers are low, crops
are not coming in" and consequently q
temporary stringency Of the money mar
ks,. The necessity for roads then were
equally as great as at pr sent For more
than two thirds Of the year all North-wes-
tern Louisiana and North Eastern Texas
are excluded from New Orleans, for want
Of navigation. Is it possible tho msr-
chants OF tho latter city cannot perceive it
is their interest to have the Vieksburg and
Texas road built ~ rapidly and extended
as far as possible2 If they do, why do they
not use the great and mighty influence of
their capital and intelligence to have that
road completed? 1t is questionable wheth-
err the ompletion of tho New Orleans and
Houston Road, beyond the increase Of trade
by the increase Of population
along its route, will add much to the BUSH
ness of either place for some time; already
tho communication between these points is
rapid, easy, short and safe. However, tho
Interior object, tho attracting and controll-
ing the Mexican and much Of the Cnlifor-
MIA trade, is q great consideration; though
the nearer seapor,s will naturally become
The recipients of large share.
The direction of that trade which is to
regain for New Orleans the splendid posi-
lion of the second commercial emporium
81 the continent has changed. No longer
are the trades of the Mississippi, Arkan-
,as, White and Yazoo rivers exclusively
her own; the cities along those rivers by
heir activity and energy have acquired for
proportion as 10 give them no
trivial importance, and to them New York
is the mother city. The trade which be-
ongs to New Orleans exclusively and no
rival can take it from her If she is but true
10 herself, is the Texas, Mexican West In
lian and South American. She is the mar
Ieilles Of America, and should by every
possible means and energy claim that to
which nature has given her so warranted
md incontestible title. II she does not,
her decay is inevitable, and at the dawn Of
mother century, it will DO said of her as
Of Ilium-fuit.
II is certainly more 10 the interest Of
New Orleans to rapidly extend q road to
North Central Texas, which would secure
III the trade along its route as far as Nacog-
loches and would com pete for oil the trade
If Northern Texas successfully or not, &C
,ordiag to the inducements she profersd.
But it is to be apprehended that she, like
Houston and other cities upon which ma
ure has lavished the advantages Of situa-
ion, will madly defy enterprise from the
.uinous decisions of false security, and ia
nj inertia Of vanity. 1t reminds one of
he Tartar Khan, who in the plenitude Of
gnorant vanity has daily proclaimed,
The other Kings of earth may eat, the
King Of Kings has dined."
Northern capital is seeking investment
,ere, it is restively anxious to develope
his country, and it is not improbable will
ontrol entirely the commerce of this Sec
ion. 1t is to be hoped those two cities,
Iouston and New Orleans, so blessed in
many respects will awake to their interests,
calize the importance of Immediately con-
,ecting this section with themselves by
abroad, and speedily accomplish the
reat and magnificent enterprise.
Listen, Heed.
"The times are momentous. Perils so
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