Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-12-10

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hand, Sh, vM., vImpr'hvni The
end 10 l., obtained, and 'hc mnsl
s,lupi lnc mcans ncc,sSgry 10 attain
that end.
rhvrc Is un subject Ut 50 much
importance Ia her u, lhls,
What i necessary iJr her 10 10 :
To answer this undcrStRndingly, II
- ncceSsary to take II eumPrcben
'!vc Wow ol the subject \ rail
lml across the cuh,,nc"t cannot
nm - constructed hy individual
enterprise alone, The I'ui,cd States
hns nlly recognized tide, aud haa
r.S'.ic'l one gorGpauy with not "nly
u laHi grani "i twenty s'ciionS per
mile. but with muLcy'd -nh>ld!
ortsS,m'n, II In, sivvn To- an"ihcr
10 srr,iUES per mite, or over my
millions nj acres, estimated 10 be-
worth one hundred aud seventy
1--we millions al dollars, This las
all been done i"r two Nnr,hcrn
roals. II a Southern road IL eon
s,ructrd, within this generation, II
mus, receive government ald.
There is no probability that the
government OF the United States
can he induced Ia ai'l with money,
rat i, can Ia Induced 10 aid with
lauds, 80 tar Ss the road passes
,nroush the public lands ofthc gen
cral governments But for u dis
lance of 500 milcs>ihrungh Texas.
the lands are owntl BY Texas, and
not by the general government.
But to secure u grant of land
from tho United States, the route
must be- so selected rs 10 secur" the
entire Southern vote in Congress
This is not so easily done rs il
mi.,ht ut first appear. The route
that suits Virginia, North Carolina,
Kentucky and Arkansas, does not
suit Louis;ana, Mississippi, Alabama
Georgia aud South Carolina. And
with 4 division like this, govern,
ment cannot &c obtained. This diff.
Guilty has presented itself to all the
commercial conventions which have
considered the subject. 70 obvialc
this. il is suggested that two roads
be built to II common point--say
Dallas, upon the Trinity, in Texas
one from Memphis, via Li'!lc Rock
This quits the first named Stat s, as
we'll rs the Northwestern States,
whose support is also necessary
and the other line from Nicksburg,
via Shreveport, Ia Dallas. This wall
suit the Southern and Calf States,
and will secure their support. No
bill can pass Congress which docs
not a.ccun moda,cSls these Interests;
and no Southern road will be built
Beyond the Texas line without aid
ID sumu kind from government
But i. is not expected that Congrc s
will give very material aid to the
rnal in Texas it is expected that
Texas will do this.
Alter understanding this, it is moi
d.l,i,uit to understand what Texas
ought to do. She should fix IL point
1T Which these two lines Of road
should connect. She should require
Tho correction. She should Civ,
e6ch aid as would insure the speedy
construction Of The roads TO thif
point: and then give aid to II, com
mon trunk road to the swcstcrn
cvantics OF the State.
TEXAN.