National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-13
THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
A Peculiarly southern view of the situatit

A Peculiarly Southern View Of the Situation.
To the Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: With all Difference to wellmeant legisla-
ton, we question If the ablest Of our statesmen
have ever fully understood the public sentiment
Of the South in its genuine sense. Pride, the out
come of popular prejudice SO few have the moral
courage to withstand; pride Of birth, and pride the
fatal misnomer that has launched many proud
passionate Southern heart in the duelist's grave;
PRIDE born Of custom that socially out-tyrannizes
the most ruthless despotism, is the element
which pioneers Of progress have found, and shall
yet find. need to- combat, and as genius multiplies
always means for securing a desired end, the con-
viction is unpleasantly forced that there exists
paucity of we'll directed effort to secure co ope-
rative and fraternRl relation between the sections
1t is idle to think Of establishing with people
among whom selEBppreciattOn is so indoctrinate
any permanent communion Of political sentiment
without some concession, and an equally great
mistake to attempt to dispel irradicable preju-
dices by legislation, or successfully suppress
them by despotic rule. As soon expect the "Ethl-
opean TO change his skin or the leopard his spots
as for the great body Of the white race South to
accord the North aRy but malicious, despoilinR
purpose, If we except purblind sort Of faith In
the greed distinguished m0nopolies Of the none
tary and commercial world, VINO, pandering to
Southern prOclivities from motives Of selfinter-
est, utter with their lips what the cosmopolitan
relations Of their life, TO say nothing Of conyic-
tions refrain the heart from believing, their atti-
tude, meanwhile, any than that Of sOlicitude for
the South's progress, as opposition 70 her deVel-
AS we have SAID there Is need for concession
somewhere, and as there is not Jot or little Of
our cherished Republican theories to be con-
sistentIy conceded it is seIEeYident that conces-
sion must come from another quarter-necessarily,
then, the commercial, and to the effort of equilib
Grating the interest and advantages Of q Union
wherein nature has so lavtshingly bestowed her
impartial gifts, every conscientious, patriotic
Congressman will bring his energy and conyic-
lions. Truly here, in giving more, Northern
prosperity has not less. The issues that closed
Tor the South the gates Of progress, turning the
currents of prosperity in OF her directions,
dead. Yet where a combination Of most happy
circumstances serve to remind US Of our great and
united destiny, calling on US to sustain and foster
the sister interest, comes o carping monopoly Of
the financial interests Of the North seeking to
Illustrate the most Influential enterprise that
SuSibs Of the Texas PaSiac road an al fnTSiaaOis
auxiliary to the solution Of the political problems
Of the hour.
wholly effect, and while the ablest journals fthe
Pacific coast and the SOnth and Southwest per-
tinently urge thereto the 1napsWeraoie logic and
data Of facts, there is still higher argument In
its favor namely, to establish facilities whereby
the great modifying, realistic views OF life may
free government as yet inadequately perceived;
for It is not emancipation from authority that
eleyates, but the knowledge Of ddseiplining self
into submission that needs TO be dlfused among
this hot blooded, unthinking people. And now,
by Q contemplate jealousy. this constituency Of
the North would fling them back upon themselves
q disaffected population, condemned to idleness
and Impeachment In q region where nature
gives Of her choicests to crown legitimate and
faithful enterprise.
For Congress to neglect this most accommodate
ing petition Is to throw thousands OF welEmean-
ing but undiscplined lives back upon . morbid
dream Of rapacity and selEagrandizementto which
all lawful means are closed. The desire to rise-to
possess the same yesterday, to-day and for
ever in the human breast. Then, too, q sub strata
Of all society is the great mob element-Goyern-
ment's greatest care. 1t exists everywhere,
breathes in our most enlightened communities,
suppressed by the strong arm Of law and the In
hnltesimal humanitarian influences interchanging
thought induces.
The sanseulotte, the Goedou riots Of 17S0, the
WhitebOEism Of ireland, and, later, the Com
mune, and the Ku-Klux of our own country, Is
one and the same hydra headed demon to be
effectually exercised only in unfolding, continu-
Gus, remuneratYe occupation, and, to open the
stagnant currents thereof to lnbricate the wheels
Of her ponderous maehineries Of production and
bring the South her moiety Of advance ts the pur-
pose, laudable and just, OF the trans-cOntinental
machine to be established in the Texas Pacific
railroad. CALHOUN.