, 1875-11-25
L Virtuous Homily en- Monopolie8
in General and Paoi6o Rail-
roads in Particular.
Duild the Texas Pacific and the Stability
Of the Unicn Is Assured.
a Sympathetic Letter from Tie
Pennsylvania 1sallroad
1ioIEtreil.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC,

ST. L0cfs, NOV. 1l.-1ue NMlI6ad C0pVc1tlon
met again at 10 o'clock this nlng. TAs
pan1as Of several dctcgates Who arrived last
night aud this moraing wcro presented an3 ell
rolled Is members.
Alter somo uulnpotan: bnsincJE, q icttc.
from Col. Thom1s a. S.oit. President of tile
Texat 4 pacitl, Ka,iroal l. waa rpcaIrsl and rea1
by President Matthews. It giyns Scotia yia"s
Of tho importance to tbs country a! iasso, anI !
especially To III. southern part Of it, of tie
etructiuu OF the Texas l. pa:idc Road. It dis
c,lshes * !enSth tia question Of dlnerence Of ,
soil climate and rcsouteus Of the Southern and |
Eosthorn tou!cp. mud tau chca7 transportation !
growing On: OF thtls competition the ad- !
vantage Of this road to tho southern Eys- /
TEN Of railways. the ra'ing ~ the Government !,
IN rapid aui cheap transportation and dlhtribu- /!
ton Of 1lilitary tupplics anti troops, tue tlnan-
cihl p'au spcn which 1t Is lroposed to conhtrnct
this road. and, in general, Govern all tbs ponsa
a,ll arguments touching tile building sud neces-
eity Of th'a road. wtrch h.yn been presented to
the people through tho rfc.B, af1cchcs III Con-
gri..s, aud elsewhere.
On motiop Of utr. Bowman Of Kentucky, tho
tllank" Of tho Conycn ion we're teadeToi TO Mr.
Scott for l.h ab1s comm1ncaflou hn1 it W1s
placed Ut tho records Of tho Convention.
TUE nrso;UItoRs
Tho Comuit!ca on Resolutions then mado .he
following report:
This C,nvent:on Of aclegat-s duly appointed from
tairy-ono Ss.tes Anl Teirort.. min: cst!ca. anl
boards Of Trsde. Msscaan'a' Exchanges md other
tonmerciIl bodta. constituting bniy OF t;a de!r-
people, oi thc Uned States. but Of tue activn produce
iu. tus,ne.e ea&tai Of lhe country, aTt' noH as-
uthrru linz Of ra,l,.d to tho l'actc d. restpsfuy
rerresent t. tue s,ate aud liouao Vt prr,sutasiyes
~ ihr iInc,l H.af1 il, Conrrcs, sxscnhItd that
sa.Gn 9 sa 9aiiss, o he %atess IF
Tho httatsipr ria ii Iu.o to the 1ac,c Oreatl,
tho rtn parallel u1 latitude. II inlc7astse'y
76~i6 6Fkta
bet.usc il l. only hy eonataut Intercourse bus:nett
H. Fs5ns Hio,s c. ,,c ncfnansntiy nuui IL. con
mon intese,t Mt w. Extern md Soatl,yfn cotn,nui-
~ ,ois ama In no. Sa.s s!a ~ betvseu ali IT,
tioaa OF our common country, = necessity already
recognized by hs e i. grant IF bonr d. ~,
Al !! sa % ule9 t s iii" . M r vi"
VIZ "a nIi wnd f,,rut.i ti,e n,dguI funds to com
nitte tcso highways but, owins to tho grcat eo,nnr
eli dsprcation .isy csnuot 30 butt by Individual
r.njtaf nmi liz rrn,s,nsiIJy viii rests trou tt Goy-
to ttcurr lie co,uIt,Iou Of ut least one addt
to,.al ,sapscontipe,l,.i inr,
the Guy.rn,nfnt 10 hnye ne to the Pacific, u,ot,.
s.ructcd n. ri tsason, Of tbs yeIr for lie prompt
sra.s w!!a INV + to!sS sonusrS. mi ths os.s and
countries o., tle race coast would he r1pt+e to in,
M fqoo or dl oTasq saen to en," to m y psotsc,oa
! saatnst tLo n1oyenentn Of ho.sf1e fo.cs
i. AZ local military ner.ss!ty, becauxe tbs expert.
cnce of ths nation on tho lsltrt Untuu and k4s,s.4
Tlcau kosds LA proven int tle rAi and tctexta3h
| facilities thereby pruriIotl furnish tho ouIy
sura i,rsns Of Intervening and nuutshinv tho hos.
tiIs Indiuns sna unm1s,.kabv tnirn;e tbs aloptton
Of The n,,ue ucto to treytut constant
| II, Wattrrn TeIa. New Nraico aud Arizona u,akS
e su rro,wrty secure aud establish thrtn The aaHe
isw and r,i lint pru,a!l ajupe tc rrpaen tnctlo pr
~ E r.c.surc Of nrartis9l ccouomy. becsuee ~
srnav shnwn iv t1e * tsrience Of tho rAclnc rvas
sao e3pensr Of ,aajn.nilg military eata hllsdcnt
~ TX rr.ts,,on ~ thc Sothcrn Territory nvn,nt
| ~. tdt NV Pann,.itnn. u,tii rs iart,.}x ~,
iueod nees!' Sy rl,alIlns .ho tloveranent 10
NJ H., ,,nt -o., IL, .n.H,nS i, ts ttu,s,ns,
sh wfus of The i,te,sut fprrr, shrouxh r. iII,,.s