New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-25
CONVENTION.
second Day of the Railroad Convention
NJ 81. Louis-The Resolutions.

at ~. LOuls-The Resolutions.
ST. Louis, November 24-In the railroad
convention to-day long letter WAS read
from Colonel Thomas A. Scott, setting forth
the advantage to the country at large and
to the government from the Texas Pacific
road. The committee on resolutions then
presented long series Of resolutions, W which
were read:
This convt D ton of delegates, duly appointed
from thrty.oue States and Territories MANY cities
and boards of trade and mel chants exchanges
and other commercial bodies constituting a body
of $50 delegates, representing not only large pro-
portion OF the people OF the United Mates out of
the active produc ng business capital of the
try. and now assembl bled TO take action upon the
construction of Southern line of railroad to the
Pacific, do respectfully represent to the Senate
and House of Representatives, of the United States
in congress assembled, that Southern trans
continental rail way, from the waters of the Mis-
sissipp via 81 Paso to the Pacific ocean, on or
near the thirty second parallel Of latitude is i'm
First-As measure OF sound stat tesmanship, be-
cause it is only by constant intercourse-business
sId socia-that the great States now growing
upon the Pacific slepe can be permanently bound
in a common interest with the Eastern and South
ern Statee, and it is therefore sound policy and
tuns between all sections of our com.
mon n9na county, necessity already recog
bonds and lands to the Union and Cent raj and Kan
Pacific railro ads, and of lahds to other trans
continen,a lines on the thirty,second, thirty fifth
and f,rty.seventh parallels under the belief that
private csptai would furnish the needful funds to
complete these highways but owing to the great
commercial depression they can not be buf by
individual capital, and the responsibility still rests
upon the government to secure the completion OF
at least one additional Trans contineL tai line.
Sec0nd-As a means of national defense, because
II is the duty OF the government to have a line to
the Pacific unobsructed at all seasons of the year
fol the prompt transportation OF troops aud sup
plies should ttonble arise with anv foreign couu
try, and the ports and countries Of the Pacific
coast be exposed to insult or attack such line TO
be sufficiently removed from our border to enable
it to be fully protected apalQt the of
hostile forces.
Third-As a local military necessity, because
the experience OF the NATION, of the Central,
Union and Kansas Pacific road. has proven tina
the rail and telegraph facilities thereby provide
Furnishing hostile Indians, and unmisuakably indi.
cate the necessity of the adoption Of some method
to prevent constant depredations in Western
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona; make life and
property secure, and establish the the same law
and order that prevail along the present Pacific
line
Fourth-As a measure of practical economy,
because as already shown by the experience Of
the Pacific road-the expense of maintaining
Southern territory against Indian depredations
will be largely reduced by enabling the gov
one nth Of the present % cost and and SV Spe eensS,ns
il to dispense with two.thirds Of the present
force through the facilities offered for the
portaton and movement of troops, and thereby
from So, 600 900 to $40 900 900 per annum and
at the same time provide more efficiently and
economically for the care and maintenance OF the
Indian tribes, also under charge OF the govern
meDt
Fifsh-As commercial necessity to 10 600 600 of
people inhabiting belt of country from 400 700
miles in width, and stretching along the entire
South Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico and old Mex.
70 S Of e
hts conferred by the present Pacific line.
sixth-As direct saving to the people of the
entire country, because it will give a competing
line between the two oceans, both for the large
local and through traffic of this country and for
the great through traffic with the Sandwich
AuafYa1iQ
ern South America, thereby confering subs tantisl
benefit upon the entire nation; because in this
whom they have loaned SIS 100000 Of
large grants Of LAID to build the h Present pseis a
line, and for whose benefit the government is now
paying yearly the sum Of S3, 900 600 additional
hshed arbitrary rates for transportation, and is
now seeking 10 perpetuate itself as close cor.
hereafter build in its own exclusive interest. sn
stead of making them an open highway such as
the people Of this country have right to demand.
tablished with the rich and States Of old
Mexico would secure the large and lucrative traffic
increase the revenues Of the government, while at
the same time the connection made with lines now
projected from the capital Of Mexico to its north
ern border. would stimulate and develope this
trade and enrich the citizens of our country BY
the exchange of our manufactured goods for the
products of her sol and mineA
Eighth-Because it is the duty Of the govern.
ment to protect the citizens whose gusrdianehip
1t assumes under treaty obligations in the acouisi
tion OF Mexican territory in which they were resi-.
dent and also all other citizens who have been in.
duced by grants made by the government TO AID
the building of railroads to settle In the territories
which those roads were intsnood to develop
Ninth-As prudential and proper act to en-.
courage the people Of the South Who may very
jest !. ~ AID I'd yith great force urge that while
pristed in the Northern States And Territoriea
since the Srgantx.tio Of the geveEnment. thero
hsSe b en- but SIC GO 900 expsodsd IN the South.
ern States and Territories, because not only viii