American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

Ill tue 1IOuSo VI Ascl'iS'S"' az o''
on the subject of the Snuthefn Pa
ci6c Railroad, are both spoken O..
on all sides, in terms Of highest
praise. We have received a copy
of Mr.. Singleton's speech. and,
after careful perusal, can add our
testimony to the effect that it is
IN ,st exhaustive argument, and
shows how well our faithful repre-
sentative is up to his duties in the
matter of diligently and thoroughly
studying out and vigorously doing
all he can to promote the welfare
and prosperity of the section he
represents. The rebuke he admin
istered i'm the first part OF his able
speech to that class of politicians
who make use of the cry of "reform
and "retrenchment" for the selfish
purpose of continuing themselves
in place, is most well timed. They
carry their zeal so far and push
their notions of reform to such
extent" says Mr.. Singleton, "as to
oppose measures for the real and
benefit of the country.
In such times, any great measure
Ike the one / am now advocating
becomes a target for the arrows OF
all such extremists. No matter
how important it may be to the
country at large; no matter how
valuable in developing our indus
trial interests, or iu populating cur
unb, oxen wilds; no matter how
much it may increase our national
prosperity in the future, all these
must give way to the
of demagogues VINO seize
upon the public prcjutices as pow>
rrful and effective weapons to de-
feat measures of the highest public
interest that they may retain power
and place."
Mr.. Singleton proceeds to show
the absur,litry Of considering the
Union Pacific q central road across
the continent. He shows that the
area of country east of the Missis
sippi north of this line is but about
wo hundred and eighty seven
thousand square miles while that
south of it Is fully five hundred and
Eighty seven thousand square miles,
ir little more than double the for.
mer. Upon this fact, in view of the
great object of peopling this vast
section, SO valuable to the United
States, of developing and civilizing
hat almost boundless region, of re-
fertile valleys and auri
ferous mountains, which arc now
Dut the baunis of the grizzly bear
md the wild deer, Mr.. Singleton
,retlicates his able argument for
he building of the Southern Pacific
Dad as the most ready and availa-
Die medium for speedily effecting
70 grand and desirable an object
de argues the national Importance
# this great highway, not only
of the vast regions OF
country, now wild, which
would soon be reclaimed and peo
lied, not only because of the i'm
nense agricultural and mineral
interests to be developed, but as
he true cure of the labor famine
md the cOmmunistic troubles of the
country, showing how the vigorous
of the work would
give employment to the vast mul
itude of unemployed persons, who
ire now idlers and tramps, and
pleasant homes to thousands OF
antilles from the older and thickly
populated States of the North and
f1st.
ale pointed to the long bounda-
y line between this country and
Mexico, whose protection cost the
several millions every
year. The Texas Pacific would not
'n'y save most of this expense, but
stimulate friendly trade ana inter.
course with the neighboring Repnb-
ic, 40 that the saving in border
protection, in transportation of
nails, troops and stores, and the
evenue from extended trade would
'ay the cost of building the whole
Dad FROM Fort Worth to San Diego
n a very few years. He referred to
he immense trade from Asia, Aus
ralia aud the islands of the Pacific,
which would be atttacted to our
yestcrn coast, and thence across
he continent.
He showed that such line is not
'niy demanded by the pressing
leeds of more than 100000 OF
,eOple in the South and South west,
,ut that it would transform wild,
avage waste into the abodes of civ
lied communities, and at the same
ime its competitive influence would
ave the people of the country many
Millions now levied upon them ~