Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Union. The question OF gro WITH and IN.
/ crease betWe8n' sections has often been ca
issue OF war between them. The value OF
I political power has elven interest 70 lt,
and the sword has been the weapon to de-
termine It. In our Union the came ques.
tlOn has often been raised and nefcely
contested. They have beea tested BY leg
islative DEGREES, Il ls true, BIT the decis-
ions have been revived with as much Bit
terness OF feeling.
The same divisions WhIc are beRottsn
BY war are produeed BY legislative con-
tests for power, and need not say how
carefully they should be avoided In this
country BY wise government. ls there
no danger OF these consequences In this
very case, and would 1t not be worth the
whole cost OF the road to avoij them
Yes, better double the cost than the heart
burning which amuch further delay would
occasion. Says Gov. Brown in his speech
before the committee: 1--WE have seen that
4l,OCO,OOO acres Of public domain were
given to construct line Of railway on tue
the line on the fOFty-secOnd parallel Of
north latitude, 63OO0,0.0 acres Of land and
tO3, ,OVO,OOO in per cent. bonds; while TO the
line ON the thirty y-eecOnd parallel less than
le,VOO COO acres OF land Is granted and not q
dollar In bonds or mOney. To pursue the
contrast little further: Between the
tOrty-second aud iOTty-seventh line there
interVenes only four degrees OF latitude,
or less than 400 miles, while between the
iorty-second and the thirty-secOnd parallel
there is Q space Of ten degrees OF latitude,
or about 100 miles. Between the forty
second parallel and the Gulf OF Mexico,
touched BY some Of our best producing
states and at the doors OF the most import
ant ports OF New Orleans, Mobile, Calves.
ton, Savannah and Pensacola, there are
over twelve degrees OF LATITUDE, or more
than 300 miles. Consider for moment the
deprivation suffered BY this important
producing section OF ell facilities for
trans-Contlnental commerce. The Amer.
lean citizen who, pursuing either
pleasure or business, seeks the Pacific
coast BY railroad from New orleans must
travel 2, 100 miles, from Mobile $3.50 miles,
from Savannah $50 miles, from Charles.
ton $3.50 miles, from Washington $3.50,
from Norfolk $50 miles. II the proposed
line on the thlrty.seoOnd parallel were
now In operation the Paciac coast wU Id
be reached from New Orleans at a saving
Of 1855 miles OF travel as compared with
the present route; from Mobile at a saving
0t l,0lO miles, and from other cities OF the
south and Southeast with pr0porLl )nal
economy Of time, travel ard money! Can
II be supposed that these commercial ais.
ordinations against the South BY a com.
mon Government will be looked on wi b
much cOmplacency BY Its peopleS Ought
II TO be 80 vie wed? Can this GoveFnme Gt
AFFORD To SOW the seed Of such divisions In
the hearts Of its peOpleY But this is still
not the worst point OF view 0t the section.
al Question. There have sprGng up along
the liue OF the favored Pacific coast, and
butlt nm nnuFlv fhrnnUh Ia auanry hu
greut states Of KansaS, Nebraska, Colo.
rAdo, Nevada, aud the Territories Il Idaho
and wynming-lo become States bef re
! ng armed or soon 10 be armed, with
political power In the Government 10
lie used against the south and South.
west, perhaps on thi% very question
OF growth aud power, whilo the compile.
Il III OF the TeXts Pacific road directly at.
ter the war wOul have create a like Do.
lluirSl poHer u BIZ Lsei Tor her assistance.
Have not the South and Southwest the
right to week lacii ies for buildiag up a
c irresp0nding political power to All and
sympathize With thcmi The unfair delay
Oi such measures may postpone the
growth in political power Of ide South
aud SLuth'west, but il will increase the
term during which the seeds VI bitterness
and divisiOn will live and grow. Far BE- j:
ter abandon the FIRST policy than promote
the last. Give Us peace and lraternal
feeling, and we need not fear the growth
of any section OF this COnfederAcg, North,
south, Eatt or West. Give Us al leave
TO be prosperous and happy, and ne
VII be peevish Gr disCOnLented. Above
all, use not the power given Go the favored
section to dwarf or depress those who
have not been go Kind y used heretofore.
l. any thing desired better than the vres.
ent blur Has II not been pruned and
amend d TO safety the most captious Gilt.
i0S Would not any further change be apt
To make IL worse than better Itthls Je
so. give 1t TO US at once and as it 10.
With great respect, you're very truly,
II. N, T. HUNTER,