Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01

nus on the Mississippi river, or as TO
whether there snail be several term!ni
TO suit the various Interests. With this
exception, the entire South seems to be
solidly In favor Of the Texas Pacific en-
terpriso, and in opposition to the Hunt.
ington scheme, which is undoubtedly a
.cheme to enlarge and slrengthcn the
already powerful monopoly Of the
Union sud Central Pacific railways.
The Huntington crowd are rich and
powerful, aud though their prof CT il
very unpopular IN the South, 1t has, By
some means, found favor with one OF
our Congressman, the Hon. ii. d.
Money. lie stands, however, solitary
aud alone, and If We are not mistaken,
he will end It very difficult
TO Convince bis constituents that all the
balance Of the delegation from Missis-
.ippi Is wrong, aud that he Is right.
Huntington and the party Mr.. Money
Is serving, control all the net work OF
rail ways away north Of all Southern
interests, while the Texas and Pacific
Company propose to build q tranS-
continental line solely In Southern in
terests. No amount oil talk aud specious
pleading can ever convince the South
that Huntington will build a road
10 our interest, because tor him
to do that be would have to
compete with all his Northern lines,
and we know be is not noted for COM
peting with bis own interests! Hence
II 10 as plain as plain can be, that MI.
Money lie disappearing the people
who elected him.
Much has been said about the Texas
Pacific, and more that was not true
than what was true. This is, however,
By no means surprising when the I'M
portance Of this bill ia considerei, aud
the violent oppo,iuOn made by the
grand monopoly above alluded to, who
declare they will do the same thing
without subsidy or pay Of any kind,
yet are spending large sums TO def q
the so.called Tom Scott road.
They propose to do all this for noth-
ing! Ergo, why grant the t. x"s aud
Pacific bill? They do not oblrgaie
themselves to, build a Southern Pacific
rail way and guarantee that 1t shall be
built, nor to fix rates Of transportation
and freights, nor do they confess il is a
part and parcel of the old monopoly, the
Union and Central Pacific.
We may rely on It, that the bill q
the Texas and Pacific that cha b.
adopted, will be 20 framed when TIT
time arrives 10 place it before The PEG
pie, In too clear a light 10 be misuuder'
stood.
There are some C Complaints in regard
to Tex4. being pref indeed agsinst this
measure.
The Texas delegation is a unit for a
main trunk line from the Pacific TO the
Mississippi river, leaving the eastern
terminus where It shall tap that river
10 those on thi. side, through their
Representatives in Congress.
Il is q southern enterprise, and we
want a solid South for ii, as we'll as fol
other improvements We are justly en-
titled 10.
So far as the existence Of any Credit
Mobiliet" corrupt ring goes, in the
Texas ana Pacific Railway measure,
we deny the charge, aud are prepared
TO sustain the position by abundant
aud unqueslioned proof. Ia fact, WI
may say, that Col. Thomas a. Scott
has almost entirely left IN Southern
hands his Efforts to bring his magU!ti'
cent project for promoting a healthy
circulation in the new arteries Of the
South before the Congress OF the
United S'a'es. Iti4purely a Southern
scheme, aud In Southern handle. Hon,
john Z. Brown, the Wee. President Of
the road, is too wcll.kDown for any
one for a single moment to suspect
he is not friendly TO any and every
thing iavoring the South, and equally
opposed to any "put.up job" OF any
kind whatever.
The 32d parallel direct artery Of
trans.conlinental trade and travel from
the great waters Of the Mississippi.
river to ships channel in the Bay oil
San Diego, is being earnestly pressed
aud advocated by the leading states.
men. Of the united South. The meas
ure has been placed entirely In South
ern hands, and they are bound it shall
earn an enviable title as a great Ma
tional highway, built under Democrat