The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-09
RAILROAD TALK.
senator Zacl,asle ON the New Orleans ANA
Texas Pacific Railroad Bill.

Texas Pacid. Railroad Bill bping under discus
sign IN The SENATE M, Senator I,ehh,Is sain ;,t
1 napsry ,faM NJ " aarand y ny mind fprpsh
some p the T H. - rshSe9 ssp Way nf
tu the aid and assistance prevously rendered
To enterprises Of the deaefipton Of this whieh,
III them the bright hoses that were held out
fhe sanguine anticipation Of the benefits ~
bs derived. had fallen far sh n, Of fnl,I
a euaa1ipi Why these i4iualons Of antleI
patel prosperity should MT Pc =, IL
where were the great results which had been
depicted by TIE protectors Of that ,neasnrs
lib value, as was predicted and a number, OF
other questions which served 10 show bis utter
want q shtistaetion with The, results accom-
plished. eir ] Disagree entirely from the bon,
orable senatur IL. his valuation OF the result
ana benefits. and contend tina he could have
sn atsf fs re- gGst Sb ad as s sts fs
air the land Of the stue generally has not
been greatly benefited thereby u an enhance
81 The s'as State. and these among t6e
poorest but even they ar' havf a'n.phplea II
To uli doors has hot been all that was pred eted;
Il ID solely becau.e the superior enterprise Of
sosterine railroads., has tapped that line by
routes lending eastward. westward and north
wafd whereby the natural current OF trade 10
30 sir, thu Inadequate fnlhllment Of our hopes
tsfprise but to The fant Ihat u oth,r rsapees
Ureyements OF our sister state aud 70 my m,nu
furni hes ~ argnmen not aganst tosie;r,ng
progress In that direction. Yet, sir. in face
Ill ail this the New Orleans, end Jacks.on
hnilfoad o. 7 am, informed. brings to this
a{tr al per cant Df all thp Dton received at this
Il stsrf b,lt air X IL said that the ineofporatofs
bill The road now under discussion have said on
former oee9sion that they needed no did from
assistHnce from private subscriptions. know
not, sis whether that be true o. not; but ai m,
The gentleman from 81. Landry when he says thu!
Afalure Of III II p,ognns ticaiipn IN thai regard
should lead ia ts iishelIeye In those great bene-
ilts which they promise to the State IT, loW from
their road when eonpetal, Louisiana stands
tgAay aim virgin Aid for aneh en at
VIII TERRITORY g. iese % n.'a , ap p 1 pi n
mountains Of rock Or OF iron through which TO
quarry at great expense a. highway for IN, the
fhan thnse Of other states, TO greater ex-
tent FORM The subject, of Error, !, beTona
other State IN hat Ea1tEoa iEsTi h, T.
sMnp si q area. And why ls thisP There must
ba one OF two feasnna for IL, " perhaps both
nieht be given With equal truth Et tna, she
f si BY voting p,oper aid Of else what has
been done In TINT way has been irittered away
thrnush fraud and nalvetsa,,ion H. 81, an IN
To cfpate hard feelings but, Fir, truth reauires
chat lahould 5ay ha, iaiNfe ia attr,hMsae,in
shsspa 70 e9h tse ess f pow
the war how the funds have. been
diverted and n sanpied; and air; W ~ hn ,,
sold i'll little or hothing. The present appli
Ths Gentlemen MI Who are asking State aid To- day
are no Unles Ames. no Edwin Morgan and alien
ndypntufars Of that class who come here TO teach
and ~ poeehens g the money voed for be po
pose, leaving ~ der!aon Inscribed upon their
ineomplpte work, F,de Il a1ta re anctaa ~;
BUR beat and most substantial citizens, who
have given earnest Of their faith by their
Ulanea In the work over a hair million Of
dollars IT their own subscription. And what
III the work they propose to aeeomplishf To
bisect Che Safe from its furthest r!hwt 81
limit almost 10 ils extr me- southeastern bomn
dairy almost from Ass a-lOutre 70 Lake Cad
o BY grand trunk roaa TINT \, viii act as a. {.
R ns the Value d Of public and psaie lands in an
rato na Shhs a bsH1 to US
ifern Us forever. Never was there more . ans
& half its normal cast with 100 miles already com
pieted. and the remainder to be tlniehed al lees
than 10000 milem1ne- fourth Iulrn Of wh ith
every inducement aud advantage Of time
offered IL which 70, pay for the material.
the time has arrived for louaana TO decide
we will seize thu opportunity 70 rec yer our lost
advantages, which Providence has spread out be,
fore IA, or whether by our supineness we shall
& lei them pass beyond our grasp forever, Let VA
net deceive ourselves. Before our vison there
loom w two horrible phantoma -indietinot az
.-Ak Ia Yxrstt w s.fn lY a ~ pfn
day-the grim ppectrea Of repndiatlnn and de-
population, perhaps both The ate OF taxation
~ sesne h shs weaea
thelr strength taxed beyond endurance
their snhnstanee taxed h eSh s. Ic,,
posaess here aud removing 70 other more
sorunate States. or else-mark II, Senators. for
there is no escape from it-they. must cast the
burden from theit shoulders they must run
the sponge over the paet aud wipe out AL by
population. No, there is another-a third way
procuring aid from the State to develop our
resources by internal improvements; by loan
I ing the credit OF the State, fedeemable at long
intervals. 10 attract here cantal, trade and pop
ulation. To increase the values Of property; TO
add TO the taxable maaa of property, and there
by decrease the rae OF taxation, Through this
way liea the only hope OF escape and THE Dill,
like the, guide-vost points The direction. We
scrispturss s hidden A our talent in tho nap,
kin. while others more confident and
more enterprising have Invested and gathered
n teaF aed sd RTs Ths yin 's na
Sc compared with our own, chow the results Of
she true eearse and The great state Of New ao1 ,
of what should be the policy OF every we'll or
dered State, Sir, abe has invested over q hun,
dsa Sns and hr s W'r syss
and inaugurated by her greatest Governor
Dewitt Clinton, more than half century, ago
I she owes all az her ar 'atness, her population
and her wealth of to-day. Look at her great