, 1880-06-06

ments.' The poets arc especially direct.. =
"eevnte themselves to the lofticst hsoSsseo g
sublime tdeas and ennobling sentlments snd q
pregshons whereby tney may rghtfully and r.
and enrapture the soul'' No1hin@ eona3 n9 nesft,
Helpers sublime flights of imnginatinn no % NJ.
pea5ed IN washington since the Governnssppt. sp.
Ttmcs, in which Prof. Edward Fontnina uae
Louisiana, described tho inestiuable ha1,.aoot ot
which the application of his method Of drainenn
the s1garnps Of Lake Pontchartrain voniI ass! ana
upon the world at large. seu1e<
Mr: Helper sought for the future metrrmo,,.
of the American Continent as centre ohoas fse4s
which to manage bis great Three Americoaaos ioao
1ntcrcontinentnl Hallway" and at lrst had sas1 .s
Gus thoughts Of settling IN Mexico; but he sota,
years thAt city would be the greatest IN s3 ~
world. He believes that st. Louis viii resp4s 70
at least 500 ,oDooo from the railway " which 70
bis opinion, will be worth *3oO 100 to No,+sa =
AmericA, the same amount to South Amcr1csa
and 81 l.5O0, ,000,u00 to Mexico aud Central 1meriea
But the Pecnnlnry advantages are only snal
terprise; Every intellectual, moral, snctai-
civil, political, and Industrial interest OF ma
kind viii be ADVANCED; and rs an inevitable md
delightful result ot me aesthetic culture which
amenities. c1eyanccs, rct1nements, and nnrrI.a
of life will everywhere increase and abound."
There has been published in St. Louis q
and letters relating to the railway sent 10 lin
by several persons- Among them is l. Placide ai
Canongc, OF New Orleans, pronounced BY H.
Helper and one Prof james Wood DaEftsnn t.
be the most brilliant Franco American noss
and dramatist Of the present period: NJ n
Canonge says it IS By no means improbable that
the pivot Of tho world should change It's plsoasa
and that 1.-THE Americans should, in their turn,'
become the centre and standard OF all ciyilizsss
tion." He regards the railway as q vertebs1l
nation. What a superb spectacle that voun
be-" he adds. '.of the giant OF this civilization
proudly reclining his head on the westerly
in the Strait Of MagelIaa one more eaol nd md
f%a eg5 to,e. TO the Rsgetf5s E.
rubbish. of which the following Is specimen:
IS your proposition imparts standing md
schemes in which, so to speak, are concreted sd
crysrnllizcd the predestined aspirations and Iut.
tentiona1ities Of mankind, now agitatod aud a.
consciousness Of an unduiy lengthening pe1r
veal
The Rev. Dr. Bowman, Of Atlanta. Ga. senos
a letter in which description Of his reii8toQs
views and work is curiously mixed With hia
tiattcring opinions OF railway Of such unique
aad pree%nennt; grandeur ~ Gontsmp!aaoa
Matt Atkinson, OF Ashevllle, n. C.. to swell
with emotions of pride. ''1f I we're in Con-
gssss' said ID NJ adsd7 Atk1son .and you shooa
international project, should If assured Of res-
sona BILE cooperation on the part Of the Central
to vote you and yourcoworkers round million.
If SO large a sum should be found TO be neces-
sary to secure the. construction Of the road"
with the people money to native of Els Stats,
like some other Southern men who have oppor.
tunities which he has pot yet secured Lewis 4.
Undoubtedly IN n, auspicious period @foF .tnyi1in4
to your enterprise the attention of that larga
and Influential class OF American citizens who
selves the true principles Of business aud pa-
riottsn," but remarks that capitalists will want
to know how great dividends they will receive
This collection Of letters Is so unique that it II
difficult to resist the temptation to present more
extracts. Enrique Farmer. Of ST. Louis remarks
with a sort Of ecstattc pleasure" The feasIbllt
ty and grandeur Of It loom up before him :" dis
hnct and brilliant, with the charming graco OF =
new evaneeL" and the practicability ct tue nn-
dertakfpg cpnfrnnts him :" with the force Of
positive demonstration The last Of these cor
to be noticed here IS Thomas
Barnes. Of Ontario, Canada, who sees In the rail.
con1nonwealths Of the Iorrid zone from anarchy,
biNotry, ignorance, and poverty.
Mr. Barnes is more practical than come ct hh
companions. He suggests the location Of tha
road along the line Of the ono hundredth para.
lei of longitude, reckoning from Greenwich, and
urges the importance Of junction with the
Canada Pacific. From that junction he would
build two branches. one extending to the south
west corner Of Hudson Bay. and the otter n
the shore Of ice bound Alaekd.
Perhaps it is not strange that the Times cor
respondent arose from perusal OF this PAM
phlct with a feeling that he had been IN the com-
pany OF band Of luuatics. and yet Dir. Helper
probably respectable gentlemen and useful
members Of society. No one will assert TINT Dr.
Harris, President Allen, and Receiver Gseele!
a ~ high degree Of confidence" that the railway
from Alaska to Patagonia will be built bJ Oct.
II, 1882, and with 5000 in their bands they await
the presentation Of prose and poetical wrttng1
which are to thrill the haifbreeds Of the Aleu-
tian Islands and the nomads of Patagonia with
expectation Of the double track OF steel raik
which is to bring to them the blessings OF dv.
ilization which has produced the genius Of aA
Helper.