Year: 1867

| When we consider the vast amount of country yet
to be settled in Texas the immense increase of Its
commercial productions the superiority of the river for
all heavy freight and reflect upon the fact, that this
river is the only natural outlet and how long it will
take to build roads to the Mississippi an intelligent
people, it would seem, should spare palms. at least
to preserve its na7gatioa to improve it. and to join
hands, without regard to State lines to accomplish it.
| The Pan Handle, north of Red river, comprising a
superficial area exceeding several of the States should
be disposed Of to the national government and the
proceeds of the sale applied by Congress the build
ing of the southwest branch across the Indian Terri
tory to point of intersection with the Memphis and
Ell Paso road Added to the present Indian
tions the whole would make State large either
Kansas Arkansas, and which ought to be admitted
into the Union, upon equality with the other States,
as soon the Indians will sectionse their territory
and make their titles allodial portion of this ter
ritory, for picturesque beauty heahulness and fer
tty is surpassed by the best table lands of Ken
tucky Or Tennessee.


SUMMARY STATEMENT.
The proposed present division of the territory into
States, and its final subdivision into three since
the transfer OF portion of a territory heretotOre)
would be equitable compliance with the spirit of the
act of annexation 1t would anticipate an inevitable
future necessity which will become more and more
urgent with the increase of population and produc-
ton.


The time is inviting in order to secure the Louisiana





meet in the three States at about the same time,
circumstance not likely to happen again in the his
tory of the government.


As the constitutions adopted by these conventions
are to be ratified by the people of each State and ap
proved by Congress, the concurrent action of the
States and the cesson by the State of the region
lying north Of Red river, would in all probability Sc
cure this approval


The division, proposed, is necessary in order to
the control of the proper railway connections, in
large and fertile region having homogeneous interests
and extending beyond its limits to St. Louis Cairo
Memphis, Vicksburg, Houston and New Orleans It
IS necessary tor the improvement Of Che navigation of
its natural outlet-the Red rivcr-now blocked up bv
distractions, which divided interest and divided
responsibility Can never remove.
1t is more practicable than it would be hereaf-
ter owing to the coincidence of the conventions
meeting all about the time and to the fact that
the subject now would be less embarrassed by the
consideration of sectional antagonsms and the corrupt
influences of political management


1t would enter the ssterhood of the Union without
prejudice from political causes, with territory almost
if not quite large the largest Staes-capablc of
sustaining immense population, from tie extent of
its territory, the variety and fertility Of its SOIL en-
bracing the rich alluvan of its streams the fertile
loan of the PRAIRIE and the kindly productions of its
high table and timber lands.


1t would enter the Union free from debt, with
public domain sufficient to build all its own railways
and all educational establishments necessary for the
education of its youth-with young, energetic and
thrifty populaon long deprived Of advantages which
these railroads would secure and which they are eager
to enjoy


Its population would increase with greater rapidity
than that of any Southern State


1t would enter the sisterhood of the Union not in
the feeble condition of territory, but with the full
proportions of State itself, having upwards of forty
organized countless with schools colleges aud church
es and, in fact with all the clements Of refined and
progressive civisaton.


In fne, it is practicable, because necessary, proper
and just, and can be effected by Of action.
Usmissng, then all impracticable objections founded
on State pride and the underlined belief of
possibility Of the revival of the old re-
public, looking simply to the moral obligation
of fulfilling treaty stipuations and to the develop
ment of the material interests of the States, why
should We not 60 to work to accomplish it? The
times proptous and invite action. The future
growth will necessitate it hereafter 1t would be wise
to anticipate that future before any waste of public
domain any accumulation of public debt will render
the construction Of railroads burthcn en- the enter
prise of the people.