NP, SG 2/15/1862

From the State Gazette (Austin, Tex.)
 
February 15, 1862
  
   The completion of the Texas & New Orleans road would attach us to the Confederate States, and enable us to let the people there know all the time that Texas is a part of the country. As it is they hear from us so rarely and the news is so long going that they forget all about us between times. "How far is Houston beyond El Paso" enquired an innocent official in Richmond. "It depends on whether you go by San Francisco or New Orleans, you have a choice of routes," was the Texian's reply.

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