| From the Southern Banner (Athens,
Ga.) |
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| February 12, 1862 |
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| Special Message of President Davis -- The
Railroad Interest |
| We learn that President Davis
has sent into Congress a special message, recommending that the aid of
the government be extended to the objects of the resolutions adopted
by the Convention of railroad presidents and superintendents held in
this city last December. It is understood that the President takes the
ground that the capital necessary to construct the establishments
required for re-rolling rails and the manufacture of locomotives
cannot well be had unless the Confederate Government will make some
advance for the purpose. It is also suggested that the machinery
proper for rolling the rails might be connected with that which is
necessary for rolling plates for uses which are wanted in naval
service. |
| It is known that the whole
matter of aiding railroads is largely engaging the attention of
Congress; and there is some curiosity to discover to what extent the
wiseacres of the Provisional Congress propose to adopt the proposition
of the Convention referred to, that "the railroads are a part of
the military defences of the country." |
| Richmond Examiner |
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