Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-09

ocsSaIy old VI Hela WePe NouhIG lHNAJF+" u
the approaching election ssvo this sing lie impair
ant question, wo ask whether the rejecting elIi-
zens OF this gent young stare, with her resources
undeveloped and all her interests parazed by the
failure Of oil the Experiments" OF the pas, few
years, are ready thus to TIE THEIR HANDS, and
CLOSE THEIR MINDS against oil rehec ion, for 20
10 g period as the next Presidential term? We
ask again to impress the true difference between
General Harrison and Martin Van Buren, in rel,
ton o this vital proposition: Although neither
can make Bank, yet, if General Harrison is
elected, a majority Of the representatives OF tho
people may enact such an one as II be safe and
convenient, and such an one he will approve. Il
Martin Van Buren, is elected, ma iority OF Con.
gross are powcrless in reference TO the subject
the President holding and exercising power
equal to teco thirds.
III Shall Congress or the PREsrpExr giuo
Ian to The people? Shall Congress or the PIesi.
dent control and direct the MONEY POWER Of The
natioa for tie ner, fee ysars' These arc the
true jSsueS-aS plain and as simple as they are
delicate and momentous.
Afraid to meet the friends OF Harrison on the
real issues involved in the canvass for the Pres.
iency, they will doubtless follow the example
we witness around US here, in attempting to raise
false ones, and sustain them by the same reckless.
ness Of assertion which it has been our unpeas-
ant duty to relute and expose. Thus, the Wigs
are charged with being the authors Of a splendid
scheme Of Internal Improvement, which is 10
plunge the State into irrenedial emba rassment.
This, too, fellow citizens, will be done in the
teeth Of the fact that the President Of the Internal
Improvement Convention, which assembled in
st. Lou S in the summer Of 1896, was md is
leading and influential Democrat, and in the very
face of the official message Of Governor Boggs,
now before US, from which we copy the following
paragraphs IF they do not put to shame the pres.
eN croaking Of the party about banks and Inter.
nal Improvement, they will at least convince the
people how much reliance is to be placed in such
men.
From Cor. Boggs' Message, Nor %, 1888.
"Thc policy and utility of internal improvements
| by the States, remain no longer matter Of specu-
.ttion. The experiment has been tested, and tho
results have been tlitering beyond the most
guire hopes of its friends and advocates. So 70.
cent is TIE adoption Of this system, thar we all re-
collect when it subject of doubt, whether the
state governments possessed the ability Of prose-
cutting il successfully; yell in the space of few
years, we several OF them multiplying roads
tai canals without number; the unexamplsd
| impulse given to agriculture and commerce, and we
are lnad) 10 wonder how much has been pli5h.
| ed within SO short period. If we would apply the
| incentive 10 indlstry-if We would give life and
vgur 10 agriculture and commcrce-if we would
cheaper lrnSp0r.atun, facilitate intercourse, and
Place oar state upon the vantage ground now occu-
pied by some OF the other States, we must adopt
system OF Internal improvements. The adoption OF
every policy or system must have beginning, and
|. appears 10 Inc that ROL0 is q suitable time for
10 cUmmence; and the sooner we Begin the sooner
shall we be in the enjoyment OF the advantages re-
suting from them the sooner will De developed
those RESOURCES which nature has beautifully
lIyIsupu Oar state heinz bounded % n
side by the Mississippi, with the Missouri river
running through her centre and their various trib-
uarles penetrating every section, the construction
Of canals would add but little inle crest con.
venienGe whilst raIl'r pdS, which cost consideIa.
ny less, would not only shorten and cheaper trans
pOra,On, bat render it less hazardous. Should
yOa concur wt! me in the propriety of now adop-
ing Il pernuneHt system OF internal improvements,
ny the construction Of RAILROADS, il will be- for YOU
- select among tie various routes 10 contempIa-
tion or adopt any other which you may think would
cuntuce mare To ne general good
will present, for your consideration, such routes
tor the location OF railroads deemed Of great.
est public utility.
fISsT. rOut commencing at, or near, the west.
ern boundary line, on the south side Of the Missouri
river, passing through The intermediate counties 10
BjunvIl!e, and 10 the City OF Jefferson, thence
through the mineral region, to terminate at some
point On the MIasISnIppI river, below where that
stream Is Usually blocked with ice; and in the di.
reeton Of the most direct practicable rout to the
conienp dated abroad from Charleston South Caro-
lima, to Cincinnati, Ohio.
i SECONDLY. roule commencing at, or near our
western boundary, on the north side of the Mis-
-ouri river, passing through the several counties
bordering on or adjacent to The same, to Fayette,
from thtnce TO ST Charles, and the city of s., Louis
to Fotoai' intersecting the first mentioned route at
the latteS place.
IhEDLY rout from some prominent point in
he northern part Of Our State, passing through the
ri:h country Of Salt River, crossing the route which
runs parallel with the Missouri river, on the north
side, aud intersecting that the south, at the City
of Jefferson.
THese three principal routes interesting each
otker at various points, form complete G. hahn of
communication to almost every portion of the
>'aie and present great advantages to our citizens
by uhufding them access to the southern markets
at season Of the year when all our natural chan.
nels are locked up; connecting, at the same time,
the most distant portions Of cur State as well as
those still more contiguous with the city fist Louis
the great commercial emporium of our State, whose
rapid growth in improvements, population, wealth
aud commerce, bids lair, at no distant period not
only to outsirlp any Of the cities on our western
waters, but to rival !hyse Of our Atlantic borders"
"Whe'her system of internal improvements By
this State be adopted independent one. or in
conjunction with individual enterprise, still tbs
means Of construction not being in our possession,
we shd!l be constrained to resort to a loan; other
states Lave done 50, aud found it profitable invest.
menr, and there is no good reason why we may not
obtain in the same way the means necessary, and