, 1840-03-07
THE JOUR NAL.
SATURDAY, IARcH ?, 1870.
DorSGs IN R.LLs-NArioyAL ROAD.

with tho request Of = numb,r Of the voters of Rails,
addressed the people Of tha, Comfy with the view of
giving an account of 'his stewardship" during the last
session Of the Legislature. He touched upon his course
in relation to the Branch Drank al Palmyra, dippe 4
little into general Politics, and dwelt at soms length.
upon the vote Of his colleague Mr.. Glascock, andthe
members from Mrrisn. on q resolution suhmittedby
himself, paying. Cansrcss to have tho route of the
National road surveyed from sp.ing6 I'D, Illinois to
Jefferson City. He announced himself as q candidate
for the Senate, unless ruled of the track. BY the people.
and at the same trms avowod his determination not to
vote for the currency bill in the shape in which it was
introduced. in the last session of the Legislature. His
allusion to the course Of his colleague. brought out that
Gentleman in explanation. and the reason assigned for
his not voting for tho resolutions alluded to were that
thoy were visionary and imprac,ica5le. AMI that ST.
Louis was entitled to the road, on account of its being
the great mart of the State. and that tn, State, should
aid In its advan cement ard prosperity
We allndo TO this suaject, for the purpose of calling
the attention Of this section Of the S. ite to the impor-
tincs Of this qi.sti,a TO Its interests. We bave for some
tins. regarded this n1;,er in 4 very different view from
that in which Mr.. Gllsc, ck and the late Dsleg ties from
Marion seemed to have taken it, and instead gifts being
inprscticlble and visionary, TO expect, that the National
Road will pass through this part Of the State, wo think
it altogether probable that, ii ever constructed, within
the limits of Illinois and Missouri. ii viii pass within
ten miles Of this place, and that it is at least worth an
effort to have it located on this side of the Missouri
River BY the compact between the General Govern.
ment and the states of OHIO, Indiana and Illinois, the
road is to be located, to their permanent seats OF Gov
Iernment-and Congress has SO far carried out the in.
ten,ion Of this agreement, as TO have surveyed and
perhaps establishes the roId 10 the seats of Govern
mcat of the two former states. The route has been
also surveyed 10 yandllia, which was but a temporary
location Of the Seat Of Government of Illinois, and
now that Springfield has b,cono the permanent and
fixed Capital of the State it Is reduced almost to a Ger.
tainty that our ~neignbors will net permit the road to be
located within their limits, uni less that is made a point
And il that be the case shall ;hc interest of the Ma
ton, and of this part IF the Stale, be overlooked and
neglected, merely for the purpose Of increasing the
growth of ST. Lalis aud advancing its interests! BY
an examination Of the Mip-it will bs seen that We
arc Oh 4 direct lins fro Springfield to jefferson, and
By comparison of the two proposed routes, it will be
found as stated by Senator Mcdaniel that ~. Louis, s
fifty miles ont ola direct line, and the country on the
south side Of tn ,Missour presenting barriers insur-
Inountable and difficulties inruinerahle, TO the construc-
ton Of tn, Road. In addition 10 this. the road would
pass, within ten miles of that stream perhaps through
the whole distance from =. Louis to Jefferson, and
would cost a million Of dollars IN ire, TO construct il on
the south side than following a directlne from Spring
6sld to Jefferson City. This line W. arc informed
crosses 4 mile or two above the mouth of Salt River;
but however this may be, we should no. cease our eE
forts 10 have 4 survey of the route through this part Of
the State. IF it is located within fifty miles of US, we
shall he benefited aai we agree with Senator McDan-
,el, that this subject should be pressed upon the siten-
ton OF the representatives and candidates from this
part Of the Stats' ,b.dhin Grl spe,i in his Efforts
on this question, AM W. cIll upon all plrtiesto unite
and aid him, in obtaining a mem ,riil from the next
legislature to Congress. for 4 survey of the most prac-
,catlc route, for The road from Springfield to Jefferson
CITY.
Cur obj. has no, been to report what WAS said at
Raj. b. Mai. Mcdaniel or Mr.. Glascock, We only
.lIuds 70 the fact that the subject of the National
R,,I is d.s Md Of SON. Importance to the citizens OF
IN, district north Of US for the purpose Of calling the
attention Of the people of this County to the subject
who from their location, are Intimately more interested
tb,n TINS. of Rails or MIrion; nor have we intended
to cspsure III. course Of the Senator from Rails, as We
have no doubt but that he was altogether sincere IN
the reasons given by him for the course he has pursued
on this question.
Thomas -. unnI-. (Whig) was elected
C,vor,or of V;rUipio m the Ilth inst, by