Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-06-24

of'"'S ""o SoHPiCting di the Veins OF
communication from all the Atlantic cities
10 it, when we shall have direct liue ofrai-
roads, rivers and canals from each and all
OF the Atlantic cities from Maine to New
Orleans, to the Pacific ocean, which whole
distance can be traversed in eight days.
Look at our vast country, from Maine to
Oregon, distance gilmore than 5000 miles,
and from the whole coast of the Atlantic and
the Gulf of Mexico in the grea, Lakes, all
brought together as one family and at any
point in the short space offs days, or from the
grand center but four days to all the extreme
points o. the whole country, tho whole CONT
nent,-it must harmonize all together. All
the sectional jealouses, difference and in.
teress must slbside each state and section
nal affairs in lis own way, as was in
tended when our compact was formed. The
scale will be so grand and interests so d-
versifed, that no one shall predomna'c.-
The agricultural, the heart and life of all,
by lis extended influence, must harmonize
all all, while II can never require legislative
aid, or the subsection of any other Unrest TO
its own.
England could make her depot in Montreal
or some point i'll Upper Canada, use the
Lakes, then the Railroad to the Pacific, then
her own vessels again thus for small toll
they would enjoy the great advantages OF
the road.
The great saving Of time $50 all important
to the MerchanD of far greater consideration
than any reasonable cost of freight, would
force commerce through the channel.
This road would have an advantage over
all others in the cost of freight. having no
interest on cost of construction to provide
for. Merchandise may be transported upon
it, for less than a half cent per ton per mile,
costing from Oregon to Lake Michigan $I2
per ton weight, one ton weight being equal
TO 2 10 tons measurement of teas or
such like merchandise, il would cost less
than Sc for transportation Of one ton meas
urement of teas from the Pacific to the Lake
and would make saving of more than 6
months time on all tho business Of both
England and The United States with China.
for instance, vessel sails from the United
States or from England in from March to
May later will not do on account of the
mopsoons in the Chinese seasl arriving in
China from June to September, and must
there wait to November or December for
the tea crop return, arrive in England or
the United States in March to May, absent
10 TO IL months. The sales of American
and English manufactured goods take place
in China in September to January, their tea
crop coming into market from Nov. to Jan
uary, so that merchandize or other funds
may be sent by this road to meet the market
there, as also the tea crop for return, and
save full six months, often much more.
Again say look al the picture, and where
is the man whe can withhold his assent to
such work
Ibelieve that the granting the lands which
| ask for, and the commencing this work
will open such field for industry and
enterprise as the world has never known
the great benefits from which must extend
all over the country. Here is vast region
of country, wild, a waste, delightful
climate, suited TO the people ofthc north OF
Europe and of our own States much of il
beautiful country, lhe soil rich and ferlill
Open this road drought it, it unites the two
great Oceans of the world il becomes the
great thoroughfare of nations, subject to a
toll so small as to be almost free. 1t vii be
as new found world. The over population
of Europe must and will flock to it. Lei
us consider that our present population
is 20 millions, having doubled in the last
% - years, and that in % ID years moro
will be forty millions. and We shall see tha
this mighty work though mighty is small
compared with what is already DONE We
have now more than 5000 miles of railroad
in operation, built in the last fifteen years,
besides numerous canals, all built from
means raised from the people, whereas hi.
| requires no means from them, but will o
itself supply The means, drawn mostly from
Europe, would add TO, rather than take
from our own people or in other words
| that which is now worthless becomes the
most important part of the globe, yielding
not only the means, which creates and sus
tans its own Importance and value, bu
| spreads its influence and wealth over oul
whole country. We now have the powel
and means, (means which costs nothing, ane
will be exchanged for valuable consider
alton, an industrious productive population
of accomplishing a work greater than ha;
been done by men or nations, the result.
which must change the whole world. | cal
upon one and all, 10 examine the subject
Put before you a map OF the world, you vii
see our position is compared with the ole
world one side, that all is east of us, anc
is TO be approached only by long and DANCE
rous sea voyages, that our position has forcce
us 10 seek the commerce of the old eastern
nations, distance forbidding their coming
20 US. But build this road and we are il
the centre of all, and all must come to us
The magnitude of the work may fright er
some, aud prevent others from investigating
the subject but for a moment abandon al
fear and look calmly at it. We now have
The lands entirely under the control of Con
gress, and we all know that the opening o.
but an ordinary road through new country
causes immediate settlement, and it must be
evident 10 all that a raiIaoad which will atforC
a cheap and almost immediate transportation
of all produce TO the best markets of the
world, must and will force settlement
When this road is built up on the Pacific
and which Will not require many years &c