Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-03-29


Iest--lhc general good of all.
Your memofIols respectfully reore'
scnts further TO your honorable hyuV
that the roads from New York to lake
Michigan, distance of eight hundred
and forty miles, will no doubt be COMP"
tod by tic States lhrougH ".Jh tn,y
pass, or by private indlvldd1,s IdA.
from Lake Michigan ~ the mouth OF ne
Columbia river, on the Pacific, is ~.
thousand one hundred and sixty Mics,
making from New York 10 the Pde,.~
three thousand miles, and can be- PERFORM
ed in eight days, From Columbia river
to the Sandwich Islands is two thousand
one hundred miles; making from New
York to the Sandwich Islands FIVE thou
sand one hundred miles. From the Co.
umbla river to Japan, is five thousand
six hundred miles; making from New
York to Japan eight thousand six hundred
miles. From Columbia river to Annoy ia
China, (the port nearest the tea aud silk
provinces, J is SIX thousand two hundred
miles; making from New York to Annoy,
nine thousand two hundred miles. which,
with railroad TO the Pacific. and thence
to China by steamers, can be performed
IN thirty days, being now a salling dis
lance Of nearly seventeen thousand miles,
and requiring from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty days for its perform
ance. Then the drills and sheetngs OF
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massa-
chusetts, and othe; manufactures Of the
United States, may be transported tn
China in thirty days; and the teas and
rich silks OF China, in exchange, come
back to New Orleans, to Charleston, 10
Washington, 10 Baltimore, to PhIadel-
pha, New York, and 10 Boston, in thirty
days more.
Comment is unnecessary, Your hon
orabIe body will readily see the revolt.
ton TO be wrought by this, in the entire
commerce of the world; and that this
must inevitably be its greatest channel
when the rich freights from the waters
of the Mississippi and The Hudson will titt
TO overfiowing with the products Of all
the earth, the storehouses of New York
and New Orleans, the great marts divi-
ding the commerce of the world, while
each State and every town in our vast
IConfederacy would receive its just proper
ton Of influence and benefits, compared
with its vicinity TO, or facility to commu-
nicate with any of the rivers, canals, or
railroads crossed by this great road.
Your memorialst would respectfully
represent 10 your honorable body the p9-
ltical Importance Of the sabject-lhst, al.
tording communication from Washing
ton TO The Columbia River in less than
eight days, a naval depot, with compar-
atjvely small navy, would command the
Pacific, the South Atlantic and Indian
Oceans, and the Chinese seas.
Your memorialist begs respectfully;o
represent further to youc honorable body,
that he can see no ways or means Uy
which this great and important object can
be accomplshe for ages to come, except
by grant Of a sufficient quantity Of tie
public domain; and your memorialiSt be-
IIeves that from the proceeds Of such a
grant, he will be enabled TO complete said
road in reasonable time, and at the
sams time settle this vas; region of coun-
try, so far as the lands may be found suit
I'd to cultivation, with an industrious and
frugal people; thus, in q comparatively o..
short space Of time, accomplishing what
would otherwise require ages, and thus at
'nce giving US the power Of dictaton to
hose who will not long remain satisfied
without an attempt TO dictate to Us.
Our system of free Government works
70 well, dffusing 50 much intelligence,
Ispensng equal justice, and ensuring safe
y to all, and producing so much comfort
nd prosperity, that It's influence mus,
Ike mighty flood sweep away all other
ystems. But, let US not fatier ourselves
hat this overwhelming current is not to
leet resistance; for TO us directly will
esistance be applied and your memorial
st believes that we must ye: the des-
crate and final struggle which shall per-
etuate our system of religious and civil
berry.
Your honorable body are aware Of tho
verpopuIation of Europe and your men,
riais would respectfully represen. that,
Y the application of machinery and its
lbstltuon Tor manual labor, the latter
, longer receives its just or sufficient
ward; aud thousands, in the fear of
nrvatIon at home, are driven to our
ores, hoping, from our Widespread and
title soil, TO find rich reward for their
Oors. Many OF them ignorant, and all
experienced, having been herded to-.
Their IN large numbers at home, dread
paratIon' even from misery--iear the
Iderness or the prairie, and refuse to
I'VE the city. Tner small means soon
hausted, they see abundance around