Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-21

The Mississippi would become the com.
mon centre of the intercourse between
The two oceans, and the extremes OF
both continents with all the great bene.
fits il would confer.
Thus far there can be no division Of
opinion; but il remains TO be deter
mined whether railroad is prac,icable;
at what point fit is, should il commences
on the Mississippi and terminate on the
Pacifcl and what intermediate track
should IL take between7 what will be ito
cost and what plan should be adopted
for its execution All these questions
should be deliberately and carefully
settled before the work is undertaken.
Nothing ought TO be hastily or precip.
itately done in a case of such magni-
tude. A careful reconnaissance and
an actual survey, where necessary,
ought 10 be made by able and faithful
engineers of all the routes. preparatory
to determining the question of practi-
cability; and if found to be SO, to de-
termine what would be the shortest tho
most easily constructed, the cheapest
and the most open and readily passed
over al all seasons, and what the actual
cost Of constructing each would be -
All this information would be necessary
to determine the point at which il should
commence on the Mississippi and ter.
inmate on the Pacific. But in deter.
mining on these points, other consider
atoms would have 10 be taken into the
estimate. In determining the former,
it will have to be considered, first; what
point on the river will best suit lis val,
ley, and in the next, what will best sui,
the rest Of the Union, oil things consid.
eredl The former would involve the
question. what point will, at all seasons
be most easily, cheaply and certainly
approached by its waters, including its
great trbutaries7 And the latter, the
question, what poin. would in like man.
ner be approached by railroad from
other portions of the Unionl These
are questions which will demand at the
proper time grave and careful examina.
ton. The selection should be made 10
reference TO the general good Of the
whole Union; and not in reference 10
any particular portion.
, The selection Of the point of terminus
on the Pacific will be less complicated.
,, The goodness of the port, its position in
reference to general trade ofthat ocean
and the facility of reaching i, by
railroad, should be considered in deter.
mining it.
; But candor compels me 10 state, there
still remains another and grsver qucs-
, ton for us of the South 10 determine,
/, before zoe finally decide what course we
J should take in reference TO this great
: project; and that is, what position are
we to occupy in reference TO our ter.
ritories on the Pacific acquired from
Mexico by the late treaty with her7-
f; Are we to be excluded from ,hem?--
Are we, after having spent so much
OF our blood aod treasure for their &C.
QUESTION, to be deprived, contrary 10
; the provisions Of tie Constitution, and
> in violation of every principle of equity
and justice of our equal riisAisin them'
Are they 10 be made the meals of our
humiliation and subsection TO the res,
ofthe Union. instead of our prosperity
! And ifso. shall we still 60 on, and spend
millions on millions, addition TO what
) we have already, in aggrandizing tho
rest of the Union at our own expense
8 and for our subsection? trust not. I
, trust we shall pause until it is ascer-
, tanned how we are TO stand, as to those
! territories and the rest the Union be-
fore we decide finally on our course in
reference to the subject of the meeting.
In the meantime, steps may be taken to
obtain information preparatory 10 a de-
cision, bu, let us reserue that until ye
can see ,DItat interest zoe are 10 have in
r the york.
, WIN great respect, am, &c.
JOHN c. CALHOUN.
Messrs Robertson, Topp, NJ. B. Win.
chester, John T. Trezevant, and others
r ofthe Committee of Correspondence.