Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-05-17

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proposed a per eentum Of the public
lands, hypotbecation Of them, to raise
the means to 60 on with this great
work, and to 60 on with i, to its final
completion. (Applause.) Go ahead
with the work, (cheers) 60 ahead is the
word. (renewed cheers;) go ahead, and
turn all the force and power you can
command upon the object you have in
view. Whatever il is, be it peace or
be il war, be i, railroads or canals, 90
ahead--Progression--,hst is the great,
the distinguishing characteristic of the
American people. CONTINUED appIause)
The wonders which we see in the an.
cient world--such for example as the
Pyramids Of Egypt-struc,ures employ.
ing myriads upon myriads of men,
how did they arise1 At the command
of sovereicns, who a, once were poi,i.
cal and religious tyrants--who had do.
minion over purse--who commanded
a nation TO come forward to work
and for whatl--lhe wisdom Of the
world for three thousand years has not
been able 10 tell But what is the case
with usl VIVA, is the man-be he King
or be he President-be he high or low
be he rich or poor--be he eloquent
or speechlcss--where is the man can do
this in Amcrica1 (Cheers.) Where
10 the man in the whole of this repub.
lie can command iha, which the people
disapprove, (cheers)--that which does
no, commend itself to their sound prae.
tical common sense1 (Renswed ap.
plause.) Mathematician have
taken utility for their guide in every
object. and they come forward-no. at
the bidding Of priests. presidents and
kings-but from feeling which has its
origin in their own bosoms. a feeling
that tells them tina, wha, they are going
TO do is to benefi, themselves and their
Posterity, (applause] and now tell you
that this American Federal Government,
has nothing to do but to lay off the
lines Of that great road, and give the
people permission 10 work upon it, and
Immediately you will see i, lined with
laborers from the Missouri TO the Pa.
cifc the sound Of the implements of
improvement and industry will be heard
from one end to the other; and in pc.
Rod less ,han-compara,Nely speaking.
will take you to deliberate-this grea,
national unparalleled work in the his.
tory of the world will be completed,
and Americans will reap the glory lin,
mense npplause.] The Romans whom
we so much admire would no, 60 sneak.
ing round a mountain in making
road. They scorned TO 60 round q
mountain; "ovER it or THROUGH il" was
their motto; and we, in America, can
rival them. [Grea, spplause.) This
great road will be made; while the gov.
eminent are celebrating about it the
people themselves are now making it;
the people uiH make it; the hoofs of
horses, the tread of mems feet-ye, the
tread of children's feet, who shall con.
sli,ute the fathers and mothers of future
generations. building up and eonsolida.
ting this gres, republic-,he tread Of
chlldren's feet and the grinding Of
wagons will make this road. lap.
plause. Tens of thousands of people
will go on it this very year--making
the road as they 60. Ii WILL be made
and il is in that point Of view that il
bears upon all the projects Of making
roads in the Stale Of Missouri; for
while that great trunk will run like a
mighty river straight to lis terminus,
there will be branches TO the rigdl and
TO the left; and, when il reaches SAM
Louis there il will be IN connection
with the great modes of communica.
ton; and great. then, as may be The
advantages in the continuation Of roads
from ST. Louis, not merely East, bul
to every Poin, Of the compass, taking
for its circumference the lakes and The
borders Of the Atlantic to Mexico
the whole Of these will derive an i'm.
mense additional value from coming
into communication at The other end
Of the great trunk which will bring
Asia with all its riches into the United
States. (APplause.l Yes gentlemen;
that road WILL BE MADE; and while