The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1849-02-27

that CONNIE fce ever fOwcdf Without carry ing
weaIih aud aomMion with III Il. Look at is
ancient channels, and lie cities which il
raised into skiugdoms, and The populations
which upon IFS treasures became resplendeni
in science, learning, and tie arts. Tyre,
Sdon, Balbcc, Palmyra, Alexandra, among
lis ancient emporiums, attest The power oi
this commerce 10 enrich, 10 aggrsndizs, and
10 enIighten nations. Cons,ahtinople, in
the middle ages, and in the time Of the cru
sadcs, was the wonder Of Western Europe;
and all, becau,r she was then sthoreughfsre
commerce. Genoa and Venice,
mere cities, in later time, became the march
Of kingdoms, and ssIie envy OF kirgs, rom
the mere divided streams OF this trade ..
which they became the ihoroughfare. Lis
bon had her great day, and Portugal hci
pre.eminence during the little while that the
discovery of the Cape Of Good IIupe put
her in communication with the east. Ans
terdam, the city Of q little territory rescued
from tho sea, and the Seven United Proyin1
ces, not equal in extent 10 one Of our lesser
States, became great in arms, III letters, in
wealth, and in power and all upon the East
India trade. And London, what makes her
the commercial mistress of the world-wliat
makes an island no larger than one Of our
first class States--the 10 ress Of possess
ions in The four quarters Of lhe gl0bo--a
match for half of Europe land dominant il,
Asia2 What makes all this, or Contributes
most to make il, but this same Asialic trade ?
In no instance has II failed TO carr, the na-
lion, or the people which posscsscd it, IL
The highest pinnacle Of wealth and power,
and with !, the highest ailainments Of lei
tiers, arts, aud sciences. And so will il con-
iinue 10 be. An American road to India,
through the heart of our country, will revive
upon its line all the wonders of which VIC
have read-and eclipse them, The western
wilderness, from The Pacific TO the Missis-
sippi, will start into lie under It's touch. A
long line of cities will grow ur. Existing
cities will take new start. The stale of
The world calls for rev road 10 lndia, and
it is our destiny TO give title last and
greatest. LIE, ,us act up to the greatness OF
the occasion, and show ourselves worthy Of
tho extraordinary circumstances in which we
are placed, by securing while We can an
American road 10 India central and ma
lional-for ourselves and olir posieriy-|
now, and hereafter, for thousands Of years to
come. 6st
now ask leave 10 introduce the bill.
Leave having been granted, Mr.. B. intro
duced his bill, which was read twice. and re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
1t is as follows:
A BILL 10 provide for The location and con.
struction of central national road from
the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi river,
with branch Of said road TO the Colum-
bia river.
Be il enacted, &c, That seventy y-6vc Per
centum of the proceeds Of the public lands
in Oregon and California, and fifty per cen
tum Of the amount Of the ssles OF all other
pubic lands in the United States. shall be,
and the same hereby are. Sc, apart and
pledged TO defray the expenses OF locating
and constructing central national road iTam
the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi river,
with branch of said road TO the Columbia
river. t "
SIC. 2. And be IL .furt' CT enacted, Tha,
the said central national road shall COM
monce on the bay of San Francisco, at n
suitable point TO connect with the orean ma
v,gaiion Of the Pacific, and terminate at 81.
Louis, in the State OF Missouri. And the
said branch road shall commence on the tide
wafer region Of the Columbia river, to con-
meet with oce an navigation al that point, and
shall nlersect the central national road a,
some suitable point west Of the Rocky
Mountains.
SIC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the said central and branch roads shall be
iron railways. where practicable and advan-
iageous, and shall b. macadDm'z d. or 9th :.
wise constructed, where moi so practicable
and advantageous; and breadth of one
mile wide from The frontier Of the State Of
Missouri to the bay Of San Francisco, shall
be, and The same hereby ls, reserved and
appropriated forever for iha track Of said
central road, and for the tricks OF such
other roads (railroad) as may hereafter be
authorized by ACT of Congress; and breadth
of one thousand feet shall be-, and the same
hereby is, reserved for tho branch road TO
the tide wafer region of the Columbia.
SEQ. 4. And be IL further enacted. That
the President Of The United States be, and
he hereby is, authorized and requested 10
cause all the information in The pos 'ession
or power of the Government, necessary to
show the comparative advantages and
disadvantages Of different routes for said
central and branch routes, TO he laid before
Congress Cor lis decision, with typographical
and profile maps 10 illustrate the sane; and
10 cause further explorations 10 be made, if
necessary; and the sum Of thirty thousand
dollars out Of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same
hereby is, appropriated TO enable the Presi-