The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-19
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LetseT frpm tke Hen. yshn c. caIksnn. on sAS bsempAis Raslfna1 EtmteaGea. Genaiemsn--i Asse received tonr ihrifsssoa. in h<aatf ef fhe eSfireAs e MsmpAis ao es peeaena at asssHng of ritisens ffam sysry Pagf Of lie ceanty so be he'd shsEe. on she nA ef yusy nens, fsr the VarpOse ~ aiaae. ey sxprsspinr paksse opailoa. ne rstees ot constructing raitrSad ffoa the sefey f the Misslssfppi 10 tue Pacific ocean.
 ] wenA he happy s0 seespt ycar iavisztieu. and ss se present. ca ihe oSesstoa. but ssys1 to strse itsst sase Aa emEAge@ent wish whsch cannot daspeRse, Apd xairh wiH pot prkmT Ens.
 { The oeleet of Sour meesthg sexnr6 ns sery i1s- porssst Vf sH the fsrSsetsof the sge. esasi6sr Y e its one q the gFeasess AgnItsde Fiewea either ta sss esn1nsrrtal nr political aspect 1t m9yla ae mos than aay etheg ss facilitate inteEcoasse between the iwo great oeesas q the giobe-she Atlantic and the Pseikt-and thereby nniis, epfsmeteialy sbd Pehcsliy. the westera coast of fhis erntnent, and she eastern coast cf ths old. wth the eastern coast of ibis. and the western eeAss ef fhs osd, lar more ! intimately tfsan they have ever heretofore been. [ The vaiiey of fhe Mississippi would heenmr the common centre of the intrFcoarss between the fwo oeeana ana the extremes of bsh conffnenss uith alI fhe gse4i beae6,s fl would confer.
 Tkns far tserA kAA be no dirisIsa cf gpiaion, but 1 it reanins 10 be desermhed whethef raiiruad is practicable st what point il i should commence om ihe MlssisSippi and terminate on the Pacikes ed what Intermediate tract should # take betweens what viii be lis cost, aud what plan Hhosld be
 
 should be deliberately aud carefully svssird before { the work is pnaeTtaken. Nothing ought 10 he bastiy pFecip;tasFiy doae n case of suck asgni- taae- 4 rHrefat Ferognixaace sgA an ngtaai ssrvey i whers necessary. eligAt 10 be made by able and faithful engineers od sh Use ret~s. preparatory 10 arierminiag Gae question ed Frscueabssssfs asA II l foand to De e, ie essefmins what wsald h< i'.e shortest, the no&i easily constructed the gbenpes asd the mo<i open and readily paszrd oFer at ait seAso1s and what he actual eos q eonsrueing each snsA be. Al tsis iassE mxion would be necessary to deterEatne the point at which should eo1asneaee cs the Mississpp and terminate os fhe Paeife. Bat in determining oa these points, ethex considerations woaA have to he taken iato the estimate. Io deiernifag the former, H wlii have 10 be conssdered 6rs what poist the wli best suss its valley and ia the neKi. what wi best sat ihe rest of the Union. all things eoasaaeFedf Tbe former woald involve the qaestioa hat polat VII. al nH seasons be most easily. ebesply sad eert.sny approached hy is Eaters. including lis great r1bafATes. And the isfies, the questloR wbA, pOiIt would like manner be approached by railroad from other perons ea fbe tinsoos These are questions which wil demand. al inc proper iige, grave and eAfefm exaninxEson. The selection should be made Tn reference to the general gocd of the Ehote usioa sas sss IH refer eace to any particular portion
 The seiectios ef the point of termiaus en the Pacific wih be les complicated. The Eeaanem Of the port. ifs position n reference b the general trAce ef that sud ths f4ciity sf reach4sg 1t EAAFQ4ds e0oaa k< Go@&fGSte1 th 09&efA&DtnE
 Bat eanSef cempels saMts, there still Eesnains another asd grssef qaesioa fer of the Soash to determae, bcsors scx 6aaIis decids what eeaFss we should take in reference to this great Prsleet; and that is- what position occnpy is reference esFierrteries the Pacific acqufred freuA Mexics by the late treaty with her !; Are we 10 De excluded from taem Are we, after having spent 60 much ef blood and treasure for th<kr acquisition bs deprived eobtFzsy the provisions of inc CoRstitatien, aAd ia Ebeistiea Of every principle of equity aud justice, of eqasl right ia them Are they te be made uhe means of ear humiliation aud subsection to the rest of the Union instead of gar prosperity And, If shall are stiig 20 on. ana Epena miisoas sa ransoRs, in addition To whak have already, in sggrahairing F the rest of the GRseH Et eur own expsnss sae for eur sGAgecuen uast net 1 trust we shasi Daase until il is zsesrtsihod hSw are i0 stand. as to these territories and the o tue Uniez before we aScloe hBziy coarse ia refcFenee 10 the ssbgeet of the meeting. h the meantime. steps may be taken 10 obtain information preparatory to oecisies; but let Tes~Fps tAaf sMtd see scaGf interest ws are ts Aacs tA tse sosrk
 With great respect am. Re- kc-, J. C- CALHOUN. Me=xrs- RoBExrsox Tepr. M A. WIxcHESrKk
 JSo. r. I TRExxxAxT, and others ef the CSnmiltre
 of CorreSPondspee.