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

be lnsled with IL No private authority III
edoal 10 The question: resulting ffom the OBJ
lieaiisn az procuring he lille from the Indi-
sss. and of protecting the road after i was
made.
look upon Il, Mr. PrcsidofA, that al: pro-
posilions 10 have this road made as pri-
valo road By individuals or companies are
utterly condemned BY the magnitude ofthe
undertaking. BY the quostionsof Indian title
and possession, and by the impo|icy and II.
legality Of seDdine individuals 70 treat with
Indians All these things require national
means, national authority, and poindividuals
could be competent 10 undertake il, even if
there was proprieIy in putting such road
into The hands Of indisiduals, to become
their private property. l entirely, sir, as
from The beginning, repudiate all schemes
Of private projectors with respect TO this
road. Nor have seen any scheme prosen-.
led which did not bear upon its face the evil
dsnce Of total incompetence on the part Of
the applicants 10 carry out the enterprise,
and design to make il great s!ockjobb-
ing business, to he sold IN the markets Of
Europe and America.
Mr.. President, ! 60 for a. national high
way from the Mississippi TO the Pacific, and
20 against all schemes Of individuals or Of
companies, and especially those who come
here and ask Of the Congress oftle United
States to give themselves, and their assigns,
the means Of making road and taxing the
people for the use Of il. Make great ma
tional work Of this kind matter of stock
jobbipg, matter ofsale upon the exchanges
Of Europe and America, in shares, the issu-
ing in fact ofa circulating medium in the
shape Of shares! Sir, 90 against Il in toto.
/ have done il from the beginning, and shall
ever do II. Not only are individuals utterly
unable 10 undertake any work ol this kind,
unable to carry II on, unable TO protect il
when il is done, but, sir, ! have no idea oi
letting any individual levy tax upon the
American people 10 an amount which they
beg from US for the building of the road. ]
look upon all such applicants as jobbers,
and repudiate them. We are ourselves TO
furnish the investment-the American peo-
pie are themselves TO furnish the invest
mcni, and then these individuals are TO levy
toll equal 10 the amount invested by The
American people who are to furnish the ca
pital. Irepudiate the whole idea. sir. go
for national highway, no stockjobbing.
am, Mr.. President, for central highway
central, because it is the one that is most
national, and accommodates the greatest
number of persons-oentrai, because the
Yoad admits of branches 10 the right and
lefi, and the bill which Propose to bring in
provides for one Of these branches to Orv-
gon, and another may be added for New
Mexico.
/ 90. then, for central national road
from the Pacific Ocean TO the Mississippi
liver; and, fortunately, we find all the To-
calities Of the country precisely such as
national central road would require.
The bay of San Francisco, the finest in
the world, is in the center OF the western
coast Of North America. It's central, and
without rival. II will accommodate the
commerce Of that coast, both north and
south, I'D 10 the frozen regions and down TO
the tortid zone. II is central in that res
pect. The commerce Of the broad Pacific
Ocean will center there. The commerce
OF Asia will center there. Follow the same
latitude across the country, ard it strikes
the center Of the valley Of the Mississippi,
Il strikes the Mississippi near the confluence
Of all the great waters which concentrate
in the valley Of The Mississippi. II comes
10 the cenier ofthe valley. Follow the
prolonga.ion Of that central line and you
fnd ii cutting the heart Of the great States
between the Mississippi river and the Allan
tic Ocean. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, part OF
Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania
they are all traversed or touched ty that
croat central line. have, therefore, CEN
trail road, as well as national road. Aeon
trail road is the most national in its charac-
Ter. because il accommodates the greatest
number, and because il admits Of branches
10 the right and left with the greatest ease
and convenience.
The bill! which ask leave TO bring in,
Mr.. President, fixes the termini Of this road
the beginning and the ending. After
what have said, il is hardly necessary for
me to add that the starting point is the bay
Of San Francisco, and the ending point is
the city Of ST. Louis. The road is TO con-
meet the ocean navigation at the bay of
San francisco with the Mississippi, near the
confluence Of .he Missouri. From st. Louis
il is in communication with all the States
and cities Of this Union. It there goes
into communication with all the transport
iaiion Of the great valley Of the West, in
cars or steamboats,, all Of which finds its
great center in ST. Louis. When the road
has arrived there, it is in communication
with every great point in the great West,
and in communication with every great
point upon the Atlantic. Its finished when
Il is there; for private enterprise is doing, OF
-:y A. sLo x.n,;o1or When Tho nrapt