The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-07

the confic, which with respect 10 the terminus
upon the MssssippA!ton being desired by the State OF
innus' ana sss9ui desiring the road to terminate al
1 The Cumberland road originated in March, 1906. ID
was based nton The two per cent reserved in the compact
bel ween Ohio and The general government. That was
10 be The fund out Of which be erected II
contemplated. when originally erected, extend only
The Ohio riyer; but when il reached the Ohio river
branch Of The legislature it carried that river.
Through the State OF Ohio. and 10 the point have men
toned in the State OF Illinois.
Sir. the benefits OF that road have been intellectually
great know il from personal experience. Why, Mr.
President, before that road was established, remember
that il took my family day to pass from Union
town 10 the tavern 10 Freeman. the summit Of Laurel
Hill, only distance Of seven miles. The distance from
Uniontown TO Cumberland by the road is sixty -four
miles, and that distance is usually passed in ten or
twelve hours. The whole western country has been
benefited by that road in all its pasbenefted ia the
emlgIat 10 the new States OF the 6Neshenefted
travelling to and fro between the States and the seat OF
government IN the East. 1t has almost created new
country, 80 far as respects intercourse between the
ern and western States. Il has diminished in its conse
channels OF commissioners, in Penney yania, the
road from Ptisbug Phadelpha and the roads around
the lakes, and through the States Of Ohio and New
York. But il is yet road OF incalcuabe benefit TO all
emigatinx in that direction 10 the West and to all who
are travelling between the two sections.
The extension of the road beyond Wheeling the orig
nal terminus intended for it, took place about the year
ls2o-abou the same time that Missouri admitted
into the Union !, was carried through the States have
mentioned. sf
win here pause say that when the road reached
Wheeling or in other words the State OF OhioW Wheeling
being separated from Ohio only BY the Ohio rverevey
obligation towards The State OF Ohio resulting from the
expenditure Of The per cent, fund. completely full
| filled We were not bound 10 expend another dollar
within the Stale Of Ohio. Bnl, then. the States beyond
Ohio-the States Of Indiana Illinois. and Mssoan-hav
lng the two per cent fund pledged their respective
atlcles Of compact, they had right to ask for the
,lnuaton OF the road through OHIO. then through In
DRAMA and afterwards through Illinois, in fuhlment OF
the stipulation BY the general government to expend the
per cent. to which have referred.
Now. sir, wish to call the attention OF the Senate to
the acts OF appropriation which have been made from
time TO time 10 extend this road The first will be found
in vel 4, page l2s 1t reads thus:
BE ii snactsd &c. That the of $3.50 OOo, Of money
ohersise app opriad be, and the hereby, ap
oprated for the of opening and making road
ron the Canton, the Stale OF Oh ghr
bank of the ONO opposite the OF Wheeling
he Muskipgum yer, gainesville, in said State winch
said OF &l5Oo0O shah be replaced ou of the und
sryed Tor laying oue and making oai. under the direction
OF Congress- by the several acts passed Tor the admission OF
the States OF Ono, Indiana. Illinois and Missouri into the
Union equal footing with the original States
i believe that the first act in which the per cent
reserved for Missouri by express stipulation pledged
to the reimbursement OF the general government for
making that oa and in tracing its passage through the
Senate, find that the motion made by Mr., Holmes,
OF Name To strike out the words Illinois and Missouri,
in the twelfth and thirteenth lines Of the first section,
the effect OF which would have been not to pledge The
per cent belonging Missouri and Illinois. and TO have
/ left it unpledged The retention of the words was
ienton Of the pledge for the reimbursement out of that
! fund On this motion of MIR Holmes the vote stood
IL for striking out, and 80 against ii and among the 33
who voted against il, who voted for making the pledge
their consent to the pledge OF The fund Of
per cet for rembursing the for the expend
ture do not mean to follow out all the various acts
/ of appropriation. You will find in others 10 which |
shall cali the attention of the SeEae the
of the right OF reimbursement In the volume, page
3jl ind the two following provisions in respect TO the
rold The first 10 tor It's continuation west of lanes
4 vile:
4 BE enacted &c. That the of 500 900, of any
MONEY otherwise appropriated, be, and the i,
by, appropriated for the purpose OF opening and
making tue Cumberland westwardly GAINESVILLE,
in she state Of OHIO which said sum OF si0OoOo shall be
replaced Of the fund for laying
roads. under the direction of Congress- by the several
passed for the admission of the States Of ohio Indiana,
Illinois, and Missouri the Union equal l5ot,ns
with the original States !"
The in relation 10 opening the road through
the State of Indiana; and will read the second section
! OF that act
nd be IL further enacted That the of $50 0oo
moneys Otherwise appropriated, be, and the Is
hereby appropriated for the purpose oropenng and making
which aid sum Of $50 900 shall be our Of the fund
,evsd laying and making ads, under the di
SION OF the States Of OHIO Indiana Illinois. ADD M.sour
the Union equal footing with the original States
Then again. in vol s. page II, is another act for the
continuation OF the Cumberland road in the States oil
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, follows;
"B, enacted &C.. Tina, the of s2oo. 900 be, and
4 he same IS hereby appropriated for the purpose OF
continuing the onmbeand road N the state o. Ohio
popatrd for continuing the Cumberland road in this State
Of India including materials Tor efecng dge
the Wabash river; and that the of 900 be- and
the same is henbj spprop1,aed Tor continuing the Cum.
paid of the fund reserved Tor laying and max ing
roads, direction of Congress- by the tevesl
passed the admission OF the States OF Ohio Indiana.
Illinois, and Missouri into the Union equal footing
with original State, Provided, That The expenditure
OF the appropriation herein nnd1 Tor the State OF Illinois
shall be limited 10 the graduation and brdang Of the road
therein shall be construed pledx Cong ress TO
future appropriations for the purpose Of macsdamzng the
same"
4 Now, Mr. President, the amount claimed by Missouri
is about $3.50 900, think Official document upon
files shows that $3.50 900. and something over had
suppose increased from thai time about $3.50 900
The bill proposes the immediate appropriation Of the
whole OF thai TO that State; and, besides this, the
prospective appropriation OF all sums hereafter 10 arse
wlnn the State OF Missouri from The two per cent fund
The appropriations to which have called the attention
OF the Senate, in Illinois. and to Vandaa-not max ing
Missouri cbargeable with anything outside OF Illinois
amount TO more than S230,00o. II Missouri is change
able Tor The whole construction OF the road from Cumber
land the point where IT Terminated, then the deficit
OF reimbursement four and halt millions. II she is
liable to her proportion of that four aud hall millions,
would be twenty times much as The iund asked
lof Bot admit that she - not liable Tor anything ex.
pended IN Ohoadnt that she Is not liable Tor anything
expended todi4na-wheu the road reaches Illinois, her
liability OF the expenditure upon the road be-
gns because, sir upon reach ing Illinois, that Stale bad
40 right 10 ask iusiuer expenditure al all ~ was only
on account OF that reserved und m Missouri that we
could be called upon 10 expend any money within the
hunts Of LIMOS Charge MssJur, Them with what has
been expended within The limits Of limos, and II woald
be the amount which 81. claims IN the
bill now under consideration by The Senate.