Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-23
Rail Roads in iowa,

representing us as opposed to the Dubuque ant
KeoSus. and the Davenror. and Council Bluff
Railroads. Oar friend did not read our article
| to which he refers, very carefully, or he would
have perceived that we expressly denied any hos
tiiity TO either of these reads. Weregarled then
| as wild aud visionary schemes, but we have al
WAYS sa:d-iet them be built it the projectors OF
| them are abeto build them. land we win wish them
| good speed in all their efforts. What we have OBJ
| lected to, and what we still protest against, is
that thase companies, which have been an organ
| izatioa only on paper, should Set themselves up
to monopoiae all the favors which il is supposed
| will be bestowed upon our State by the General
Government in the way of lands for the purpose
ofinterna! improvements that they should have
endeavored to forcstall public opinion in oar
State and in the Congress ct the United States as
to mode and manaer in which the grants of land
shall be made, and the objects to which they
shall be applied. II Congress shoalI be willing
10 grant TO the Safe OF Iowa the alternate Sec
tons in strip OF land five miles wide on each
side OF a Railroad running through the State from
the Mississippi to the Missouri, what right have
the friends Of the Davenport and Council Bluffs
Railroad 10 say that this land shall be given to
them and their Company. TO the exclusion of any
and all other Companies which may be organized
TO construct road from the Mississippi TO the
NJ ssonri: So in reference 10 the Dubuque and
hsokuk Road: II Congress should BE- willing TO
grant TO The State of Iowa million OF acres of
land for purposes of internal Improvement, what
right has the Dialogue and keokuk Railroad COM
pany to run away with the whole Of il?
The ground We take on this subject is the one
IN which we have no doubt large majority of
the State wiilurhold us that if any land Is grant
ed by Congress, il saoaia be appropriated in such
manner as the people of the whole State shall APP
prove. We have no idea that they will sanction
any scheme Of getting up q Railroad Company
with paper organization. merely 10 catch the
tavors Of the General Government, to forestall
public opinion and 10 extort from Congress IN
appropriation Of public lands BY wheediag i'm
po.tunits.
Bat our friend thinks thai our opposition TO
the Coaacsl Bluffs Road arises from the fact that
Burlington is no; gaade the terminus. We do no.
think lie can Justly charge Darlington with oppo-
sing measures of internal Improvement, because
they DO not specially benefit her. As 10 any
special opposition on our part. 10 the Dasenpor,
and Council Bluffs Railroad. we have never felt
il I'VE never regarded the project as any thing
m ore ;han paper altar, so; up Tor certain par-
pose. aud likely soon 10 i've out liz brief period
OF allotted existence. We could get M to-mcr-
TO" pcoiec. Tor the Burlington and Council
rsie III,
this place. aud call Oh the State legislature 10 me-
mocia!.ze onsrcss 70. grant Of lana 10 coasrrc.
it. |. saoaia hass cute much vitality and
real existence as the "Dayenpor, and Council
Bluffs Company;" and far greater claias 10 the
Favorable cons Iteration c. The publc: than many
of the wild and visionary railroad schemes of the
day. whose projectors are holding great conyen- !
tons ani trying to persuade the powers tina. be'
10 make taein ui4 II .cut gratis OF public lands
10 enable them 10 bu..d the irst mile of then /,
roads
But. says tie Wn:s;
ia any person name single project of In !
re.oVement favored By Burlington. unless it were !
a-s gaea Tor TIE SPECIAL benefit OF tia; place: We
kno" Q. none;
When we said last week, that this would be |
the reply to our remarks on the purposes and OBJ |
lects OF the tate Railroad Convention, we hardly
supposed our prediction would be 50 soon ver.-
fed. We are sorry that our friend thinks so !
poorly OF us and meanly of the generosity and |
magnan:mity Of Burlington. We night under !
take 10 institute comparison ca the IN form |
course of Burlington a.d heoauk respectively. |
upon all subjects Of internal improvement, CO in
terest 10 either bat refrain from motives of !
regard for The feelings Of cur friend. When he
is in contenp.atiye mood, he will find ample
food 10: mel .a:.on, in etlecsng upon the course
pursued by bis city, in connexjoa with the pro-
posed improvement Of toe rapids, by removing
the distractions from the channel When he
can fad time for the exercise. we doubt not i,
viii prove profitable to him, if for no other pur-
pose, to teach s.im what merit there is in exerci
s ne charity for those foib!es in Others 10 which
we are unfortunately most addicted ourselves.
Ca wad some power the giftic gle US,
10 see ourselves az lthcrs see u.s.