Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

the compact The benefits of hs road he extent to which
reaches approaches the State Of Missouri are enjoyed
BY that State Bot sir, besides wi.hou, dpung about The
mere verbal criticism, there other his argument
One that has gone the Mississippi river because
the fund exhausted when il reached Vandalia There
longer any for prosecuting the road arising
from tho two per cent. fund.- beyond Vandalis The Gov
ernent only bound the whole of the two per cent
fund.- and said BEFORE il not bound begin the road
Missouri.
Under this compact road has been begun and carried into
the State Of Illinois, without any right the part Of the
state OF Illinois TO demand that it should be carried through
the state In consequence Of any compact with Missouri
Even before the road reaches Vandaa the two Der cent n5
received upon the sale of the public lands in Missouri Is
hausted and more than three aes exhausted Whst rebs
has she when the fund exhausted to demand that the d
| shall be continued beyond Vandaha
But there are other the arguments Of the Sena
tor from Missouri and of them s that the road cond
never have been carried to the line Of Missouri The Mis-
sisspPi river ntsrvenes that could only be carried to the
bank Of the Mississippi river within the State Of IIl;no;
IL can never be carried to the State, If that word o is 10
its literal signicaton and aesosdng 10 it, we were
bound to make road to the very line Of Missouri.
But there still other to the arguments of the
Senator from Missouri Another answer is that there i
road actually in existence from vandas to the bank Of the
MissssPp opposite to st. Louis and another from Vapdalia
to Alton opposite to Missouri She has the benefit of these
roads. Would you make another road Government was
not bound to make macadamized road any dirt road would
answer the compact
But another is that it has been only about ten or
twelve years since the appropriation ceased and ceased for
the reason, among others, that the fund exhausted
Government did advance upon the road from Cumberland to
Vandaa than four millions of dollars The reimburse
ments of all four States amounted to onsourh part
OF the expense the Government upon the road from Cum
berland to Vandalia.
Well sir, another the arguments given is that
Missouri, or the Senator from Missouri, will wait until
there s an accumulation from the sales Of the land in Missouri
to make another road they may have another road if hey in
s upon it, upon the top of the they have already Thew
ought to be willing to wait until the fund be accumulated
from the sales Of the public lands in Missouri The whole
amount which said to be in the Treasury due to Mis-
sour, is about two hundred and thirty thousand dolar il
the title Of the bill 10 correct in point fact 1t is s bill to
proceeds Of the sales Of the public lands heretofore withheld
from that Slate"
1t that the money is in the Treasury it assumes
that have withheld from Missouri that there
pledges, obligations appropriations, disburse-
mens Of money for the benefit of Missouri Every of
it, and than three times every Of it. has been dis
bused Let the fund accumulate let further sales take place.
let there be money in the public Treasury Of the United
States from the sales Of public lands n Missouri, and she
may call upon the Government Of the United States apply
it under the compact.
But again the most that Missouri has right to demand
is. even supPosing am wrong in all the vews have yet
presented that Government should make graded road from,
vandaa to ST. Louis. What would that cost suppose
the expense might be about $500 per me The distance
about hundred miles, The whole expense therefore
would be about $50 900. While the whole expense would
already accrued is sad and which assumed to be already
in the Treasury and then there demand the General
Government for all that may hereafter Sir, think
the fully in the possession Of the Senate and accord
ing to any reasoning which apply to the subject, it
to there just foundation whatever for the de-
mand the part Of Missouri and, entertaining that opin-
ion, thought my duty to make the exposition which
have and leave for the Senate take such action they
may deem proper.
Mr.. BENTON. The Senator from Kentucky (Mr CLAr)
has assumed that il is impossbiy that this road should
extend to reach the Missouri line; that it would have
stop at the Mississippi river ths sde and would be within
the limits Of the State of Illinois. This nice point and
fine distinction. 1t is worthy occupy the powers Of the
Senate admit the physical impossibiy The line Of the
State is in the middle of the Mississippi river confess to the
fact that il would be rather habodering the impossible
TO the road to the middle Of that The Sena-
tor has started real difficulty great point The Misss
spp is deep rivera rapid rivera broad rver-and the
Missouri line is in the middle Of it. Hard work make the
road that middle feel the force Of the Senator'S agu
ment am staggered by il, and think it fair for
compromise am friend to compromises, in proper cases,
and this is certainly for that amcabe process pro-
pose that in the spirit Of compromise and hope will be
met in the spirit id which is offered that the Senator shall
have the road made to the waters edgeto the place where
the ferry boat touches the eastern bank Of the Mississippi
pay Missouri per in lieu Of the road That
s what call fair proposition Of compromise and accepted,
thhk will sand and that without signing bond guard II.
The Senator says there two roads to Missouri. ap
prehend there are forty, leading from every point of the
pass Illinois has many convergng to the ferry opposite to
st. Louis apprehend you cannot point in any direction
without finding Of these roads, made by counties made
by the neghbors There are plenty Of such roads; and to
what desperation of argument must the Senator be reduced
to quote such roads in this debate fulfment Of the
compact with the State Of Missouri and discharge of the
obligations which that compact imposed.
Sir, must beg again that the Senator from Kentucky will
deem highly the intellect of the people of Missouri
The people Of the State Of Missouri will certainly weigh all
his arguments and will think themselves entitled to better
than these. Neghborhood roads, county roads, cart
roads, market roads, leading the ferry at st. Louis from
different points in Illinois, be plead in the American Senate
compliance with the obligation which has put magnf
road, with Roman bridges, Of near six millions
of dollars in Maryland Ohio Indiana, and part Of Illinois.
The gentleman has gone through catalogue Of deni
ais, and that the gentleman from Missouri has not de-
MED that this money has all been expendehss not de-
MED that at the time the for the continuation
of the Cumberland road the fund pedgedhas not denied
voted pledge He has exued these nom
denia and to draw great consequences from them
Now the Senator from Missouri did not deny these THINGS
and the reason why because he stated them all himself
when be made his speech the subject The Senator
from Missouri stated the whole history Of this pledge then,
and based his argument upon the identical facts which are
exungy proclaimed not to be denied More than that
gave table of all the payments and sent it to the Land
Committee which has been mislaid that it cannot be
found That them is the why did not deny because
told the Senate before the Senator from Kentucky dd
and did it because il necessary to do to lay founda
ton for my BILL
Sir have listened and endeavored to catch find some
thing in the arguments Of the Senator from Kentucky which
might for show either that Missouri large
y in debt the United States that she ought not to have
this money refunded her. Every other State has had