The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-11


amount may be sold in thirty years, here is another
nous amount OF taxation TO be lost
more compendious view Of this loss is this
The United States owned forty millions OF OF land
In Missouri. Each million was valued at million and
quarter OF dollars the value of the whole forty mil.
lions OF acres being hfty millions of dollars Now the
nuai taxation upon these fifty millions OF properly what
the State loses by her compact Surely the State ought
al least to receive what she earns on such hard terms
Twenty seven milious OF acres remain to be sold the
federal value is about hirtyhve millions OF dollars
Upon that sum Missouri continue to lose the taxes,
reduced in amount BY the annual sales until il all gone
It takes thirty years to sell all fifteen years may be
assumed as the period during which Missouri will still
annually lose the taxes on that amount of thirty i've
millions OF dollars She is to continue losing taxes, and
also losing the poor and miserable pance OF the two
per cenum which is accruing every year Her two per
cenum is to 90 into the federal treasury She is to
pay all and receive nothing
i hope the senator from Kentucky deems more highly
that she will be content with the prospect which he has
held out todayhat the road may YET be made in
future time. hope he deems more highly OF the intel
ect OF the State of Missouri than TO present hatpros-
pect there as reason for refusing the money now.
Governor King in another paragraph OF his message.
makes these recommendations:
II recommend that the legislature make formal ren-
to he general government OF the right OF the
State TO the fnment OF the compact respect the
cd Missouri and the State also declare il,
Willingness TO accept said ebquishment In full OF said
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construction Pacific railroad, and The Hanni.
thought just by the legislature"
That is the recommendation of the governor and with
these suggestions the bill corresponds They exact
accordance with each other, and with the original intent
OF constituting the fund. Ii to make continuous
roads 10 the State, and through it. In acts which have
been adopted to pay this two per cent fund to certain
Sates-Alabama, for one-there was clause which re-
quired the road in the State lead the frontier SO as
connect with roads coming to it, Oar bill corresponds
with this. de recommends two named roads within the
State both OF such importance that they may be deemed
national. Both have initial points on the Mississippi
river-leading and commanding points, and points which
communicate with other roads coming Illinois
They cross the State east aud wes-go through it-ac
corng to the original intent of the compacis and will be
beneficial to the United States, we'll The State of
Missouri. can say that these two roads which are
proposed TO be made, which the State is now exerng
herself TO make, will be links in the national roads
which traverse the continent. They will be links, and
most important ones in the great line of communication
across the continent There nationality the object
to which It is proposed 10 apply this two per cenlum
fund.
Now. Mr.. President, having shown that the senator
from kentucky was mistaken IN many points in relation
to this road--n relation to the time of its orgin-s
character-ts continuation beyond the Ohio rlver-hs
cutside and direction topards"-and in the great points
that Missouri had objected dssented TO the APP
plicatlon OF this fund 10 objects distant from her,
have now to show his equal mistake in reading from the
journals OF the Senate the of those senators who
voted Tor the passage OF thus two per centum. was
one OF those seaators and when offered this TO the
Senate some thirty days ago. stated that these pledges
constituted the reason why the representatives OF Mis-
soul. had not here.oiors applied 70 have the two per
dispute that the road given up by Congress,
never to 90 to Missouri.
But what more did say at the same time, and which
will nov stand Tor answer To all SAID by the senator
from kentuckys | said that gave these votes under
pledge that the road to 30 TO the State Every vote
was given under that pledge. Every one was given un
der that assumption. And II not until that assumption
ailed-it not until it fully and completely
that the road to be made to the State of
Mssoari-lhA we felt ourselves justified to come for
ward and demand the money. Sir, did we not vote un-
der these condiiionsl Was not every word that was
spoken upon the subject OF this road spoken under the
pledge that the road WAS 10 be carried to the State Of
Missouri, and as the general assembly says, through IT,
Yes, sir, every vote was given under that pledge.
And now TO ask us to stand 10 the pledge, when the
condition has ialed would be about equal TO asking
TO stand to the penalty OF bond after the condition
OF the bond was cut of and thrown away. What
would hs the done IN coui OF justice, If person sued
upon bond should show that there was condition to
IT, which condition would make II void! You'd not the
gay il you make that assertion good the bond will
be void! Would not everybody say so II in courts Of
justice even, IN risi prius even, IN any common law
the condiuon is preferred, will it not be here That
is the precise which Missouri stands To day She
waited 80 long for the fulhment OF the condition that
there could be dispute about and she has come for
ward like other States have DONE and asked have her
two centnm paid over TO her Now the senator from
Kentucky assumes that the State OF Missouri is great
debtor that she is largely in debt TO the United States
And what is the foundation of this supposed indebted
ness Ii is because the United States has made road
from the nayigable waters OF the Atlantic towards Mis-
souri, Upon the same principle apprehend she is also
largely in debt and, or the companies chartered
by the State OF Mary land for making two roads and
canal They made roads and canals totoards Missouri
They made the road 10 Cumberland, being half the dis.
ance to Ohio. And not only that but Missouri may be
brought largely debt to the State Of Pennsy
She has made roads and canals leading TO the OHIO
and tordrds Missour She may be brought in debt 10
Virginia Tor Virginia made road TO the OHIO river at
the mouth OF the Guyandote, pointing in direction
towards Missouri We may also be brought in debt to
Kentucky for she also has made roads pointing towards
Missouri The same OF all the States They have all
made such pointing roads Upon that principle Missouri
senator reads act appropratng $4,000 to making
road in the Territory OF Iowa TO the northern boundary
OF Missouri Why read that act Ia II part perform
ance Of the compact 10 that continuation OF the great
national road Surely the senator ought TO deem more
highly Of the intellect of the people OF Missouri than TO
quote that Iowa road upon them.
think the senator, upon his own showing, would
make Kentucky debtor to the federal government for
this national road He tells of the time when he was
mired for three days few miles where he now goes
smooth in lew hours. He should make Kentucky a
debtor BY his own showing All the West, and North
they will all be sued for the money Fortunately none
of them except Missouri has money the federal treas
ury, to be held without suit.
The senator from Kentucky gives special pleading
the point OF hme-that there time limited
within which the road TO get to Missouri That plea
United States. When there is time fixed, reasonable
time il always intended; and what reasonable time
was well understood when the compact was made, and
when the Missouri memorial OF 1899 was presented.
But il not the road given up' Ia not dead Will
Congress carry il inch furtber Certainly not
made Il 10 q twoedgcd Argument il admits the right
OF Missouri have The road and postpones IL TO eternity