The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-15
Pacific RaiIrsad-HIr. BentOn's
Speech.

proposes q railroad and comm IN road 10 be
commenced Immediately, end the latter to be
| finished next summer. Oiher roads may be
made, either Macadamized, plank, or sddl-
tional tracks ofTalfOads, running al sufficient
distances apsr: to avoid interference. IL al
so proposes u margin for lines Of magnetic
Telegraph, all running parallel. The extreme
points are 81. LOUIS and The Bay Of San Fran
cisco. Both lermini are between the parals
lels of SO and 80 Iegrees Of North latitude.
THIS fact gives this project decided sdvsn,
lage over WhItney's plan, on account OF its
central location. Ii proposes that the con-
siruction Of this great national highway be
in the hands of the General government, aud
that the means ol construction be obtained
from the public resources, "from the places
where the road is TO CO." The means he
says in his bill, are:
"l A strip of land from the Irontisrs Of
Missouri TO the Bay Of San francisco, 100
miles wide and 1900 long, for the main high
way.
- A strip of so miles wide and about
goo long, from point on The main road, on
the Upper Arkansas, 10 Santa Fe, for the
New Mexican branch.
"3. A strip OF so miles wide and about 500
long, from some point on The main highway
IN The Great Basin TO the mouth ol the CO.
lumbia, for the Oregon branch
ID The iuco m from The customs and the
sales of the pub lic lands in California, Ore
gon, New Mexico, over and above the ex-
peDditures in those places,
IS. Loans in anticipation Of these resour~
ces, founded upon their hypolhecation.
Tits. however, includes the branches to
Santa Fe and TO the City on the Sal; Lake,
which the bill embraces.
The following are the first and second sec~
tons of Mr.. Ben,on's bill:
SEC /. Be il endcted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That a
district Of territory one hundred miles vide
and ex ending from the western frontier Of
Missouri TO the Pacific Ocean, and Correspon>
ding as nearly as may be to the central lati"
tudes Of the U. States, together with the rev>
enue from lands and customs in California,
Oregon, New Mexico, and Utah, so far as
not required for expenditures therein, shall
be set apart and reserved for opening COM
munications with California, Oregon. New
Mexico, and Utah, by means of Central
! National Highway from ST. Louis 10 the Bay
of San Francisco, to connect with ocean
navigation in that bay, with a branch Of said
highway to Santa Fe, IN New Mexico; and
branch to the tide water region Of the Columbia
river, 50 as TO connect with ocean nAvi.
CATION at That point, and also u branch 10
to the City of the Grea; Sal, Lake, if said
central highway should not in its proper
course pass that city, and breadth Of so
miles shall be set apart and reserved for the
location and constructions oE said branch
rca.s respectively.
| SEC. Q. And be il further eadcted, That
the said central national highway shall con-
sis of system of parallel roa6s, adapted
10 different modes of travel and lransporla>
ton, and margin for lines of electro iele.
graphic wires, whereon one common road
and one iron railroad shall be Immediately
opened and constructed as Congress from
time to time may authorize and in order that
the said Genital national highway may be
constructed on a scale commensurate to its
limpor iAnce, and adapted 10 the wants oi pres
lent and future time, and in order To allow
convenien, space for all The parallel lines OF
said road which commerce and travel may
Iiequre thereon, breadth Of one mile shall
lbe allowed through the reserve OF one huns
I dred miles, and the said btanch roads shall
equally consist of a common road ard rail-
way aud such other toads as Congress may
/ from time TO time authorize and direct, with
margin for line of acknowledgement wires
and Lreadh Of one thousand feet shall be
allowed thrGugh the reserve Of such of fifty
miles for such branch roads ach,respecIiVeIY
and each track Cor road shall be entitled
10 space Of one hundred feet wide, and
when finished the said iron railway, or wavs,
shall never be subject TO any toll or tax be-
yond that which may be necessary to pro-
vide repas, and the snid common roads
shall lie forever free from any toll or tax, and
shall be kept in travelling order by the care
and expense of the federal government, OF
1.-The local governments surrendered TO them
Ii also proposes 10 denote 100 acres of lane
10 every head of family, widow or single
ruan over i6 years ofage, which shall be set
tied on the said line within twelve month
from the extinction Of the Indian title. Thi
latter il authorizes the President TO do a
soon as possible. PractcabiIity is the onl
> que es,ioD says MIR. Benton. That j, is practi
cable, Mr.. Benton brings in the evidence @
"a class Of Typographical engineers" which
: he says, ARE older than the schools, an
), more unerring than the mathem aiicians
}, 10 wit the buffalo, elk, deer, antelope, All
: bears, which traverse The forest, not by com
: : pass, but an instinct which always leads then
: The right way--to the lowest passes OF th
mountains 1.-The shaIlowest fords in the rlv
ers, &C., &c.
d these, says he, 'are the first engineer
e 10 lay out road in new country; the ln
). dams follow them, and hence buffalo roa
becomes war path. The first white bun
lers follow the same trails in pursuing the
a game; and after. that the buffalo road become
a the wagon road Of the white man, and fna
n lly the macadimized or railroad Of the sceI
I,ific man. 1t all resolves itself into the sam
y thing --inio the same buffalo road and theme
= the buffalo road becomes the first and sale
N engineer Thus i, has been here in Ii
to countries we inbabt, and the history
- which is so familiar. The present Naiiont
Road from Cumberland over the Alleghani,
y, was the military road Of Gen Braddoc
III which bad been the buffalo palh'of the wi
v animals
y Whether Mr.. Bcn.on's proposition will
successful this winter, is doubtful. II is
4 splendid scheme, and the old fellow W
make bold push TO toirnmorialize his name
carrying The bill through. OF i,s utli