Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-11-20

principle with both the great political par
ties. But whilst these measures will in q
great degree, quiet present agitation, it is
the railroads TO which we must look at last
as affording guarenty OF paramount tran
guilty. 1t is by railroads, that we are TO
hold the Union together in bonds Of fl aternal
affection and reciprocal interest. The time
is not far distant when YOU will be able TO
travel from St. Joseph, on the Indian from
tier, TO Boston, the heart of New England,
or from New Orleans, on the Gulf, TO New
York on the Atlantic, in the space of three
days. Nor, hope, is the day very far re-
mote when the costly fabrics OF the East In
dies and the gold OF California will be con-
veyed from the FL Dorado of the Pacific to
St. Louis, the metropolis of the West, in the !
short space of five or six days. The time
has already arrived when the cities Of the
East are reaching out their iron arms towards |
the West and South, 10 grasp the rich trade |
Of those productive regions. When these
railroads are completed, the different and
most remote sections Of the Union viii be |
brought unto close iuxta-position. The |
citizens of the several States will thus be-
come familiar with the habits, customes,
domestic institutions and peculiar tastes OF
the citizens of other States. They will
quickly establish social and commercial re-
lations with each other which will not only
bind them together by the ties Of common
interest, but which will efectually extermin-
ate the sectional jealousies and unfounded
prcjudiccs, which now unhappily exist.
When the Massachusetts, sboiitionist can
reach Hannibal or ST. Louis in three DAYS
from Boston, he will doubtless be tempted
to pay us VISIT that he may behold with
his own eyes, the working of that system
of domestic servitude, of whose atrocities he
has heard so much. He will come with his
imagination filled with terrible pictures of
fendish cruelty on the part Of the master,
unutterable anguish on the part OF the slave
When he arrives, he will be profoundly as
fonished to find, that shareholders, as intelii-
gent, accomplished gentlemen, and Us humane
and pious, christian men, will compare ia
vorabiy with any other class OF men, in any
portion Of the Union. He will perhaps be
even more astonished TO find, that the slave.
themselves, instead OF suffering the horrible
cruelties OF which he has heard so much, are
in fact more happy and conienled, better
clothed and better fed, than the laborine pop
ulation Of any other country under heaven.
Ii there be any such thing as reasonable
aboitionist, and if our visitor should happen
to be of that class, he would return home
with the conviction that he had been making
himself extremely ridiculous, by his ram
pant fanaticism on subject, of which UP to
that time, he was profoundly ignorant. By
means OF tins frequent intercourse, the mists
ofprejudice wonld be dspeed, mutual es-
teen and confidence would be engcndered
new and closer relations OF friendship and of
business would be established, sectional
lines would be abolished, and the Union of
these States, in my humble Judgment, would
be made perpetual. With all the different
sections Of the country united by railroads
the Abolitionist of the north may rant and
rave to his hearts content, and the Nulliier
OF the South may put on his most grandi!o-
quen AIRS, and buster till he is tired Of il .
The whistle OF the steam car would e!rac,uaI-
ly drown the rant Of the one and the bluster
OF the other, whilst it bore the stars and
strips in triumph from Maine 10 Texas. Ii
is my firm conviction, therefore, that rail
roads, whilst they dispense wealth and com
fort throughout the land; whilst they diiluse
intelligence, encourage virtue, aud foster
science, perform also the noble office ofbind
ing these States together in perpetual bonds
OF fraternal esteem and common interests.
In view, therefore, OF all these consider
atoms, which address themselves no, less
TO your patriotism than to your individual
interests, you have the strongest possible
motives TO persevere steadiastiy in the great
work which you have SO noby commenced.
We Of st. Louis have watched with mo-
found INTEREST," the progress oiyour enterprise,
and If any one OF You has ever cherished
the suspicion that we have looked with icvl-
ouSy or even with Indifference upon its sue
cess, beg in the name OF the people of ST.
Louis, to assure you that you have done them
great injustice. We are prosecuting. i;
is true, another but not rival enterprise;
on the contrary, the Pacific and the Hanni
bal and st. Joseph railroad. are twin sisters.
born OF the same enlightened spirit Of i'm
provement, and owing their vitality chiefly
to the same act Of legislative bcnificencc.
They lie entirely within the same State. and
will confer their blessings upon brehcrn of
common family; and, believing as we do.
that our own highly favored city is destined
forcvert to remain the commercial emporium
of Missouri, we think that whatever tend,
TO increase the wealth, extend the commerce
or foster the agriculture Of any portion of
the State, will necessarily rebound TO the
advantage of St. Louis. We are, therefore,
prompted by our own interest, ii by no higher
or noblcr motive, to desire most earnestly
the success of this great enterprise.
And, my friends, it u1H succeed. Such
ENERGY and public spirit as you have ex-
hibted in connection with this wark, have
never yet failed to accomplish their designs,
however difficult. Be ofgood cheer, there
fore. The time is not distant when YOU
will travel from Hannibal to St. Joseph in
eight hours-when you will practically have
grown to be large cities, numbering their ma
ny thousand OF inhabitants-when wealth
and population will pour into your beautiful
prairies with rapidity which the most sam