Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-06-26

which will inialibly spring up along the line,
and her population drained from her in quest VI
a more profitable field Of enterprise. The road
will be begun, and its very commencement will
conduco highly to render iis successful termina.
ton certain. And il Palmyra yet remain in
frui,less opposition TO q measure which, how
ever much it may tend TO the emolument Of
Hannibal, is still, not withstanding, entirely
identified with the pros perity, nay even the
interests Of the whole county, would it not bs
a merited punishment, should tho road be with
drawn from her midst, and she be left TO the
destiny she has chosen?
The amount Of subscription, Give hundred
thousand dollars) requisite TO secure the as
sistance Of the State, either has, or tDiW be made
up. Should the proposed route be altered, and
divided through Rails, that county, am in.
formed, will without hesitancy, vote a subscrip.
ton TO the stock Of the company. Now, even
though this may fall below the amount prot sed
by the court of this county, considerably, would
it not, should Marion refuse her aid, be better
to accept Of her proifer, to seek for u nearer
route, and better country, than to east bur
den Of prosperity upon Palmyra which she is
unwilling TO beaiy
But the perfection of this projected internal
improvement, by the route now contemplated,
will bestow upon Marion county, greatly aucu
INFLATED power, which will enable her 10 UNI
dertake and 10 carry out any future scheme Of
agrandizement and improvement, in every por
purcepli5le and uniailng results of internal Ia.
bors o f this DIES cription. that they universally
augment, not decrease, the means Of proce ed
ure to other undertakings Of the like nature.
1t is objected, that should the county make
the subscription desired, the taxation will be
exorbitantly increased, and will become bur-
densome to the citizens. But if the aggregate Of
taxes be augmented will not tho wealth of the
county be enlarged, dispropOrionately, at the
same period Assurodly, if the weight Vt the
burden is in reality, rendered greater, the abil-
ity, to sustain the esponsibility will be ensured
to a much greater extent. Again, it is not q
mere gift which it 10 sought that the county may
make to the Railroad Company the shares viii!
always command, at the least, their par value
and will ever be amply competent to satisfy any
liabilities she may incur from this course. But
these debts she will not be called upon to ab.
solve for several years, and then, if il shall be
proven incumbent, 10 resort to extraordinary
taxation, to meet these demands. the weight Of
the impost will unquestonably fall chiefly upon
Hannibal, which will then have become ropu
lous md wealthy.
'ut " uiSV OCoh dikucO, tudb tIic CuuUty
Court possesses no power to authorize such a
subscription. Now, one primary object of the
institution Of counties is 10 secure the improve.
meut of the public highways; and in tho or
ganiza!cn Of the county courts the general su-
perntendency oithe means Of internal commu-
nication is rendered a special and important
branch Of their jurisdiction. But in order to
fulfill this supervision in an effective and bene-
fetal manner, they are necessarily endowed
with all anciary powers, requisite to fulfill this
purpose, not plainly and absolutely wilhhoden.
No one can question the authority OF the county
court TO create a turnpike, or to erect bridge,
in conjunction with private persons md has
it not also the power to levy toll, in order to
provide Tor its repair9 But il this be the case,
what constraint, either express or implied, is
there, which forbids the construction Of rail.
road or, in other words how much greater
authority is necessary to build a railroad than q
turnpike? The interior counties, and espec.
tally, those ut the termination of the line, have
already presented noble example for imta-
ton will not Marion follow suit in tho same
causeF
/ But mnst hasten to conclude this rambling
dissertation, after thanking you, Mr.. editor for
permitting me thus TO occupy SO unworthily,
fear, so much of your space.
I CHOLERA CuRE.--Captain Symes, of the
Silas Wright, recommends the following
prescription in case of cholera, md we have
assurances from a gentleman who admin.
istered it to thirty victims of the epidemic
that it proved inlalible in every instance.
Here it is: table spoonful Of salt and
tea spoonful of red pepper in half pint
of hot water. Extremely simple, but per.
haps worthy of a trial.-Cato SIN.
CmoLERA.--lt is said to be vioen, at
Weston, Mo. Fourteen persons died there
in one day.-Iimes.
CAMILLA CosruME.--The st. Joseph
(Mo.) Ga:ene Of the 18th, says:
We hear it stated that three ladies of this
place are now engaged in making Turkish
pantaloons, and will appear in few days
in the Turkish dress. They will no doubt
create considerable excitement.
/ SlNGuLAn.--We find the following in a
letter of the st. Louis Republicans Paris
correspondents:
a very singular fact is mentioned in the
last number of the scientific journal, and
one which the wise heads OF Europe are
now trying to explain. During the recent
dreadful epidemic which ravaged Cayenne,
the needle Of the compass was completely
turned from its course. In proportion as
the plague diminished or increased, the
needle turned farther from or approached
nearer its usual point. No solution for this
singular problem has vel been found, but