The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-20

want and destution can find employment, with homes,
comforts and plenty the Just reward Tor their
toilas the only by which the people OF the Whole
hababe earth may make free exchanges Of the dlner
products and commodities and give 10 the people OF all
nalions kindreds and tongues cheap rapid, and n most
daily intercourse with each other when Christ aniy
and civilization would encirce the globe and spread
over the whole earth. and ours would become Inc
universal language OF mankind with such views
and for such objects your memoriallst has devoted
nearly ten years, the best part OF his fife He
has spent nearly years in Asia, where he gathered sta
tistics and information OF the products popu-
aon geographical aud local position I'd resources OF
that side OF the globe. He has explored part OF the
proposed ROUTE has asceraned the vare and adaptation
OF the lands 10 settlement, and their availability as
source OF means for the workhat ,here is the route
proposed timber aud other materials for the work.
well for the settlement Of the county where they do
exist, and must be taken on by the road it is ad
Vanced into the wilderness and he has asceraned by per-
sona examination that the streams be brldged TO
give uninterrupted Intercourse between the two great
oceans OF the world He has also devoted his time aud
energies TO placing this whole subject before the peo-
Pile OF Union and OF the world and from the man
ner in which has been received everywhere your
morials feels that lie has had the sanction and approval
OF the people at large of the State Legislatures, and OF the
public press All have encouraged and urged him on, till
he has felt himself pledged devote the best energies
his life 10 the accomplishment Of this great work, which
while construction, would give employment tC
millions now destitute, would open the wilderness
TO settlement and make il productive and useful to
kind at large; and its completion would give TO us the
control over and make the Of the world tribu
| taIy TO us ever after.
Such having been the objects and desires of your
morast, he claims patent for his thoughts, or com
pensaon for his toll Of body and mind He all to
his country; and he has labored at his cost, he
truly believed for the great good OF his country with
only DESIRE and that to be the humble instrument for the
accomplishment of this work in such manner would
impose tax burden upon the people government
but on the contrary, besides the vast amount OF advan
ages from the development OF the resources in wealth and
power from the operation OF such work, should be
added thereto what will be the actual amount OF capita
created OF the wilderness by and for the construction
of the work itself.
And your memoralist would further respectfully repre-
sent to your honorable body, that he has done al
that within him eth for the attainment of this great OBJ
ject but he further payeh that your honorable body will
be pleased take The subject under your deliberate
sderation and give 10 full and fair examination. Your
feels that it rests with your honorable
body TO decide at this session this great work is
not to be accomplished, and his desire that may
be decided either for against his prayer II for it, then
he is ready with capital, scientific talent and skill and
with practical knowledge and energy, TO carry and
carry out to completion this great work in the most
peditous manner and in the shortest possible period oil
time but if against. then your memorast will feel him
self absolved from the pledges which he has made the
people Of the United States ASA WHITNEY,
/ DECEMBER Is, 1851. OF New York.