Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-17
From ne 81. Louis hielligeneer.
THE RAILROAD LANDS sAvEDi

II is with no little pleasure that we publish
the following dispatch, which was received here
on Saturday by the Register and Receiver ofthe
st. Louis Land District:
WAsHWoToN, June IL, 1852
To Register and ReceiUer, 81. Louis, Mo.
GENTLEMrN: Reserve from sale, or entry
for any purpose whatever until further advised,
all the lands in your Districts south Of the Mis-
souri, River.
BY order Of the President,
JonN WILSON,
Acting Commissioner.
The reader will perceive by referring to our
telegraphic dispatches, that large bodies of land
without this District, and contiguous to the line
Of the Pacific Road are also reserved from sale,
together with the unsold lands in tract sirty
miles ride along the line Of the Hannibal and
ST. Joseph Road. President FlLLMoRE has
thus wisely secured from the righteousness
of spectators, an ample portion of the public
domain TO give the highest possible effect to the
bounty Of Congress.
When we lock upon the stupendousness Of
these two enterprises-the great cost and labor
which must be bestowed for their completion,
as well as the immense consequences Of advan-
tage to our people, which we know will result
therefrom- then turn back to the compara-
tive inadequacy Of our entire available resour-
ces for either of them, which seemed to be visi-
bic but few years ago, we feel like calling up
on every citizen Of Missouri to unite in express
sions OF appreciation, nay gratitude, toward the
energetic, efficient and trustworthy individuals,
who, acting in various capacities, have so con-
tributed 10 the ripening of our hopes, into n
delightful assurance that the tracks will be laid,
and the locomotives started within the shortest
limit of time that any one has yet reasonably
contemplated. Our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress have nobly done their duty.
They have brought TO bear upon the passage Of
our railroad bill, an amount of indomitable per-
sevcrence, consIunate tact and irresistible elo-
quence, without which no such miracle could
have been accomplished, during time when
| there seemed to be concert Of intention among
all parties to postpone every such measure in
definitely, FOR the more important business of
President making and its Concomitants. They
have done well. The people Of Missouri will
not easily forget their services.
! We do not mean to confine our acknowledge
ments to the Wig Congressman who have so
satisfactorily guarded AMI promoted the inter-
ests of their cons tituents. True, we feel q
somewhat higher degree of pride in the gigan-
| tic power Of GEYEn, the persuasive eloquence
of MILLER and the untiring energy and eff
fectiveness Of a PORTER, as they shone out
daily and hourly through the progress of their
heavy task but we also bear willing testmo-
ny to the assiduous devotion of ATcHISsoN, the
perfect management of HALL, and the sledge-
hammer effectiveness Of PHELrs in defeating
every obstacle that offered either impeLmenl or
deay to the advancement of Missouri's highest
interest in this regard An have done homer
to themselves and to those who chose them for
their agents, and the rapidly teeming prosperity
of their State will soon begin to establish "a
perpetual memorial OF the excellent MD which
they have contributed thereto.