The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-10
THE UNION WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE TO- 1852


from his place in the Senate upon that OCCASION that Ga
lena an "iniand olen" and for that reason the l
nois Central railroad should be extended 10 Dubuque
will make brief statistical statement Ii appears from
the wharf masters report made al the city OF Gaena IN
the year l650-the very year when Senator Jones de-
clared Gaena to be an . inland own'-iba there were
Mree hundred aud Mity-iDo steamboat drriUdls al her
t1arf and during the period products OF the coun
try exported and shipped from her wharf 10 The value
Of 2OO 1853 CO.. Strange statistics Tor an ","and town
Further comment Is unnecessary.
The following extract is taken from my published
Speech and contains everything to which the card re-
fered 10 is any way applicable, and embraces the enre
issue between US
"No foreign State derived greater benefit from that
road that the genllemans State BY the urgent re.
himself the road extended from Galens tsegal
just and commercial terminus, TO Dubuque, IN the state Of
Iowa. which, considering the njmy IL inflicted upon
Gaena, in every way equivalent and full considera
ton Tor the support which the measure received rom lhe
State Of Iowa The construction OF this part OF the road
will cost more than five times the distance on any other
part OF the and will be worthless In point OF revenue
doubtful question And sir III had had HE honor Of
sentng the sixth congressional district Them as have now
the would have terminated whore the laws OF Illinois
and the laws OF commerce had fixed its tern,inaon-a
Gaena, the great and only commercial depot for The ex
Mr. HEM On behalf of those gentlemen. deny that
they were influenced by any such c9nsidefaon e.o,
honorable that it insisted upon, as have already
stated by Of her Representatives that the road should
| terminate al Dubuque, and not at Gaiena
The language here used, and the idea intended 10
convey by the word consideration" do not even by
implication. charge that the votes Of he Iowa deega-
gallon were purchased for consideration, but merely
that The bill itself furnished an equivalent and full
consideration for the support which the measure re-.
ceived from the State OF Iowa., by extending The road
to Dubuque instead OF terminating 1t at Galena and re-
leased the State OF Illinois from all obligations which,
Under other circumstances, she might conceive were sui
resting upon her 10 the State OF Iowa for her support OF
that But taking the language used IN The
sense assumed In their card do not the letter OF Judge
Douglas and the record taken either sngy or together
justify the conclusion that the amendment offered by
4 hxyh fDJJ I-
don precedsnt 10 receiving his vote Tor the bill me
bill, originally drawn by Judge Douglas Terminated
TIE road a, Gaena, where the laws OF Illinois had lerml-
mated it but just before the vote was about 10 be taken,
and al most critical point, Senator Jones, Tor the first
time, proposed to offer an amendment making material
alteration in the bill which amendment Judge Doug
las appealed to him not to offer, it might endanger
and defeat the whole measures but his determination to
offer and insist upon its adoption unaerable and
ne expressed his intention in the following strong Ian
guage that he aood not dare to return home he ros
for tn. bill Uas, toihout making effort 10 ertcnd
the road 10 Dubuque" Does not this language ex-
press, in the cleaest terms, that he demanded the
| extension of the road to his town, the place OF
his residence, indispensable condition TO his sup
port of the bill Judge Douglas, finding that he was
aud which was adopted. and is now the law agreed to
accept it, have made a plaAunvarnlshed statement
OF facts and it must appear strange TO every that
Senator Jones, with full knowledge Of his own stale
and the premises. detailed in Judge Doug
lass letter, could make public declaration that my
statement taking in IFS broadcast and giving TO il
/
incorrect, and without the shadow OF foundation upon
which TO rest, Ii is most true that he together with his
colleagues, gave the bill their undivided support; and
/ why should they not The BILL after the anendmen,
was adopted, was their bill Their State had deep n.
terest in its passage II terminated her borders and
the importance OF the measure in a personal pon, oil
view not overlooked by Senator Jones himself
am incapable Of Intentionally disappearing any gentle
man, either upon the floor of Congress of it; and il
unknowngly do injustice TO any one, always ready
10 correct it. But in the present case, feel that the evil
dence has than sustained the statement contained in
my speech, and which the Iowa have fl
to except. THOMPSON CAMPBELL