The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-21
For the Miners Express.

For the Miners Express.
Iowa has long been looking for grants OF Ian
from Congress. The people in the interior
the State with those of the different termin
and alono the contemplated routs have earnestl
and repeatedly called upon Congress for POI
ton of the public lands 10 aid them IN ines
works of internal Improvements. They SET DC
fore the general government in clear am
Torceable manner the mutual advantage which
would grow ont of the measure and every con
sideration founded in justice, expedlency ant
wise public policy. Nay, more, they have in
CURED heavy expense in making surveys, dia
grams and profles of the work, showing the
entire practicability and even cheapness Of con
struction compared with other districts of coun
try, assembling themselves from distant por
tons Of the State and incorporating companies
in short, doing all those acts that seemed to be
required to pave the way for great and pcrma
nent improvement to the whole country. The
general government on its part appeared to be
'favorably disposed. Grave committees of the
Senate reported bills donating lands for this
purpose, one Of which passed that body at the
last session, at the same time that the Illinois
Central Bill was enacted. they were sent 10
the House of Representatives together. The
Illinois bill was reported back to the House and
became law, while the Iowa bill was suffered
to lie there and sleep the sleep of death. From
whence has come this magical power, thus far
to thwart all our most cherished anticipation :
Let truth reply. From that little arristocratic
town of the Flint Hills, from whence comes the
present difficulties and dangers which we are
uniformed by our faithful members in Congress,
encompass the bill for Iowa now before the ma
tional councils! But from that unseen hand
that moves the secret wires wires which centre
At Burlington. In this doomed State of Iowa
there seems to ne a power behind the sovereign
than the wisdom of Congress. Hear what Nor
gan Of the Burlington Telegraph now proposes.
Simply that the old plan for main Trunk Rail
Way from the Missouri river to some point in
ihs centre Of the populated portion of the State
with three small branches to Keokuk, to Da-
venport and to Dubuque, should be abandoned
and ask Congress NOV, at this stage of pro-
ceedngs to grant land for three main trunk
Rail Roads over the State from river to river
This thousand miles of Railroad grants he ur-
ges can be obtained Of the general government
more easily than FIVE hundred miles asked for
on the old plan. This must be because Burling-
ton is in the bill. As the greater amount con-
tanned in his project would by ordinary reason
ing increase the difficulties in obtaining it, il
follows that the magical influence Of Burlington
il equal to 500 miles of grant of six alternate
sections of land on each side. Again he urges
and none but Burlington man ever found il
it out, that the Dubuque and Keokuk route i.
parallel with the Desmoine river improvement
and with the Mississippi river, and therefore
must fail. Docs this pretended parallelism eff
feet the merits Of the other portion OF the bill
-ften Davenport and Dubuque to the Council
Bluff? If there is really an objection to the
grant from Keokuk, how does that effect the
fate Of the other portion of the old plan farther
than the one fact that Burlington still would moi
be in the bill.
While Burlington has remained Indifferent to
this subject, other portions have not. But they
have formed their plans, aad now that it is seer
chat we arc about to succeed even against the
idicule ond irony that has been heapcd upon u:
from that quarter, they step in and undertake
. to controle the whole matter. We in the Nortf
Of Iowa care not if the Keokuk end of ou
route be Topped of. Certainly if that part O.
the State has received its fair end equitable por
ton Of pablo patronage, and Congress is in fac
unwilling to grantmore in that garter, let no
the bill be defeated; but rather let us have al
the balance from Davenport and from Dubuqu,
to some point in the interior and thence on il
one trunk to the Council Bluffs. Burlingto,
has hereto fore not asked for any grant ant
secuted the idea, but on this plan she might i
It were not for her dog in the Manager propensi
ties, still share tn the great improvement, by
branch uniting at Iowa City. Gen. Morgan ant
Ill the Burlington logic can not distract on
people from the main object we all have in view
viz grant to extend the Mobile and Dubuqu
railway ON 10 Council Bluffs This is the owe
land avanue from he western shore of LAX
Michigan. also into the valley of the Platte
Here 10 the natural channel Of sommcrce iron
those inland seas Of North America. Her
should also be established the national line o
Telegraph 10 the great West: In fact, here i
to Be the great Northern branch of the Pacifi
Railroad. Designing individuals and craft
ReSsieiaas n,sy usard it, but nature ha. lai
coot The route. Sfscummerce over land from ii,
Flames, md 6newill mature the'plan. We do nj
object to Other plans on the Missississppi, joir
ing n we DO the main line in the interior, m
if the south part of the State is already prov
ded for, that this South end should be loppe
of a. hindrancc to the success Of the Bill no
sbefore Congress. But we do protest again
the visionary scheme Of the Telegraph man.
He would distract public attention by his moi
ster bill; get up great clumsey omnibus an
then laugh to see it tumble over by its own u,
balanced proportions. Let our members b
ware of this attempt TO rule or ruin on the pa
of the same old coon Burlington. We ha1
forwarded to Washington compromise plan
ell Bluffs to some interior point in Iowa, Isl
Marengo) in Iowa county, with A. many branc
e. to the Mississippi a. can be obtained. I'll
10 copy Of the Illinois Central and will suit
portions Of the people in the interior, and al
in the river towns, each of which can uni
with the main line at the Central point.
will also be the original plan with slight chan
1t the south which impcrious necessity n,
calls far, on account Of the objection of paral
improvements with those Of the Dcsmoine riv
In every other respect the plan is the same
that contained in the bill now before Congr,
Our members can have no objection to mod
il % n to conform entirely 10 present circu
stances, then all will be provided for, and q
loud amen viii be the response of Iowa.
LUCIUS l.. LANGWORTHY
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD LoAS.-1
n. Y. Tribune says that it has the very best
thority for saying that t;iis loan has not b
taken, and that Alr. Walkers agency IN