Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-11

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- When MI William MnldFow and his
rHlSfpeisips associates were building---aBd be-
flrP asey had finished Marion City, he said in
ts%psTit d devvut prophecy, thai he expected 10
ossas and heped 10 live 20 that day, when Rail
Road would be biili, and rim, from Marion City
al2.Nsw QElesDi, pupersedng the old Mother Of
s'Si place tssfs matter Of history on record lest
Cheers may claim II. This sentiment Of that sa-
gaeiesis and siilitsrisp gentleman seems. now,
~ be eaughs up, ard used, somewhat, for The
saIae psirpcses---ealy, on more extended scale.
s'fIh rGtrdns were individuals with long purses
aid piois inciinations the customers 10 be in
toked - the enterprise Of RsilToad 2, 900 MILES
,gisnE, from St. Paul or somewhere else (no diff
ssercaes, for the present, where), to New Or.
Iepns, arero be States, and tfe dear eois;isusn-
ey Of Buneomb. - ~ +, .s..e,s So.
gin. my hast very crude article, I said the
-Isehsps swasfss hu'abugr to enlist the people,
sAd through them, their Representatives, into a
wild ard impracticabIe scheme, which, if at
tempted, could only end in failure. ard the in
ssvolvements Of the State in heavy debt; and to
syFOstrats in shs State, thespirt Of Internal I'm
lSoyement.
The prcposilions fOr. which the ST. Charles
and St. Louis Conventions are called, are shad-
lowed forth, 10 the St Louis Republican. by the
publication Of an article, .sby gentleman tho
roughly acquainted with the subject, - prepared
Scr a, joJhcowing number Of ne Western Journal,
! not yet printed. Without quoting that article
! (which win be remembered by many from the
peculiar method Of getting it out in advance Of
the Western Journai,) it may De saiiicient 10
cay that article invokes the aid Of the State to
'he execution of four great and important Trunk
Roads, all converging TO St. Louis, and careful
ly directed through such parts Of the State rs TO
enlist the greatest political support in the Leg
aislatnre. How kind and thoughtfuii What 4
scheme ! How certain to serve No. I, Il per.
chance the Conventions should adopt and re-
4 commend it'll How kind thus 10 tender sudden
wealth and noioriety to sections and localities,
without asking without any peculiar meritori-
ous claims Of location! without any offer Of liberal
aid; or any manifestation Of spirit of enter
prize, OF claim to the States aid, BY coming for
- ward and taking, or Offering 70 take, stock =
But the whole is 10 be eOndrfiOned upon the lib
- eral loan, or grant, of the States credit. This
win cost the people nothing -nothing at all-ai
least under twenty years-and then--if III,
Companies do not pay the States BOnds--wh,
"-Lthsn they will Sc as good as the PAPER of Rea
Ertaie Banksi
Now, in soberness: If this scheme of one Biz
. Hnmbug and four little ones, spanning the Stat,
from tide to side, and crossing of to suit, should
happen TO succeed, why should not those coun
IS ties, which shall be left oui, have AZ IN the day.
Of Illinois experiments and speoulstiOns, ,he
allowance Of the States credit = or cash /.
had elsl 80 81. 90
Mr.. Editor! The ST. Louis and Pacific Rail
f. road and Ale HANNIBAL and st. Joseph Railroad
now in a condition to justify, and 10 protect tn
,Ste.s's'eredh--were not get zap in this way =
The friends OF these Roads, while many refuse,
their aid, or OOuntenaDcs, and made sport o
uhsir PrettnsiOas, came forward with liberia
subscriptions, and gave their time and money il
aid, and uIe procurement of aid. Their sarnes
sA<ts we're seen and appreciated by the legisla
81 tuts, aad apsa this suasantss tls Slate and Con
grSss cas.s ferwsrd, as was THAR duty and in
tegsst, sn9 afforded that material aid whicI
must rebound 20 lts lasting credit snd aggrAn
dizsl AA CsNysss Will grant no NOR,
laHAs sS.nAs State for ths Aert FOvr srsrs, no
until ~ IS seen how the grants already mad
shall ,be,applied. Ebs StAs vill dOulAlsss ri
ter@prOtect her credit, and SvAit the result o
hef aid, AS already pledged, Il Me Two great en-
terprises North and South of the majestic an,
ierdfc Missouri river. On the sure pros pect
Of;tbess she win rest, except to provide for th
rsfersheT improvement Of the country and The sup
q ply Of th4l great basis Of Railroads IrOn) b,
~ aiding in the hhmeaiate esps,rnction Sf. a ROat
from St. Louis TO the Iron Mountain and III,
PilOsKnOb.e This rlhird Road ia one, withou
az doubt, appreciated approved and desired by tn,
whole people Of Missouri. ''s" T'ae1- 81
The Hannibal and st. joseph Road, with III,
aid Of the Mississippi river, and connected will
the Illinois Central Railroad, will afford ads
quats relief to the commerce and trade 81 North,
sn Missouri lfor. the presents while The Ohio
and Mississippi Road, with lhe river, payigs-
ton: and connected with she IliinSis Central and
the Pacific, and Iron Mountain Roads, will
serve the present demand, Of commerce and
travel, sntil the people and the State are in a
o condition, safely, 10 make all minor cOhnec-
tions. - ssk ftssss ii 81 ss@s ~ al
You cannot doubt, that sm friendro'imer-