The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-08
OUR RAIL ROADS.

We give below an extract from lengthy arti.
Gle which appeared in the s.Fair6eld Sentinel
Extra of the 25th inst, touching our railroad
interests.
We have but one objection to it, which how
ever, does not 60 to the spirit, bat only the form
oft. We are not one ofthose who are willing to
entertain, even for single moment, the idea Of
3giving up" Let us never surrender, 10 the
language to be used towards the present railroad
policy Of the State. We can neither be "ou
reasoned nor awritien'' nor stalked down" MOI
bought up" on this question, and for the very
simple reason that % far ~ The interests of THU
State and Of our people are concerned, there j,
but one side to it. II has been time and AGAR
decided BY the people themselves, that the Dav
export and Council Bluff and the Dubuque and
Keokuk Rail Roads are those which the inter-
ests Of the State demand and for which hel
Representatives are to apply, when seeking al
the hands Of Congress, an appropriation Of gov.
eminent lands, 70 aid ~ ia the prosecution and
completion Of our magnificent scheme Of inter-
nal improvements. U.der no cireamssanees
can We. At least, be found willing 10 endorse any
proposed change in the old and only true rail.
road policy Of the state. When we make use
If this strong language, We do not wish to be
UNDERWOOD % being antagonistic to any amend
ments which the Legislature in it, wisdom nv
zee we'll to recommend, % long - that or those
amendments do mot strike At the root Of the
present policy.
No ssasonable objection could Of course exist
against any reasonable addesda, within the limit
thss cseated. When We say, reasonable adden-
u, We mean ssch % might subserve important
particular iateses6. without 20 encumbering the
main design a. to endaages the success Of the
whole. To any provision that may create such
coatingeney. ~ well % to any that may aim
1t the Foundation Of the scheme embodied III
the iowa Land Bill Of last winter. We shall al
ways be foand to be irreeoncilably opposed. ID
We had no other incentive to our speaking thus,
bat ihs policy Of avoiding anything savoring Of
vacillation. this alone would be sufficient induce
ment to us, for taking % decided stand
Change the sxtstasee Of our application to the
prevent Congress fer . grant Of lands and ii
does appear to ~ that we shall adopt the most
suicidal policy possible. There never has been
anything yet gained BY vacillaloa. A steady
adherence TO purpose, 10 the grand characters
tic Of true individual a. well as national great
ness, and the secret Of saccess in eli the varied
walhe, Of life, from the humblest and most ain
pie Of human pursuits to tie mos sabine and
complicated. What would s. the affect Of d
material deviation from the mails de.,en Of the
original application to Congress for aid in our
internal improvent policy It would b. to cut u
Fl without any aid at all, upon the ground
that We did not in reality know what we our
selves wan.ed. Members Of Congress would
say, when called n2on 10 take up new lowa|
Land Bill "thati il had better be laid on the table.
that ti.ese people do not know what they want
they are lumsiag about from one thing to anoth.
e. like people Uho wanted something but do|
not know precisely what il is--they appear to]
have no stability. steaainess or fxity Of pnrpose|
about them. To day they ask Of us thus and
20, and to marrow we 6nd that they have
changed their minds and peti,ioa u for some
thing entirely different. HOY are We 10 know
what i bsst % be done under sacA eisesmstsn-
Cor We bad better lay their apple alton aside
md Dismiss the whole until such time 40 they
may Be able q make up der minds upon wha,
they really wish U ottaia what Il IT, that their
asss<sts and tI'ose q keir state really demand Z
rhi' 7 TIC xsy' r dub, that many members