Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-10

Xxx The tracks shall have width of six feet betwesn
the rails and spaces not less than eight feet wide between
the tracks.
XXI. The companies 50 chartered shall carry the
United States mail and render other specified services
forever, free Of charge.
XxIl Citizens Of the United States only shall be quail
fed to become stockholders as original subscribers
The peculiar advantages of this plan, l think, are
these
1t will secure the construction of po great roads from
the proceeds of the public lands.
1t will the rapid filling up OF the subscription
lists
1t will obviate the difficulty of deciding between
Northern and Southern route, by providing abundanty
for both.
1t win cause the distribution of the stock in the
raj roads, with its profits great small among the peo-
pie generally.
1t win efectualy off all speculation and the chances
of all SPECTATORS
II will distribute property in the public lands widely,
and among the masses in small quantities
1t places the control of the works under compact and
efficient administrations.
1t avoids the great abuses apprehended and likely to
grow out OF internal improvements conducted by the
Federal Government
This plan does not propose to give aoay the public
lands 1t divides them among the people, for conside-
ration be paid by the people, The whole people are
the Sellers and all the people may become the purchasers
The sale of the lands in small quantities will be pub
lie benefit and the speedy construction Of the roads will
inure to the advantage Of the whole country and Of all
the people in the country.
The North will be benefited by the sale of the lands
which Northern people may buys and by the application
of the proceeds of the SALE which will improve the COM
merce of the North.
The South will receive the benefit the North;
for the plan provides equally for great Southern line
Southern capital and Southern people will have equal
chance purchase the land and share the stock and will
receive equal benefit from the expenditure of the funds
The Old States will be benefited, because their ctzsos
purchase the land and become part Of thu
roads; and also because they scared for
against the agraran policy which contemplaes general
division of the public domain without consideration
The NeW States will be benefited because large area
of the public lands will into the of private
individuals become liable to taxation, will be speed
lily settled and more speedily cultivated.
In short the whole country, and every part of it, will
be benefited by the sale of the lands and also by the
plication of the funds.
In the thirty days during which the books will be
kept open many millions of dollars will be subscribed to
the stock of the several roads and paid but under the
limitations proposed not enough complete either of the
lines The plan contempates replenishing ofthe trea-
sury from time to time, the works advance, by
opening the books the application of the Directors,
and by proclamation Of the President and the receiving
of subscriptions limited BEFORE shares of stock
to each subscriber.
do not know whether this plan will be popular or
popular whether it will be deemed constitutional
unconstitutional but know that it is democratic and
just and certain if adopted effect the result which the
country is anxious to securethe prompt commencement
and rapid construction of not only but wo railroads
TO the Pacific.