Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-26
Southern. wisconsin Railroad.

Fear has been expressed, that, in the
event Of hostiities breaking out in Eu-
rope, the completion of many projected
railroads in this country, will be indei-
nitely delayed. The fear, so far as those
works are concerned which are not ba-
sed upon actual capital, paid up or in the
hands OF stock holders, woulG probably
be realized; but those improvements
like the Illinois Central, the Chicago, &
Rock Island, the St. Charles Air Line,
which are founded upon the actual ne
cessi,ies of the respective districts thro'
which they run, would doubtless bear
the shock which the monetary world
would receive, without any Iii result. -
Such projects as the Dubuque, Owy hee,
and Shanghae, the Southern Wisconsin,
al d others Of that like, which depend
upon fortunate speculations in prairie
lands aud SIM pee lots, for their .o,nr!a-
ton, would be knockea. INTO a cock ed
hat, upon the fling of the frs, gum
AS Tor tie Southern Wisconsin, that, in
all probability, has got lis death blow al
ready. The smuggling of w. B. Og-
den and Gov. Dewey into the board OF
Directors, will not free ii from the sus-
picion which has attended the project
since lis first inception. The feint OF
letting the work, quieted Its friends a
while /; but they are again beginning to
inquire where the none, to build it is
coming from. They are anxious TO know
ii capital Con paper) of 100000 or
$500, 600, and a termination at the Dr.
reetors, town of Sinipee, will suffice to
complete line of road, in these tight
times, The cost of which will be more
than 100000. Who can tell? Who
has money TO loan on Sinipee lots? War
or no war, in Europe-how much Tor
Sinipee lots p Gal. JEFF.
Ii was doubtless wise in the creator
TO foreordaln and afterwards shape some
things for obstacles, and then to place
them right where there is the least need
of them. That in His dispensations
such an obstacle has been placed at Ga
leua, is not SO much a matter of wonder
as OF curiosity. A real diguifed obsta-
Gle ought to be venerated, though weak
humanity sees something in it to scorn
as well as marvel at. After all, il seems
to be mans chief joy to overcome ma
lures obstacles, and turn them into gen
uine blessings as metaphysicians have
ii, the greater the abstacie to be over
come, the greater the triumph in the
process Of squashing tor somehow
so. But why nature made some things
10 kill themselves is mystery that
seems TO some like an awful blunder.-
We are no great friend TO suicide, bu,
we think some men ought TO have til,
power, decehcy and good taste 10 hans
themselves. Judas lscariot hung him
self, like decent well bred gentleman
Had said lscariot thus disposed of him
self Tor anything short OF the thirty pie
ces of silver, the voice of seventy gen
erations since, might and ought to pro
nounce HIM SOFT head.
Now what we intend by the above, i
TO illustrate the Galena Je fersonian a
an obstacle, and as one of natures anon
alies-having all the premenitory iiagao
SIS of premature sell destruction! TIL
article which we copy above is from lh
Jetiersonian, and II shows its editor [
be eclipsed in total darkness upon III
interests Of Galsna, and the interests ,
those who. from location and market ia
eiiisies, must forever stand by and sue