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ps,nAS MORNING. AUGUST e''.

,.,o rur PACIFIC Rail. ROAD.
~. w,.b,,.,on Union OF Wednesday eoh'ai"a IS
,,a,,srv mon our remarks upon inc oe'' >''
:, moodav'. ENQUIRER. II was written oe''e 'o' NV
,d.d article of Tuesday had reachea Tue eo"'''' !,
~ :, would therefore, be premature 10 uhae''aA' f''
), i,tended 10 make this grave subject one OF
or if il could be settled by newspaper ato'A
lion. .,h ,,.s ONLY in
~ .,.o,,, .,aas.on Of the objections 10 Tue Co"
ar,oio, Of the Pacific Rail Road with fe"''" mont
-c,r,r,i,s the mistake OF treating Il az az -
:, , ,,si,ions We have mol ye' essay
.: ,;., .ronm,nt AGAINST the positions VI '''' ~ 10,
;,e, IN. ,,,nosit,on We cannot pefsu""' 80, h, =,
~, "a ,ecessarv We cannot persua"e 80 J, hon,h
,his ats day with all the lights mar "a , GOVERN.
an many discussions upon the po"''' = ss,rv again
-, ooncsrning mi erna Improvements : ;,,;,,I
, The discussion, TO don Inc a''h'' - h,nds,,,
,;c and 10 fight again. Tor 'he nue.. .,.,.,dcd
time battles that have oee' - "''
If they have moi been eH'eu. o,ss ia not con-
.I ;,se =, an issue OF law; but an issue VI u''
,, ,,,. major proposition is, that Congress 80" r.
" -, g. u. .,comu,on defence" That Is a Po'i' '''
auy conceded because expressly h'''" -, -
.,n There is therefore, no issue ee'"ee" " :;
-, ourselves upon the constitutional q"es'.o" a.
a. major proposition. Its minor prop'' -
DE- Pail Road is NECESSARY TO the "eomh"on a''''
That is a question Of fact upon "nlc" We ~"
our able contemporary. ,,o,,,o, I.Icnc,'
IA IN. Pacific Rail Road necessary 70 'no 'o''"' ~.
;, ~, union7 That is the question, ana inc S'"p. w.
,;o, b,,wsen the Union aud ourselves; anu ''o ~,
.sv gives IN its project if il Is not deienso'o ae No.
80 uo,k 1ecesscry TO The common defence "i '.e o'.o
~. b,,d thai The road will not De aud can"'' o0 "
- g., ch;.c or in the uses which 1t WIN oo app
military work But we will not enlarge o' '''''
already discussed it sutilcnn'y. s,s,,,v
W. hoH that even if could DO regarded con'''s''
49,, s, o. ..common sense" as military "o'H !" " -
WIN 49, Wb,nce is California liable TO possso'
,.1 Nona will pretend that II is from '"e "."'
80, Con, rho ses; and how could the racine nan A'NN :
~, e., The shelter OF San francisco "1 any o'he' p1
a., ,s, fran bombardmenl by u hostile hee'' - :" -
;,; danger which car possibly menace me a''"s '
49,, ,s ,,s u,,ery unable to conceive how Su'h 'a''
,d hs anped in case Of naval assault 10 any ''''.'
80, % afford the inhabitants means oi running a'
,h,ntonipp the country TO tho enemy PURPOSE
opposite 10 that oil dSeHce ,Ih ,., az
q ~. hoId lastly that, even II the roau eo"' - 49,
n. of defence il would be in sense tn"''' ""
row snecisl and limited 10 have been Contemplate. ~
,, ,srn common defence" used IN The 'ohs"''''' :"
o,.,r,et either by its context its ilerai ihea"'ns' "
- hv m, circumstances OF the country al Tie ''"e " :"
enactment of the instrument. ,.
rhs Union rests its PROJECT upon entirely zoo "o''
,,ss The Pacific road is not demanded oy 'nc .ou"'
;,,arv work Its warmest advocates do MOI e'a''" g.
r,ment aid In its behalf upon any such g'ouno'
o,n,,enance this military idea only as uo "'to" -
-. ,yh,Is answering 10 amuse and bbfe theit "'u ~
,,,i,psl ,pponsuts whilst they are pushing V's"o'
their