Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-09-08
The President and the Railroad to the
Pacific.

A Washington correspondent Of the
Freeman's Journal writes, under date Of the
26lh, as follows
Much has been said, written and conjec-
tured in regard 10 The great Pacific Railroad
scheme, which has been so suddenly and so
singularly sprung upon The country since
the 4ih of March, and has ever since its
PRONUNCIATION, absorbed so much of the
public attention. But the sequel of the af-
fair will turn out 10 be more astonishing
than the first debut of the Cabinet upon this
important subject. In one of my letters
published several weeks ago, expressed
the opinion that the declaration of Messrs.
Davis and Guthrie committing their 'ilus-
trious chief and the Cabinet IN favor of the
Pacific Railroad, was lapsuS lingue, and
Shat the Administration was embarasse ed
thereby. Such now turns out to be the
fact-it wds tdpsus hngue, for which
neither the President, nor the other mem
bers Of the Cibinet, nor the people were
prepared. The country heard the announce
ment with astonshment, and many sections
Of the country with great alarm. But when,
after the return of the President and his
ministers to the seat of Government, these
astounding declarations of the Ministers OF
War and Finance, followed up by long and
able series Of editorials, published in the
Union, edited under the very caves of the
White House, and generally recognized
throughout the country as the official and
confidential organ of the Administration, in
which the Pacific Railroad scheme was de.
Tended advocated and declared TO be Dem
ocratic measure, and one of the pet plans Of
the reigning government, then the public
regarded the question as settled, assigned
the Pacific Railroad prominent and princi.
pal place in the first of President Pierce
annual Messages TO Congress; and then the
Wing party rejoiced in the certain accom-
p|ishment Of their favorte policy under a
Democratic administration. At this stage
of the progress of the work, the loyal
and conservative Democracy of the South,
ever faithful 10 strict construction of
the Constitution, took the alarm, and have
risen in one solid mass in opposition 10 the
newborn pet of the administration.
stated in previous letter that the Sena-
tors from Virginia, who together WELD a
more powerful influence than any other
state on the floor Of the Senate, had de clar.
ed their unmitigated opposition 10 the pro-
iect- and it is now shown they will be fol-
lowed by the great body of the Southern
Democracy. The opposition which has
within three weeks, been brought to beal
on this subject, and in opposition TO the
scheme divulged by Messrs. Davis and
Guthrie, has been irresistible and over
whelming.
The President has determined NOT 10 adopf
father or recommend The Pacific Railroad
measure in any manner whaterer as polics
of The administration, and in this determi.
nation he as Uarmly and decidedly backed
and supported by both the Secretary Of Sat
and the Attorney General. This you ma,
rely upon as an ascertdaned fact.
1t is said there is abundance of capitaI
ready 10 be Invested in the road as private
enterprise, to be protected by the Govern.
ment ; and it seems from the present ascer.
tanned position OF the entire subject that
such will be the result of the affair. South.
ern capitalists are ready TO embark in il, ant
the scheme thus presented meets with uni.
versal favor at the South. The effects o.
the declaration made by Messrs. Davis ant
Guthrie, and the President not sustaining
them, may and will, in the opinion of some
well informed on the subject, lead to thu
retiracy of these two gentlemen from tn,
Cabinet | do not propose TO predict change,
in the Cabinet, but il the present Cabinet il
to be broken up, it will be upon this very
Pacific Railroad project, and the reirin.
Ministers will be Messrs. Davis and Guth
rie.