Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-08-18

Pacific Railroad Somersets.
Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS, Secretary Of
War, recently made speech in Philadel-
phia on the subject of the Pacific Railroad,
n which he Knocked plank out Of the
democratic platform, by declaring in favor
of appropriating, not only land, but money,
for its construction. The speech will be
found in to-day's paper.
The Washington Union has taken the
same ground, and an article from that paper
will be found on our FIRST page. The arti-
Gle is elaborate, and carefully prepared
The scheme of constructing a Railrood to
the Pacific is pronounced clearly constitr-
tisnal, but the writer Tears the work will
be delayed b. opposition to it on political
grounds. Referring to this important de-
mcnstration of the central organ at WASH
ington, the National In:clligencer Of tie
Both says.
San article Of great significance US we
regard it, appeared in the Washington I'm
ion of Yesterday, 1t was the leading edi-
torial OF that number, devoted 70 the dis
cuss;cn dc the constitutional power OF .he
Government tc cons ruct railroad 80 con-
meet the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Wei
cannot be il error in presumtng that the ar
ticle expresses the views OF the Executive
OH this important question; its formally and
its justification Of the opinions expressed ~
two OF the Cabinet Ministers IN public
speeches week or two ago on the same
subject, leave no doubt OF IFS semi official
character. Viewing it in this light, We
could hardly believe that we read 1t Alright.
Save for its greater ability, VIC could al
most imagine that we were reading an aiu-
Gle of the Intelligencer OF the oluen time,
when we used TO do battle for the same
doctrines against the school OF strict con-
struc.ionists, who denied the government
almost every power except that oil naA!ng
war and laying taxes; and when we had
read the article through, we could hardly
persuade ourselves that we had not been
perusing one Of Mr.. Gays noble speeches
in defence of the constitutional power OF IN
ternal improvements 50 similar are tie ar
ruments OF The two. If we have read the
article Alright it is suspicious OF wiser
counses, and alf important change OF policy
in the dominant party. Reason and the
public veal, we trust, are abont 10 assert
their long lost supremacy in the DemOC:?iic
creed The idea is almost too cheering
for belief. We will wipe our spectacies
and give the article more careful exaini-
nation"
TIE Washington Star, which is apt TO
read the Government Alright, takes the fol-
lowing notice Of the Unions leader:
The Union has for leader an essay
upon the Pacific railroad project, which we
regard as an article O. great importance,
from the position that Journal holds towards
the Government. III it the editor makes a
powerful argument upon the constitutional
question involved, concluding that those
who dispute the fact have 10 ground to stand
on. He finds the right or power oil the
Government TO construct the proposed road
in the constitutional duty and right to pro-
vide for the military defence o. our Pacific
possessions; arguing 10 how that in no 9TH
err manner can that be SO economically and
etfectualy provided for. We assume that
in this ESSAY the views of the Administra-
ton are stated under due advisement, inso-
much as the subject is Just now one Of too
great political importance TO be approached
in the Union, except by and with the adv ice
world with indirect responsibility for tic
positions Of that journal. The editor, how
ever, in Specializing upon the probability o
The speedy construction Of the work by the
Government, concludes that the opposition
of those who dispute its eonstitutionallty
the difficulties to be encountered in making
it through SO much wilderness, and the jeaI
ousies Of those interested in the choice o
the route, will together delay it for long
time"
The democratic papers Of Virginia at
lack he scheme without mercy, and ridicu'
the argument of the Union, that the Pacif
Railway is necessary as 0 means Of defence
The Sou,hside Democrat, published at Pc
tersburg, says:
.,For wears past our country has been ex
nosed on its Atlantic frontier, 10 the lnva
Sion of any European power with whom W
might be engaged in war; we nave bee
Aanked by Canada on the north, and Spal
on the South; the border States oil the l mo
liable at any moment to aggression and spol
alton; if this power to build military road
exists. why has il never been exercised be
fore? why has it been reserved Tor moder
statesmen 10 discover its existence and pc
cul;or npglication to our California posses
.ionsp is the Pacific Railroad magnll
cent commercial enterprise TO be undertake
bv the Government, OF = road FOR the trans
variation of soldiers and military stores =
Buil1 the Pacific Railroad under this pow
er and Maternal improvements can be CARRIE
on to an indefinite extent