Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-14
An Outline Of Senator A,sAisOAp Speech At PUrhuviS,
Aug 9Th, lass
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If Col. Benton should be right in his opinion
The will have white and red men mixed together.
Indeed we will have abelt Of country on the Dor.
dors Of the States Of Missouri and Iowa, fllsd
with Indians; and west Of the Indians layer Of
whites, and then again layer of lndians.-We
know without conjecture what will be the state
Of the case. There will DO difficulties without
end. The savage and civilized man can not
herd together.
But, rcllow.citizcns, will now give YOU
briefly my opinion of the Railroad to connect the
valley OF the Mississippi river and the Pacific
coast. lam in favor OF the construction Of such
road by the General Government for that pur-
pose. will vote to appropriate land and mo.
incy. ! believe II absolutely necessary for tho
preservation Of the integrity Of this Union. |
believe il necessary for the promotion Of COM
merce and indiSpcusably necessary for the de-
fence Of the Pacific coast in time Of war. For
the first and last reasons am anxious for the
commencement aud cOnsunmation Of this great
work. As TO where It shall commence or where
it shalt end, that is a matter 10 be determined
when the surveys and operations now in pro-
grcsS shall be completed And the route it
must take between the terminl is entirely de-
pendant upon those surveys
We may bluStcr about a Northern, South.
crn and central route. but all amounts
to nothing. Nothing but the actual survey
can determine it, When the preliminary
work is done, then the best route and the one
conducive to the interests Of all the States, will
be adopted. have been represented by my
enemies as bcire opposed TO the whole measure.
Then again, have been represented as being
in favor Of Southern route commencing at
Galveston, TcN.S, running by El-PsSo'I another
time in favor o. one commencing at Memphis,
and running through Arkansas, Texas, Sc, ., or
Of any roU' that would be most inconvenien, aud
pyrIIdiUiol 10 The interests Of Missouri Now
the man who originated these charges, aud those
who published and repeated them know that
they Il viii lot say liel have "said the thing
that is not So.' II is false on ITS face. | am,
ana have been a citizen of this State more than
halt ogmy years. All the interest | have ON
earth is hrIc. You know il; and YOU scorn the
men who conceived, uttered and published the
Ia,Seaood. You know well that have not, and
will not desert the interests Of the State, and the
people amongst whom live. The people who
have from youth - manhood, conferred the high
est honor> upon inc, and confided their interests
To my keeping. You know that have reoeiv-
ed abuse from some, for claiming all your rights,
and perhaps for demanding more than yos were
entitled TO-
A'''' '''''N 'l'H'lN, Sols AentOn says tnat the
road To the Pacific, must commence al Kansas,
and run through pass in the Rocky Mountains,
the pass Of which LcrouX and Fremont speak,
and through which BcOl is 10 travel on his way
To California, and no where else and Benton, and
Benton men put me down against il "bccause Of
my dislike o' Col, BENTON" Now do not love
Benton; that Is well known. But if his route
shall prove route at ALL and is tho cheapest
and best route and most TO the interest of Mis-.
souri, will vote for and sustain that route
But fellow citizens, doubt very much whether
the Congress Of the United States can agree on
the exact point of beginning or ending Of this
'aiIroad, or the course it shall pursue between
The tormtni. Let me ask YOU il the people OF
Platte Co., should they take the vote'to-morrow,
could agree as to the beginning, the end or tho
course OF a road across the country from this
Clay line to the Missouri river. Suppose that
funds for IFS construction were given for that
purpose. The northern portion Of the county
would to man, say nothing Of the women and
children, declare that the interest of the county
required the road to begin at Smithland and run
from there to New Market and terminate at Ia
tan on the Missouri river. Another portion Of
the people would say that It should commence at
Barry, runthroueh Platte City, and terminate at
Weston. Another portion Of YOU would saw
1T It commence at Smithland or Barry, and ter.
inmate here at Parkville, this beautiful and -four
ishing young town. Well, when the votes are
cast and cour cd, You have about one third Of the
number for each route, So il will he with the
thirty one States Of this Union. We NAV Bus-
tor in COn0raSS nn1 o,N ~.