Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-07

In f,arc thereof The Government Is Ia lake posse'so III
the road aud appucnances The Government may aso'
The end of twenty years purchase the road ma takc ~
sion III IL, wi'h all is apili irdiIts "h pay s " " ~
pans IN ac.uA. tit;coi. . ;:
The Company shall nsiruc. single line OF masnt'iE
telegraph aong the entire line oil Inc toao Sd Us " VI ey
fr uncratioo on the completion Of The road The Company
is 10 cary messages of the Government whn cnaree
and they are also transport Tie malls Of The Z ) ana
mail and troops u'dnaEcc, military stores naval
stores and supplies ,dan supplies, &c, free OF charge TO
Suc j. the outline Of his bold and truly great and hcnc
cent project 3nd nave very little doubt considering inc
AUSPICES under Which brought forward that Is 10 ot
success Sui. -
The cer is very favorable The Government. They will
get the road and the increased which Will be pro-
uted from the increased foreign which il will
bring country they vi" get free government ranspor
taton They will derive .!eal advantages IRON The enhanced
value OF the public lands through which II may pass they
will by Tie accelerated settlement OF The county, The sooner
&c rid OF Gdan and Dances and The immense cx
pensc CT protecting the frontier from Indian Expectations
The Gov cr:mcnt for all these benefits nothing; they
ucrcy lend their credit Tor limited time, upon interest and
with good security and 10 extent not equal 10 hall the
amount that individuals will subscribe 10 the Cumpanys
stock.
But c greatest advantage presented to Congress BY this
project is that il dcmbarTasses them from the difficulty
presented by the dscordant views OF members as 10 Inc
proper be selected for The road The Government
hesitate tho discretion and Judgment OF pri
interest and Intelligence Where private capital and en-
terpse may cud Government need not lear 10 follow Inc
Company WILL OF course select route that pfactlcaoe
and which is indicated by the provisions OF nature ana Inc
conrenences of commerce
lis understood however, that the Company have not de-
nated selected yet and may take the MIS-
route, Governor RoaneS route, General hush
route or that which Texan Company has designated from
Fl paso 10 San Diego o" WIN me assr hev Of he wide
range The Mississippi valley for point OF departure
SENATOR GWlN'S PROJECT, INTRODUCED iNio TIE
UNITED STATES SENATE
The following syllabus will furnish general idea OF Inc
main features OF the BILL and of the policy con'empaied
FIR
construction of railroad from point on hed ryer near
tho Southwest of Atkunsas-with eancn 10 Tue
Gulf co.sl through Texas point on tlie eastern oounoa
nv of CALIFORNIA; and from the Western boundary OF MIS-
souri and Iowa 10 meet this road the Eastern boundary
OF California; thence 10 run 10 some suitable ii IN
p Appropriaes the right OF way UO lee. ~ide hrouem
ont lis enc length for the of the road and quantity
of land equal alternate Section for forty miles on each
side Of said road and branches -, a.,
TO connect the eastern end of said road with The Attain
ic nrovision is made for Two lines eastward from the Red
rverone through Louisiana and the other throueh atka
sas end others through Iowa. ana inc otnef through
Missouri and alternate sections of land for twenty miles on
each side of each nc granted TO each of those States
respectively aud for the purpose OF extending the road west
ward from the boundary OF California TO The pac
fc like quantity land is granted to the State of Cnic
L. If any of the lands herein granted shall have been dis
Of by the United States Government the deficiency 10
be made up by selections from the nearest unnpoVed
public lands.
s. The States of Louisiana Arkansas, Texas Missouri,
and Iowa are required commence the construction OF the
roads within their respective States within year from
the first session of the next Legislature after The passage oi
this act and compe them within five years; and the
State of California is 10 complete hers within ten years
The United States mails troops goods munitions and oit
ca persons 10 be carried this road forever Tree OF eS
pcnsc; and in all Of transportation the United States
Government shall have preference all others Congress
power regulate cases for freight and passcn
gers the former fall below cost! nor the latter be-
low The average per mile on first class roads In The Uni
ted States.
g. The Secretary of War shall the road 10 he loca
Immediately and advertise six months in each State Tor
The construction of the road through the territories oil the
United States; aud the end OF that time he shall select
The proposal which shall ~ insure the completion OF the road
within the shortest tmc ~ insure them TO be Kept In good
repair and surrendered 10 The United States within the shor
time to exceed thirty years.
The Contractors shall be body corporate ana pohlc
during the period of their contracts and for 1--WE years alter
s. As hundred miles shall have been comple
81 ard in operation the President shall Issue patents Tor
four fs The lard apa! along the line VI The road 80
completed and 50 until whole road shall be finished
when al The lands granted shall be conveyed.
g. 1t shall he stipulated in the contracts tlat certain
number Of miles the road shall b. completed in each year.
arranged that The whole shall be completed within len
years.
TO- The road shall remain The property Of the Contractor
during tie period specified in their contracts.
H. The privileges oil free transit and transportation snail
be secuted The United States during the whole period Of
the contracts.
r. II the States named fail TO accept the terms within the
spec fed The Secretary Of Var may avaId contracts
for the construction of the road 10 Tho contractor having
charge Of The line OF which such roads and branches are eX
tensions
- Upou HE OF The time curing WHICH IN"
branches is remain tire property "f the contractors,
Of them may liz within any State may be sur
rendered that State the terms as arc prescribed
10 the States specified In The act.
a. The shall be vel! constructed, with oil inc mo-
dern improvements with six foot guage and iron rail- weigh
ing not less than "a pounds 10 tho yard.
l5 Commits sionerS shall be appointed by the Plcslccnt
and Senate project The public interest in regard 10 the
road
In memorial 10 Congress the necessity, Importance
and praccasity OF railroad from the Mississippi to the
Pacific Ocean the question Of profit is considered Fifty
thousand persons 60 amnua'!" = California ami II COSTS
$500 get there, maxim; sam "i Sl5 U0UU0 sup
posing that The Railroad carry lhe Tor S2UO ia are!
will weld 600 600 The road viii be 2UOO miles long, AND
csriatc viii $4,000 per mile or an aggregate OF
SO0 QQ0000 So 600 passengers would yield an nc-
resi- Of per travel alone. II Is further assumed
tia, at least SIS 5000 will annually be derived from freight
and that il "l cost 10 keep the road IN repair, 30 uVoouo
which would sill leave 10 per cent for the Gorenm nj or
the stockholders or The contractors whoever should oua H.
WINTER At LAST.
After the wctcs; and most open weather have ever
known white bearded winter has arrived al last Al IL
p NJ on Monday night, i, commenced showing in heavy
krs and Yesterday morning the roofs Of houses were CO.
vered with snow inches thick, and the streets with
slush. Had there been much moisture, the snow
would have lain several inches in depth Before night the
snow in the had melted away considerably. The
sun set brightly, indicating, We trust clear weather
The morning from the North did not arrive until lU.
4. NJ.
We have been requested by friend 10 give place in
paper TO the following excellent speech Of Nr. T. T. Faun
leroy r. delivered Leesbure before the Londoun Demo-
cracy The 18th Of last month. II has been handsomely
published in pamphlet form by the Democratic committee of
Louduuu worthy of the noble Spartan band which
il addressed
Mr. FAUNTLEROY said
meet you upon nis occasion, gentlemen, by your
appointments; and while thank you most cordially for the
honor uf invitation 10 address yUu unacrieily
dsrusttn Of my ability 10 meet your reasonable cxpecta
tons
The wise has told that there is lime for every
thing; time 20 work, and time rest; time be ser
ons and time 10 be Joyous. Until few since and
for many months past the brotherhood American
Democracy have stood side by side and hand in hand in
the discharge Of great rork and with hearts fully i'm
pressed with the sncun importance of The work which they
had do. Their task was faithfully nobly prnrmed
by Inc grand and glorious achievement Of the National De-
nocacy The ID day of November 1852 recorded as
OF the very prpudesi days in American annals, This
ttS.a day with the loutoun Democracy; and have n
assembled here publicly demonstrate generous and
grateful graduation which naturally feel al an even,
which is filling the Nations heart with patriotic 10y
We all engaged in this good work; you, here hOnc
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