Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-01-06

give lis energies 10 the completion oil tne
road from St. Louis, terminating at or near
the mouth of Kansas. For when compile
ted we have a road three hundred miles on
a direct line 10 the Pacific and will afford
an argument more potent than words, that
at its terminus must commence the central,
national highway
The legislature has, by its action, deter
mined that this road can be made without the
aid of the land grant and the Pacific Railroad
Company sought the late disposition of the
land to aid in the construction Of road ter
minating at some point on our western bound
airy south of the Usage river, upon the as
surance, on their part, that the road to the
mouth of Kansas, should be general ac-
quiescencein the disposition of this land
II it had been applied to the road terminating
at the mouth OF Kansas, then we should
have had but one road, for no one contem-
plated making the road TO the southwest
without the aid of the land.
In disposing Of this matter, a question Of
the greatest Importance was presented; shall
we have two roads or but one? And in
disposing of it, we should discard all local,
sectional or personal considerations, and
seek to adopt the policy which will advance
the great interests of the State. Would this
best have been done, by cutting of the
growing and fertile region of the Southwest,
from any participation in the advantages
which railroad improvements will bring to
the country? Would the policy have been
good one which in its tendency, was to
drive the trade and commerce of that part of
State, TO seek an outlet in some other direc-
ton than to our own great commercial en-
porium? These questions were of ready
solution. We should not only negative the
idea, but our Legislation should be based up
on the enlightened policy which will open
up the avenues oftrade, develop the agricul-
tural and mineral resources of the State,
and at the same time build up our own COM
mercial emporium.
Make the Pacific Railroad. terminating
at or near the mouth of Kansas-let the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad be built,
and also the Southwestern road, with the aid
of the land grant, together with the two
other roads--the North Missouri Railroad
and the Iron Mountain Railroad, and upon
the hypothesis that these roads are to be
completed it is most manifest that the State
will be greatly advanced in all that apper-
tains to her interests connected with the
welfare and prosperity Of the people.
The interest manifested in some portions
of the State in reference to connecting lines
with these great thoroughiares, has already
induced the friends Of some of these meas
ures 10 present their claims for the consid-
Grafton Of the Legislature. The encourage
ment 10 be given 10 these, will, Of course,
depend upon the capability and futurr pros
poets Of the road-the general interests Of
the State to be advanced thereby, the coun.
try through which the road is to pass, It's
capabilty for productiveness in yielding ;
remuneratng compensation for the capita
invested, and finally by the energy and de.
termination manifested by the people in the
region of country through which the roat
is to pass, by liberal subscriptions for stock
without which, in no case will the STATE
, lend its aid.
: The spirit of the age demands the intro
= duction of railroad improvements, and TIL
people or the State that negects 10 prof
! by the examples around them, will in tn,
I end find their loss to be more irreparable
! than it is probable it ever will be, by com
! ing up to the work with spirit and energ,
always the sure harbingers Of success.
, There is an additional incentive, create
than all the rest, which should prompt Mis-
souri, TO active exertions in railroad i'm
: provement.
: The great highway Of nations to be mad
TO the Pacific, must have starting poin
; from our State. Every Consideration Of ia
I tional policy demands the immediate con
= struction of the road, and latitude and posi-
V ton place us Immediately in the route.
g All the consideration of philanthropy an
: the endearing ties which bind us TO relative
: and friends who have gone to the Pacific
f should waken up the people every where
:. 10 determination not TO wait longer for III
t beginning OF this great work. The thou
4 sand Of lives sacrificed, not only OF the stou
o and athletic man, but of the more tender an
}, delicate femae--the wife, the mother, tn
S sister and the daughter, moved by the n
: derest ties of affection, for all that was dea
Y TO them, have been induced 10 sacrifice thei
: lives in en- effort 10 gain our western pos
= sessions. The graves, strown all alongSh
|, route, thousands of them without inonl
ment to N, even the names Of the dead, ca
: loud upon the living, for road and all il
: attendant conveniences, and for want
a which their lives had been sacrificed.
i In q national view, every consideration
: policy demands immediate action. 1t is
: work ofthe people.
c Politicians, stock jobbers and Speculation
f combined, are continually throwing obst;
cles in the way Of commencing this gre;
e work, holding out to the people counte
n plans and projects which promise nothin
: practical 10 them, but are only attempts (
is enable their authors to fleece the people an
d the government, out of millions more than
II would make the road. trust the people
J. Missouri will be found, as one man, givin
y all their energies to the support of sue
i measures as will accomplish this gret
= work. They should through their Legisli
: ture, give strength and power to their Rel
o resentatives, in Congress, to move in the ma
e ter by asdemonstration of unanimity ar
: hearty Corporation, which will do much
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