Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-12


Political Som srsstsi = iiisre's @ Old H;ekoru?:'
The Washington Union has just published an
elaborate and carefully prepared lcadea. on the
subject of the construction Of Railway to the
Pacific by the General Government The writer
pronounces SUCH scheme clearly constitutional.
but says there is SO much opposition 10 it on Do
litical grounds, united to so many personal in
terests fomenting perpetual jeafousies, that a
long time must elapse before il can be carried
out.
One of our Democratic neighbors is shocked
at the audacity of the Union, and denies the
suficiency Of its premises and the Conclusive
ness of its arguments. He viii have to "fall in
with the current" however, there ca hardly be
doubt that the Union reflects upon this sub.
ject the sentiment of President Pierce and his
Cabinet. These Locofocos are so fast getting
into the habit of poaching upon whig territory,
that they will in all probability soon have to be
warned off,
Referring to this important demonstration
of the central organ at Washington, the Nation
al LtcAigenccr of the 3Oth says:
"An article of great significance, as we re-
gard it, appeared in the Washington Union of
yesterday. 1t was the leading editorial. of that
number, devoted to the discussion of the consti-
tutional power Of the Government to construct
railroad "tO connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans" We cannot be in error in presuming
that the article expresses the views of the Exec
utiye on this important question; its formality
and It's justification of the opinions expressed by
two OF the Cabinet Ministers in public speech
es week or two ago on the same subject,
leave no doubt semi-oficial character. View
ing 1t In this light we could hardly belive that
we read 1t Alright. Save for its greater ability,
we could almost imagine that we were reading
an article OF the Lntel.i sencer of the ollen time
when we used to DO battle for the same doctrines
against the school of strict constructionists, who
denied to the Government almost every power
except that of making war ard laying taxes;
and when we had read the article through we
could badly persuade ourselves that we had not
been perusng one Of Mr. CLAY's noble speeches
III defence of the constitutional power of inter
nal improvement, so similar arguments Of the
two. Ii we have read the article Alright, it is
suspicious of wiser counsels and an important
change of policy in the dominant party. Rea-
son and the public veal, we trust, are about to
asser their long lostsupremacy in the Democrat
ic creed. The idea J.; almost too cheering for
belief We will wipe our spectacles and give
the article more careful examination"
The Washington Star, which is apt to read
the Government Alright, takes the following no
tice Of the Union's leader:
"The Union has for leader an essay upon
Pacific railroad project which We regard as an
article of great importance from the position
that journal holds towards the Government In
it the editor makes a powerful argument upon
the constitutional question involved, concluding
that those who dispute the fact have no ground
to stand on. He finds the ght as to power of
the government to construct the proposed road
in the constitutional duty and right to provide
for the military defence Of our Pacific posses
siOns; acquiring to show that in no OtEer manner
can that be so economically and effectually pro-
vided for We assume that in this essay the
views Of the Administration are stated under
due advertisement inasmuch as the subject is
Just now one of too great political importance
to be approached in the Union, who expect by
and with the advice and consent of those who
are credited BY the world with iadirect re-
sponsfbility for the positions of that Journal
The editor, however, in specializing upon
the probability of the speedy construction Of
the work by the Government, concludes that
the opposition of those who dispute its constitu-
tonaity, the difficulties to be encountered in
making it through so much wilderness, and the
iealousness of those interested in the choice of
the route, will together delay it for long
time"
On tile constitutionality of the construction of
the Pacific Railroad by the General Govern
ment, and the expediency of the measure, tleav-
ing details for future consideration and adjust
ment,) the Wing Party of Kentucky will take
its stand. In this district, during the canvass
just closed, Col. Preston frankly aud fully COW
cred the ground which we have assumed above
for the Wings of the state, and they will to a
man stand by him, and by those with whom he
may act in Congress, when this great question
comes up for discussion and settlement.-Lou.
Courier.