Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23
From the NeU York Times
Democrats Defeating the Pacific
Rail Road.
NAsu1NcrnN Eeh 2S

The Pacific Railroad bill was buried in the
Senate to-day, with the honors of war" The
vote on adjournment was considered q test on the
question whether it could be restscitated or not
The decision was decidedly in the negative
This great national measure has been defeated by
Democrats. on the old and well known Internal
Improvement issue. Wings have thrown the re-
sponsibility directly upon those who should sus-
tain it. and in a manner which will force the anti
Improvement men to meet it The question
comes home to every man. woman and child in
the country It is no abstruse, abstract or theo-
retica proposition. over which politicians may
split hairs, while the people wonder at the inge-
nuity which conceals from them the spirit of the
discussion and the object at which it aims. 1t is
practical issue, and one IN which every body
feels an individual interest It IS not 4 question
whether there is a difference 'twiXt tweedledum
or tweedledee, but the naked proposition, Has
the Government Of the United States power to
create a great work OF emmInent national neces-
sity to military defence, to union of the States,
and to social and commercial intercourse, between
the several sections of our lands@ Upon this is
sue the so-calIed Democrats have by their voices
and votes. taken the negative, and in so doing
have defeated just such work. The theory is
already enforced by fatal practice, and there is no
escaping the test. What will be the verdict OF
the country!
While Democrats have thus conspired to defeat
try am happy to know that the construction of
railroad towards the Pacific is not to be delayed
in consequences And it is the greater matter of
rejoicing, because there is good prospect that
the expectations of those who have operated
against the bill lest its passage should build
road rivaling other projects in which they are in
terested, will be entirely disappointed.
The construction OF the first link in a Pacific
railroad will be commenced early in April next
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badly the northeastern corner to extend to Ell
Paso, the northwestern corner of that State
The bill passed by Congress a few days ago.
granting lands in Arkansas to construct railroad
from the Valley of the Mississippi to Fulton in
that State near the northeastern boundary of
Texas,) unites sufficiently powerful interest to
secure a large portion OF a road from the Missis-
sippi to the Pacific ocean. even should Congress
refuse to lend the aid of the Government to the
magnificent project, as it probably will during the
four years to come. II they succeed without such
aid, they will be quite as well off as though they
had it for Uncle Sam viii have to pay roundly
for his daily mail to the Pacific which the peo
pie will then demand. and for transportation OF
troops, munitions of war. &c Twenty wears
mail service alone even at the present ra te in the
United States will amount to Sl500O.000; and
no one will expect the service TO be performed
such a road tor the price paid for Transporting
mails in the old and well settled States.
A company of wealthy capitalists and enter
prisng men have thrown themselves into this
work and declare their fixed determination to see
it through. | notice among their number the
names OF Erastus Corning Gen. Oryille Clark
Surveyor General McAIpine, Simeon Draper. ex-
Gov. Paine of Vermont, Gen. Henderson OF Tex
as Gen. D. W. C. Clark, and many others Con-
gress falling to put the construction of the road
sure basis, they win Immediately commence
and push onward the great work, with an indus
try, energy and enterprise that viii fix, beyond
peradventure, the doctrine of the first Railroad
connecting the location Of the first Valley CT the
Mississippi with the Pacific Ocean. Texas. it
will be remembered, has expressed her readiness
to give many million acres Of land to any compa-
ny who will build a railroad to California. run
ming through that State suppose. Of course. the
Company to which | refer will avail Itself OF the
liberal grants thus made.