The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-27
7a5roy on OUTSIDE RAILROADS.

-, ppyToN ON OUTSIDE RAILROADS.
.,a - oe,t 20 impossible for Col Benton % MAKE
-. / roison with the views and sentiments Of ms
o,iseal associates which could not be promptly
.,a.,,ally refuted by some other speech dei'efeo
- his associations were different An instance
! me House moi long since which afforded no hl's "ii'.'
,.nt. Il was the ease in which Gov Sml'h' :"
.osvered Mr. Benons ant-Nebraska speech y 's'i'"s
,ou, a speech in which he had committed hlii'eN =
s,a.,a oos,tions In his onslaught upon the propoea
treaty on Yesterday Mr. Benton laid hmSe open
,,.os .o,alv luderous exposure Tie was particular
aoa,nst the treaty because IL looked 10 ia'-
,,,on, Mexican territory and in giving vent 70 ms
aa;rnotiop he denounced all outside roads as eonieis
with his grand central route to inc fac'p'' nv ">
peciay the Tehuantepcc road, and Tue roue popO''u
ssr the Canada border as well as the southern 'o''
haacerizing and denouneng them ali as o"S''e 'Vuo
m ~ answer TO this TRADE may be found IN speech Oh
~ psn,on IN DECEMBER lS4s in which he took the ieau
.,ao.,n the granting of aid TO the amount OF SIX
on. !, dollars. towards building the Panama railroad
Mr. Foote objected granting the AID proposed anu sue
ed that IL might be better to investigate inc question: 10
bain;nu from Mexico the right way across the Ssus
!, rohnantepec To this suggestion Mr.. Benton replied
ia. tho iuoury was unnecessary and improper as I'VE had
~, ~ treaty. stipulations with Mexico for the en-
ovmeu Of the right across the stmus OF Tehuahepec
and because said he 1--WE all know ihat heAico mas per
empory refused TO grant us even particle o' Prheee
nou the subject lie proceeded further to say I'VE all
Lnow that this government offered an immense sum OF
money 10 Mexico for this right 1.-THE Tehuantepec route
and that all applications upon the subject have been per-
n,ory rejected Deemng it utterly impracticablc to
- tbe riobt of way across Tehuantepec from Mexico,
Mr. Benton urged the passage OF the bill granting aid to
The Panama Company At that day. as at this ne had his
great central road TO the Pacific at heart but this outside
Panama road SO far from conflicting with his favorte
project was advocated as necessary to It's completion
Now however, when contrary to his prediction Mexico
has granted the right of way Tehuanepec, and
without the payment of dollar Mr. Benton denounces the
road as conflicting with his central railroad project opposes
the treaty which recognises the grant, and arrays himself
Indignantly against all roads not located within our own
territory But the argument is so well made by Mr. Ben
ton that we will give it in his words:
at is now about thirty years since first took up the idea
communication between the Pacific and Atlantic for COM
erca purposes 1t had been brought forward by Mr. Je-
ferson after La Sale II is about thirty since took
nv mind has been occupied with the project OF an American
road to India by route which shall go through do
nion and although totally ccPsed by the modern pro-
ector Of such roads have been very aborousy occupied
for about thirty years collecting information necessary
establish such roadas to what necessary for the estab
shmen Of an American roadone which happened to
and down full thirty ago. might be established
Immediately with the aid of the federal government and
even without that aid would be eventually established by the
progress Of events and the force of circumstances wrote
down those words sir and had them printed full thirty
sro have therefore paid attention to this subject
and in all that have done upon this BILL have had my
ewes steadily fixed upon great branches of the question
an immediate road for instant use and permanent road for
the ourselves and of poseriy for all time to
through the heart of country and which shall be
American road In undertaking. and in entering as have
DONE cheerfuly and cordially into the spirit Of bill which
promises the quickest accomplishment OF passage the
isthnus of Panama. the continent at its narrowest
point have considered it only part Of great system
only STEP preliminary step-only something to be
used temporarily until accomplish great
work"
haye idea of doing anything permanent outside Of
country. have idea of going into any cxpcndi
ure, bargain arrangement for such road which Is to
continue for moment after in condition to
am In the situation in regard TO this road OF
who has no house he goes into shelter until he has time to
build house. in the situation Of a who has to
cross creek log he the log until he has tne to
build bridge The whole plan and conception OF the bill
sion while without road Of our own"