The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-15

propose 10 lay them dee, enough to proven
their being disturbed; and they have discover
ed process of carrying thaln across the bed
of rivers, and through masses of rocks. Ex
periments of the same kind hive been made i
Europe and proved successful. Besides, th
| inemorlals's propose to have testing tube
every five miles, and operating stations ever
! hundred mics, The entire length of the line
| Their confidence in their plan of construction
aud The entire Of It's execution, is 81
great that they propose TO complete the lint
| within two years from the passage of this bill
or 10 forfeit all the ri .shts and privileges acqul
red under il. Such confidence can only b.
impaired by science, which subjects matter I,
TIE immutable laws Of nature, and predicts will
unerring certainty the .esuit oftheir application
Tie government is not asked 10 aid in making
experiments, it is not called upon TO approprl-
| e'e dollar, or donate an acre Of the public
domain, until the enterprise Is crowned will
| success aud that success manifest by the ac
tual use the government is invited to make
| of it.
Ii remains to be shown that the expense o
the undertaking is commensurate with its ad-
vantages in practice.
All The Inemor!alists ask, after the line is
completed and In working order, is a donation
OF two millions of acres OF land along the lire,
or in some other Territories of the United
States not interfering with the grants that may
have beerf made, may hereafter be made for
railroad purposes. This is small donation,
compared with the liberal grants which have
been made for railroads and other improve.
ments OF less general character, and less likely
to affect the wealth and progress of the whole
country. Neither is il asked that the lands
granted shall be in continuous line, only bene.
hung the grantees. The Improvements on the
line vii! enhance the value otthe adjacent lands,
cause their settlement, and thus bring them, al
an early period, INTO market The telegraph
will be the torerunner of civilization and power.
and increase the revenue OF the government nj
from customs and dlyers other sources.
But there is yet another most important con.
sideraton. The memorialsts do not ask that
the government snail grant them lands with
out receiving an equacatdHt. They bind them
selves, in perpetuty, 10 transmit monthly, tree
OF charge, and prior to all other business, eight
thousand words for the sole use of the govern.
ment, and agree TO work the line, day and light,
vihou, interruption. This the committee con
sidsr the most valuable feature in The whole
proposition. AT the rate of charges proposed
by the memorialists for 50 large at Distance, and
worked at SD great an outlay of labor and cap.
tai, it would be equal to the payment of $780,
eUO per annum; but the actual savings 10 GO.
We nmenl IN expresses, messengers, &c, would
amount 10 much more, and far exceed the in.
terest on the value of the donated lands. View.
ed in this light, the grant Of lands from the
government would, in fact, be nothing else but
a perpetual lease OF them, at a yearly rent OF
8 100000 and upwards; and not in the nature of
a GIFT, but OF apro.i,able Investment.
Considering, then, that the memorialists as.
sume the whole risk and responsibility of the
and that the government is only
called upoE its successful compilation, to make
a moderate grant of land for the use of it, in all
time to come, in the nature Of rent, their pro-
position appears emmnenliy just and reasona-
Bile on the face of it, and perfectly safe 10 the
government.
Your committee beg leave to report the
following bill