Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-06-22

TMr. PHILLIPS, sit is intended only to
quiet the apprehension of northern gentle
men whose knowledge of the law is not
equal to their caution" do not call atten.
tion to the complimentary part of that re-
mark but to the substance of it, which is an
admission that the proviso contains no good
principle for the South, and is, at BEST
yielding up of principle for policy. And
very poor policy at that, for, in my opin-
ion, it does not gain for the bill one vote,
whilst we all know it looses several. En-
tertaining these views of that proviso, Mr..
Chairman, in behalf of the slaveholding in-
terest Of my district, protest against it as
feature Of this bill, and shall, at the proper
time, move to amend by striking it out.
This bill, however will command the
southern vote in this Hall. because. with all
its faults, it Is more just than the Missouri
restriction. 1t is, moreover, necessary for it
to pass, that the excitement throughout the
should be adopted and pass this House with
out the clause repeating the act OF 1920, it
would evidently be rejected by the Senate,
and thus it would remain an open question
till the meeting of next Congress, period of
nearly two years, dangerous subject Of
agitation to the country. But am assured
by gentlemen from the North (and the en-
citement is all with them) who support this
bill, that if we pass il now, the country will
acquiesce in our action, and agitation must
speedily subside. l regard it also as a mat
ter of the utmost importance to the people
OF Missouri, that these Territories should be
organized at the earliest practicable moment.
An organization must be had before they
can be peopled, and settlement of these
Territories must precede that great enter
prise of the age-the Pacific Railroad. The
Hannibal and st Joseph road is now in pro-
cess OF construction, and the right of way
is asked TO extend it west of the Missouri.
In my opinion the Pacific road must connect
with this road at its western terminus, and
thus, through the very heart of my district -
through the rich agricultural counties OF
Livingston, Linn, Macon, and Shelby will
pass the great national thoroughfare uniting
the Atlantic with the Pacific, connecting
Europe with India.
With these opinions Of the effects of this
bill, Mr.. Chairman, l shall Danish all
scruples, waive all objections, and give il
my support.
| PUBLIC LANDS FOR RAILROADS.
And now, Mr.. Chairman, after these
brief views, | desire TO pass from question
which has been so long discussed, and sc
thoroughly exhausted in this House, TO Offer
few remarks on another subject. | asl
the attention of the committee while say
something in vindication of the policy o
donating alternate sections of the public
lands to aid in the construction of our ives
tern rairoads--a policy, sir, which has beel
so bitterly assailed in this Hall during th'
present session of Congress. But NOR
especially do | wish to advocate the passag
of particular bill in which my consti
tuents have a direct interest, and l feel
deep solcitude.
At an early day in the session Introduces
a bill providing for grant to the State q
Missouri. of the public lands 10 aid in con
| structing the Canton and Bloomfield, an,
. the North Missouri railroad. That bill,
have reason to believe, has met with tn
, favorable consideration of the Committe
!, on Public Lands, and when we once NOR
get at the regular order of business, it vii
= understand, be reported in connection wit
o bill introduced by my colleague MI
g CARuTHERs for the benefit of the Iro
$ Mountain road.
S Beginning at the towns Of Canton and Tu
{ ly, on the upper Mississippi, one of tn
i finest navigable rivers in the world, tn
n Canton and Bloomfield railroad is intende
/ TO run through the county of Lewis, pol
e tion of Clark, and the rich and beautifu
i county of Scotland, TO Bloomfield, in Iowa
: It's location will be on a dividing ridg,
n which seems to be designed by nature fc
S such an imorovement, 1t is intended, u
o timately, to extend to Council Bluffs on tn
Missouri river, and to connect with tn
t eastern road by crossing the Mississippi {
4 Canton.
n The people of large portion of Missoul
= and Iowa have common necessity. ard fee
2 common interest, in the success of thi
t work It will be an outlet for them to som
Y of the finest markets of the country, trcI
D which they are now far removed and Will
Y it will open that fertile region to settlemer
!, and cultivation, add to the general prosperit,
= ofthe country, and largely increase the valu
e of private property, it will conduce great
y to the advantage ofthe General Government
{ by affording ready sale, at an increase
: price, of all the public lands along the route
S The North Missouri railroad was frs
projected to pass from St. Charles along th
/, ridge dividing the waters orthe Mississippi
: from those of Missouri river, to the norther
e boundary of Missouri, in Schuyler count.
1t is now designed to extend south TO tn
n city of St. Louis; and this bill now befor
S the Land Committee provides for extendin
: it to Fort Des Moines, in Iowa. The est
: mated cost of this road is about $1,000, ,0o(
e The State of Missouri has loaned her cred
\ to the work for $2,o00,o00 Counties an
n individuals have subscribed about $4,000
t 900 more, and the grant now asked from Il
= General Government will, it is believed il
n sure the success of the enterprise. Tt
n northen counties in Missouri along the lii
d of this road and those adjacent, are Ill
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