The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-16

result OF the railroad movement in three or four years
You will roads u the San joaquin aud the Saeramer-
70 valleys we Of Washington win connect Pugets Sound
with the Columbia river and the people of Oregon will run
their roads up the Willamette 70 seek connexiop with
your roads feom the Sacramento think therefore with
ths great impulse from capita-wh this great tendency
10 branch west and eastha il is the duty OF the govern
ment at once TO employ large force for the exploration of
me whole country In other respects much be done
Matters can be arranged with regard the hostile Indian
tribes extend the survey of the public lands and
make geographical exploration the whole country and
make known every mile that adapted settlement we
can make known the resources Of the great interior That
Is what we want TO do. [Applause We can pass gene
raj railroad law giving aid, in land, to all the through
roads
The country do this now Fellow before
leave this subject wish to present few facts showing
that the building Of these railroads is great
deriakng the people of the country think We
can take striking example Of railroad enterprise from
the North and still more striking example from the
South When stationed in the State of Maine as an
humble subaern in the army, the city Of Portland,
with only $1,000 people, with aid the State in
conjunction with the city of Montreal built the Atlantic
and S Lawrence road The undertaking pronounced
visionary but they went to work. built the road and the
cars running, and line OF plies between
Portland and Liverpool [Applause] More difficulties
were appfehended from in the mountain and
from steep grades that road than have found on the
northern route The example from the South is furnished
by the Wilmington and Welden road happened to be
in Wilmington year and half ago. and was astonsh-
ed at the example OF enterprise and energy which Whining
ton gave to the whole country. 1t then small place.
with only 1000 people and its whole taxable property was
not million of dollars and yet she built road Of one
hundred and sixty miles, along which the pass
the rate Of forty miles hour Thus impulse given
after impulse. Weare prepared to build three roads
Bear with me moment whilst develop slightly an
other branch of the subject refer the great St Law
renee basin, where find American capital and English
capital American hearts and Canadian hearts engaged
in the construction of great roads, and within the past year
the progress OF the Canadian roads almost rivals those south
Of the basin The Canadians have projected roads that
wi lTnns I'm nd iu pxuib
Texas Texas with her rich soil and large quantities of
fertile land construct roads that will be remuneratve
the moment they are put IN operation Texas is favorte
place for immigration Gentlemen say that pre-
pared to build three roads now and these roads
will become remunerative We have right to apply to
this problem experience for the last three years
and especially of the last year. do not know that our
western roads yield income of ten per Most of
these roads were run through unsettled country and
we know that the lands along the line of these roads which
had been in the market for forty years. and worth
less sold for 81 80 acre. know eowcitizens of the
Golden City, that il you to establish roads along the
valleys OF your rvershe Sacramento and the San Joa-
qun-they would at once become largely remunera~
tive The whole thing reduces itself down to thisthat
the two extremes would pay for themselves bringing down
the actual length Of the main roads ZOO miles along
which there will be way travel TO bring that length down
to 300 Passengers alone would support suck roads in
connexion with San Francisco, and do it fAppause
What is the cost per mile over the best roads? From
quarter of cent to threequarters of per mile
We could with propriey charge $75 for the through-trp
and have SAB 10 clear profit to pay the interest the
money invested. We have now, in months 5000 pas
sengers going to and from California, the sthmus,
and it is well known that if the road be put in operation
money will be spent by the passengers than is now
spent on these steamers, 1t would be very low estimate
that 100000 people will make the through distance each
year in Ahe two directions and estimating the two roads at
$4,000 per mile it would give interest of over
per cent on the capital invested The eastern portions
would yield some ten per cent and the valleys some wen-
ty twenty-five per cent Applause This great through
travel alone is without reference to
reference to the trade of Asia But have right to in
uoducc these elements. AT Pugets Sound we are few
hundred miles nearer the shores Of Asia and two three
hundred miles nearer the water communication to the
East than San Francisco and have right to expect
that from Pugets Sound shall supply the silks and light
wares OF Asia to the people of the St Lawrence basin
peciay TO the people of Minnesota and Wisconsin and the
northern portions Of Ohio Indiana Illinois, and Iowa
Applause We however that San Francisco will
keep little ahead Of u.s. She has greatly the advantage OF
us now but we look upon glorious California almost AS
parent Here we get gold dust and give in return our lum
Der here we find market We want line Of railroad
from San Francisco TO Pugets Sound connecting all the
great western routes Applause San Francisco must be
the great distributing point Of the trade Of Asia and the
imagination of cannot put bounds limit TO the de
velopment of that trade 1t must necessarily follow that
the great supply Of Asiac goods for the consumption OF
the people must be distributed the country by our
railroads from San Francisco and Pugets Sound The
explorations ought to be made now, and fully made Rec
ollect that, when TO transmit freight then we
must have low grades and may put IL down. in making
road, that grade which exceeds fifty feet 10 the mile
win be mpractcable for large freight business We
must have explorations made they made this sea-
son, only with increased force We may have orcu-
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Gentlemen have prepared statistics in this
matter but II does not to that ought TO discuss
this matter any further This it me- is of the
great questions of the age into which sectional feelings,
into which party feelings ought not TO enter II is I'M
dertang worthy Of the spirit and the genius Of this great
age, outdoing all previous experience Applause What
hope, therefore is that the several communities will
work out faithfully and carefully their local routes
want the government simply the proprietor of the SOIL
in taking Of its lands its interests &cY to that the
military posts planted and the relations so perfect
with the Indians that solitary child walk over these
vast plains unharmed What ought to be done2 Gentle
men, have had experience with the Indans have
been impressed with the fact that with justice and with
mercy do anything with them that we please.
Great applause Having spoken in terms Of the highest
praise Of the Blackfeet Indians Gov s. said But gentle
by justice and mercy these Baeeet Indians in ten
years can be made equal to the Chcrokces
Felowcitzens thank you for the attention with which
my remarks been received trust that this subject
win not be approached with partisan sectional feelings
impressed with the Importance of these expora-
tons that my special object in visiting the capital is to
impress the Secretary Of War and Congress the mpor
ance Of extending the explorations to cover the whole
country. [Appiause.l
England is evidently fearful that the Russian vesses-o
which cruising abroad may seriously annoy her
commerce aud il is not improbable that we may soon
hear Of engagements between the Russian and the British
In the Pacific or Indian The London Globe
says:
Proving about the South there two heavy
Russian frigates-the Diana and consort Russian
squadron is Batavia Lawles California and the
does to whom piracy would be pleasant pastme; and if
unartcre under