Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-17


lunatic asylum Fortunately very able and intelligent
mechanic OF Kentucky constructed the first locomotive
tina, built In the United States but this wealthy
gentleman thought could be made to go Without
ers because be could conceive how could be aue
20 hold back going down hill. how could shove up
when Il came to tight fix. lLaughter.l But thus hse
nious mechanic also constructed miniature railroad ana
placed this one horse locomotive upon IT. aud alter TINS
sceptca gentleman had It's operation he became ono
of the ardent advocates OF the railroad
The resolutions which no had the honor TO present ne
other day were, with other resolutions OF hke enae'
presented the committee appointed Tor tna'
They were three in number the mrs. ,S hss eon,rS
that should have one or more rah'oaus 70 'e . 49,
He was for more than The second tesoiuuon point
ed out the OF railroads, with route anu
de.crnton Of the plan on which Southern Pacific Kali
road should DO built He had laid down the route on
sma map Of the United States and regretted that ne hau
NOT larger one that might be better seen by
the Convention Here (poinng to the msp) was Massa-
cbusetts represented by little blue spot, aud that Inch
nv inch and half State" had expended fifty millions oil
doIsr In tho of Railways. This larger blue
epot was In those days. but 1t now called the
State Of Maine. At this point there is now railroad
away up in the North and through the mountains con-
ncctur that district ouy with her older Southern SIS
terra but also with Canada. New York-this broad IAN
hk, looking concern with her foot the Atlantic, ana
her shoulders extending along three lakes had not rail
rkad in those which had reierred but he re-
Lembcred very well having heard il said that when the
protector Of the canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson rv
er spoke Mr. Jefferson the subject he replied that
In the next century would be time enough to complete
IL Yet in % years IL completed and there was
railroad running alongside OF It. And not only that but
look now at all inc o.ne. ~ T.; ho u,a,n
from those teemng granaries Here again pointing TO
the map) kentucky did not look very large upon
paper put tnere " s'ov wiz o. n NV. ~, ~. M ,
riFer, tncn sh'enu'us aIus Wy 49, So, pa ~ i
times past had been buiwark against the ravages OF
.ne tnu, 81 -. ID - ST. l,.-.>s. TAP
pIaosoJ
He proposed now to iscuss the route he bad
for ria nga ID thg
map) Texas larger than New York aud Pennsy
and Ohio altogether, and many railroads point
ing the North the South in that direction be pro
posed extend the Southern route TAR it could be
done, accoc ding to charters already granted.
He did not propose ask the general Government to
do anything He proposed that the people of the South
should put both shoulders to the Wheel and by doing
they could make railroad TO Passo del Norte without
aid from the Genera Government He proposed TO run
from st Louis to New Orleans, according the charters
already granted to the parallel of latitude
The Legislature oil Texas had at its last session. passed
law giving twenty sections per mile for road TO be con-
struced nearly the thrtysecond parallel OF at
tude which was greater degree oil bounty than other
State could give In adopting that line be expected to
accomplish Two obects-o run through she centre of the
slave territory and to have the benefit OF the twenty
tions per mile donated by the State of Texas ic had
been over great portion of the country TO be benefited
by tue road aud from his own observation he had the
slightest doubt of the praccabiy of the the
Graude. After the line would run through a portion
Mexican territory Probably the best route was through
portion Of Mexico. lie was, therefore, much grat6ed
vernnent of that country portion Of land embracing
that route Whether treaty had received the sane
tion Of the Senate than he could for but
be hoped main features would be adopted by the United
States and receive the sanction of Mexico In looking
over the map impossible not to perceive the yas
interests which would themselves upon that
1t that the main arms would run through
spread hand and grasped all the other
Slave States and especially the Northern States nm tho
II issssippi river
In addition the law passed by the Legislature of Te,
as there other propositions before Compress
for the donation Of lands the construction of Railroads
in Southern aud Western States; but he regretted
say that when he left Washington few DAYS ago he
little probability of any of them being passed All
OF them had readily pass d Senate; but in the House
Of Representatives the first test nues,ior boono,oS . b.
upon u proposition granting lands TO Iowa and the hill;
either laid upon table or committed to the Com
mittee of the whole House, there to be buried
He knew that some OF his Southern friends supposed
that only railroad to the Pacific necessary He
however, believed that there would be two at least Al
the meeting of the great railroad celebration in Boston
he the only slave holder present He never expec.
ted to such convention again. The President of
the United States with portion OF his Cabinet was on
the hand OF the presiding officer Of that body and the
Of royalty in the person of the Governor
General of Canals, the other; and he (Mr c. had
suggested to Lord Elgn that il he could make a v.
ing Cauada, he could be guaranteed ole in Kentucky
~ - s'.'"P sPeaAef. (Laugnter aud applause. That
convention looked TO the carrying out system railroads
from the North to the Pacific, and he believed that Mr.
ncks the ,hiei adviser OF the Governor General had
peen ID 10 negotiate loas and had returned with
lore became the South to be up and doing for themselves
nad oeen urged that road could not be built
SHOWS OF Northern mountains hut might we'll said
ihat the ice on Northern Lakes would prevent their
igAhon. IL the North built road they would pass the
gorges oil the Rocky mountains. But even il it were
pu tcre would be six months in the in which they
would nave topass over the Southern And were
Doth these routes constructed he would consider them
as rivals Iney could be both sustained. 1t seemed as
il the God Of nature had intended that these two ne
should be built SO that the old States of the Atlantic should
De ke mother taking the younger States their arms
ana protecting them even to the shores of the Pacific
WIN these Two roads constructed the people ohc States
couu go on Trip OF pleasure on one route aud by
tue other IN less than sixty days and all without injury to
neHn; ana thus they could lind themselves happy all the
way round
he did not come here to speak uHkndly Of the North
ern States II was not the habit of the people of Ken
lucky either TO speak behind the backs of those to whom
they are opposed in Interest He had spoken 10 the
pie OF the North face TO face He knew these peoue we'll
lie knew the enthusiasm Of many of them and the per
feet madness Of some Of them he had Sc mecs had
occ Isl N to Illustrate by anecjote of scene that had nc
Cured in Utica in lsiS when portion of the democratic
party had tried to administer upon the estate of Gen Cls
Mr. q. here rected amusing story of scene Thai b
had witnessed in which "perieconst preachern 6gu,d
largely The relation created considerable perrmonf lie
alluded in terms to Northern ianatcism, and The