The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-25


country would add to the common deerces than
fors magazines and arsenals and at cost niiey less
fences with all their appliances Of men, munitions of war
and military stores such footing as win promise re
sonable security TO persons and property.
The authority may also be derived from the power of
Congress regulate commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States" under which power Congress
has established lighthouses beacons bpoys harbors OF
protection and public piers and with everential respect
for the great author of the argument in the celebrated
port on the memorial Of the Memphis convention submit
lands in the territories towards the construction Of this
road than 1t did to the improvement by authority OF Con-
gress Of the navigation of the Mississippi river. T
The distance from the Atlantic to the western boundary
OF Texas is estimated to be about sixteen hundred miles
IN this direction railroads in successful operation as
fur Montgomery in the State of Alabama Two com
anes have been chartered to continue this line through
Selma to the eastern boundary Of Mississippi both roads
having been surveyed and one under contract
OF built and the residue under CONTRACT Me State of
mississippi having guaranteed bonus cf bur halnred
thousand dollars towards its construction road has
bcen many years in operation from Jackson to vcksbusg
which, including section east Of Jackson to Brandon Is
sixty miles long From vicksburg to the Texas line the
stock taken to the of 100000 tie State OF Lou
isiana Other stock to the Of 5000 oo0 has been
taken by individuals parishes and the city Of Shreveport
giving present reliable capital $iso6o0 to that road
II thus perceived that the boundary Of Texas is
reached BY comparatively straight line Of railroads COM
pecd or III progress of completion by Individual and
State enterprise and all lying between the thirty
and hir-thir parallels Of north latitude ~ 'AV g&
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Of the two oceans by railroads. and also their locations
have passed law granting twenty sections of land per
mile for the construction Of road through that State from
point her eastern her boundary In the d.
recon of III Paso The length of the road through Texas
is estimated to be hundred and fifty milehe lands
granted upwards Of ten millions of acres which will be
worth, at reasonable valuation when the road is finish
cd hive dollars acregving the handsome OF fifty
millions of dollars Now, we estimate the entire cost Of
this road at forty Thousand dollars per mile (which
high estimate) but thirty millions Of dollars or its re-
will have been exhausted in its construction This
will leave twenty millions Of dollars to cover accidents
and should none occur may be applied in aid Of exten
sion of the road to the Pacific ocean distance Of six hun
dred and fifty miles from the verge Of Texas How
much of the remainder of the line lies California Ito
which section am unwilling that the federal government
shall make any contribution towards the Of
road how much of ii lies within the Territory OF
New Mexico to which am willing that the government
shall make liberal and even munhcent donations Ihave
been unable accurately to ascertain but am inclined TO
the southern extremity of California. tt8fS 1sf
Liberal donations of lands in New Mexico will be greedi-
ly accepted by of the companies before menton
ed-most probably by the Vcksburg and RI Paso COM
pany, by combination of companiesand thus rail-
road communication be secured from the Atlantic TO the
eastern boundary Of California somewhere near the con-
uence of the Colorado and Ga rivers When road Is
there the necessities of and selfineres will
perfect the connexon between the two great The
experience teaches that any work thus performed al
ways better and done than If undertaken by the
government which is uniformly pundered whenever be-
comes contractor All government patronage and Its
corruptons thus avoided and security given against
prohigate extravaganza.
Among the other reasons for donating lands in the Ter
rtory of New Mexico towards constructing railroad be-
tween the hirysecond and hirtythrd parallels of at
tnde find those which cogent in the fact that 1t will
be adding necessary link to what is destined to become
continuous line that il is probable such donations will
give impulse and energy to the individual and State enter
pses upon this line which the wants Of the country urge
TO speedy establishment and in the comforting possibility
of its relieving the Congress from the applca
tons for the donation Of lands which lie within the limits
of different States. rfeE
ui6araf in f,olo of md
of great moment is, that avoid the Mormons-a
sect towards which the religious sentiment of the country
will be reconcled and which Is destined TO be
the fruitful source Of local and political annoyance and
trouble The further we separated the better for us
and for them. tn III
am thoroughly convinced that no line Of railroad
communication between the Atlantic aad the Pacific
oceans will be established in time other than the route
have indicated 1t the shortest route the eest Of nat
ura distractions the most convenient TO carry out
tiona policy, and TO aid in executing treaty stipula
tons under the treaty Of Guadalupe algo and will dis
tribute is commercial benefits most equally among the
communication between each Of the original States and
the EXTREMIST limits of national domain and brings
the wealth Of Asia and the Pacific isands from Jeso TO
Australia their very doors This will be dis
tribued through the northern portion of Alabama East
Tennessee North Carolina and Virginia. by the Ala
bema and Tennessee river railroad which dverRes from
this line at Selma The Mobile and Ohio railroad inter-
ccps it. crossing the line the eastern border Of Mis-
sisspp and which the Gulf Of Mexico with the
northern lakes The New Orleans and northern railroad,
which the cities of New Orleans and Cincinnati
will the line Jackson and the treasures Of the
eastSsn world upon western and extreme southern
States while the Mississippi river If In gratitude 70 its
tributary waters viii give TO the tide OF commerce re-
ux How and in exchange for the substantial products OF
its valley all the convenences delicacies and ce
CANT Injuries which the renes civilization could demand
desire. Hf~UAn sH
know sir, that shall be cced of giving prefer
cnce TO this because Of sectional feeling 90, am
unconscious of IT, and the facts which have presented will
scquit The time has been when was sectional and
IL has passed here sccona hut the noble trio of
New England Messrs MACDONALD, IIIBRARp, and reFR-
SOIL has taught the word from political vo
oabuary and in its place another which is more ee
waited and patrotic,-tbe word constitutional. 81 Ne
The people Of my State told A memorable
SION by very high authority there that If Of them
should be asked IL he American the should
be, 'No, sir; am South Carolinan' This sentiment
has had It's day and its votaes of whom was more
earnestly Jealous than myself But sir recent act Of this
Congress which vndicats the great principles OF nonn
teryenton popular sovereignty and The rights OF the
States has verified the dictum Of Mr. Jefferson that error
opinion be tolerated when reason s left free to
combat tp and viii benccforth cause my heart to swell
with LOYALTY and pride to be called American No, sir
my devotion 20 my State, to which my allegiance Is
first due requires not TO be propped by the cultivation OF
sectional sentiments and IL II be shown TO the salts
faction of my judgment that shorter and better route
through Territories and which be built upon
at less cost the government be traced from Calibr
n 20 the extremity OF Lake Superior, to the
city Of St Paul pledge myself to give my countenancc
and support
Towards the perfection Of this great enterprise would
give literally OF lands which lie In the Territories and
would require certain number Of sections to he sold, n
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