Minnesota weekly times., 1855-02-20


Davis, Norris. Yeas, IL; Nays -
The Democat devotcs about q quarter of col
umn of Capitals in communicating the intelli-
gence to the people. Our neighbor may rest as
sured that s'there is God in Israeli" and the day
of retribution rM come to those who have turn
ed traitors to their constituents. -,r IL
HOW THEY LIE!
In our issue of Thursday morning, We publish
ed few facts, which we presumed would be of
general interest to our readers, from the Report
of the Directors of the Man;towoc and AIississip-
p Railroad Company, setting forth that said COM
pany had procured Charter to construct q rail-
road to or near st. Paul, with the permission
Of our Legislature. We th;n gave the route of
said road the distances; the country through
which it would pass, and added g.
Thus it will he seen, that Notwithstanding the
croakings of those who have been disappointed
at the change matters have taken recently, there
are private companies, who arc desirous and will
ling to construct railroads to our Territory on
their own responsibility, if we would only give
them the permission. Don't fret gentlemen !; we
shall have railroads enough just so soon as the
resources of the Territory demand them. Don't
fret Minnesota is not doomed, as some of the
spectators would make you believe.
For all this, the Satanic, in its issue of Thurs
evening, takes us to task, and with that cool, ly
ing impudence for which it is celebrated, states
that we are "opposing the interests of Minnesota"
ard are in s' favor of this Railroad" Now it
may not be generally known, but it is nevertheless
true, that the Satanic and its clique are dctcrm-
this Territory but the one by which, through fraud
and corruption, they wish to amass wealth. No
matter how many companies may desire to build
roads to the Territory on their own responsibility
no matter how feasible the routes may be-no
matter how soon the roads may be completed
these are considerations of no Importance to the
Satan;c--it must have its way, though the people
should suffer in the end. We wish it to be under
stood once for all, that we are in favor of all
to our Territory whereby the Territory Will be ben
eftted and Notwithstanding the howlings
of either the roaring Satanic or the Intern
al Machine, we shall continue to give facts con-
corning these roads, that the people may judge for
themselves as to the truth Of the assertion of the
opposition press, that unless the railroad (the
bantling which they so dearly love) is built, St.
Paul will be ruined. If rich companies desire to
build roads to Minnesota at their own expense,
why throw obstacles in their way? No; the
game is, to shut out all roads but the one &c con-
ceived in sin and brought forth in iniquity." For
the especial benefit of the Democrat, we give fur
ther extracts from the reports of the President
ant Chief Engineer of the Manitowoc and Mis-
sissippi Railroad Company, though by so doing,
we may incur the Satanic's falsehoods and its
blackguardism. The President says:
''The Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Rail-
road is now nearly completed to Milwaukee from
thence it will extend North along the shore of
doubt, will reach Green Bay, using ten or fifteen
miles of the ManitowOc and Mississippi Railroad
for that purpose.
The completion of this Road to Manitowoc will
make ours part of continuous chain of Rail-
road, extending from the Western terminus of the
Mantowoc and Mississippi Road wherever that
may be. for the time being, Southerly and East
wardly to the Atlantic.
The effect of the extension of our own Road to
the Mississippi, upon the first division rs tribu-
tary, will be apparent to all. 1t will give q con-
tinuous line of Railroad of some two hundred
miles in length, running through fertile country
already settled and cultivated, and rapidly in
creasing in population and business"
The Engineer says:
An air line drawn from Manitowoc, on Lake
Michigan, to st. Paul, in Minnesota, "a distance
of two hundred and sixty miles,) would pass di-
rectly through the centre of the State of Wiscon-
sin, dividing it into two equal parts. This line
would cross at favorable points for the collection
and transmission of large amounts of lumber,
produce and merchandise, SIX important rivers,
viz the Fox, near Menasha, at the outlet of Lake
Winnebago, the Wolf, near the mouth Of the
Waupaca, the Wisconsin, Black, Chippewa, and
St. Croix, upon all of which large settlements
have already been made and upon majority Of
which, St. Louis and the entire population of the
Mississippi Valley are dependent for their sup
plies of Pine Lumber.
The general features of the country, upon or
near such line, are believed to be highly favor
able for Railroad constructions; and there is no
substantial reason why the cost should exceed the
general moderate average of Western Roads.
The line of the Green Bay, Milwaukee anl
Chicago Railroad, now being constructed from
Chicago, by the way of Milwaukee and Manitow-
oc to Green Bay, would afford an outlet for pas
senGcrs, and an inlet for merchandise during all
the months of the year.
Another projected road from Port Huron, at
the foot of Lake Huron, across the State of Mich
isan to Marquette Bay, opposite and only sixty
miles from MonitOwOc, would give a summer con-
nection, via the Great Western Road through
Canada, with the Atlantic and all the Eastern
States.
The eventual continuation Of this road to st.
Paul, would afford n connection with the North
ern route to the Pacific; (now generally ccded
to be the most favorable line of construction to
connect the two extremes of our continent,) and
make it an important link in that grand chain of
communication.