The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-16
PACIFIC RAILROAD,

on motion the House then resolved itself into the Com
mittee Of the Whole ON the state OF the Union Ar Orr
in the oha and proceeded TO the consideration OF the bill
providing for the construction Of railroad from the Mis-
sssippi river 10 the Pacific ocean
Mr. STEPHENS entitled to the floor lie said that
the gentleman from Ohio Mr. CAsPBELLl had somewhat
ampifed and enlarged the speech which he Mr. O. made
in favor Of the bill 70 prohibit slavery In the Territories Of
Nebraska and Kansas and his purpose TO reply
to the remarks which the gentleman had amphed and
enlarged To the application of the speech he had OBJ
lection bat the gentleman had produced statistical
arguments which in justice to himself and the South de-
manded reply The gentleman from Ohio had represent
ed him saying that the South gets nothing and that
the South asks for nothing when he simply alluded 10 the
living fact that the industrial pursuits of the South did
look the government for protection and thar the
dustria pursuits of the North did lie said then that the
South asks for few ayors and he would repeat II
II not the South alone that brought in Louisiana
There but 20 votes in the House against the Louisiana
purchase and therefore il clearly national acqusi
ton. He supposed that Ohio the last State Of this
Union to raise her voice against the purchase OF Louisiana
If il was the Sl50o00o0 paid for her-the money
which she begrudg he had to say in reply that the sale
Of the public lands in the territory OF Louisiana had more
than brought back into the treasury every dollar that was
paid for IT, IL could be the territory TO which she OBJ
eced because extended not only up the Mississippi
Guiding Iowa and Minnesota but il extended TO the Rocky
Misunderstanding three times much territory to the
North TO the South II the South had Florida the North
had Oregon He could not what grounds the gentle
man had for complaint Even Ii Mexico should be an
nexed to the United States--and that too, for the
Souththe North have 100000 square miles Of territory
while the South would have only $4,000. He was
Tor the acquisition OF tuutg ilht
it would be of greater advantage the interests of the
North than the interests of the South The gentleman
from Ohio in comparing his own State with Georgia said
that wheat ought be considered Of the price in
Ohio in his State II would be just consistent
for him consider the price Of sweet potatoes the same in
his State in Ohio and both considerations would be
inconsistent would be for him 10 put the price
of the land his native village down at New York
prices Ohio he said, had than two-thrds of her
railroads unpaid for while Georgia had only onetweth
Considering the number Of railroads for the construction
of which there nothing due Ohio l23 miles behind
Georgia.
Mr. BOYCE obtained the floor
Mr. CAMPBELL wished to state that he was ready TO
prove that his tables correct and he should at
tempt to do the occasion would permit
Mr. BOYCE then spoke at length against the acquisition
of Cuba, which would cripple and parayze
the interests of the South.
Mr. HAMILTON then moved that the committee take
until o'clock
The question being taken by eers there wereayes 60
60
So the motion was agreed to and
The committee accordingly took recess Eatl o'clock
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