Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-18

IIncs OF racine railroad III obtainlngo'
tho present Congress, such grants o.
alternate sections Of land rs will cral,lc
The TO pus!, The work ahead
with the greatest speed. With such
grant, the bonds issued b. the var.
ous companies engaged in the bull ling
Of these lines Of roal will be enabled
T. present to money lender. and stock
j',Lbcrs, such tangible basis for secu-
r.ty to bond holders, n. viii prove po-
tent in cmPtyi"g money chests, aud
driving the work ahead. European
capitalists, those who are gorgcd with
the precious metals, arc too suspi ;iou-
OF the leading national governments
oethat continent, 70 risk any create,
suns in the hands o. these unstable
marches, and will snap at Pacific
Railroad l,onds, with tie cagerncss o.
those who desire certain securities
Each alternate section of land will be
an immense capital for the Il. Il. Com
panics, while ut the same time the Uni.
ted States Government will not be tho
Loser in effect for the reserved land:
will sell for more then four fold III,
price Of all the lands at the present
rates. Many Government lands thu,
reserved, will sell for IS or $40 pen
acre, because ofclosc proximity TO raj.
roads. The only losers are those who
desire to enter cheap lands at prcsci.t
rates. To DO So under these grant,
they will lie compelled 10 90 OUTSIDE
the limits Of the grants, which removes
them from prescn, advantages afforded
by the railroads.
All the lines projected with any
certainty Of constructions, converge 10
Iont nj the South Pass in the
Eocky Mountains, due west 10 line
icarl y parallel with the Miss s.irpi d
Missouri Il. H., giving 10 the Stale Of
Iowa the presumption advantage ofthc
AK line route from the cities OF New
York and Boston. Onr road viii cross
the Missouri by a bridge at Florence,
aud running north of the Flait River,
but due west will avoid the incontcul-
cuccs of bridging The l'lalt and lis
swampy creeks. The other linr most
Likely to bc constructed i, that from
~. LOUIS and Jefferson CITY, taking y
Ioilli-nostcr.l euEI>C To- thc SvUil.
lass. The hiil before Congress piu-
Ndcs for SIX lines 10 terminate IL 81 {
Il the Rocky Mountains, and r. IN an
;l!"itcd r,rinl Of 'mc. any ~ tho .iN
icma.n uuhuli, the lanes donate! Ia
taom are iohc lnidcl pqaaly )Ge,ri
Tie roads lhcu COZ >irucicd. We a,c
CERTAIN OF one thing, tia, AL the re-
ua,nirg lines. Other than The NJ. X NJ.
L.. Il. and 81 lous, will DOT bc butt.
The llaunih. ! and ST. Joseph Il. L..
the burlington Il. Il. and the one fiou,
dubuque to Sioux CITY, will either
tcrmn ate on the MisSoul and connect
with the others lH stCGmi cat, or run-
iIrg 10 To,t kcarncy On The south
end Of Il G Platt, connect with the NJ
& NJ. Il. Il. THIS will give prestige
and succt IS to the two lines, that will
enable them TO procure capital IN the
anoa.s required.
The bonds OF American Unior. are
these Of railroad intcrcommunica,ior
and every line Of railroad uni,irg two
sections Of orr Cornt,y IN the rcla-
tons of commerce and trade, cNcfts
ccntiipetal power. st'orcer than rarch
mcnts or laws. Much fear las bee,
manifested IN certain quarters that The
future growth and Development of the
Stats West of the Rocky Mountains,
would form an independent con.cdera
c., but such persons forget that Ian
Cuagc, laws, commercial ties, equal
participation in the Government ofthc
Union, arc cohesive powers not cas.i, |
srndercd. Give ms inland coinmunica-
ton, and the feeling Of common br
therhood will he too st.org for the
workers Of disnnion. o., republican
system is such, in respect to Stat,
Rights, that it is capable Of iuj, finite
teir.toria. 'Nrarsion wilont fear o.
rupture or disorder. Railroads, carals,
iiveis, lakes and oecars me the ar,c-
rics through which common rational
e.cmc,t courses with rnif, ing ,ecc;
IRON all the sections near or distut |
We are FESTIVE that nothing viii 5,
greatly tcrd to the exclusion of African
Slavery from VI settled territories, 3,
the Luildi, z Of these railroads; for Tia.
laborcrs cmpl"ycdw viii many Of them
lcc' Inc settlers n.ong the routes, IN,
exclude hat institution altogether.
Crt TIC editor Of Tie NY. lIcralt
Is particularly savage against the bill,
While Mt tie same tine lie permits
Jacob Little 10 nestle in his bosom for
protection against mcrited censur,
trcm IN indignant public ard homes,