The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1856-12-13

Total, $93. I9I ,OUU
People build railroads where they
think there is business to support
them and there is no way business
on the line of the northerly road and
to obtain much through business they
must extend their road from Puget's
Sound to San Francisco, distance of
six or seven hundred miles-conse-
quently this road will not be built for
many years, and perhaps never. The
second route, through the South Pass,
will be built before many years. The
third, which seems more Immediately
to concern the people of Kansas, is
decided as impracticable on account
of the great cost of cutting through
the mountains but that road on the
18Th or Both degree of latitude is i'm
possible l viii by no means admit
until the route is surveyed by engineers
who are favorable to the construction
of road in that place. The fourth
| is condemned on the same grounds as
the third while the estimate of the
sixth is considered much too high.
And now comes the report on the ex-
IRENE southern road, and this looks a
good deal as though it was made to
order, without much regard to facts.
The Secretary of war, who thinks
this the only feasible route, says
there are no mountains tc tunnel-and
he might have added there is little wat
er and no wood on the route. Persons
protesting to know about the country,
say that an engine will need more
weight of wood to carry her over
some parts of the road than she can
draw; consequently there will be nc
room for passengers or freight. But
says one, Congress will build some Of
these roads. Congress may give bonds
for the construction of one or two
routes to the Pacific. A donation may
be made to the northern route for the
reasons before-named. And gran
of land will probably be made for 8
road through the South Pass; and al
SO to that company that will build 1
road south of latitude 80 deg. Tn
South will buster, but what use. Al
the slave States together cannot raise
of themselves, a tenth part of the sun
necessary to build road to the Paci
lfic, even at the low estimate made OIL
these particular routes. And the da,
has gone by for them to hire none.
of the North; and as to the bond
which the government may give them
nobody will buy them as long as the,
are in slave State, or In territor,
which bids fair to become slav
State. Now as to the route by the wa
of Lawrence. The road from Jefer
SON City to the Kansas line may 500
be completed, if old Barbary will onl
!. wake up and strain her resources t
build the road, instead of trying t
J conquer the freemen of Kansas. B
{ the time that road is finished to tn
) Kansas line-and l hope before
Kansas will be admitted as a Ere
! State. And when the capitalists
the North are satisfied that this is nc
, to be slave State, we shall be f1eode
with money, and interest will be at
, lower rate here than in any other west
ern State, and if Congress make I
grants of land as she has other State!
the land of itself will build the COZ
templated road to Santa Fe. But
denied help from the National domain
our people will soon be able to COZ
struct the work to that point then
selves, and we shall be SO far in az
vance of any other road, that Con
T gress viii consider it policy to inis
!, it to the Pacific ocean.
JoHS B. WooD.