The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1855
Various memorials Of public interest were presented
The Senate passed the bill making appropriations for
the Improvement Of the St. Clair Flats by ayes % nays
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uH PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL
Mr.. SEWARD, Opp ofN. Y, addressed the Senate He
began by saying-Thc descendants Of the Dutch coonsts
Of New York keep forever bright the memories Of their
faihcrland When however, he travelled Holland hs
could hardly find there lingering tradition Of the
Element OF New Netherlands Is always The arsc-
ton OF the emgran for his native country stronger
than the sympathics OF that country It's excs Tho
on SOCIETY," ON The par,ac coss,., ,,,n y, 1 ~
great measure, and earnest In it's support he hoped
that q his arguments In response TO them seemed ad
dressed 10 the Senator's from the Atlantic states,
they would do him the justice 10 reflect THAI
i Is only this side Of the Rocky Mountains
that the and Too OF indifference and prejudice resist
conviction Mr.. Seward would not say much CONCERNING
the details Of the bill n he were allowed 10 prcacrbs
the route and The policy o. constructing Pacc Railroad
ton OF the road that great northwestern emigration
has hitherto followed. lie would discard all employment
OF companies and all grants Of public lands aud would
build the road q military, postal, national way
with the money credit Of the federal government and
Of coe He would increase the by Increase
OF mposts and create sinking fund 10 absorb gra-
dualy the public debt. But he had concurred In
presenting this bill because the only alternative
lie admitted there were many objections 20 which tho
bill was obnoxious. But the time for delibcraiion has
come TO end, and that FOR action begin So being
his desire for Pacific Railroad he would ac
cept this bill Mr.. Seward then answered successfully
the general objections against the construction Of thu
road. Commerce Ia only Incidental interest in con-
necton with the road II II wanted FIRST and chiefly for
postal and military, that TO say for political purposes.
grand crrp 10 rely on commerce for such highways
IN territories where society has be called into exist
encs, that they be dispensed with TN society Ia
created The treaty of Guadaupe Hidalgo extended
the national jurisdiction across the Rocky Mountains 10 tho
Pacific aud from that moment the necessity Of postal and
military highways across was disclosed our conientons
and England legitimate consequences a reliance on
tho routes through foreign countries instead through
our own. lie did not pretend 10 know how long We in
tend TO founder in this policy but was ur
that the interior region viii not be settled t tho
railroad is built and that probably the Pacific states
will not forever remain united 30 the Atlantic,
they are not 50 united. Tho fates arc always
busy in weaving fatal web for INDECENT and i'm
roviden nations, and depends on the acton Of Congress
nov, whether Washington shall the capitol Of tho
whole United States only Of the United States Of the
the United States Of the Pacific. c would not debate
the constitutional power Of Congress 70 authorize the
s'tucen q the road Even tho srictest construconss
admit the power ~ Congress Of real necessity to
construct post roads within the unorganzed territories "
tho United States and in Of possible danger ~
struct military roads let impress the fact that tho
American people number thirty millions, and
al the rate Of million annually of free, ambitious
men. such people cannot remain stationary; activity In
law written IN the social constitution of all States
Under s influence France has disturbed the two hems-
pheres for two hundred years Great Britain has extended
her dominion around the EARTH spain has discovered and
colonized hall the globe and Portugal has reclaimed
large portion 81 IT, which before had been lost The abo-
conversion OF Eastern nations 10 Christianity are re-
suits OF the same national activity In obedience 10 the
same law we rescued the country we nhabt from
the dominion OF Spain, France and Great Britain all
our renewed diplomatic conflicts many Manifesto
Of the energy and ambition Of the Americans proper
II is obvious that this activity must take either
a martial civic direction; and that
not receive the litter from the hands OF govern.
mcnt viii force the government 10 guide into the
former How we otherwise explain from what tho
constant agitation o. tho hbuster movement, Ostend
manifesto aud Monroe doctnne proceed To him seem.
al fhatt bic
activity, for every nation safe cheap frugal and in
crcasing continually the number and wealth OF a nation
War s hazardous and deeolatng Its greatest benefit being
obtained fearful cost History teaches that the con
slant practice Of n incompatible with the perma-
hence Of system Of selrrovernment n he
were asked Wig The British race on this csnu.