The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-22

the bill is supported by every Senator on
iha; side o! the Chamber, with bst. enc or
two exceptions.
An International Railroad Co the Pacific.
II is no longer question between the
Northern Southern and Middle routes 10
the Pacific, as to which shall be first built,
or which Of the three shall receive the aid
OF the General Government, II is qucs-
ton between England and the United
States |, has been transferred from the
arena Of sectional jealousy to the majestic
field of International rivalry.
England has the best harbcrage ON the
Pacific coast. She claims, too, that she has
the best overland route for a Railroad to
the Pacific, on the continent. And she is
pushing forward her scheme Of an inter.
oceanic railway with II tenacity of purpose
which nothing can divert--with an energy
which overcomcs oil obstacles. Exploring
parties Of British engineers arc already fix
ing the path OF that railroad above our
Northern boundary. $50 miles OF the
scheme are nearly contaminated In the ap.
preaching completion Of the Grand Trunk
to Sarnia, on Lake Huron, from HALIFAX
Nova Scotia, which has one OF the best
I L..t... o., A., ,,napt
There is no doubt--,herc can be none, in
the existing state OF information on this
subject-that the British claim Of the best
route to the Pacific well founded IN to all
that part Of the proposed line, which is pro
jected across the immense Northwestern
plains, whose vast levels are marked by the
far. reaching tributaries OF Lake Winnipeg
in Ruperts Land. II IL equally manifest
that up 10 the longitude Of Lake Huron the
British lines have no advantage whatever
over the American routes but, assuming the
Grand Trunk, with Portland In the United
States or Halifax IN Nova Scotia, for its
eastern terminus, TO he all the British claim
for II as the beginning Of the great highway
TO the Paci6c--i, requires but slight OK.
animation Of the map to zee that II can
never be anything more than link Of the
great chain. The project Of carrying u
Pacific Railroad around the rugged northern
shores Of the great lakes, is chimerical. II
il were not M II Ia, q wasteful diversion from
the direct course, the physical obstacles
which Nature intcrposcs TO the consumma-
ton Of IN exclusively British project, would
make II practically impossible.
The truth IL, the project Of Railway to
the Pacific, IL too vast, too continental In
the grandeur Of the future which II opens,
to be- the monopoly Of any one nation.
| Providence has made il the mutual work
Of the two great fraternal nations who share
the continent between them. II has laid
the path Of this great Railroad through
both Empires, and In giving to each its ap
propriate share in the great work, has
taught them the inevitable union oi their
destinies.
From Lake Huron to the Red River the
route for Pacific Railway lies through the
Northwestern American States. American
enterprise has already anticipated, by many
hundred miles, the great Canadian project,
Canada pauses at lake Huron.
Our Railroad system is already extended
10 continuous lines FIVE hundred miles be-
yond the longitude Of Sarnia to the Missis
sippi. And the British project " continued
across American Territory TO within hun
dred and fifty miles u 1t. Paul.
10 five or ten years the energy OF Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota will have completed the
chain TO the American extremity Of the
Red River valley. bali way acro~ the con
tinent, when the huge plan will be surrender.
ed to British capital and enterprise To he
carried forward through British Territory
10 the Pacific The grand InteroceaDic
Railway Is thus ESSENTIALLY and Of necessity
an International measure. and while perhaps
even now the two great Iobes Of the Anglo
Saxon heart are beating IN one magnetic
throb through the depths Of q dividing
oc"nn, Ict US hope that they may be- closfr
knit together in all their interests and
affections, by these bonds Of enduring iron
A REFERENCE GIvEs-1he Mianssot.an
10 reply to our article deDouncing the mean
p.s d il sllusion' to the fact Of the presen
tation Of . pair Of carriage horses TO Mrs.
HSssr N. RICE, by number Of Minnsso.