Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-11
Pacific Railroad Bill.

This bin got the gn.by the other day in
the Senate, test vote IN the same being a
motion, which prevailed. to strike out the
entire holy Of the bill, aud insert a section.
authorizing tho reception Of proposals Cor
building tho three routes. Wearc glad ,hc
hlll va. dsicAtcl, aud that or several rra.
Sons In tie fret place. the S,uth, with
whom acted the Northern doughiae,s in the
33l Congress. plunicrcd tie national treas.
cry Of TN MILLIONS Of dollars 10 buya little
strip OF territory from Mexico. now called
Arazoua. over which 20 run a southern route
% the Pacific Til. Little strip Of bar en-.
rocky land, which is too poor TO support
anything but snakes and liitard-. i. now
asking through few strarslcrs who have
squat " down upon it, to be organised As
one II the territories of tie United States.
senator Wilson in recent speech gave ,hi.
southern route such ,1,igc. that even the
s1uthcrncrs themselves. some Of them, wer,
ashamed % vote ior il. l, passes through
region Of deserts. and arid wastes. whore
iur long distances, not drop Of water or
blade Of gr,s can De found, or a soil capa.
~, oi sustaining human hcins. Notw,th.
Standing al this. "aemorrsry" goes Tor the
southern route and California soss iur de.
mocracy. and the State most interested in
the construction Of thi, road. is now only
drinking the bitter drre. 1, prepared Tor 1t.
self ~ casting rs vote for Buchanan. Scn.
a,or Quinn Of California, upon the defeat
or the ball in the senate toe other day. in.
dul.cd in the following remark: Little
As ,hi. gi,es, it i all l ever expected to get
from tho Congress Of the United States"
and he even went further, and made re-
mark severely rejecting upon tho senate,
cor which he TEL, called upon to apologize
the next day. Well. Senator Quinn. thu. /.
jus, wha' you and your party friend. voted
Tor when YOU gave the electoral vote Of Cal.
iioruia to buchanan, aud you have only
sprung your own trap, and got caught N
your own snare. Senator lyerson OF Geor.
gia, only few days since, lc, the -" CT out
of the bag" when he said he wanted ,hi.
route built for the benefit OF the forthcom.
IN: "Souihra Conie6era-y," which is to be
built up ON the smouldcring runs Of the
Union. No railroad to California wall ever
he built under the auspices Of rro.slA,ery
democratic administration, and the people
Of the Pacific coast may as well understand
thi. fact frs, as last. The longer they stick
to the rotten hulk OF the slave drivers craft,
the longer will be delayed their hopes Of an
easy Communication with that portion Of
the Union, this eide the Rocky Mountains
Tie Republican party is the only reliable
party. tina; will ever pat this road through.
Old Buck, prior to the last Presidential
election. sent an elec,iOneeriug letter to the
people Of California, promising them the
road in case he should be elected. Ito MAS
only playing fool with them, and they
probably begin to find 1t out As for this
southern route eontended for - strongly by
the fre. eaters, it Rerer wall be constructed
by Congress, or the general government
You may as well talk Of building railroad
over the deserts Of Arabia. or to the moon.
as over this miserable. barren waste. The
only really feasible route for railroad is
from some point near st. Louis, to San
Francisco, On the best practicable route be.
,weca thess two tesminis. When this ].
built, branches can Nc constructed - as 10
accommodate all sections OF the country inn
mediately interested in the enterprise. Al.
most hall enough has already been etpend ID
to build good portion Of the road. IN the
huabug surveys" aud published report.
Of the same, got up through the agency OF
Pieree's and Buehauan's administrations.
The " reports " of these surveys ordered to
be published by Congress, have already gone
up to nine or ten quarto volumes, costing
more than million Of dollars. And what
do they amount TOT Why, some of there
books contain splendid, painted pictures Of
frogs, hssGrds, croeOd.ls,, aud other "rdr.
miRiJ," found somewhere, the Lord knows