Nevada national., 1859-11-19
PACIFIC RAILROAD.

Nothing is more true than The saying.
God helps those who help themselves;" no
less true is it that il the people of Caliior-
mia desire Pacific Railroad-if they think
It necessary. to the manifold welfare of the
State it is but their consistent duty, and it
should be their anxious active and jealous
endeavor to manifest it in some substantial
manner.
When our Federal Representatives shall
be enabled to stand up in the Senate and
House OF Representatives, in hearing of the
whole Union. as it were, and proclaim the
fact, that the people OF California, sensible
OF the urgency Of the construction of the
Pacific Railroad, as a measure not only Of
commercial interest, but one necessary to
the security of the state from hostile attacks,
have actually built the road, by guarantee.
ing bonds for the money which it cost, to
tho eastern confines OF the state. the Federal
Government will feel itself, IL never before,
bound to pass some Bill, which shall be the
incipient step to the speedy completion Of
the work.
1t was but few years since. that the fed
eral government made donations of vast
portions OF the public land, on either side Of
o railway as bonus for its construction
In some cases the price Of land along the
railroad was enhanced to such an extent that
companies. by selling one-half the lands do
mated TO them by the general government,
made money enough to pay for the entire
construction OF the road, leaving the remain.
der one-half, and the road likewise, clear
profit.
We do not ask that the state Of Californir
shall directly give one cent to the building
Of the Pacific Railroad. All that is neces-
sary is to give the credit of the State to suci
company as may undertake the building o
the road. We have all to gain aud nothing
to lose. The state will be fully indemnifieC
against all loss. by mortgages, and the val
ue OF property throughout its extent will b.
increased. The building OF railroads is no
in reality burden to the people OF state
They are indeed & speculation, not an indi-
vidual one, or one that benefits many alone
but one in which every man, woman an,
child in California has an interest.
The legislature Of this state would en-
courage the building OF railroad, and woul,
use such means to insure it's construction
with the very same ideas to convenience an
proht, as jadiciousl farmer would in con
suucting gate, granary, or a bridg
across gully over which had to pass i
hauling his corn in from the field.
We once heard AN opulent farmer. VIII
had grown rich from poverty, 10 comment
ing upon some OF the draw-bars. which "
passed 10 riding to neighboring town, re
mark, that the owner Of the farm ought
be in coed circumstances to be able 10 d
without gate, aud, with impunity, to pe
form the extravagant labor Of letting dow
and putting up the bars. in bis neeessaril
frequent passage into the field. The tru,
Of 1t is, old Copper remained poor with b
draw-bars, miserable fences, and wood,
mould-boards. I've have referred to We
ster's una bridged, and can't find the wo
mould-board; any way, It means that pie
Of the plow which overturns the soil. forrne
ly made Of wood, but now of iron or cas-
steel,) while Mr.. Il. grew rich by manag
usnt. b. skiIl, and the adoption Of all sor
ef improvemsnts.