New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-12

ticp Of Csdferis bcfese its p.ce Il goli had ssl
vr county 70 the chores Of the Pscdc Tho Ass
Vas conceived Of q railway transit scross the ooaf-
Lspt hich would make our country the greet high
vay bet ~esn Europ~ and Asa Sinse toe tres.y II
Gusssloote uiJalc cave our Republic the title desl
81 empire the coustr uc,icn OF Rsssy {, the PsseA
bad engaged the profound attention ct ths nsasa
Tne orini,o OF the people bad been pronoaooed .
favor OF the y eeoy copplcton of tast great nstios
wa,b, xtth soal carry into the heart of the coa6-
rtpt the light Of CHRISTIAN ciyilssiioo, develop tAs
wealth power Of toe ns,ioc AMI bild toSessee tAs
dwekrs on te Atlantic and Pscihc sl9pcs Of The
Rocky Monntairs.
He sLoold rot dicuss the general issoes involved IN
tie construction Of thst great work. for thos issses
had BEEN Diseased before the people, ant they hal
pronounced for L. TIE cole qoestiors FOR considers
lion were, "On What route sbad tas road be coc-
stiuc'td r. and " How shall il be built ?" rae route
from Iske Superior % Poget S,urd WAS the shore est
it had good bard wood and wa,er bu. the nation csa
barely be asked to take route on the exde NoHs-
ern Fl prier. He would willingly vote 10 give as
least ~ CtO acres Of lant TO the mile to aid 10 tie
construction OF euch Q work over that rsute.
TIE central route across the coatinent from the
Missouri % Ssn Francisco wouli b. pree nneaty
Q national route. II would accommodate she
aotire coutuy North and South. He s1 for
the route because II was for the wtoe oousty.
The route the southern rim Of the c,as-
try by TIE way Of FL Paso was mere sectional route.
III. country from Fl Pasc 70 the Pacific srid
region of barren sands Over most Of it s.snhsy
resns Biros could hardly ly over it, wi 'hou' carr
ing their provis.ots with thenl The Seassor from
Gsorgis Alr lversonl had proposed to bald tvo
foads-a northern and q soutoem rcsd-one boz.
deripg the territories Of the British Qaesn, snl
the other on the frontier Of Mtxco. Tust Seastof
thoreht TIE time was at hand when tue South
must go Of the Union give up Slavery, aud sas
for going cut if the Senator from Newiork or any d
his Soppeers shau be elected President in 1885, which
be sseus TO think nay be the case, inasmaoa ~
the Republicans had swept the Free StaNs.
That Senator might rect assured that the threat 70
rsise tte demon Di.urion 10 1860 would not make the
senator from New.York Seward, Mr.. Ch,se ot Ohio.
Read Of Peobsylv venis, Banks OF Massscsusess. or
tner polti sl associates whose names td been con-
rected with the Presidency. auy the less dear to the
freemen Of the country But the Senator ron Georgia
would construct aroad over the III psso route prepar-
aiory 20 secedIg from the Union Tls southern route
had be. nown as tee Desert, but hereafter wooid
be Known as the Dsunion rout.- While be twl.oe)
would OF for any plan that would make tn 81 roaes
the petional highway to the Pacific, he would voso iof
any am,u mt of lands te build II as tccAi roass.
He would give the wnol country south OF tho Thirty
fourth parallel from I'll Paso t. the state OF Cafor-
ria to the COZ ttructcn Of this local road He waS
opposed to the b,il reportet by the Commttec, be-
cau'e he deemed it Shoy inadequate to construct toc
road L would not money enough 70 looa6 tao
red Men of capital would cot embark 10 any su,h
rchcme ard Il would p,ss into The control of ciao
of greedy speculators like the operators 10 tho
Texas Pacific roac-nen who would take milions o.
sock when tney had not dollar 10 ovest. IL the
bill pas in its present FORM may see the road con-
srucie Though four or live hundred miles oil the bees
land west Of tie Missoui-fom the Big Sioux to tho
State of Texas; md We may see the road
in that State built to the Stakh PlAins.
where the desert sins 80 miles this ste OF III Psso;
but We fhond then firo that the road would not %
made the sands and barren lai,s fro" th.t poos
to the borders of Cahoinis. Michigan, Wisconaas
low, and Mirnesota had millions OF the richest lsade
on the C.rtinert e. and with money at aud per c'ne
iD New York those States could no. raise moeey~ 70
constr net their agLiti eot railways. How anu ~nen
could s4ven,, five or one hundred millions OF money DO
La ta .,t,lv
TO cor oct that great national work lie was Tor
the spesdy construction OF q rsilSay Tn the rAo'uo
over the ceo'I Iegoss VI the country and To accon
pl sh tina, object bo heo proposed To ame pd the pooi
ing bill Ly provdiIg at for the loc stioa AMI con-
s,ructon OF the work by the money Of the ps.ios.
Ito proposed 10 set apnt the proceeds of the puoao
lads within $50 II lies OF the road as fdnd to pay
the bonos -suei to construct the road. Adopt t,is
plsn--enter at orce upoo this great wcrk-uso the
boubdess credit Of the nation, and 10 ten years per-
baps sooner, we slouh See a railway from the Ais-
souIi to San Francisco; and although he believed the
ROAD would not years pay dividends upon it cost.
il would lume tue plains, passes and reeessos OF tho
iDteIor OF the Republic with the light OF civizstiDa,
develop the power and wealth of the nation and tend
to the unity Of the country by binding toyother with
ties Of interest ard affection the millions wos
are hereafter TO live the Asntic and Pacific slopes.
To accomplish object so vast, 40 cOmprehsnsive,so 20
national 10 its scope 30 important 70 the safety OF tue
courtfy the expenditure of 3iJ 900, even It should
be sunk the work. would Do but small and iDssni-
cart affair. It was work d great msgttuis-Jf In
cscusble importance, and DC was ready now to ener
uron the work by voting the money necessary TO 40
CONF psh it, and 10 giving such route, he was sure
be was takr the only practic ,ble tina; would
make a railway to San Francisco oonsaumsed fact.
Ire rest Of TIE day till 5 O'Clock vas occupied by
eIplar atoms which ou. Of Mr. Wilson's remarks
Mr.. DAVIS Miss took occasion to 20 ovsr tao
va.ious routes set forth n the volumes ths Paoi6a
R,ilrosd To clear bimse m the sappo,ition of sec-
opal bias in the preparation Of his reports whea hs
was s. or tsry VI War.
without dsooeiny Of the subject the Senste ID.
journed So the blu up first o the regular order
Of business tomorrow.