Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-01


Pacific Railroad.
As tho construction Of All Atlantic and Pa.
ciiic Railroad IL a matter in which the people
Of California are deeply interested, and Of the
discussion Of which they are not apt to easily
tire, we append The remarks Of President
Buchanan in relation thereto, and viii ven
lurS to say that his views will meet the APP
prevail Of every true friend Of the enterprise.
in the State ltiS true that Black Republic
cans and other opponents of the Democracy
will find fault with them. We expect this.
IL iS-a cardinal principle Of thvir faith to OPP
pose any and every measure the Democratic
party may favor, no diGcraucc how necessary
to the country or proper and practicable ii
may be. Indeed, We expect them ere long to
favor the rc-opcning of the slave trade merely
because the President opposes it. Already
VIC have heard Of some Of the opposition who
arc out in favor Of the British Railroad
through Canada to the North pole, because the
President has intimatcd preference for
Railroad Through our temperate latitude"
to the one alIudrdto:
would again call your attention. to the conStrnc-
tinn Of Pacific Railr,ad. Time aud reflection
have but served 81 confirm me in the truth and JUS
tice ut the observations which j mnde on this sub
icct in NV last annual Message, tn which beg leave
respcctfully to refer II in freely admitted that il
would be inexpCdrnt for this Government to excr.
else the power Of constructing the Pacific Railroad
bv its immediate agents. Such u dangerous cNcr.
else Of power would introduce u system uf jObbing
hiCl al
Federal officials could either prevent or detect.
This cHn only he dune by the keen eyes. active and
careful supervision uf individual aud private inter
est The construction If the read ought, therefore.
l0 DC Committed To companies incorporated by the
States other agencies whose pccunlary interests
wculd he tlirrrtly iur,'l~et eeBgFpHs ts.iglt then
assist them in the work by grunts Of land "r at
money, or both, under such conditions aud rrstric-
tiunS nS would secure the transportation at troops
and munitinns Of war free from any charge, aud
that OfIhe United States mails nj fair and rCasnn-
able price. Tho nrRrrSs ct events since the conf
IncnccIncnt Ut yOur last session has shown hnw
sOnn difficulties disappear before firm and deter
mined resolution. Al that timc such road was
deemed bv Use aud patriotic men to be- visionary
prujcct. The great distance to be overcome, md
the intervening mountains and deserts III the way,
were obstacles which, IN the opinion of many.
could not bc surmounted. Now, after the lapse Of
hut single year. thcac obstacles, II hns been dis
covered, far lcsa formidable than they were SUP
posed 10 be, and mail Stagea with passengers rrgu
larry pass aud rrpnSS vice in each week by COM
mon wagon rUad between San Francisco and -.
Lunia aud Memphis in less than twenty-five days.
The service haS been aS regularly performed ~ II
was in former years between New York and this
city.
Whilst disclnming all authority to appropriate
money Cur the construction uI this road, except that
derived irOm the war making power Of the Cunstn-
tioE. thcrc arc Important collateral considerations
urging ~ undertake the work as speedily NS pos
Iblc The first and most mOncntOWs IL these is TINT
Su,h n rnnd NGnuld La "A flWprfNl hOud of he.