Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-28

Jorron money. The power to make tue feD
raj Government a usurer is yet unknown 70 Jus
A "loonm forsoothl How long would IL os
before this loan would be converted into an 40
solutc grant. by act of Congress? Aud where
n,h,;c ,ror,s ore carried on BY Federal loans
and Federal grants, where is the guaranty
AGAINST wasteful extravaganza:
M The whole subject must be stripped
&c tho evasions with which it has been sur
rounded. If Congress makes any approprla
,;on whatever, to Pacific railroad, the people
must make up their minds at once to the ex
pcnditure of II realm Of territory, and the ad
ditional expenditure of at least 100000 ,ooo
The Southern, or FL Paso railway, can caS'l!
be constructed by private enterprise, anu pro
badly will be constructed without long aei"'
unless Congressional intervention shall pre-
vent. Texas has already furnished munliiceh
grants of land and money to finish a railroad
extending TO FL Paso, and the Eastern terminus
of which will connect with Memphis. eal'or
MIA can easily extend a railroad from San Fran
cisco. San Pedro, or San Diego, to the Colora
do. This, as Mr.. Maury has shown, Will iea''
= oap of less than 500 miles, by which to com
n,e,e tho continuous line from the Atlantic t
the Pacific. -.
The whole belt Of country along which I'M;
connecting link will extend, is unrlvalled II
facilities for the construction Of q railroad
From the beautiful country OF the Mcsilla al
lev to the exceedingly fertile and abundant!
timbercd and well watcred" region between
the ella and the Colorado, the soil and CLIMATE
of Arizona furnish everything that can be re
ouircd. Indeed, $4,000 per mile would DC !
very liberal estimate for the construction oil TIT
road, including the necessary purchase u
lands. Thus SIS. DOC, 900 will be all-sutlc'en'
TO give us a Southern Pacific Railroad; anu pr
vate enterprise can furnish it Yet WIN 'h''
fact before our eyes, a certain class OF Southern
politicians are over eager to tax the South to tho
tune of about $50. 900, 900 or more, Tor the con
struction of n Pacific Railroad. In other words,
we are to be made to pay &c., co., oo Tor the
chance of obtaining what VIC can make sure o.
by a voluntary expenditure OF Slo,ooo'ooo' III
order that the surplus, or, perhaps, the whole
sixty millions may be applied to the construc'
ton Of a Northern road.
Indeed. three or four millions OF dollars Ju'
diciously employed by private capitalists al
this time, will ensure MS the completion o.
a Southern Pacific Railroad, and in a much
shorter time than it can ever be accomplished
by Congressional intervention.
The territory of Arizona has already at
tr,c,e1 the attention of emigrants from the
Southern States. Already its population mas
become sufficiently important to cause an Exc
cutiye recommendation for an organization OIL
territorial government. So soon as the route
is SURVEYED for an East and West road through
Arizona, to connect FL Paso with the Colorado
when the land along the route shall be bona nGe
purchased; and when the first mile oithc railroad
is completed, Il tide Of immigration will pour into
the territory. One million ofdollars vii! now pur,
chase more than ten times the quantity Of land
required for all the purposes ofthe road. BY the
time that one or two millions more should be
spcut towards its construction, the consequent
influx of population, principally from the con-
tiguous slaveholding States, would cause an
increased value of lands, which, of itself,
would more than reimburse the whole outlay
Of three millions.
The ice once broken, the territory Of
Arizona could demand admission to the mon.
Then let Southern men come forward and IN
sist that Il liberal cession of public lands with
in her limits shall be made to the new State,
and offer a similar advantage to some State or
States on the Northern route. No serious diff
iculty will stand in the way of such an nd
justmcnt. And from the lands thus placed at
the disposal of the State of Arizona, there can
be no doubt that liberal contributions will be
made TO the completion Of the Pacific road
This will give the South the start in the race lc'
ultimately due to our natural advantages, and
will, at the same time, offer the earliest and
best opportunity, as well as the most available
facilities for the construction Of the Northern
line.
Never was there u better opportunity for tho
etfectuation of a great national purpose, by
means. at the same time, the best and the most
economical, and strictly in accordancc with thu
spirit and letter of the Constitution. And yet
instead Of leaving matters to this rational
common sense course, our statesmen, forsooth
must needs resort to 4 blue federalist, war
making" infraction Of the Constitution, ONLY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF E~XrRAvAGAST EXPENDITURE:
70 INSURE a HIGH TARIFF, AND THE ADDITIONAL
PURPOSE or DErRIvlNG THE SOUTHERN STATES oil
A NATURAL ADVANTAGE WHICH ENSURES TO THEll
COMMERCE THE FIRST GREAT IMPULSE OF DIeEc,
TRADE WITH THE PAclFIc; AND THIS, TOO, By
MEANS OF TIE EXPENDITURE OF MORE THAN sIXr'
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS or SOUTHERN MONEY.
Verify, our politicians ofthc Federalist strip
shall hear from us again on this subject.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Communicated for IN. National lntelHseneer.I
OBSERVATORY, WAsHISGToS, Jan. !, 1852.
MY DEAR Slr:-My las, WIS dated about tSo week
ago.
| have often wished that the question. pure, an
simple. railroad or no railroad 10 the Pacific, could b
pm; 10 the popular vote of the nation. Never, sihc
the Mempiii, Convention OF lsi9, should have ha'
any doubt A. 10 the result: the vote woul1 he larger.
Tor the read.
While all admit the importance OF one or NOR
such railways, there In. been such L diversity, .
opinion as 10 routes and plans that no one route Ina
Us We, met with friends enough TO carry it through i
spite Of It's rivals. and | do not think ever will.
Two roads ut lest are necessary. At least tw
roads, one NJ the North and the other III the Soutl
are required for the common defence. At least Nv
roads, one az the South and the other ut the North
are necessary socially and commercially: for BY t"
roads so placed the markets Of China aud Japan, an
the Amoor will be broush; nearcr to us by man
days sail than it it is possible for one road to brin
thea. This may sound paradoxieal, yet | hope, be
fore | mn done. to explain the paradox TO your salts