Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-02-26
Tue PACIFIC RAILROAD.

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THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
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R~,.,l,s ~ n, DAVID 8 REID. n tie Sssss q
NJ Esited SIases on he Pseike Rsiirssd Bill
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w.n,ismsn I Am 6cc 20 ssy that I desire to sss
en"-I .s,,s..;,n hr.vrco shc Pacific OCEAN and
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V", h~,. rro,.ox. n undertake this immsns~
work and whs, guarantee have you that Il Is evu
80. so,,,c,d % Ira, xhro cpmplesrd the Govern
men, Il cscr IN avail scf OF the benefits thas might
.r;s. FINN rs Herr l. Q work that viii require .
,n;,.I T nc ,,ro hundred million dollars perhaps
,rL IN. only security you ask at the commence
800, = Ss,s, nm ( dcposit Of $500 QUO that +
81 ~ 49,, on, sron .ftrr h X tlcpa1;tcd l. al the
scc,,r;sx thu, Won have that tina, road win be con.
structcd u true tncIe " a.. VIZ 80 ~.
Mn'en sass az. ss..s. 80, sor ,hs s,,ss,n
ami western divisions shall create lien on the
h,,. ,,.d. but x.,npusc thc contractors 90 on and
c,mnlc,c the eastern and western portions Of the
road as provmeu ~ 'a. 1'',, s' :. u. ~ w."
contractors nave eo"us... "o. -. -.
euuoh 'os "e eeo's nv .'.s., r. a. 80. ,hs,
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you nave 'ssae,, " e:asas. .S ~. ,s,a w. an,
se!",s WV "sN a.. T..,s.s Ss,,.-, NJ, h.v.
m""''o'.s " We, " ~" .~,.s. ~ a.. ,..~;.;o.,.
no security Msass, nc s.ss s =, 49, -.
o! tn's o", "us" wy s.s" 49, NS...:... -. A..
o. inc roa. ae s""p.e'NA :" sSs. ~ s sy >,
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ana inc 1oaa s""c, gu" wv. a's w, m. -
IeurssS poes no. S.e'! ''' 80 - -
turai 'cndcneI OF 'n'nss. a'.s'Ss ~ w.
iat'"n an" VIII os UNI, -, a, - sa .a. -.
m."oe Ju's".' VIZ. ~ - ~ In 81 ~
INC mo".! .'as ~" "! ai .'S us ~. -. ~
iands that you gave, arg uhs u'usv'"e". .'s
ever that meecmcns s'ss Wc! VIZ ava. ~ }"
Of the speculation ana isase YOU 70 %oN oe' p'
yourselves is not this the result OF all sush spseu
lations in which the 3oscfnmcn' emafks
Mr.. President, IN o'dcn ums pfePr,oo 20 SO
into a SOW, s'sn State OF 'hss mon e 'eas,cs's
aud construct ra,ir"aa wo'ki nave "ssn 'o"Ns. UP.
on A. mcr'strous; eut ncsv YOU su'nos.1e oeauses
Tor building raiiraa IN INC s"'s,sh sac "
TINS mon without he Pctsso" e' mo- s, SS
a"i pray, whsrs 90 you scs INC p"w ."oas"
under the CONSTITUTION. ."astcs> "a> nc t'S"s "s
bcrn maintained mot clearly that Congress had mt
the right ,o make OF enter into contract Coz making
post real Here. though You claim tho power o,
maxim. rSa and using the money u the fcslsrsl
Government in making contract &c Transportation
upon tina, ruai. upon vague contin<vncy that ii
,"mc time war may occur. and yna may have q
Necessity Cor transporting Troops OF munisioas 81
war TO CALIFORNIA; mere contingency. the happen
Ing or which NAV never occur; and yet YOU arc pro
is;p. In be STRAIGHT. out ta,cri.hts strict ecn.ti
tu,;o,,,l con>ir,r;i,ui.,,.
", hear sI,,vrn,lv in this s.p.iy an alarm sbau,
cx,ray,ran,c. H,,rrncburn, anil rvsorm l. che o.
dr. of the div. Lu, vr>tcri,y NC hal IL The Sen
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