Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-03-08

be liable, resulting from the aid given TO our
railroads, il is not 10 be bcrne alone BY the
present population of the State nor to be de.
rived from the present aggregate of taxable
property. 1 need not say anything more in
regard to the improbability that any con-
siderable part Of the interest accruing upon
cur bonds will long continue 10 be tax
upon the people, if we act wisely now; nor
need Isgain express the opinion, that if it
were all tax. the people are richer with
the roads and the debt that they would have
been had not the railroad impetus been ere
ated, as it has been by State aid. which, at
the time, was our Only available means.
By the time our bonds have all become
due the population Of Missouri will have
been increased eight TO tcn-fold, and our
taxable wealth in corresponding ratio, SO
that the liquidation of the debt, even if it
had 10 DC dono by taxation, would hardly
be felt. And tins need not be to any con-
siderable extent, :: AZ al, wc do not now,
under Tie impulse Of grouudless apprehen-
siOns, 2ccd!essiy preciFitate ourselves into
IN abyss Of financial Troubles. Onward
and upward" should be our motto until sue
cess shall have crowned our highest aspira-
tions.
The design Of our unfinished roads, in
addition 10 the development Of the resour-
ces Of our own State, was 10 create two
great lines of travel and trade from the ex-
trcmc North tc the Gulf OF Mexico, making
ST. Louis (the Mistress of tie Valley the
point of concentration. In this respect our
railroad system conforms, in lis r.ain fea-
lures, to the great natural channels of COM
merce, the Mississippi end Missouri riv-
ers; the North Missouri Road tapping the
upper valley Of The mississippi, while The
main STEM Of the Pacific road, with its sx-
:entiOn ty means of the Platte Country
Read is intended to reach the upper Mis-
souri, river valley. And, forming Junction
at St. Louis, the 1rrn Mountain Road is
their proper southern outlet: the inlersec-
tion CT which with the Cairo ard Fulton
Road will ultimately extend that outlet
through Arkansas, connecting 1t Red river
with tue railroads CT Texas, thus furnishing
an unbroken througfare to the Gulf in q
sou;h-sou;h western direction; and connect
ing, as Il should, with the southern roads
east Of The Mississippi, will also give US an
unbroken railroad connection with New
Orleans, (the natural outlet of this great
valiey,) besides placing Us, as heretofore
slated, communication with the whole
southern and southeastern portion of the
/ United States. The extcE.ion 10 the I-on
Mountain Road 10 the Cairo and Fulton
Road-sone sixty or seventy miles-will
rc.l!al!y accomplish tbs result, ard add
much 10 the iiio of travel through Mis-
souri,.
in addition TO this system Of roads. BE-
tween which and our great navigeblo
thrcugfare an Imperfect parallel has been
Shown to exist, we have the South western
Branch, which, while tits not less impor-
tan. rs lux in The great chain cf cor;1u-
nicaticn between the East and tie West, is
to serve large body Of country within our
own State, tha. hos no natural outlet.
Insed not add any further arguments in
behalf Of the completion of our roads,
Their utility in the promotion of the pros
perity Of our people is self-evident. The
protection Of the finances Of the Stale too
apparently demand it. The difference be-
tween our present debt and the amount TO
which It can be increased, is too significant
for the people of the great and growing
State OF Missouri to cavil about, especially
in view Of the immense benefits 10 be de-
rived therefrom. The tTifie il amounts
to per fan,ly-sta!ed in former message
is hardly worthy Of mention; and from
the evidences CT public sentiment tia. have
been elected since the adjournment. am
confident that you will promptly 10 what
can Re done.
In regard to the fears expressed, that the
emigration seeking hcu,es in this Slate, or
that these who may be induced by CUR in-
ternal Improvement system or other eriden-
ces of public spirited enterprise, 10 settle
among Us, may endanger any of cur cher
ished institutions, viii take this occasion
to say, that in my opinion, it is altogether
groundless-a eauseless and fruitless ap-
prehansion: fruitless because nothing that is
not detrimental 10 our general prosperity,
can be done by Legislation 10 cheek or change
the tide of emigration. If it were possible
to arrest oil efforts on the part Of cur cih-
zsns for improvement; TO bring in;o obey
ance all public enterprises, and all desire
for public conveniences, we might tempo