, 1860-03-15

pursuing, they would grant the gentleman 4
permanent leare Of absence. The whole day
was wasted in q wranglc over the resolution
| which was finally laid on the table-all in con.
sequence OF Stanton's misunderstanding, schis,
| matte conduct. -
The Van Wyck and Rcub. Davis matter is moi
ret ended. Mr. Y. ". is collecting facts rs to
negro burning iu the South, which he viii prc.
sent to the Rouse, when the question # who is
"liar and scoundrep will be settled This
Davis is the sumo person who drew 4 bowie
Knife and aourished it about his head on the
night that Grow knocked down Keitt, and Pot
ter pulled the wig from Darksdalc's pate. Ac-
cordtng to tic rules, Davis is liable to vote of
censurc, if not Of expulsion, for: tue language
Ec inserted in the C0agres ioaaE t,lo6e !:
Much indignation exists among the Repubi-
can members ut three or four Of their number
who SAINT openly Oh the floor OF the House, to
this ruf1ian, and expressed their regrets that
Mr.. Van Wyck had male a speech, 1c5uking
s1are.drivins insolcnce, and rerelling tue asper-
sions cast On the North. Such men are pal
tro"ns, and ought to be drumned cut Of the
party. They belong to t!'c tribe douehfacc, and
hare NO business among frecmea. But rejoice
that there was no 1}sssern Republican guilty Of
the craven conduct.
The Special Counittee on the Pacific Rail-
road il regarded as exce!lently selected.
It consists Us follows: Curtis of Iowa,
FarnsworIll Of Illinois. Phelps Of Missou-
ri. Davis Of Maryland, Scott Of Cal,for-
nia, Rice Of Massachusetts, Fcnton Of
Nen York, Smith of Virginia, Taylor Of Lou;-
siaua, Kellogg Of Michigan, Blair Of Pennsyl-
1ania, A1drich Of Minnesota, Hamilton Of Tex
as, French Of Maine, and Stout Of Oregon.
Unlike the one appointed lust year by the De-
mocratic Speaker, the members are friends Of
mittec were enemies Of Pacific Railroad to be
built by Government assistance. Ailscctions Of
the Union are represented on tue present Com
mi!tee. Mime, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tex
US, Louisiana, Iowa, Missouri, Oregon, Califor-
min, Illinois, Michigan, New York, pennsylsa-
nia, Maryland aud Virginia, have each mcm-
ber on it. Your Chicago representative holds
the second place on the Committee Col. Cur
It's received the Craftsmanship because lie is
military man and m engineer, and personally
familiar with the country through which the
roads must pass, and also represents frontier
State, from whose western border one Of tLc
roats may start. There is now d fair prospect
that bill will be matused ind passed through
this Congress. AT ali events, the Republicans
will do their share towards beginning tlis
great national undertaking.
As stated in former letter, it is clear that
Congress will never agree as to the +out< it oniy
oas road IL tue racitic should he built. TIE
sippi, beginning somewhere between Memphis
and Vicssburg, and running through Texas via-
EI P1so to 1Lc Gulf Of California, aud thence up
the coast to San Francisco while The North
ern States, on the other hand, With equal stub
bornrcss, insist that tue road shall start from
the Missouri River somewhere between tile
mouth Of the Kansas md big Sioux rivers, and
thence IL San Francisco by follwing the most
eligible route, whether that sha! be up the rlute
or up the kuw 10 the Rocky Mountain Passes.
In estimating the cost Of building road to the
Pacific, the general impression has been. that at
least one hundred millions would bc required.
But il is now understood that private capitalists
American mud Enropean-w1ll cagage to con-
struct both roads, it tic Government will loan
each company about sixty millions. Thus two
roads can be built Tor little more thnn what tic
public sorp"'c" "n' ~""'a cost tho c'VeF"-
ment. AID tic money advanced Will every
dollar, lie refunded. in work, such as conveying
The tnails sendinr telc1ra ohic ches curry-
Ing agents, soldiers and sn'lors, and transport
ing military and naval munitions and stores.
but VIII not dwell on the SUBJECT IN this letter.
Jndge hea1"gg o. Limos haS introduced
otl, "hlch has betn re:cEfed to the territorial
committee, Which proposes 10 confer pure pop
u''r sovereignty upon tue 'nhasltan's Of icf-
r'1"Fs' aua uu'ses Will IL the Homestead mea"
sure. III hrst scet'on Ct tie bill pros'dcs
that any citizen vi Tile United atates, Or person
Who may have declared bis intention to occ"Ie
such, may pre-cmpt quarter section OF unsold
Government land, and alter residing on it bona
tide three years, enclosing and improving iorty
acres, building DWELLING III which lc sln''
Tree OF cost Sections two, three, ioar ana hse'
provide iof oe1a"s ana eontiheenc'es.
oeetion eth pros1aeS tnat "hen thefe sa"li oe
1o''oo lnnao''aats Ill my 4srr'oFs' 'nc Aeg.s-
lafore thereof sha!1 p1o'loe ny law 'or Inc
e1ee1'on' oy tAe people, o1 a'oscfnof, scefc'oFs,
Judges. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Aa'sna'' ano a''
osnei iet''o.'a' "'icefs no" ap'''o'ea - -.
f.es'oen. 'ne .enA'n,'e sec'''ao u W. ''''
1e'a'c tnan's ~ 'ne "ooe .. s''e'"us 'ne .e'
FnofS' ana prescribing tne ouues ol 'ne 'nf'eus
""cei" aou 'ne'r eon'tensa'''"' see'4ou s'Ds
provinces tna' whenever sne'o 10 e"tAs'eol
number "f anhao'tauts In my iesf't'Fs 10 form
State Government. and they have maae
Consultation ana fasihea H. W d lar so'c ol tue
reop'e, SUCH 'esr"o'y SUM oe ao'"'.'ea in'o
'ne oh''n as sovereign e'A'e'"'ne eonsa'a-
t'on oe'ns '.epno"eAn ~ Io'".
Inc o"]ect 0! 'o1se he'''sSe oall Is 10 con'er
W 'ne Pe"l'c '"e " Ct 90 9'1f'n '@f'"Se@ees' "oo
e'ee' 'ue'' o"n o'nces. "om oo'e.nof """n'
tAe F''nslre VI tLe VII s'ci"s no'uius III '"e
oogma OIL oqoat'er sovereignty, as al power 10
DC welded ny tue people OF Ierraso'y Will be
ac:egasea I" the1n bs Congress- wh1e'! Is ehe
1"nnsa'n OF authority over tile Territories
unoef INC CONSTITUTION ''shsch expressly eoa'cfs
upon II Tue power 10 make all needl1i rules
and regulations for the ierrF'f"rles.
hut "hllc hehoEss Oil IS strict'5 "athln Inc
limits ol Republican principles, 1t strikes ia1al
blow ut the speclols humbug Of which douglas
is the fntbc:. Douglas scheme confers no
rnNuIar E0ycfriynty nn thH nenntp while