Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1860-03-31
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The Pacific Railroad Bal

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The Pacific Railroad Bal.
An zho have glven an taSazat ls tho
matter, nuss recognise THAI tae pm u the
Anerteaa journalist, 90 mstieF 10 what
ssesioa Of the uaten be he resident cas-.
uct be devoted 10 mere important sab.
leCt than IN utgiug the passage Of the
great bin n,'w pcedisg IN the Csugrsss II
The Cnitsa States The passage % that
hii viii secure aud hisd 70 lhe body Il
the UUioa eur ssarirhiaz fae,hs pssscs
ssons; les defeat vii sesksb their sllegi
aaes tea remote UcveFnmsht, Ntich seer, :
willing 10 DO % little for then, aai Elll
s,lasls,e the fcekag of dssSoalsa, which
Is sss getting abroad smsee their people
WHO tesi ho~ useless ssd evsa embArras.
sihe 10 thsiF connection with = GoEsfa.
meat shich, uhilc u do~s little fof them,
ptrvcats their tskisg action 10 help ghon
selves They are Il RRosbsr hemisphere.
- i were, aSd yet are eoslrelled By lhs
ssae cdicts II international iaw aud
iugrige rristions As are the States on this
,.ls q the globe Ia these modern ages
o. the world. distance j. ut mvasayel by
space, hnG b ssRse, sud ibis isesgufsa,cst
pets the fsciaS State a. the autipusie, ot
he Atassis They are a. II pssssssisHs
"a Eastern AEis. IS tiHns Reasatcs d..
tsuce, - Is the latter ia effect decreased
Iust in prupostioa Is tspidiiy Of conBg.
ujcatieu is atsaiecd, sad b SO much a.
tine Is shortened, by - Bueh are ~
more closely iasstihsd vith cur b,ethfrn
Of the farther Wet /, i, due 81. vBce to
Justice sad % Interest thai the csutrAl
government shogld sj. b. all MEAS, a
measure IT the relief u is ffF- Of cilifeas
asj the advantage Il iLJss beat aud
these latter arr al mca uhu feel an ia.
ieresi Ia the Hsitonsl uclisre, pa matter
ia what NeTthrru az Scathefs STATE they
RESIDE.
The bail before Congress provides aid
fsF tso rostss, enc Naftbsrp sai The
other & S0plherz Ii Is esaiaenuY "a.
tiobd measure, snd there Is noi u,es,ber
frnna any seo;isa Sha eeald kad satkcjspI
Prctexi for ePpss'og 'ts passage Mem
bsFs grsm the South Who oppose the bill
vili Puacl,se a vecy ebert sighted ADD ia,
jsTigss pottcy hoSsvrr mach they rnav
b. uHu;iiiRg 10 aid NeFihrrh rvgtr i.r
biil tn AID the soalhSFa Lac cahhat Be-
rss lhrcagh unless :i Is s4Siled With =
ptcsls'sn q equal beseds 70 the foraity
/, y faT fEsm tethg SniikelJ thar tho
psp~ea, Is the lssl session u Congress
shich will sgssd . ebSnco af getting
tkrsagh bail aiisrd,ug Ard to Suuthstn
route gu any soRAItsas-, faF "a - nd i,n
possible ihst smother Congress ,usv shuw
NostbsrH aud " esteEa majority - strong
~ 20 be abls te take action % csasa the
ogbssTuc'ioa Of Northern route only,
uHcsrmosiossiy thTgSIog the Southern
route quite OF erbaafd NUw. thea. il the
time, .he bopsfsl aud suspicious time fgf
Congressional action The North and the
SJuth aEs SiIEv alive TO the Importance Of
ihe aaster, aad neither can secure its end
without the sid of the other There is
htiis occasion for sectional jealousy in tbis
sasif, tuf the touits afr far reaigved Asd
there - sbasdanes 81 business Tor both,
sad there viii b. AbaBdsgee Of busi ness
Tor che Tshasstspes route in departments
u freight sad travSl Wtth Which trans.
egalinentAl ssilrosd safoss q Territory
can aeEsE esBpcss, ssa i.ogisissa msus.
hcTs arta not be effected by sny Tchasa.
irpsc infaeaccs Tkst iutsFes, syaads
BrOa is oWa prnpet bottom. winch Is
quite ssfhciost foT its osa stability sbd
sysatsAi prosperity IL is Bst 10 conaigt
~iih rsilrusas 10 the states IL Is the
mozt convenient cot aoross the eeairsi
peninsula, aud IL wtii b. forever, II the
AeFtheru eostiaeut Bers gridiroued b.
hasdFsd tracks
AEd We have = ~era 60 say 10 the Con,
rrsssioasi deleeaitoa, u f.ouiszsA espcut
ally, ~ the particular representative ~
bet ei,issas hssty Argument e, large "a
behalf Il The bal. Is Es ssvsnt va iis sp
pl,caIiaB 30 thea A. " ether. bat there
sTs alas peculiar fcassIss Why they shoaii
BE- 10 the trout Eaat Of us aiyyrAics
These Tesssas are Bnt sioas thsi the At
hattie add i'ssifs road Siii have it ter
minus "a L5aissna, Esd vail b. liks sngtk-
e. Mississippi disshsfging lie treasures
iBt9 her lap, bat her citlEoBs already have
= large difest. material interest ia the "a,
trrpFisc They Invested aud paid IN their
money, aHd have a legitihate property
right g. be looked after in Congress b.
their representative agents th,ts Tho
hFu haalrsd stockholders Of Srs Orleans
alone paid IN 10 the SoHtheTa Pacific Rail
road Company bsiEeea thfss ssd foaT
hundred thousand dollars 10 aash, aud "a
l. due them that 40 effort sboald b, spaT
Fl By our delegation ia urging the passage
o. the bill. These Arguments are backed
b. jasties sad prOpfiety equar 10 those
Of the more geaerAi eis'S,s 81 the blll to
favor; but sc do not give thea, aBy pnsm
iueUes, fOF theiF weight ami maanitads
have LEES sEtesdsd bearing apaa Ihs cub
jeeL The Advancing Of thea, Indeed,
seeRs unnecessary, for II iifose do not
exercise controlling fOres with a,eWbsrs,
il esaBot reasonably be hoped that these
90 say others viii
While the members Of Congress from
aaF State should advocate the ball bsasass
IL is f0E the LassGt Of the whole eaua1ry,
aud especially Of the hundreds Of thousands
Of citizens 90 the Pacific who sTs sbse,
luteiJ suffering fas ths accomplishment u
is object, beesase il Is an sst Of true
soysratasniai seoaOny shiei. wih sOoa
repay its eosa isio the treasury, beeause Il
is q great national schomr ia development
ol empire ia shieh al shoaid feel patriot
10 p6ds-Shiie every neIsbsI Ehsald
confess the force Of these claims Upos bis
byaE, the member frosu louissBa should
askuowledge Bsi uply the raieury Of az,