Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-02-09
Pacific Railroad Bill Pn,.ed.

We sfs pleased 70 tusw that the Paei8s
Railroad Bill has passed both Hsascs ef Goa
grsss ey large uasiotillss It aHiy AWsiis shs
sighatars 81 ihs President 20 bseoae Is~
ard correspondent writes ss froa washisF.
saa tksi shaula the PfeslaraI withheld bic
signature, 1t ~iIi he passed BY ,se hi~d. Of
beth haassH
The foliss isg article IA fssn the Washing
tos Rgsllssas. az Jsn. sis,, and will bs rssd
viii ,aIsFssI by ,hs isisnds u The Road
Tsp FsCfFtC SAnKsAh.
Yesterday Sill be Fs,asmhessd ss whIis
day 10 She hisiaFy Of the kepHbiis TIE
FrssidsBI siFHsd the hill Tor the adnissisu ef
Kahsas. the IbiFty -fsaTfh State In saf Klsftoas
saa perpetual l Biaa end the senate, By the
lnpasihg sssjoriIy 81 taiFiJ ,-stssa Ga ioaTtssH.
hassed The Varias Railroad hsil srHt up ffsm
The nsuss, ba, amended, 30 - tu vrotiae f.ss
three fsads, Instead sf tao. from the valley
Of the NississiFPi 80 the Paeiae seeaH. The
bali, a. gasstd ~ The Ssssts, Fas amsAdsd 10
nsay II Its details bat Hadsr Ihs pressure
u The great PHhlie asrsssst4ss which call for
lss passage, sbs disagyrsiHg votes of the tso
hFAsshes u Congress Elh be hrsaEbt late
accord Is committees Of esnfrrsBus, az In
ssHis e;hsf sf the PaF!,sassisfJ Hlodss, h
is iaspassihie that iaeasaFs Shaald fsti,
pktea is uTged fsFsafd ky saek sa ever.
uhsitalBR pHiliS seatinSnt sHd shish Is sR-
fatesd ~ saeh ptsasisE IRe4iFss Of haiioaai
policy.
The pfagrsas af this dissassioh has, - be.
iisve, satisfied the soaBtFy, shat the idea Uf q
stnz.s road 10 ibs Fsrihs u tnaGeqasls aad
Imperfect Oar coast gpgn that sessa 10 -
loug, aHa 80 are 50 saSsaolag spoa a, Hel In
oslHmR, bat by suF whole latitadiHal liRs u
empire. that DHf road H,Hst be partial ssd aa-
satisfactory. Tbs tfas idea is, BOT that 81 a
bridge 10 the rsrids, hat Of esmplsie sseapss
tioR, from the North 10 the Sosth, Of the whole
tsrTitefy which separates ua ffOta IL Tee lSo-
road ilii of Tbs House vas gssa oas, tat tbs
thres-toad bill of tbs Senate 10 better stiil ~
The nagai,ude Of The taeAssFe, IssieAd Of be.
lag an objeciiua to IL, Is, ~ this ighetaFs, Hs
beet recommendation, Il ia lasi What h seed
ed to steady mss's HindE aud attach them to
the aotsfemcnt, hy stroke 0t snefRy and
viKsr, 81 a great crisis. Il illustrates and eH.
fDfcss, 20 tbs dHilssl AppFehsnsioa, ibs bsas-
Asisi poser ef = nhitsd Batishal Gassrsmsat
10 contrast Eith the faeblshrss u separated
aud petty States, Il iaVigsFatss the ssaiiIasnt
OF AneriCAR nationality, Inspires Pfias IA the
resources ot tas coHntfy, aHd Divers the Pgb-
BIC attention tTam balefsl dlasaras, by she
S6at@lhPlAtlsa af great achisssnsnis Of peace
ana eisiHtaiian, shirh bsttsF beht this rev
CDaiiBent ahd ihis nsS age,
Bat while - this ssasf, aad foE such pat
poses, the ball as Fasssd By The ssnats u =
large eas, II - not Of magnitude which Rssd
inspire alarm. Tbs total uisaimhm msneY ap-
preparation 0f lhe hiH is eHlg sae haRarea
and tsfaty -ans Biiiiass Of dslisFs, mess
hagAtslls, when u 4 considered thAi Il Il -
hs sPsssd ever terra o. afleea yeass, Al The
least, sad lsAi Il ls asi siA, bat issai %
"a thTssisaebt paJlRE shaadAatiy n direct
postal aaa military services % lhs 0eFeta-
Asat, ia addition n ia iRlirset asFsleFessAt
o. aatiensl Resources. Ii is Rai gnits the
fosTth psft sf the kRB sEpssaed hy the Rag
llsh 10 ths CrimsaR EAf, 10 aver dagger %
thsiT EAAt laaiaR tsosssssiSHs, which ses eps-
tihgpai, aaa, a. all eseRiE, FrFa0te. u dess
not somPars sith lht ssm PAis tas t.aaisiaaa,
making allowances taT 0nT iasEsAse et wealth
Sithla tlKig yesrs, u u isss thaa The saHs
which i's conspicuous nPPossis have repeat