The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-07
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quiry-That the Secretary Of War give the
Senate a copy of any orders issued from
the War Department to the officers COM
manding the Notifications in South Carolina
since the first of November also copy O
any plans or recommendations relative &c
| increasing the forces or otherwise in the
! forts and arsenals in Virginia or any OF the
! States in the South by the COMMANDMENTS
chief; and if any action or orders were issued
| in pursuance thereof Laid over.
| Mr.. Sumner offered a petition of Moses
| Gall of Mass, asking that an amendment
to the Constitution be made that it may
recognize the existence of God. Referred
| to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Sldelrs resolution to expel the
associated press reporter from the reporter S
gallery was taken up. After brief discus
sion he withdrew it.
Mr. Seward presented q petition from
citizens of New York asking for the passage
of the Pacific R. r. bill.
On motion of Mr.. Gwin, the Pacific r.
R. House bill was taken up.
Mr.. Seward said he should vote for the
bill although he had some few objections to
it. He preferred the more nOrtherly route,
but should vote for this proposition as it
had been the one great object Of his life to
u
of our time is sectionalism and the danger
of disunion by seetionnlism. Every man
calls on every other man for compromise
to devise some new means to cement to-
gether the States which it is apprehended
are in danger of falling apart. He had lis
tened to every measure that had been sug
gested to avert the evil; but here was one
for which he was prepared to vote. He want
ed it to be known that at the very day and
hour il was apprehended the Union was
falling to pieces, Congress had placed
on the Statute books as a recorded fact an
appropriation of 500, zoo, 900 to bind togeth-
er the North and the South, the East and
the West by a material bond. 1t is a great
measure of Cancellation, pacifcation, com
promise and the Union. The bill gives
exact and equal guarantee to all.
There is one interest and civilization at
the North, there is another interest and civ
ilzation at the South. This measure equal
ly provides for the progress and develop
ment of the Northern civilization as well
as that of the South. He thought the out
lay would be amply returned. The advance
of railroads and the spread of civilization
would develop the industry of the North
and The South, and give material prosperity
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to the United States,
surprising all that would be accomplished
by any policy that could ever be pursued by
the government. In 80 years the wealth
and population of the United States will be
doubled. He referred to the great success
of the Canal in New York connecting the
great Lakes with the tide-water. The Pa
cific railroad was no sectional work, but
great national enterprise, which, If complet-
ed, will extend American principles over the
Pacific coast and the Asiatc nations.
Mr.. Rice said, after what he had heard,
he could not hope that his amendment would
be accepted. He claimed that the great
Northwest would not only not be bene-
flied but injured in the route provided in
this bill. He had been told that the bill
would save the Union; if SO he was willing
to vote for it. He was a Union man, and if
the South were willing to take money for
their principles, lie would give it, provided
that when they got it they would leave the
Union. He then offered an amendment pro-
viding for another route from Minnesota TO
Puget Sound
Mr.. Polk moved to amend so as to make
the route run from the mouth of the Kansas
River.
Mr.. Gwin hoped that no amendments
would be put npon the bill unless they were
of vital Importance. Although he was in fn-
vor of the present terminus, yet he thought
it dangerous to load the bill with amend
ncnts.
Mr.. Green said he was in favor of per
fecting the bill. 1t was right that both
branches of Congress should deliberate upon
and perfect any measure.
Mr.. Wilson thought the amendment of
the Senator from Missouri right, and
should vote for it. He also thought we
ought to perfect the bill and MAKE it rs
good as possible.
Mr.. Foot said that he should vote for the
substitute of the Senator from Minnesota,
and if that failed he should vote for the
House bill. He was and always had been
in favor of any roads connecting US with
the Pacific.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Pugh, Latham, Fessenden, Polk, and others.
Mr. Folks amendment was agreed to
yeas 35, nays %.
Mr.. Bragg offered an amendment, that
the acts of the corporation be submitted to
Congress and approved before the bill takes
effect.
Mr. Benjamin was opposed to comforting
the privileges of the bill on any close corpo-
ration. They ought to be given to any
citizen of the U. S. choosing to take ad-
vantage of them.
The discussion was further continued by
Mr.. Baker and others.
Adjourned till Monday.