The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-20
Henderson Amendment.

From our observations durlng the late
canvass we are inclined to the opinion that
there will be decided majority in the
Legislature opposed to the Henderson
Amendment, and in favor of Pomeroy's
humbug. And the people who elected
this majority, do not know why, excop.
those directly interested. Their only ar.
gumcnt is, they are opposed 10 the road
starting from St. joe They lose sight of
the fact that, by the Pomeroy arrange
nent only about two Counties would be
benefited while under the Henderson
Amendment, not St. joe, but the entire
northern tier Of counties of Kansas, would
receive the benefit. But the talk about
St. Joe, and building up Missouri tswn
was an excellent hobby for one.horse pol
itie;ans 10 harp upon, and to gull the peo'
pie.
The above from the White Cloud Chief,
states, in its true light, the railroad issue'
and exposes the weakness of the principal
argument advanced against road through
the northern tier of Counties. Ridiculous
as it is,,here are many who believe or affect
to believe that if . railroad was built west
from St. Joseph, that town would be the
only place especially benefited on the
rou.e and its being Missouri town,
we would be helping that State to the ex.
pense of our own. Now, just as sensible
an argument to be brought up against a
road from Atchisen would be that it would
benefit Winthrop, or some other Missouri
town opposite Atchison and therefore We
are opposed to it But this is all "stuff'
buncombe. The St. Louis papers,-while
they .acitly acknowledge the advantage in
point of distance of road from ST. Joe :,
and the great benefit it would be to the
northern part Of that State and this. and
thereby connecting or opening better COM
munication with the great lakes and grain
market of the west--of course say this
branch must not be built, that it is rival
10 rival which will be so much more D1.
RECT that not passenger or single pound
Of freight will ever pass over the Kansas
Valley road to and from the Pacific p
An excellent reason why it should be
built, We would say.] The fact is, St. Lou
is would be seriously injured by the St. 10.
branch, and she knows it, therefore, coup.
ling her interests with those congenial
With her own in this State, and rightly
supposing that they will suffer whom bro't
in contact with other and superior inter.
ests, she lays the matter before the pub
lie IS sort of injustice or grievance, (see
articles in the St. louis Republican and
Democrat, Of August and Septe mber last, }
and asks the people Of Kansas to redress
them, by not allowing to be built the
best and most "direct" road in the State
And We noticed too, how those interested
10 the Pomeroy.Atchison- Topeka interest
caught up and endeavored to confirm, by
using and refusing the came arguments
advanced by the St. Louis interest,-thus
knocking in the head their own pet argu-
ment against 'disloyal' St. Joe:-for if they
are willing to work for the interest of slave
or "disloyal' St. Louis, why should not we
be allowed to give our supportto place in
the same State where, of the two, the evil
is the least, and the further advantage of
making tha, support auxiliary to the grea,
free city Of Chicago beyond2 What is
sauce for the goose, should be sauce for
the gander.
We are told by certain papers, opposed
to our railroad interests. that Sol. Miller,
one of the Senators elect, from Doniphan
county is wrong on the Henderson Amend.
msnt," but that "he will have the good
sense to drop the subject, &c." And by
the above quoted extract, and recent re-
ply as to his dropping the subject, in q
ate number of the White Cloud Chief,
We should say be is "wrong," and believe
in that sense, he will have stamina enough
to continue in the "wrong," and that, with
the rest of our true railroad men in the
Legislature the "good sense"to hold on