The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-29
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.

We copy the following beautiful article on the
baby territories of the West" and the Pacific
Railroad. from that mes. excellent paper, the
Utica IN. y Herald:
In the manifold tributes paid TO the grandeur
OF the Union which the Government is struggling
to preserve, that grandeur seems not to have been
always justly appreciated. The deepest life OF
the continent pulsates between the Atlantic and
the Mississippi; and gazing the tracery Of
this thickly peopled section-rememberng its
association with the mobiles: historical records of
the New World, and beholding its present mate
rial pomp, those who speak and write are prone
to neglect the baby territories Of the West in
eulogizing the full statured manhood of the East
ern States
But in boundary, in mineral resource, in eli
mate, and in agricultural promise, the dom ain
beyond the river is as splendidly superior as it's
mountain chains are loftier than our hills Its
territories are babes only that that they sleep,
Indulged too long with the lullaby of ou.-of the
way hurricanes and warm counterpanes of un
trampled snow, and disturbed too little by
locomotive whistles and farmers horns Eastern
America is proud reality; Western America a
ten fold prouder dream, whether to be realized
or not, the events of the present are deciding
Could every General in the field, every soldier
in our armies. be granted to night vision Of the
Republic century hence, he would strike as
earnestly for the future as for the present Could
the vision be changed to that of century hence
WITHOUT the Republic his arm would be nerved
to quicker conquest.
Among the fairest possibilities destined. it is
hoped to adorn the future of this country, is the
Railroad long talked of, to connect the enter
prise, as the telegraph has already connected the
thought, of the two sections. The Company is
organized, and as soon as TWO MILLIONS of stock
Gre obtained, the regular officers will be chosen
The stockholders and directors will then have
full possession Of the location of the route, be-
tween the Tooth meridian and the Sacramento
Valley. The subscriptions to the stock are de-
sired to be contributed solely by home capitalists
and much will doubtless be raised among eastern
railway companies, the interests of which, by
their being made contributors to the increased
through traffic between the Atlantic and Pacific.
will be certainly promoted
Since the demonstration by Mr.. Whitney,
twenty-five years ago-before the acquisition of
California or the opening OF the present route
across the 1sthmus-of the Importance of this
road in conjunction with our trade with China.
the intrinsic value of its stock both to the nation
and to individuals, has been shown in various |
ways The road will arouse surprising action |
from coast to coast. opening exchange trade |
between California and the east in which every
State in the Union will participate New rail. |
roads-branches, and routes connecting with the |
remote Businesses of the terrtories-will in time
be built, at whose termini the cities Of the cas-,
will be repeated and everywhere these iron |
ways may wander, some pioneer will Gull plenty |
from the wilderness, or bands of emigrants plant
the germs of villages. The valley Of the Missis-
sppi will be enriched by the direct trade of the /
East Indies; the Pacific coast, especially Cali |
fornia and the territories of Oregon and Wash
ington, will be speedily settled and cultivated,
the power OF the Indian tribes be subdued, the
strength and consistency Of the government be
every way increased. Even q cosmopolitan
growth Of enterprise is sure to result. for San
Francisco will be in direct communication with
Europe, and New York with China What costly
bales of merchandise, and fortunes worth of
cereals, and safes Of gold and silver from Cali.
fornia and Nevada will be borne to and fro
what freightage of merchants, travellers and
friends will grace this thoroughfare the existence
OF which, with myriad other glowing fruits of
American enterprise. is endangered by the suici-
dal madness of the people of the South, who,
lost in the jeaousies Of the past and the revenges
Of the present, are blind to the blessings of the
future.
L
The Federal troops cannot be dislodged
from their position in North Carolina Ey.