, 1863-06-04

you WILL uot GU 1AF more 10 advance these
| great interests, than By flittering AWAY your
| Strength upon an Indefinite series Of canal
=; projects within States which are amply com
! petent to establish md effect them fpr them.
| selves. [some applause.
may be reminded here, rs have been re-
minded In the Committee, that the Pacific
Railroad question is settled by the action Of q
| dismembered Congress. I deny it. I deny
| That the construction Of Eailwny from the
city Of st. Lonis, whatever may be its collat-
erai tefmini, to the city of San Francisco, Is
! the solution Of this great national question.
| ~ no meane, sir. It is but partial solu-
tion. Il is bnt the beginning Of the end. It
tion. I look to that great river Of the West
behind you. see railway projected from
the months Of the Ohio and Missouri. Rivers
to the Bay Of San francisco. float down
that mighty Amazon, past the trowning bat.
teE1es Of Vicksbusg, over which our glorious
past every mere temporary demonstration o]
treason against this glorious Republic, to that
mighty city at the month Of that dyer-to
That great Crescent Metropolis Of the Gull, to
that city over which once the iron will Of a
jackson predominnted for the benefit Of the
where the iron will Of q Massachusetts, Butler
again restored peace. fApplause.1 say, in
behalf of the South, say in behalf Of the
bleeding; South, of the -trampled, out
roged Union sentiment OF the South,
when the flag Of the Union once more
asserts its supremacy over the length and
breadth Of the land, Chicago will be the first,
| Illinois will be the first; all the Northwest
and all the Northeast-New England joining
bands with us-to say that what the Lcgis1a:
ture Of 1862 enacted, on beh.H Of the great
central line Of middle States-the measure ol
q railway to the Pacific Ocean, from St, Loais
to San Francisco-is not and shall not be- the
ultimatum Of That question; but that when
the cr1ing and outraged sons Of the South re-
turn to their allegiance, and again join hands
with us, 10 support forever this glorious Com
from New Orleans 10 San Diego, will be a mca'
sure Of peace, Of conciljati0n, of national
| unity, which the Northeast and the Northwest
| will cordially and trate1nally join hands in es-
tabliflIng. [Applause.l
| For do not, for one, share the sentiment
TINT ne are to take advantage, for any mere
local or material purpose, for any mere qucs-
| tion of cann1s or internal improvements, of
the enforced absence from the halls Of Con-
| grees at Washington, Of the true men Of the
South, who arc now the victims Of the worst
| despolism that ever lefaccd Gods footstool
I want the southern states represented there.
| want, when the power Of the Government
| is again asserted-as, in Gods good time and
pleasure, it ill be-the men Of the South,
like Andrew johnson, [app1ausel Of Tenn, t,
Ho'G eGAle " LIZ Aooi VI Nonssess- Will
the brave, ttue'hearted men OF East Ienncs.
sec, the true, loyal Clement of Northern
Alabama, of Northern Georgia, OF Western
n. c., Of Louisiana, and Of Texas, to be re
presented there e........--
tecn6e confidence, as 90, IN the progress
OF the West, in its power present aud power
to caMe, l I'M In no eager haste to fOrce con-
clusions on these questions. am perfectly
willing to bide the time Of the restoration Of
thc Government when We shall again meet IN
l!atefnH council 70 settle these great ques"
uons o1 internal improvement.
MI NJ. Iaylor proceeded, at conslderanlo
1epgn 10 eIncloate LIS views on the Pacific
kail,oad question, and on the Canal question.
Contcnding that while the former was pro-
per Eu11ect Tor national cognizlnce, the latter
vas proper subject Tor State eosniz'nce only;
TINT Illinois, With her great wealth and re-
can't, asRlhg Congress t9 do what sue should
| do for herself, and that New ! 1ork should not
| be here in support OF that contemplate effort.
SPEECH OF HON. ELluu n. wAsunUl,SE.
Mn. WAsnpuRSE. of Illinois resnondea tn
the last speaker. lie s.ii: ''SA -
lution offered ~ tc 5ost e1eolr sanI, ~,
1ofd mon thc tshfr 5esi4s s,o1- tbat tt's bs
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