The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-07

HENp1RsoH AMEapMxNT.-Tbe fellow
ing is tie resolution ofsred by Mr.. Hol-
lenberg of Washington county, in the
House or the 10Th u.s:
Resolved. by the house of representa-
tives Of the State of Kansas. the senate
concurring therein, that the consent Of the
legislature Of the state Of Kansas is here
by gwen to the Hannibal and St. Joseph
Railroad company Of Missouri, to con-
struct a railroad westwar I'd from ST. Jo-
sepb, Mo-, in accordance with the provis-
ions Of section l3, Of an act of congress
OF the United STATES, entitled can act to
aid tn the construction of railroad and
telegraph line from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean, and 10 secure to the gov
ernment the use of the same for postal,
military and other purposes, approved Ju-
ly 1st, 1862, Provided. that the consent
herein is given with the express under
sta nding that the one hundred miles Of
railroad provided for in said section OF
said act shall be constructed within the
State OF Kansas"
The resolution was taken up on the fol-
lowing day and its passage urged in short
speech from Russell of Doniphan, ans op.
posed by Click Of Atchison. % the 18th
it was again discussed, Russell and John
son (also of Doniphan) ably supporting
it, opposed by Brown of Leavenworth. =
On the 10Th Lacock of Brown county, ia
vored it with an able speech-the best of
the canvass.
The question was then put and the res
olution lost by vote of so nays to 90
ayes. The Leavenworth members voted
DO, which, in consequence of location and
other considerations. was not expected
1t had been said with some show of rea.
son that Leavenworth would do justice by
the Northern tier, at least would not work
against them. She had been heretofore
non-committal on this question, through her
Press and otherwise. Her policy has been
to keep dark-extremely shady--while
matters were pending, but when the time
for decision came to know no one but self
These are the colors she was obliged to
show at last. She won't do to tie to.
On the other hand, hostility from Atch.
ison was open and above board, declared
before she bolted the regular Republican
State nominations, furiously renewed at
that time and kept up ever since. Atchi-
son-the largest river town in Kansas
north Of Leavenworth, and whose inter-
ests are almost identical with those of the
Northwest, the trade of which has made
her what she already is, and nearly all the
support Of which, according to natural laws,
would still fall to her-Atchison We say,
is now trucking to the interests Of To-
peka and the Kaw Valley and her pet
scheme Of railroad across couple of
counties has so blinded her that she is
willing to 60 to any length to get others
to join her in battling the interests of the
Northern tier. Hence, for the considera.
ton Of her distinguished services" to be
extended to her rival and cut-thrcat,
Lesvenworth, in future times of need"
she WAS able to secure Levenworth's 8 aid
against US.
Well, the people here can afford to wait
awhile longer for their railroad. The
from the Northern tier did their
duty, consistently and faithfully-the re.
guest was fairly presented and its justness
endorsed By twenty-three votes, and this
done without the potent aid of the " third
house" and the inspiriing influences of
port and champagne, aids which we're
iiligently piled by the opposition through
'ut the session. The enemies of the
Measure have been obliged to show them
'elves, which in itself is a good thing
The good seed is sown and will be harvest.
ID in due season.
n~ We have received from the Pub.