The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-10

runs, through Atchison 10 Troy, which
gives to the Hannibal and St. Joseph road
: ves,ern connection, Troy being directly
west Of St. Joseph, and the road being
graded from ST. Joseph to Troy and four
or i've mile. Of iron laid upon it. running
through Marysville ~ the Military road
now runs, thereby connecting Fort Leav-
enworth with Fort Kearney. : ,
/ shall be able to show to. o.morrow, when
get an answer to the resolution l intro
duced yesterday, that we pay out for trans
portation from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
Kearney, yearly, more than tho govern.
ment agrees to pay on these one hundred
miles of road.
Mr.. Sherman, of 0. l know enough
about the geography Of tho country to
know that the proposition Of the honorable
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Lane) is sb-
surd. In my judgement railroad run
ming from s.. Joseph down the Platte
country to Leavenworlh, and then crook
ing up along the Missouri river BY way
of Atchison. and then going west, would
be absurd. Besides, that branch under the
provisions proposed would be one hundred
miles long. What business has the Gov
ernment of the United States 10 build .
road to Atchison. or to st. Joseph, or to
any other point. They may be very i'm.
portant points to gentlemen living near
them, but utterly Insignificant in the geoS.
rsphy of the United States.
Mr.. Lane. Is Fort Leavenworh insig-
ni6cant
Mr.. Sherman. Although it is . depot
of military supplies, which can be removed
probably for 100000 and although it
is rapidly growing town of ten or ff-
teen thousand inhabitants, it is, in the ge-
ography of this country mere mote, not
to be considered. The Fort may be re-.
moved, the fort may be burned down we
are losing every day by our military opsr.
ations more than all that Fort Leaveuworth
is worth. Ihave been there and know all
about it; it is beautiful place but when
you look ut the value of Fort Leavenworth
in a national point of view, it is Of utter
insignificance.
Mr.. Lane, of Kan. / desire TO say
that the proposition which have brought
before the Senate has shaken my State
from base to summit. It was this very
proposition that brought on that prema-
ture Senatorial election last winter. There.
fore feel it duty l owe to my State to
bring it forward. / do not propose to add
one cent 10 this bill. This branch il lin.
tied to one hundred miles.
ALL PROPOSE is TO START AT
FORT LEAVENWORTH INSTEAD
OF ATCHISON. FORT LEAVEN.
WORTH rs EIGHTEEN MILES
FROM ATCHISON, l PROPOSE TO
RUN 1T FROM ATCHISON TO
TROY, which gives the Hannibal and St.
Joseph railroad western outlet, aud from
there to MarysviIie, following the military
road. The Senator from Ohio Mr.. Sher-
man) should not have denounced this
scheme absurd.
Mr. Pomeroy. [ do not desire to discuss
this bill, but this amendment Of my col
league L ,seuer heard of before, and do
not believe there is q company in my State
organized to build the road it contel.-
plates.
l never heard Of any body that wanted
road built in that direction. This is the
first time ever knew of proposition to
build railroad from Fort Leaveuwcr,h to
A,chisou by the way Of Troy, orany other
place. will say farther, 1 know it is late
and I will not take up time, that For:
Leavenworth is already accommodated BY
the Leavenwor,h and Pawnes and Leaven
worth road and it surely is not necessary
to commence two bra nches At one place.
The proposition is ridiculous. l never
heard of anybody being for it before"
We have not room to copy more from
the Champion, but i. contain two long col
umns of such evidence as the above TO
prove that Senator Lane did not work fer
Atchison and did work for the Northe n
Tier.