Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-09
FROM HE ESr.II A. FIcGN.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
ITS NATIONAL INPoRrAxcg-uRGExr NEED FOR ITS
COMPLETION.

THIS Is now one of the most urgent needs Of
the nation. CIpital has been to Il great extent
thrown out of its recent channels, and become
SthCnated by the sudden cessation of war. Its
most natural and useful employment would be
found in opening and developing the vast mineral
resources of the mountain regions of the West.
But until the railroad is built, it is plain to every
practical man that most of the mining schemes,
50 plentifully projected, TO be unprohta-
bie. Expenses of transportation and subsistence
eat up ali the income of enterprises sincerely
pursued while empty speculation, building its
silver and gold fincies in the clouds. absorbs in
pro6tless interchange Of worthless stock the
money which ought to be swelling the stream o:
legitimate business. With the railroad built,
however. capital would be AT no loss to discover
opportunities for paying investment in the actual
working OF mines not on paper. but in the all
producing earth, SO much would such a resal,
rebound to the general good. that it is to be
hoped that Congress will lend all possible aid to
the work Sll6,ooo 900, the estimated cost cf
the central route from Council Bluffs ria South
Pass to Benica "a distance of o39 miles would
soon he repaid by the road 10 the nation in
than one
First. in The way already suggested. of ncreas-
ing the production Of wealth
Second. in the increasing income of the Gov
crument derived from that increasing wealth
Third. the decrease of Government expenses
for transportation of mails. troops. etc, and for
subsistence of troops in remote regions
Fourth rs Il means of national defense in case
of foreign war, il would pay its cost in single
wear aud II security against such a war. aud
an additional bond of unirv between East and
West. its ounce of prevention outwcighs the
pound Of
Fifth. the r pd accumulation of specie consc-
qu"nt upon the completion Of such a road would
soon make y Californit of the whole nation aud
even the anticipation of snch It result would en-
able the Government to rcSum. "A specie basis of
finance at AN carly period thereby saving both
Government and people large percentage ot
present outl1v>.
These considerations. involving both the ma
tional defense aud the general welfare seem to
make the completion of 1t least one through
trunk line 4 duty as well rs Il privilege of the
general Governments There i, but Little doubt
that the people at large clearly recognize the
common interest in the matter. and are unr1i-
mousy minded to have the Pacific railroad la Il
in the quickest possible WAY. They perceive tie
propricty of contribution of expense where the
benefit i common without quihhling about its
exact distribution. which is impossible. E>pc
ciAlly in II work like this - vast that private
enterprise cannot grapplc with il, aud would
accomplish it, il at all. only by pcccn"al. nib
h!iug its WY along aS it ,clt itself supported
iupcllcd hv the 0ucomiug t.d. Of popuiAtfon-
II j. doubtful Whr'hcr inrrd. p~.ratc enterprise
would ever get through with il. The vast tracts
of uunrahlc ltnd On these routes seem to make
the work impossible except aS public one.
On this central route above mentioned there
ar. estimate TO hc only a32 miles of arabic hand
,E,l ..f ~,
q per cent Ca the grer northern route from
81 P1ul's 10 Puget Sound. the proportion is 80
miles arabic ont Of , .o25 m.Irs-tot'l about 2Gi
per cent. On the coast. near the '5d parallel.
from Fulton to S.u Francisco, only S3t out of
lost miles arabic. THIS last i the largest
Prop"riion on amy practicable route. being about
4 per cent.
In this view of the subject it would seem that
Providence had vcincd and crvPted these monH-
tain regions with the precionS metals in order to
iusure the canning together of the people from
the east and west ana the consequent unity of
the nation forever. 1t has thus made - bridge
of what promised to be an in>epara5lc barrier.
And where = hcavcn-high wall of ice-crownci
rock seemed to mark natural houn larry between
two peoples, silver gates have opened. and the
e1st aud west have met in chambers of gold
For thus il is THIS road must be built in TWO
sections prosecuted simultaneously from the east
and from the The two ptrtS coming from
either side to the great barrier-rdIrS, will there
tap the golden current, the outflow of which
will give them vitality to toll OF and overcome
the mountains. till at last united in great
trunk line This being completed it wuuld hc
more natural and easy to run branch lines north
and south over the valley routes than to cou-
Struct other truuk ro ids across the heavy noun
tain ridges Such branch lines would quickly
and efficiently develop the country. and 1t =
therefore doubtful whether more than one trunk
70 bn Lui IL
ern route seems to be quite feasible bnt for this
species Of dev veopment il is evidently insufficient:
other routes would still be required. The cen
trail route. having medium difficulties to over
come, presents the most obvious advantage Tor
the speedy development Of the country. And
It's great present advantages j. this one adrerted
to. of striking the gold and silver regions rs
sort Of midway house either half OF the route:
in the Pixies Peak region on the eastern half.
and in the Sierra Nevada on the western portion;
while its solitary middle way through the deserts
Of Utah is cherred by the oasis of Salt Luke
City Here meeting in the mountain-hedged
Valleys, the two currents from the east and west
VIII spread out over regions otherwise to be long
uninhabited and that apparently barren and
inaccessible region will become eventually the
seat OF empire. as it is the rocky summit of the
continent Thus the future throne of America
ls literally one of native silver aud the golden
sceptre which God hath given her. she shall
WELD sitting above the clouds.
The TEMPLE of IlEALrH.-PiEAsuRE OR PAIN
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whose minds are depressed by hidden sorrow
or bodies afflicted with internal disease whose
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whose days spent in Styling for the sil.n,
repose of the tomb--whose souls steeped in tho
fathomless lethargy of despair. da-e to entertain
the thought of self destruction as TIE sole relief
from grief and misery-hod !-ard hearken to
the voice of the multitude who nave drank at the
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and Ointment are the only great antagonists OF
disease whether of mind or ody.
JEFF. DAVIS Hs,Lru.-To relieve the puhlic
anxiety lest this individual would not = keep .
heavy enough for the ends OF Jn>uce, cores
pon!ent SAYS he is in robust health. and that
.f,D,yis continues in his present state of health