The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-12-09

Saturday, December 8, 1863
Senator Lanes St. Louis Speech.
After Gen. Lanes speech at Lesven-
worth. in which be declared that ieav-
Was the commercial metropolis
Of Kansas. and must remain such, we
presumed that he would act the part of
& true friend of the State and endeavor
to unite efforts that would secure to our
metropolis all the advantages that could
be legitima,ely concentrated in that d.
rection. This is the true policy Of our
State, and Of every true man 10 it. TAX
ing Mr.. Lanes own declaration rs true;
and true it undoubtedly is. What. then.
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Gently made At 81. Louis on railroad
subjects connected With Kansas. in
which. among other things Of the same
sort. occurs these pointed passages:
"S,. Louis had a monopoly Of the
Santa Fe business until the war trans
ferred it to Leavenworth and Chicago.
The Importance Of that trade, including
New Mexico AID Arizona. cannot be
overstated. I submit when that busi-
ness is upon the Emporia road. with .
Continuous line Of the same gusge TO
Chicago. through Lawrence and Leav-
enwor,h. that you cannot draw it of by
your Leavenworih connections. You
must hare western connections.
Igiye it to you as my deliberate judg-
ment. which am willing time shall
test, St. Louis cannot draw trade OF
travel going east. to her. after it reaches
the Missouri river above Wyandotte;
above that point you must tender short
lines By intersecting the various roads
vest Of the Missouri river.''
This is . direct thrust At Leaven.
worth. 1t says. in effect: Give us
(Lawrenee) the Pleasant Hill road. and
We will give you al the trade Of New
Mexico. Arisona and from the Calves
ton road. But if you 60 to Leavenwcr,h
il you 60 foot above wyandotte. you
can't have this trade! 1t will certainly
60 from yox and to Leavenwo1th and
through her.
Il Iis the United States Senator frou
Kassas shat thus proposes to sell out HI.
State to s.. Los;s; to give her all The
trade that now crowns the efforts and
enterprise Of our own business men!
Had Senator from Missouri; made
such a speech. it would have bseu II,
more than We should have expected
As il is. We can only wonder at the po'
siioo assumed. He goes on TO specify
how this road from Pleasant Hill vii
tap al the leading roads in this State
and draw the trade from Kansas to ST
Louis. And then how. by continuing
it through Northern Kansas into Ne
Lraska. it will tap all the roads in tha
direction. and throw the trade of ths
part Of the universe directly into the
lap of St. Louis. Neveu once into any
ely Of Kansas-not bit Of it Kan
sas is only great country opening III
doors and its resources 10 ST. Louis, ,aut
Inviting her to come in and take all tha
is worth having in her or ,ha, can come
through her! That is benevolence viii
vengeance!
1t may be said that this is only ricl
of the General, to draw St. Louis into
. trap. II SO. It is a scoly trick-a'
least ii has that appearance. But j, is
probable that the business men of St.
Louis are sharp enough to zee through
tricks Of this kind. and not foolish en-.
ouyh to be caught with chaff To us
it !coks like bid for road he thinks
will build up Lawrence al the expense
Of the State. while he says it will make
Lsvrencs and all the State land pretty
much all the world bssides) tributary
to St. Louis-mere appendages 10 her
commercial greatness. "OnIy this. and
nothing more"
Let US look at facts for a moment.
Lane says the distance from 81. Louis
TO Lasrence will be shortened some
twenty miles BY the Pleasant Hill rosd
Admitting this 10 be true. and what
shen? Why. Lawrence is sixty miles
further from St. Louis than Leaven-
Sorth will Be when the North Missouri
rcd FeAehss the latter city. And if
Lsavsnworsh will secure direct line
toTopets. TO be extended from that
poipt 10 Santa Fe. then starring from
Top la as the initial point. 81. Louis is
tss,0 30 ailss nearer via Lesvenworlh
a,sa vis Law 'euce over the 'PIeasan,
niif road s:.i On ibis stra:ght line. (for
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