THE IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



Mr. Pomeroy 's little private Atchison Pacific one of the 

 nicest and fattest speculations ever concocted and worked 

 through having these special qualifications of nice and 

 fat on -account of the small number to divide the spoils ; 

 one for two roads south and west from St. Louis, and two 

 or three for Southern Pacific lines from Memphis, New 

 Orleans, and points in Texas. In all this there are four 

 lines across the continent, with connecting roads enough 

 to stretch out into two more; and then such little ventures 

 as the Atchison and Denver lines by the score. 



* ' Of all these bills, fully three-fourths were originated 

 by Republicans. Four Senators brought in nearly half of 

 them. Mr. Pomeroy reported eleven, Mr. Ramsey seven, 

 Mr. Conness five, and Mr. Harlan four. Mr. Pomeroy did 

 not confine his attention to any particular part of the coun- 

 try. He proposed one land grant through the rich lands 

 about Port Royal, South Carolina, and another one of his 

 measures was for the benefit of his Wisconsin brethren; 

 but, not desiring to be reckoned worse than an infidel, he 

 made full provision for his own political household in 

 Kansas. We find his name attached to a land grant for a 

 railroad from Lawrence to the Mexican line; to three bills 

 for roads from Ft. Scott to Santa Fe; to a pleasant arrange- 

 ment for the Southern branch of the Union Pacific road 

 whatever that may be and also to a land grant from 

 Irwing, Kansas, to New Mexico; and all for the national 

 good, of course. 



1 * These, it must be remembered, are such railroads as 

 Northern Companies, Northern lobby-men, and Northern 

 Congressmen have concocted. The word concocted is good 

 for most, though a few are meritorious. The Southern 

 States are just beginning to vote, and the scent of South- 

 ern men in Congress is now as keen in respect to all mate- 

 rial interests as the Northern Congressman's nose. The 

 reason is evident. Southern smelling is now done with 



