Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-06

government to attend at Panama, and
might involve the nation in entangliDg
Observation-Disclosures the ministers ought
not to be sent, or the appropriations
granted. The bill for the relief OF the
Florida Indians was taken up, discussed,
and ordered TO be engrossed. MIR b.
chaDan and Mr.. Wurtz, of Penn. spoke
on the Mission to Panama, on opposite
sides--the latter in favor.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL.
Senate. The Judicial Bill occupied
most of the time that was spent with open
doors; Mr.. Robbins speaking 10 favor,
and Mr.. White against the motion to
,ecommt. AT half pas, three the Sen
ate went into Executive business.
House Of Representatives. On mo-
ton of MIR. Thompson, Of Ohio. the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
were discharged from the further con-
sheraton of the subject Of placing per.
sons on the pension list who had served
nine months. A communication was re-
ceved from the Secretary OF War in re-
ply to a resolution inquiring as TO the
propre,y of appointing corps of civil
engineers-in which he seems TO think
aseparate corps unnecessary, but sug-
gests The organization OF the Topographic
cal engineers into corps. An interest
ing report was received from the Board
OF Engineers through the Secretary OF
War respecting the three routes OF the
road from Washington to New Orleans,
from which we can only extract few
paragraphs.
"Erhense.-Thee expense Of materials
for solid and durable constru clion will
be about the same for the middle and
Western routes, but much greater for
the Eastern.
In dging, the expense will! be much
less upon the western than upon the other
two routes.
In causeways, much less upon the
western than upen the other two routes,
and less upon the eastern than upon the
middle.
To obtain the same graduation in both
routes, the expense will be less upon
the eastern than upon the middle route,
and less upon the middle than upon the
western route.
The price of labor will generally be
the same along the middle and western
direction, though less for some sections
along the latter; but, il will be higher
along the eastern"
The Board then 60 on to submit at
large their view of the commercial con-
siderations, accommodation of the popu
lation, political considerations, military
considerations, and transportation of the
mail, and sum up their views Of these
considerations, as follows:
"Commerce.-The eastern route will
enjoy the exclusive advantage of facililat-
ing the commercial correspondence be-
tween our inland importing and export
ing marts. The middle and western
will contribute more than the eastern to
the development of internal commerce
and industry.
Accommodation of Pohulation.--
The eastern and middle routes will ac-
commodate directly more states than the
western; but, taking into view, and by
anticipation, the increase OF population,
perhaps the three routes ought to be
placed on the same footing.
Political considerations. The Eas.
tern route has the advantage to pass by
the Seats OF Government of the Southern
States-the Western to cross the chain
Of mountains which separates the wes-
tern from the Southern States.
War.-Through the Western Route,
greater and more efficient assistance
will be afforded in times Of emergency
to the States, and Naval Establishments
upon the Gulf, than through the other
routes.
TRANSPORTATION Of the Mail.--As to
time, we are inclined to believe tina, the
Middle Route has the. advantage over
the others. As to expense, they will be
less upon the middle, and especially up
on the western than upon the eastern.
AS to horses, the service of the Mail will
be better, and more cheaply secured up
on the middle route, and especially upon
the western, than upon the. eastern.
Having thus investigated, to the best
OF our abilities, the points upon which,
III our opinion, might rest the selection
for the most suitable route for national
road from Washington to New-Orieans,
ii would remain, in strict conformity TO
our Instructions, to recommend which oil
me routes should be preferred. But if
certain advantages pointed out in this re-
port can be expressed by figures to help