Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-15

the white population is nearly to that OF color
as two to one.
Distance length Of the road will be
less in the direction Of the middle than In that
either Of the Eastern or Western route.-Wlth
respect to time, and with the same graduation,
we are inclined to give the preference to the
middle route.
Erpense-The expense OF materials for SOL
id and durable construction will be about the
same for the middle and Western routes, but
much greater for the Eastern.
In bridging, the expense will be much less
upon the western than upon the other two routes.
In causeways, much less upon the western
than upon 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 MD
die route 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 1t
will be higher along the eastern.
The Board then go on to submit al large
their views Of the commercial considerations,
accommodation ofthe population, political con-
sidera,ions, military considerations, and trans
portation of the mail, and sum up their views
of these considerations, rs follows:
"Commerce The eastern route will ENJOY
the exclusive advantage Of facilitating the COM
mercial correspondence between our inland i'm
porting aud exporting marts The middle <
western will contribute more than the eastern to
the development Of internal commerce and in
dustry.
accommodation of Populgton-The eastern
and middle routes will accommodate directly
more States than the western; but, taking into
view; and by anticipation, the increase OF pop
uation, perhaps the three routes ought to be
placed on the same footing,
Political Considerations The Eastern route
has the advantage to pass by the Seats OF Gov
eminent Of the Southern States-the Western
to cross the chain of mountains which sepa-
rates the Western from the Southern States.
Uar-Through the Western Route, great
er and more Efficient assistance will be afford
ed in times of emergency to the States, and
Naval Establishments upon the Gulf, than
through the other routes
Transportation of the Mal-As to time, we
are inclined to believe that the Middle Route
has the advantage over the others. AS to ex-
pense, they will be less upon the middle, and
especially upon the Western, than upon the
Eastern. AS to horses, the service OF the Mail
viii be better, and more cheaply secured upon
the middle route, and especially upon the Wes-
tern, than upon the Eastern.
Having thus Investigated, to the best of our
abilities; the points upon which, in our opin-
ion, might rest the selection for the most suta.
bic route for a national road from Washington
10 Newt Orleans, it would remain, in strict con-
formi,y to our instructions,to recommend which
of the routes should be preferred. But if certain
advantages pointed out in this report can be ex-
pressed by figures 10 help in The comparison;
yet the others being Of moral kind, each of
them is liable to receive unequal weight from
different minds and if to this difficulty is adj
ded that Of comparing moral with physical adj
yantages, we must acknowledge that we cannot
without presumption, attemptto draw con-
clusion as 10 the route which is entitled to the
preference. Therefore, here is to end the task
which has been entrusted to US, and we will
only beg leave to close up this report, by sub
hitting some suggestions in relation TO the
Interior surveys Of the road adapted TO its COLI
struction, and to its repairs"
The following letter which ,appeared in the
Paris Etoile, may at this moment be interesting
to many Of our readers. Some of the facts re-
lated are new to US, and develope designs res
pecting the recent conspiracy in Russia, that
were not thought of by many politicians in
this country:
>"LYoNs, February o.
"The Lyons Universal Gazette, publishes
the following extract from letter on the sub
iect of the Russian conspiracy
"The unforeseen death Of the Emperor Alex
ander, says this letter, has caused that to be
rashIy undertaken which was not to have taken
place for some months to come; and this fault
has saved Europe, by furnishing proof and a
clue to the whole conspiracy
"Lieut General Michael Orlof, who had
spoken TO me Of all his projects for the last ten
years, dared to say to the Emperor in his closet,
that he himself had undertaken to poignard
him, and that in that he had done right, and
was far from repenting of it, He had confess
ed all, and justified all. While crossing the
halls Of the palace he cursed the General, who
for the miserable title of Count, had betrayed
the cause of the country.
"The Princess Troubetzkoi has written to
the Emperor, that if her husband loses his
head on the scaffold, he will die most holy
martyr the most legitimate of all causes.
"Prince Troubetzkoi, shut up for four hours
together in the Emperor's Cabinet, sometimes
for fear, sometimes repentance, has written all