Delaware journal., 1827-11-09
From tie Baltimore .4merican.
GREAT SOUTH WESTERN ROAD.

This pro ect naturally excites great interest in
the people Of the states through which it is 10 run.
Five of these II viii pass through entire, besides
ming through large portions Of others. A writer in
the Scoto Gazette, computes that the population of
these five eullre states will by the year 1880,
ceed two nmons, five hundred thousand, who pay
annually into the Treasury, including their purchase
OF the public lands not less than five millions of dol
lars Though not obligatory on government, it is
vet reasonable, il is added, that the disbursements
in works 4 public benefit in different sections Of the
country. sho.ld bear some proportion to their con-
trlbnti0ns % the public reasure. With certain linn
tailons this IS rae. The project in question, how
ever, will he Of high advantage TO the country at
large. ltwIil furnish facilities to the commercial
exchange, u remote sections, and give substantial
advantages to the General Government in the in
creased speed and greater certainty OF arrival, of
the mail.
The corps Of Typographical Engineers have es-
tmated tle expense OF this road at 81 900 a mile
IN the Nj Ad, plan, ,n uins the necessary bridges
The d'sance from GAINESVILLE. the point of diver
gency fiolh ts Cumberland hoad, 10 New Orleans,
may lie about 500 miles, ulaking the whole cost of
the road three millions five hundred thousand dol
lars The writer states that in the opinion Of the
Post Master General, the completion of the Road
would accelerate the speed the mail thirty miles
day. In twenty-five years, the whole expenses of
construction woud pfoDdbiy be reimbursed to GOV
ernnent by the resulting economy in the transuor
tation of the mail. In order to repress jealousy.
and equaze the epublc disbursements, in the respec
tive states, IT is suggested that the road be divided
into three great sections, to be commenced smulta-
neonsly the first to begin at Gainesville, in Ohio.
and to teripnate at Limestone. the south bank of
the Ohio River, in Kentucky; the second TO com
menceat Limestone, anc to end at Nashville in Ten
f nessce and the third to begin at the last named
point. and to extend TO New-Orleans, or 10 where
i shall ln'ersect the contemplated Southern Mail
Road from Washington to Louisiana.
t The following remarks contain, we believe. tbe
sentiments OF a large portion Of the American pub
nc sentiments which we hope to see prevail oyel
the temporary and extrinsic excitement which part,
n rage can give 10 any object.
1t is now too late in the day to raise the obieco,
IS mat Congress does not possess the power under thu
Consultation to make this road That question has
as in the example of the Cumberland Road, and 9th
n er public works Of similar character. been lon
al since soemny settled by Congress and their dec
a sion has bnen acquesced in by large majority
IT, the Intelligent and rejecting people of the Unite
to States: ard if il were deemed at all necessary,
I'd might add, this point, that very learned iuri
by one who for his talents as profound LAWYER h;
les long stood at the head the profession in Anne rca
CT mas sad. " there as any pavser conferred by Il