Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-26

pie excavation required tor the Canal. Should tho
Lamar follow the M,Stonc route, the rail road must
diverge NJ Kingston and proceed by Lawrence Brook
TO the Koriian, over surface admirably ndapted By
nature for the purpose. and involving no expense
worth consideration. AS the execution of such
rail road Is obviously required ny every motive of
public policy, and private convenience, we hope it
may be constructed by the Canal Company, and that
they may meet with no impeachment from tho State
or from individuals With best wishes for their
success, and with no little pride tha, the great Della
ware and Raritau Canal is a0nut TO be executed by
tho capital and enterprise OF N Jersey, wi bout sub
sides from New York ar Philadelphia, we proceed to
our inlcrcnces from this state of facts.
Wo consider that there need no longer DC jcaou-
sy be- wcrn friends OF the several projected improve
ments No canal can he starr ell as rival TO the
Delaware and Ra itan Canal, for there is no other
water communication either practicable desirable
IL will in crfcre with rail road scheme nor suffer
by the execution of any rail road their department.
OF business being, conceive, essentially differ
ent. a rail road on its bank, crossing the dividing
ground between the Delaware and Atlantic waters at
the most favourable point, form portion of any
line that can be undertaken to traverse The State from
northeast to Southwest The Atlantic Rail II )ad
Tor example would lon il near Brunswick, and might
dlverge ut any point, of the Delaware most con-
vcnent for It's purpose. A line bruking Off at the
mouth OF Stony Brook, aud following the most south
cry b'unch of Milestone, (Which parallel to the
Deawarc) TO near IT'S source, thence taking the d-
rection of Allentown, R,ckestown and Jobstown to
mount lOlv--'thcn down the north branch of Ran
cocus to the forks, then across Rancocus by Mores-
town. Haddonfcld and Woodbury. tn Salem with a
branch fran Morestown to Camden, seems 10 us
from an Inspection OF the Ito be particularly ia
vourabe. For large part OF the distance u would
occupy the table land ut the head of the shorter
streams running into the Delaware, and would thus
avoid the difficulties which the smallest stream
never fails To produce. II would accommodate also
large section of in erior country likely To be eycu
ded from par icipution in any improvements yet au-
thorised by law. But be this IT may, whatever
may be the Route proposed, and under Whatever name
Now Jersey may do her share towards he great line
OF rail road carried along the of the Union
and may accomplish, also, perfect line of winter
transportation between Philadelphia and New York
the rail way we have described must form II link 10
the chain.
With such rail road traversing the State from
north to south with The Delaware and Reritan
and Morris Canals, and the Amboy Rail Road cross
ing from east To west--the general sytem of New
Jersey Improvement will be complete, and nothing
will remain but 20 authorize such branches ~ various
quarters, and such short lines of merely local mpor
lance. rs the convenience of each district ny REQUIRE
So long the State is not asked subscribe to such
smaller works, we can see no objection TO the grant
ing of charters when applied for BY persons with sufi
Gent means at their disposal
/ As to dlstance.-A rail way, which for short
ness sake will call the Trenton Rail Way, from the
mouth of Vanharts Creek, on the PENNSYLVANIA side
to that of Lawrence Brook, the Raritan. will be
SO miles The distance by rail way from Borden
town 10 South Amhoy is 34I miles
Bordentown II about the same distance above Van
harts Creek, that Lawrence Brook is above South
Amboy. The actual amount of land and water. car
rage between the cltSs by these routes NAV there.
fore be taken about the same. But if the Tren.
ton and Amboy Rail Roads be compared with refer
ence Ia the activities to be overcome on each and
the usual allowance IN distance time be- made for
such activities, 81 miles on the latter will he found
equal to at least - miles of such road rs the for
mer great part of the Trenton road Is level-it
mas no ACTIVITY greater than feet in The mile
ITS average rise and fall does not exceed three feet
and taking the whole together, the power used NAV
exert the full force of winch it is capable on level
the effect of small elevation not being percent
BILE in practice The Amboy road on the contrary
presents constantly undnating surface, with gen
cral grade approaching 80 feet to the me-n several
parts reaching 40 feet, and long plane exceed
ing so feet.
w" find it stated, among the recent experiments
on the Liverpool and Manchester rail way that n To-
connective engine Of the best cons rucc n which ira
yelled 90 miles an hour level, could onlv attain
j miles an hour on plane of 80 feet to the mie
The Amboy line requires frequent deep cuts heavy
emoankments and expensive bridges over streams.
II has embankments of % feet, and deep OF 40
feet On The Trenton line there is no deep cut nor
any ambankment exceeding nine feet.
The facts we have stated shew that the Tron-
ton Railway can be travelled with more expedition.
ana certainty because the same power will 90 a an
eqna speed for the whole distance.
We might press this comparison much further but
having commenced 1t with other object than 10
explain our allegation in regard the facilities of the
Trenton route, we forbear saying more than is abso-
uieIy necessary both projects go forward the pub
hc at least will profit by the competition.
We are conscious that the remarks which we ha vc
thus hastily thrown together must have somewhat OF
a rambling and disconnected appearance But we
nave not SINE to give them more regular form, nor
space IN single article to do than sketch our
VIEWS of subject wide in the details, and so in
tcrestng in every respect to the people of New Jer
sey. We shall recur to again at the first opportu-
NIFTY, and shall endeovor to fill up what we regard as
mere outlines ef the picture.
From The " y. Daiiy Sentinel
PRrvATE CoRREPoNDENcE
LETTER ILL.,
PARIs, August 10Th, 800
Iha Dissatisfaction of which hnye nn,nn y ~ rnh IN