New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-19
We now come to the important questlon-can

We now come 10 tne linpoi 'o4i' w.
o,nal of the requisite dimensions oe con
..,,c:ed Hurnboldt-a grave authoTty-lna''i-
i,o;,e +ha. it can-that the absolute excavation
nesd not be more than I21 miles IN engln' anu
,bo whole length, including the rlvofs ehas'e'
r-n;d.d and a smaller on the Paclhc SIDE, aoou'
la mics. The elevation may DC o'eIco'lo y
fcur double locks 1873 feet IN length. l ne cafai
* desipned to be 1856 feet WIDE at the surface, oo
.be b,se and 20 feet deep, which will suffice
~ vessels Of 1,400 tons. The whole work, 1t is
s.tmated BY NJ N1orel, French engineer, can
10 consifucted for 100000 francs, or about
s2,700,000.
!! But cthcr authorities, and among them Mr..
JOHN A. Lloyd, who, assisted by Swedish en-.
gneers, surveyed the route in 1928, are OF
| opinion that, though canal may be constructed,
ii can only be at a cost far greater than this
that is to say, if you mean canal filled with
water on its summit level, which is rather an i'm
Dortant consideration. OF this opinion is the
author of the article before us, who while he does
not absolutely deny that canal might be made
70 hold water, yet contends that Railroad might
be constructed SO much cheaper ald quicker that
it is the evident dictate Of prudence to make the
Railroad now, and canal afterwards if that
shall still appear desirable. The streams Of this
region are furious torrents III winter though
generally dry IN summer, circumstance threat
ening injury to d Railroad but still more unfi,-
| vo-able TO d canal.
| How is the expense OF such d work to be de-
IL. Al
d Railroad at |525OO,O00, (and it would doubt
ess require every cent of that sum- and proposes
that Englund France aud the United States,
should contribute S500,O00 each, and let the
residue be made up by the remaining nations OF
the world, as less deeply interested. This seems
much more feasible than relying on any private
company to complete such work. 1t is the
worlds busncss-iet the world look to it. The
power Of the Great Nations would be required to
preserve the work from spoation or destruction
by the anarchists of Spanish America but il
would be proper and Just to levy stsch tolls on all
property passing over the Road as would satisfy
the interest on the cost and ultimately reimburse
the outlay.
We trust that the day of mere talk about
this great work is nearly over, Its value in "a
cil;tatng the commerce and fisheries of the Pa
cific could not certainly be estimated below
$l,000G00 per annum, u ship canal would be
worth at least double that sum. IF 55,000000
would open such q canal, we should pronounce it
better laid out then any Five Millions have been
by Nations within our day. Our own country
has the greatest interest in the consummation of
this enterprise and we trust she will be ready to
contribute her full! proportion Of It's cost, if the
york be properly undertaken.
MAlHE.-1he following is the official count in
the Sd and 4th Congressional Districts; in the
5;!i and tn there was no choice.
4;h Dist. f. II. Morse CWhigl l.."...3546
Charles Andrews G,oco) ,27Ol
{. C. Cone (Abl.) ......,,.. 3lS
Scattering ................... 4b5-ilb9
/ Necessary for choice, 353l-F. IL. NJ. has Is
majority.
Sd Dist L. Severance lWhg).... 3799
samuel Wells (Loco) PROC
Seth May (Abl) ............ 62l
Scattering .................... l3-7l33
Majority for Severance. .....465.
!; u John F. Gilbert. proprietor of the East Al
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