New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-09

of ho pa.ny DAYS Of 40. al was harmony
union and good feeling. and the rapturous APP
plausc which greeted the speech Of unr Senator,
Mr.. DeGrces, proved that then hearts were wan
ed with the true Wing FIRE. The Convention
nominated WM MILLER, one of our most worthy
intelligent and esteemed farmers, fer Representa-
tive, backed ny strong ticket for County Oil
GERS ST Joseph, - the star that never sets" will
shine brighter than ever in August ANA Novern-
Der. Yours truly, ). [.
Canal Across the ,-thlnrs of Panama.
We translate TIC following very excellent notice
from :, paper of the Island of Cuba:
Canals through the lslhmus of Suez and Guate-
maa are two Of the necessities OF tic age 'sc live
in. Mchemct All has become aware ;liat the
glory Of his dynasty is ccnercd n the conncxion
Of the Red and Mediterranean Seas. ii, as we
hope will be the case, he opens Canal passbo for
barks OF seven and eight hundred tons through
The IstiImus OF Suez, India, thanks 10 the impor-
tant advantages of steam, will be only 26 or so
days travel from Europe, and the prophecy of the
Macedonian monarch will be more than realized.
The junction OF the two oceans through Equator.
al America imports not less TO the progress o:
civilization, and no one comi,as this idea except
from ignorance of the true interests OF humanity.
True it is that at one time it WAS doubtful if q,
canal sufficiently large to permit the transmission
Of 1oods without Il change of bottom was prac-
iicabc, but this doubt has disappeared before tie
igh; east upon tho subject by the Investigations
o Humboldt whose authority III affair Of this
kind is decisive, and he has declared thal such q
work may he constructed al five different points,
all of them IN Central America. But selection
among these five is at first more dinlt than one
would believe. Asin common paTltncc We usually
say in speaking OF this work. the lsthmus ot Pa
mama we have adopted this phrase and not be-
cause VIC wish To say that it viii absolutely pass
through that Isthmus. This route, 1t IS truc. has
the advantage Of being The shortest, but suT
ccnt supply oi wafer could only he obtained by
immense labor and without tbs expenditure, for
large xesscIs it would be useless
The Isihrnus of Daiien Is not the route which
should be selected. First, because It's breadth is
but 100 kilometres. Secondly, because the canal
must in that case be constructed for amos. It's
whole length along the bed of the River Saint
Mcory. Thirdly, because it would be necessary
10 cut down or tunnel an immense mountain
range which traverses the centre OF the lslhlnus; ;
and lastq, because it is almost certain that the
lalorers cmploveh would fall victims 10 diseases
generated By the peculiar climate o! the country
4 rnti;e through the Columbian Province OF
Choco would only give & passage 10 vessels ol
very sma burden. The FIRST opinion OF hum
h,ldt was, that the union should be effected
through the Iaihmus OF Tehuanepcc he having
forascen the difficulties which Mr.. Pcttnan cx-
pericnccd in his detention for {; whole year, by
the unhealthy climate. The best route seems 10
us through the Lake of Nicaragua, which pos
sesscs bath the advantages OF depth Of water,
healthy atmosphere, and vicinity 10 ono OF the
bcsl cultivated and most dcnscly populated States
of South America.
Guatemala has a population of 10 lnhabllants
to the square league, Mexico has 81. New Gre
nada %, Bucuos AyrCs 10. Guatemala is IN
importance thc second State In South America.
1t has population al two millions oi inhabitants
(Of course we do not speak of Brazil, and refer
but To the republics formed from the old Spanish
Colonies.
The Lake of Nicaragua is $50 miles long and
about 100 broad, (thc mice onsisis ol about lo'o
mclrcs) Il has every where from ) 10 lthoms
oi water, and Though liable 10 Storms, is never Of
dangerous navigation 10 vessels OF any SIZE
The practicabiIiiy ol the River ST John Is not
absolutely established, but it is known that the
Roval Government, to deprive their Colonies ol
all intercourse with foreigners, concealed It's alb
soutc depth, and as the yet more ancient Lords
had done, prohibited the navigation Of this Lake
undcr the penalty of death-lrom which crcum-
stance we NAV conclude that it is practicable and
easy of access Besides the River SAINT John,
the River % Guayaquil is 10 be gotten over
Now when Lord Cochranc appeared with his
squadron al the mouth of this river, all the En-
,lish and Native charts said that for large YES
scls it was irnpractcable. This tho pilots OF The
coast denied, and the event showed that they
were correct Therefore, if this be the case. 1t IS
/ only necessary to fix upon some point ol The Ia
cifc for this Canal 10 dcDouch. lhls problem
Nature has solved for us.
hiuch has been said of the difference Of the
level oi the two oceaDs-oi the necessity OF over
coming this difficulty by locks. which II used at
all must be of immense size. Let us make, re-
I la;iye To this, 4 quotation very apropoS from T.!
/ Uoirerse. "The Lake of Nicaragua on the
Northeast communicates with that OF hlaragna
and Leon which is more than 50 miles long and
30 broad They arc connected By naWgable
stream 80 miles long. which is called Rlotlptaca
In Lake Leon there is water deep enough TO all
init vessels of heavy burden. Twelve miles from
lis extremity is the river Tosta, winch, alter
flowing 30 miles, empties itself into the Pnciilc.
To effect this union, it will only be necessary
TO construct broad canal for the twelve miles
which separate the Lake of Leon from the river
Tost,. The city of Leon VIII offer every facility
possible to those engaged in the cn'erprize, and
most important consideration is that the climate
of This port Of Guatemala is always saiubrious-
For these various reasons, it is very manifest that
the union through Nicaragua has great advan-
taccs which far more than countcrbaance lor lis
rather greater length and the increased cost OF the
work by this route, for it is the only one winch
would admit vessels cf any great burden
Through the l=lhmus of Panama an expense 1 pen :.
nearly as great would only admit very small cralt
In the enumeration OF the advantages OF tnIs
route, there is one very important one Inc bci'
aian Colony established in Guatemala aJolns
Nicaragua. What incstimable advantages might
be drawn from European civilization! The Bel
gians arc laborious, economical, doclic, and cap,
able of becoming teachers Of good husbandry To
the population of Guatemala, and moreover arc
....u ,.,;op ,rlich never OiyC