The New York herald., 1845-10-20
WAsHISeroN, Oct. IL, 1916.

O0sftGHo iudA 10 Mf f0cLnc, &c. DC.
We have, on several occasions, heretofore pre-
sented to tho multitudinous and intelligent readers
OF the Herald, the advantages that must immediate
ly result to this Government and this country from
the prompt establishment by Congress of a line of
Military Posts from Fort Independence, near the
confines Of Missouri, through the Great Pass of the
Rocky Mountains to the mouth of the Columbia
said line of military posts, however, to be establish
ed simultaneously with monthly overland mail line
TO and from the Pacific.
We are glad to find that this important enterprise
has also attracted the attention of Lieut. Maury. u
5. N. AT the conclusion of an able and elaborate
artlce-piece by plece-on the various local and ma
tional questions of commerce, navigation agrcul-
turs, manufactures, education, &c, to be discussed
before the Memphis Convention, Lieut.. M exhibits
the immense results that will flow from this prellmi-
nary movement OF monthly rail line to Oregon
He estimates our whaling ships in the Pacific at
500 vessels, manned by 5000 American seamen,
and properly says thatlt offers home market at once
tor all the surplus produce OF Oregon This immense
marine, hitherto little cared Tor by the government
floats capt. Il OF not less than S20 900 O0O and are
frelghted with interests more valuable
monthly mail line overland to the mouth OF the Co
Gmbia, would OF itself attract almost every one of
our whaling ships in the Pacific once or twice dur
ing the three years cruise of such vessels TO the har
Dor at the mouth OF the great commercial outlet OF
Oregon. Lieut.. M. thinks too, that the six hundred
millions OF people on the eastern continent and the
contiguous islands, would open a rich market for all
The surplus that could ever be produced from the Pa
cliic slope OF North America
The views OF Lit. NJ are comprehensive and mag
nlhcent, 10 be sure; bur such views alone will meet
the grandeur ot the subject in hand. We claim the
honor OF beng prime mover in behalf OF Oregon,
from the start--the developments of every day-the
onward flow OF population westward, with that re-
slstless current bearing down all impedimens, has
confirmed our first impressions. II is the commerce
oil the Pacific which alone ''fl up the measure
OF our country's glory" The question: therefore of
the immediate dissolution Of the compact ofjon oc-
cupdti0n OF oregon by the American and British
governments-ot line of military posts IN connec.
ton with monthly mail line overland to the Pa
clnc-of grants OF arms, raons, and munitions of
war ltne same as to the militia when called into SER
vlcc)to emlgrants tor Oregonthe grants of lands TO
settlers, and soorth will be questions OF paramount
consequence before the ensuing Congress. The cost
OF building single ship OF the line, and of sustain
ing u In Ordinary tor one year, would meet the
qulsiuons oil mliltdry posts, post boys, and post
horses, from Independence east OF the Rocky noun
talns to Astoria and back for the same length OF
time.
We again commend the project to the attention OF
the President and the Postmaster General The lat.
ter gentleman, we believe, though an economist OF
the federal revenues, from fear of over-taxaton OF
,ne people, is an advocate OF this opening
mail to Oregon. How could he be otherwise
Of the seventy-elght millions Of revenues of the
General Government, collected per annum, chiefly
from the customs, the people of the great west pay
INTO the Treasury about eighteen millions, while
perhaps, four-fflhs at least, of the wenty-sx mil.
lions OF expenditures are expended for government
purposes East OF the Allegheny mountains. The
West has, then, just demand upon the government
IN the prosecution and establishment Of the great
enterprise in question
We shall recur to this subject again, and keep the
oaii moving, until we shall have an opportunity OF
sending letter 10 Astoria, per the United States
Continental monthly mail line, via Fort Indepen-
uence end the Great South Pass OF the Rocky
Mountains '