Litchfield enquirer., 1845-05-08
From hte CosUant. HARTFORD AND NEW YORK RAIL ROAD.

HARTFORD AND NEW YORK RAIL ROAD.
 The friends of the proposed Rail Road across the country from this city to New York, have made surveysof all those portions of the route, which were regarded as of uncertain practicability--and it is now completely established that this Road can be constructed with no serious difficulty and at no unreasonable expense. The notice required by law on an application to the Legislature, has been given, and an attempt will be made to obtain a bly,.
 We wish to call the attention of the public to the manifest advatages of this route.
 l. It will be the great route between Boston and New York, and also for the travel and transporta- ton down the Connecticut River Rail Road Un- til more complete surveys are made, its precise length in miles cannot be given-but it will be a shorter route from Hartford to New York than that of the proposed Road from New Haven. It is sup- posed that there will be 20 miles of distance saved on this route. Further, from its inland situation. it will be safe from hostile incursons, should such evor eoeur, which might easly take possession of, or destroy part of the Road on the Sound as we'll as on Long Island. Thus breaking up entirely at critical time, the communication between New York and Boston.
 ?. The way travel and transportion. Estimates have been made with considerable care, of the amount at present paid per year, for passage and freight, by tho principal towns on the route, and which would of course be secured to the Rail Road. It is found that the four towns of Bristol, Ply- mouth, Waterbury and Danbury, pay in this way considerably over $l00,0 year--a great part or the whole of which would probably De paid to the Road. These are the most important places on the route. But besides them, there are many other places of importance, with very considerable pop ulations, and with extensive manufacturing busi- ness, which would contribute their proportion of travel and freight The great Western Rail Road passes through agricultural, rather than through a manufacturing country, and yet it's heaviest re- ceipts are from the way travel and transportation
 3. The expense of making. This route is for York and Albany road. That road will De made. We are informed by our Danbury friends, that they are prepared to make road of their own. com muncating with the New York and Albany road which will pass very near thems This they will do, whether our road is made or not. Assuming the above facts, the New York and Hartford road will require to be made only from Hartford to Dan- bury, a distance of about 50 miles, or at the ut most only to its junction with the New York and Albany road, short distance beyond. The dana. ges for land and right of way, as compared with the Sound route, will be light and triiing, while the expense growing out of irregularities of sur 1 face, will be much less than that of the many viaducts and draw bridges, which it will De neces- sary to make on the Sound route; and it is to be considered that the exposure of the latter to oul annual ireshets is very great. and the dfabridges New Haven road, as estimated by the surveyors will be $3o,0O0 per mile. The expense of the in. land route, it is confidently believed, will be very considerably less.
 | 4. Branch road up Pennington River. Abranch could easily be made, and doubtless would be made, running from Pennington. up the valley oi the Pennington River, through the manufacturing villages of Unionyile, Collinsyille, New Hartford Winsted, &c, thus opening to these thriving towns an easy communication with Hartford, as we'll as with the city of New York.
 | ,. Disadvantages of the New Haven Potite. This route following the line of the coast. is often circu
 ous; 1t crosses harboys and large streams at theit mouths, thus in measure obstructing navigation and making necessary large and expensive bridges and which will always be greatly exposed. It will be encumbered with draw bridges, which are botl inconvenient and highly dangerous. The damages l for right of way will be necessarily heavy. h war it will be exposed to hostile attacks, and se for national purposes, comparatively useless There are IS miles of road to be made, at the expense o $30.000 per mile, while it will always have to eh' counter at all seasons of the year, the strong sfea boat competition of the Sound, for passengers, ant sloop competition, for freight
 To these facts we would call the attention Q the capitalists of New York and Boston, as well q the citizens of Hartford. ENrERPRrsE- John c. Spencer. late Secretary of the Trsasmy
 is engaged lin getting up new edition of the Kevi sed Statutes of New York, bringing them up to thl present time. s,s e3-Thurlow Weed. Esq. the popdlaf editor Q the Albany Evening Journal, has returned from th West Indies, much improved In health.
 I TrginiG Eleetioa.--The KichmoAd Complies gives the result briefly follows: It is now almos beyond doubt that the Democrats have carried tn Senate and House of Delegates, and have elected I out of IS members of Congress-"
 l Oc- The steamboat Swallow has been raised an flowed upon the fats opposite Hudson.