New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-07
The pacific Railroad.

Col Prstr Of Prat-svl-e IN ms STATE "a III
ne iusuence Of hs name and the weight o. n'
,,leD,s Ia fsvor Of Whitueys project tor me con
.,r,ctior Of a Railroad 70 tie Pacific. he h. Pao
Hshed az address 70 the people OF 'ne me-
States which appears IN the Na'ionas IAfel''ge'-7
of Saturday. urging the completion Of this enter
mise a. sb.ola.eiy demanded by the inereaslns
commerce and population Of oar country.
In this address he assumes 70 expose The sos1f
ity and isexpedieucy q the asltsted CHnAI u'01-n
the Isthm1s Of Psnsma-l work ne SAYS nos'
6.Hrul. Of cJustr1cti0n-End which i constructed
would be by u means favorable 70 Is II PoHi'cAi
or commercial poin, Of view. There some Co
ysncv in hi. argument thereupon- He says 4
would place al the marine, naval and commercial
Of aroye A. or very doors troubling Is in peace
sd +, ma, most f1l Of threatened disasters.
He thus undertakes 70 explain MI. " hitney
project
NJ y'hi,ney'. ban for railroad from Lake Nieni
gan though the south P.ss o. ne hoc1y
OREGON 70 o. plain ard simple that any common NM
can understand II De asks Congress 70 sppi"y ~
sixty ra'les vide q the pubic l.nds ron L-Ne
gan 10 the Pacific for t1is e-p~ci. poIfos- - = Z.
s-is. H. road h. taxes the and . rsn5urse n'ei
rorsiz., hundred miles tie cDe-naf AZ re 1OFerr-
rt tre u mated I'll tuid ne roso ne o,nel
fsf errats fcnd f1r who're the lzncs are poor "nen
ro,,o.,es tie road D. b free b Al ne "-fd efees'
-ss-.i,. - r1rs-iors % b. fxe5 By Consr-ts he
s,.,.rce from the AXE o. the ocean . @ft -s tne
e.trnsted cost when ready ior use $780,, ins
rrroer u acres required = - ~ w Na'' s-y
lI. rut timber a. nav gable s,rears Art OF titA
.,a ana vrru+ fever sae or BE- ~ any value Ntn u
re ros5f Clearly DIT Then The question t. shAA M
Wb,,.y tsks ihsss snds snt y sac ADD settlement
thereof Dud tnis road or snsl tAey = -.
~ ..s7 ~irsoui any percepuois good TBS Te.'
- Of nations the greatest T0rk ever oon- y
rrsn % rsrors road which must forever Dc ne ~"
/ oushfsre betE-en al EufOpe ard AZ. S'fA Nu.ou
sfH bring us together a. one ianiJ DiAoiL- =, j..
bna o iron which cannot b. sundered-oon usefIl p
~ ana pace s0Yk which ril give us ih- eonntnaho
/ Of and make the commerce q al ne ~ors uio.,Ay
o. o.. adding million. Of Teslih = me ns'on 40
s-ir, m. pot.ulsrinn 9 work which shsl cnanze M
,sson ~ 81 mankind. bringing 1T t'sei'er 20 on
nation 10 free in,efcours@ and eNrhsnge 81 cnlil-l
hes a work which must BE- M mesns oi ctli1- -.
ehr.tfsrizns tn hestren the r-fo4f.n 40 in-
49,. .h... VAT wi SER 90 ards - eDpnri u ti
roh. this rnore lt-a glorious Yarpose' cannot a.1'
D. silssyyes
The distance from o-esn % ocean. he says
MI, much over 0oJ miles ami could be- overcome
sta moderate speed 10 about eight ys-' Nstar'
las smo.thsd tie WAY. All opened the mountain
70 10 u pass
The Colonel d. rather enthusiastic on the sabiec
but such = bis temperament When be- under
tskesa thint he wishes 70 pot % through -
Hear him
Then look 4 our picture our p0..unn Win ihs r"'
..,rn..f-s t.hnir with 0ns h1rf reafn out Owe
tn Pacific l. the millions Il Japin China ~ al Asi'
sfth our manufacturer. cur cotton. our f1srro 90
heinz our r-., our lur corn, bel PORK itnr
and IN our may sad various products. enH r-e-is
back 10 exchange their oftee sugar spices iniis
Sruas .k. and various u.efu and curious isDne' VII
gol8 silver and precious stoussell To- YIN o4f o"
.hiu. and our OEu sn1 With the other hsni oF'
m. broad Atlantic . al Europe our various pfodlc
Ia g- for their. and receive tber .1rplu. pal
tion T. Hnom we give home country ~hl-- 'l
b,iv draxs % Il snd controls me rich commerce an
wealth Of s the world syr- tdins ans circulating irn
ocsr o. ocean ihr0u every artery through every c
f.om Texas 70 M-ne and from ~ heAft NE cenur
would .urinz aud foW forth throughout the VINO
frame the whole system the he The products ~ man
lsbor from the earth which created wouid control IN
sustain n
hisa great undertaking bat then according
the Colonel, we sre the people to do big things