Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14

| London.
France has also her system Of railroads. which all centre in
Paris and also of the other nations Of Europe, Their great
roads have centre in the metropolis.
The city of Washington peculiarly adapted FOR the great
| centre Of the great railroads Of our Western world
Gen. WASHINGTON did his part, and Mr. LArRoBE and The
other surveyors Of city did their part in laying out the
ciy by making wide and thoroughaes in order TO
make this the great highway Of The naonsrces and
from oOto 10 feet wide and this done before rail
roads known if there something pressing upon
their minds that great invention yet to be made Tor
which these would be wanted. II remains for
those in authority appropriate ttsm to that purpose, for
which they seem to have beea originally designed.
For railroad purposes the Northern Marke! obc the
grand Heie may, by udcious arrangement, be the
London Of America here may centre all the great roads of
the county
The plain straight to be for the Baltimore rail
road to enter street, the boundary and stop at
the depot the Northern Market The Snaihern road should
start from the point may continue through street,
passing under Pennsylvania 22d street. and enter
Georgetown the south bank of the Canal ard pass into
4 Virginia bridge built the aqueduc The Western
raroad continued from Harpers Ferry to Georgetown,
along the towpah Of the canal will niersect the Southern
road Georgetown and both proceed thence on the
track to the grand depot at the Northern Market.
Another for the road may be through New York
nue. from Baltimore, through Massachusetts
Georgetown.
Ansthor entrance may be made through street The depot
at Third and NJ, Fourteenth and M, thence down New
Hampshire avenue and passing under Pennsylvania avenue
entering Georgetown the banks Of the canal.
But street seems the most direct route and the hest
adapted for the rroad by its wdh and by its being yet
unoccupied 1t important that the railroad should be
located before the streets graded that the grade OF the
streets may conform may be to the grade Of the rail-
road and also that the citizens may know where it to be-
and govern themselves accordingly.
The city of Washington should extend her to the
North and East and to the South and West to receive the
rich commerce that is awaiting to be poured into her lap
There is due north from the city of Washington,
which is slowly progressing, unobseved, but which des
ined when finished, bring beth trade and traveFto this
city.
Geneva ntesects the Buffalo road and by the Of Ro
chester untes with Lake Ontario from Geneva Baltimore
there direct route by steamboat stage, canal and railroad
inersectng the New York and Erie railroad Emra, and
the Philadelphia and Pt,sburg road at Harrisburg.
Thus you that this cross road three principal
roads of the West, and gives opening for their tave to
SOUTH the great of the Unon the city Wash
nston And shall the city refuse open her and
ceiye this trade and travel
The railroads in the city should be built by the city and
owned by the CITY. This may be done without interfering
with any other business Of the city, by creating stock Tor
that purpose aud when the road made leave the diff
feren. companies to pay the interest on the stock.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company should be permitted 10
come the city road far the Northern Market, aud
farther and the Alexandra, Georgetown, and fredericksburg
Company should be permitted far the Northern
Market and farther Each Of these companies would be
willing pay the city fair equivalent for the of the
road addition to which, company would he formed
from Georgetown the city, and Alexandria. This latter
company will he able pay price equal the interest on
the Of the road only for the privilege Of conveying way
passengers and from the three cities The road should he
laid with double track through the whole Iergh Of the city,
with fat iron rail- conforming the grade Of the street,
cept the tunnel under Pennsylvania
All The Northern cities have made great exertons bring
the railroads into their cities Baltimore suffers continuous
line through Of her popuous PaiadePha went
great expense pull down her makehouses and build
them narrower, TO make for railroad down Market
strcet-a only HUNDRED feet wide. This en-
couaged by her weahiest merchants with THoN.s p CoPE
among the number. New York allows the Northern and
Eastern railroad into the very heart Of the city, up
the City Hall.
The Of Springfield and Worcester, in Massasbu-
ses have allowed the railroad pass through the OF
their towns. and their population nearly doubled since
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their introduction.
Boston has encouraged them the centre Of
her city possible, passing and under streets
and her business and her wealth has increased in proportion
the number Of railroads she has admitted into her limits
Other cities making money by the admission Of rail
roads, while this city deprvng herself Of the advantages Of
her position by omng to form the connecting link between
the Northern and Southern raiIroad
have surveyed all the through aud around this city
wandering the hills and taxing he different levels.
few days walked through the whole length of street,
commencing Georgetown and ending the twomile stone
the Baltimore read have also passed along the ridge Of
hills beyond the city limits and find very good route for
railroad may be located from Bdensburg Georgetown with
touching the city Of Washington. There Is no doubt
that the copnexon between the southern and and
northern and eastern roads will be formed in this way, il
suffered to pass through the city.
From the Point Of Rocks where the Ohio road leaves the
Potomac for Baltimore sixty nine miles the Rey house
sx,y-one |; from thence Washington thirty-one-tota
niucty-two miles; while from the point % Georgetown,
in sraigh, line is but about thirty miles to the Relay
house thirty one-tota sx,y-one miles. Thus il appears
that the distance il nearly the from the Point Of Rocks
Baltimore by The way Of Washington by tse present
II appears that person, being at the Point of
Rocks and wishing go Georgetown must travel ninety
miles TO gain thirty miles by the present II not
likely therefore, that the citizens Of Washington Will long
suffer their trade be of, and themselves exposed