The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-22
TIE PANAMA RAIL RoAD-No ".


The New York memorial for the exclusive patronage
of the government OF the United States for score of
years had better be looked at with suspicion than with
creduty as an error on tile former side NAV afterwards
be corrected but a bunder on the latter cannot be re-
trieved. The remote tendency OF such grant should
be considered, well its immediate and obvious eff
feet Twenty-Five years may, and doabless will, bring
about great commercial and political changes ia respect
to regions which the memorial specially regards and
making fair allowance for unforeseen occurrences and
obstacles in constructing railroad across the Isthmus
that period may be assumed for the termination of the
monopoly asked for from Congress
In period much short of twenty-five wears the bpsi
ness which the Atlantic and Valley States will transac,
with the Poetic States and with Eastern Asia will ve
far exceed what is done between those nort;o, &c
the world. The intercourse of their inhabitants nv ON,
lgrallon and settlement, well as for commercial mo-
itlcal' moral, and other purposes, will be greatly multi
piled' The transportation conemp plated by the memo
Ilal, Which the government Of the United States will
require before the lapse of quarter of century will
be- manly, 10 and from those quarters, This will he
The case IN respect to mails naval ard military stores
troops and munitions of war; if not in respect to dno
matte, commercial and other foreign as well as domas.
tic agents of the United States
The question then springs up, whether, for these Dur,
poses collectively, the route by the Ishmus will best
promote and secure the objects and interests of the
government and people of the United States Widths
route be the shortest speediest cheapest safest boh
Tor lie and property and the most reliable at all times
Ii adopted by contract of the government for the term
oil twenty years from its complexion will the tendency
OF such obligation and reiances be to DELAY the cons
ctr IF
to the government and people of this nation viii such
delay put at hazard the permanent Connection of our
Pacific territories with the rest Of the Unted States
Or, If no such delay shall be suffered will the spc cifc
services OF the New York company be- for twenty wears
aiter lhelT commencement what the solicited contrac,
suPPoses, and what the exacted sum of S5 500 is
assumed reasonably to compensate On these points
no" propose 10 suggest in future numbers, some cons
sderalIons which may probably aid others in coming TO
aust conclusion as to the expediency of granting or
| rejecting the prayer of the New York memorias,s
In dong this, however, shall cheerfuy concede The
great temporary importance of the Panama route. for
the objects specified in the memoria and for permauen,
general Objects including some in greater or less degree
therein specified. My only desire is that INJURIOUS or
unnecessary monopolies may not be granted and that
such as are necessary may be INDUCED in exobitan,
exactons, and may be guarded as to hamper and in
terere with other interests as little as NAV be. and Er
Tue oiieieS' Time admissible CosMoPoLITE.