Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11

cio1 results Of human industry gold ankincenss, and
myh tea silks, shawls, precious stones, perfumes amer,
amtsrs and musk in word, with all that precious in
efhands and peculiarly adapted for railroad transport
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edsance from ST. Francisco to Japan is sail to be be-
Tour and i've thousand miles Shanghae between five
anfsi1 thousand modern would probab bly,
mde the run IN from sixteen to twenty days We may
certainty that cargo from Shanghae could be land
s Francisco IN twenty days In four FIVE days
plight be placed for sale transportation on the banks Of
thdMsssspp nver, by OF the great railroad a dis
tae probably of from fifteen seventeen hundred miles,
The terminus of the road will probably be at some point
onhe Mississippi there to improvements extending ra-
ply from the Atlantic towards its margin Here TOO much
he trade will be arrested for the supply the great West
err Valleys destined at day to sustain population
| CRATER than that Of the whole onion now.
These plain practical statements intellgible-as de-
nSnsrable as problem. Mr.. KING, whose happy genius
cceived this great project and whose happier fortune has
hced him III situation 10 influence its progress hardly
pec the honors due to his great mind and comprehensive
Rloism at this early day; and for the simple that
9w ineects capable Of embracing the stupendous re-
lts, But in few years (and may he live to witness the
Triumph of his genius , his country will do him justice Then
magnificent schemes he has Swallowed out for that coun
by will stand forth in grand relief The great West will
have been penetrated mountains eyeed valleys filled up
stream of commerce will be changed from bosierous seas
and stormy cape to flow toward our Western Shore and
Through the depths of Western so,udes 1t may safely
predicted that the transportation OF goods and produce Of
all descriptions Rocky Mountains when this work
Is complete, will be more safe, rapid and by one half
cheaper, than the transportation from the Atlantic to the Mis-
sssPp has been within period of forty years. am certain
that little enthusiasm will be excused in such cause The
wonders of Aladn lamp, compared the changes to be
wrought in the by this work, will hardly be deemed
incredible
Bot question suggests itself, "When shall this enter
prise commence " The American mind when turned to II
subject, will answer "Now" snow I" for the whole Poo
own most of the land through which the horoughre
must pass Another question, BY whom shall the work be
done The answer is ready, SPY the PEOPLE" Their
treasury alone competent the work. If left 10 individuals
companies they will inevitably fail and become mendicants
for the fobeaance the pity and generous sympathy
of the National Legislature.
The thought and The should be Simultaneous Other
nations seeing what they have been blind to BEFORE will
struggle to anticipate action by pushing trade through the
lsthmus 1t is not comparable a channel with ours.
Our work DONE such attempt will be made. Merchants
of the world want protection. They cannot expect it from
the whim the weakness, the instability Of demi
and predatory population Through our country, civilized
Our laws are PRovDEScE them. Let also be remem-
bered that is difficult matter to open channel for new
trade, hut that it is very difficult change one that ia estab-
lshed.
Let Representatives, then, from all parts Of the Union
make this subject one OF familiar contemplation An
work must be but how does that consideration sink
before the calculation Of the wealth that it bring in its
train 1.-THE saving of from twohirds to ,hree-fourhs in
time, insurance, and the dangers of the sea The appreca
ton Of the public lands along the would probably 90 far
towards covering all the expenee.
Much time will be required in preliminary measures lie,
the survey once. The gallant Fremont has
every where penetrated the mountains His notes. maps and
the useful knowledge he has acquired property of the
nation Now, then, is the wachword If we do our duty
to our country and TO the age in which live the COM
Of the East must become subject conoa
which has enriched every people who commanded
it We have no avors to ask of other nations. We have no
damages be assessed ppeors-no States who will not
rejoice TO give their sanction.
Tho bes mode Of efecng this enterprise would unoues
onaby be, through the enlistment Of men, for two three
four, or five years Give liberal bounty, and on honorable
discharge, good farm Of from hundred FIVE hundred
acres according TO their term Of service This service would
be admirable for our young officers who idle. We
have engineers equal any in the world This plan appears
to the writer to possess double advantage The work will
not only be well dOne but when complete large tody Of
settlers will be the line protect advancing trade and i'm
migration.
If Mr. KING would find time to draw up plain practical
exposition in pamphlet FORM for public distribution would
hasten work Of such immense importance work 10 b,
certainly at some day achieved And why now Men
look and wonder. They hardly contemplate the scheme
any thing else than hallucnaon-to amuse foS mo-
rnent, and TO vanish. CURTIUS
NorE-Snee writing the above remarks, have seen two
numbers Of the InegeRcer containing sentiments very SINH
lar my This favorable the cause and the worI
may well be LETT in such hands. But presume il will BE-
only pleasing 10 "Ophoco find that there is responsive
whisper from the wilds Of the Mississippi. c.
| FOR TIM NATIONAL IsrELLIsEScER,
AUSTRIA, &c.
An article in the National intelligence Of The 18th Novem
ber taken from the New York Journal Of Commerce. con-