Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-21
VOLUME XIV iasBrN IS.

| Free Soil, gains in the fourth, al. A'>n, Fee
Soil, is ahead in The nth.
Woicts'er city gives SIS.
The vu'e Yesterday, WAS thr heaviest ever poi'-
ed in New Rsdiofd, amounting 10 :, 49,, and *
cecdne he Presidential. vole last wrcn, 80 :
The rrsu in the election Of Representatives,
i as follows:
Wings les democrats 3, tree soil y. no choice
81.
NEW YORK:
The Albany Argus thinks that Van Buren, has
run ahead q Cass, and that Taylof's maj my
over the highest will he 50 GOO The ofiic ial
vote was 10 have BEEN declared in all t1e Gun
ties yes,eriay The official zoe III this ely
gives Tayluf 70 056 Cas-. 10 1885, Van Bu.en
5,ll6 Taylor over Cas-, 1858, Fish over Wa
worth, 5 73g; Cook over Mclean. ) S34, Wells
over Hawlcf, 1878.
3. District. -PhGnix over llari, | SD Dc.
over all Q30
4.h District -Underhil over Macay, .7i6;
all others over UndeIhill, 227.
5ih Dsrric'.-BIigas over Walsh, 2e69; all
Others ever Briggs, 2l9.
THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO OREGON.
In view Il The large amount u cmis!dioa an
ticpaled next season TO California, Inc editor u
The Arkansas Democrat has prepared an article
to show lha. The shortest and bes! ioule lies
through that Stale. We copy portion oil u:
IL is well known that or neishhor> OF Mis-
sour have long slTivcn, and are Still s'riVine ~
all the means in their pawef, 10 prevent the us
semina ion OF the knowedee Il lhe superiority a.
the Arkansas route, iur fear Il losing M oentn!s
now accruins 10 them from their State being ma Z
The hor1uehar OF The California aud Oregon en-
ieralion, and the Sanla t'e trade. As an evidence
oil his witness with what unanimiiy TOE press
Of Missouri acted IN supp'essns M testimony
OF Lieut. Rutord in relation 10 the superiority y.
The Arkansas route. The Lieutenant in Conf
mand OF company Of U. 5. Dragons icft For
Smith not long since, and, by The Canadian lEain
reached Santa Fe IN a short time, without he
least difficulty, reporting the route which ne ira
yelled as me bes, am shortest route rom The
Safes 10 Santa Fe. This statement was given
by the 81. Louis Republican, on the arrival oil tn
dispatches from Santa Fe; but almost every pa
per in Mi>snufi, printed out OF the city OF 81. Lou
is, in cop,iGg The Intelligence, merely mentioned
he ARRIVAL q Lieut. BuioIi, suppfesSing entirely
his catering, IN what is well known u be a
truthful no,ice Of Inc Slu'hefn rouci This iaci
alone shou d stimulate the papers in Arkansas 10
icncHc! efforts in This matter, since tncy mus
clearly see by this example, that Il depends a.
most entirely upon them 10 pace Inc puolic W
possession ~ the facts in relation 10 the sloIcs'
and best route" 10 Santa Fe, California and Ore
gon.
We append the following synopsis OF lhe al
yantaoes vi The Arkansas roule, according 10 III
testimony Of gentlemen acquainted with al he
localities, ard who speak from PERSONAL exami-
nations O! he entire county from III line Of 'hs
State 10 SANTA Re.
The distance from The head Of steamboat navI-
gallon on Inc Arkansas 70 Santa Fe IS less by
about three hundred miles than isum indePeh-
dence to Santa Fee
From Ia early opening OF The spring IN The la
ti,ude OF The Southern Iuu;c, caravans are en-
ahled 10 starr from a month T. six weeks earlier
than on the Northern route.
The route runs mainly between he forks 81 thr
Canadian on the dividing ridge, which ! as iev'l
as could be desired, aad abounds with springs me
entire ii lance.
Caulc Tor lranspoTlion AMI Subsistence OF AL
kinds can be purchased a, lac rendezvous On m
Arkansas, much more readily, aGi On bfuei
terms Than al Independence; i1f u IS lac
well knrwa 10 The people on oar v es!efn Dol 10
that drUvers aad her, otitn come ron Missoa:i
into the coun'ics bordering on the Arkansas Iivef
Tor ihe purpose Of purchasing cate and supplies
10 sell 10 the emeran,s and traders al Inc iendez-
vous AT independence.
In addition to this, the Indians have extended
their settlements westward to such distance,
that emigrauts can supply themselves with corn
beef and other supplies for eish, or ten DAYS
travel on the route, after leaving the point Of
rend zsous.
A company is now organizing at Fort smith,
who design starting for California in April next
and as it is expected that detachment OF the
United States soldiers will leave al The same
time for Santa Fe, and perhaps California, a
GOOD opportunity is presented for cmsrants
who rendezvous al that place, 10 avail them
selves, through portion Of the route II not
through the entire distance, oil The protection
which this armed escort will afford.