Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-15

we lear that Congress will do nothing the n,oo.
session with respect to the Rail Road across the I,
mus The friends of the Tehuantepec route have ~.
sented It's claims and it will find favor with members I
both Houses From all have read of the relative Il
vantages Of the two Improvements in contemplation. ~
think The Panama route far the more prterabIe-snnn
sing all difficulties growing of the grants and egisl,
ton of foreign States 10 be equally obvlaed This isn,
the case, however There is nothing settled in eo,rI
the Mexican route, and Mr. Hargous. indeed tbrcrrh
hr. fooe' does little beyond asking suspension of D.
pihion OF pos'ponement of legislation, until he can pre-
sent lis claims IN The proper manner Every thino an
the other hand, OF preliminary character has been =,
cheVed on The Panama route. company Of American
citizens has an undspuied and ndisputabe exclusive
privilege from the New Granadian Government G,r ,ho
construction OF the road. strong corps Of accomplished
engineers Is, by this time, empuye in making the final
surveys and location. The road will be made wba,ber
Congress do any thing 1t is not within the no,v
er OF our government 10 prevent the accomplishment If
the work, by neglect, prohibitory enactmenrs.
Messrs. Aspinwall, Stevens & Co. are not appealing IN
Congress tor charter or for permission Of any kind to
60 on with their great scheme They are willing. IN ad
vance, to stpuate as to compensation for services To Be
rendered when the road is finished. If the road Is ID,
made, the Government loses nothing. Il Mt asked ID
advance cent but to agree upon sum which it win
be willing to pay for the unrestricted use VI ivy improve
ment. Suppose rail road to be completed frum the AT
lantc to the Pacific, is it apparent sat the Govern
ment will be compelled send mails. troops. munitions
naval stores &c over it, matter what the charges
we place the bill upon the footing of mere expedency
and &c nomy-economy of time and money. We have
now the opportunity Of making bargain recprocally
advantageous. lfthe bargain be made and the work
finished, the government the mercy Of the COMPANY
As TO the amount Of annual pay for The services 10 be
rendered, profess be able to say what il should
be. We believe the named ibe bill reported BY the
naval committee Of the Huse,-viz 1925 OOO-not TOO
large. We believe the government would save money
by the bargain But surely this is an enterprise so Vi
tally connected with the prosperity of orr new possess
sions the Pacific that liberal policy may be justified
We earnestly nope, therefore, that the bill may vet
pass both Houses and become law. We thus hope
with no hostility to direct communication thr ugh
our own territory, between the A,lanc and Pacific.
But the Panama scheme is not hostile TO such commu
ncatlon-On the contrary, by Fastening the settlement
and development Of the Of Pacific posses
slons it would bring about the consummaton Of the d.
rect improvement many years sooner. The Rail Road
the sthmus is-not the alternative not the rival
but-the pioneer of gigantic improvement exend Ing
from the Mississippi to the shores of the Pacific.