The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-10
For the Union.


"An American" wishes to reduce me TO a dilemma
viz that either the Panama or the Tebuantepec road
must be carried through thus session. have SAID no
such thing No road can be called american which does
not 60 through own territory A bill Tor an dmer,
road introduced yesterday by Mr. Benon-that
Now for the temporary schemes. Why should we
adopt either, without full examination Why do the
friends of Panama object TO the investigation OF the
Nicaragua and Tehuantepec routes
There is possible for huryng either scheme,
Bad and announcement the Panama road now is many
hundred passengers travel over fast enough, and
gregate at Panama, without finding ships, much less
steamers to carry them TO San Francisco. railway
the shmus only shorten the time required for
crossing the sthmus by from twentyf -four to ght
steamers would shorten the whole passage by from
fifty to SIXTY days! Our fast sloops of war required
average ify-ive days from Panama to Mazatlan.
and twenty days more thence to San Francisco Com
mon vessels might require ninety days from Panama
TO San Francisco; and until that distance is shortened
regularly by steam we need not be IN hurry to egs-
late away SIS 900 600 TO from twenty four to forty
eight hours. Let first have the shirt and then the
frills.
The heaviest expenditure of time and money is in the
VOYAGES from New York to Chagres, and from Panama
to San Francisco. Let the number OF steamers be In
creased and the price OF passage be reduced and regu
lated act of Congress, and we shall have done more
bly, effect by charering railroad company across the
isthmus | understand that Messrs. Asplnwall Il Co.
charge from 800 $3.50 head for passage from Pana
ma to San Francisco, while the passage from New York
to Chagres is but from $50 TO SOO Let all these rates be
reduced to half. and the arrivals and departures be
regular and the emgrans to California will bless Con.
gress more than for charterng half dozen railways
the isthmus.
Why, in fact build railway at all Why not plank
road or a wagon road, any kind OF road capable of
being Immediately used The probable is, that
the plank road would not cost much money, and that
consequently not much money could be made QUITO it,
Er n,hilo nihH ut.
But San American says the road is TO be built for thirty
years That perhaps, is his reason why we should
not look to the political position of the road Who in
the present state of Europe would be rash enough to
guaranty peace for thirty years And who, in of
an European war, would undertake to insure against
the infringemens OF rights neutras' "An Anne
rican" is certainly somewhat OF diaeccian when he
says "An American enterprise should not be arrested
because il might be agreeable to Great Britain, &c
but | cannot say much for his logic Nobody could
for a moment infer that | meant to say, it would no
be "agreeabie" England TO have road built al
our expense, half hers peace and wholly hers war
What | insisted was, that she should not hH oe So
good chance. John Bull will have objection te
wear a coat which fits him, simply because Jonathan
paid for it, What ought not TO permit, is his wearing
or keeping it. without paying for the same.
| repeat what have said before, am not opposed &c
Panama, and advocate Of Tehuantepec or Nicaragua
What want is proper examination of all, and decent
assurance that get the proper temporary road, an
swerng The proper temporary purpose. Next to it, thai
ws do not pay too dear for the whistle.
FEBRUARY 8, 1919.