The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-21
From yesterdays National Inislligencer
The Paclfle Railroad.

from ycstcfnuy NATIONAL lnteihB w.
The Pacific Railroad.
The annexed letter from distinguished gentleman oil
South Carolina, on subject which just now engages
large share OF public aitenton, has been oohghsv COM
muncated TO US for publication
cuAnLrsroS October 10, 1919
GEsrEMEs should greatly regret me on s nee
shiss w d pIsMysn. y ssnvsoas
ts deep manifested by the pnec - Tue number
o se 81 the wisdom and science
s succession. dseoa % p Ss soa which may
There division Of opinion "a any quarter OF this
mes Of easy between every pa OF these
United States rns past and extraordinary performances
which il is susceptible, increasing commerce and de.
veopng the hidden treasures OF empires and OF States The
attracted ali inielecs most approved and certain
Of rapid and secure between
nent Il has snnhilated mized and turnpike roads
;,:. : a. rapidly s1ns ssa
the flights Of is locomotive, threatening rival
the lightning sssph PHI. The prophet Daniel predict
edge shall be increased and laiah have fore
i ha sublime s %a 70 ' pss
en highway for our God Every valley shall be
low, and the crooked shall be made straight and The
rooh places plain and the glory OF the Lord shall be
estimates and reports OF truction and The
ptarticaby OF routes but nperecy examined satisfy
this community that the Union to continue be bound.
ed has been extended from the Atlantic the Pacific
by those be adopted bring nearer
ssmaia,ins social and Commercial eons,its
the bonds Of poiitiea: harony The circuit by
Cape Horn the transit by fom Chages to Pana
the projected ship channel by San Juan and Lake
Nicsraaoa and the Iaroad across s,hus Of Tehuan
citizens in communicating with our Pacific shoies; but
those roues by aud through foreign domains,
ciiabie VIVID the American policy OF filling up the inter
posing wilderness with population and Of
making portion Of our extended domain feel lis mut
al ependence by being bIonrLf $50 intmate and daily
communication with each other Ii is no, a road to San
porance or necessity Of which il aions hnt
Il the interior Iinisin the chain The
Wilderness destined 70 be reared IN in1o States which will
be wanting 70 bring those States into more Intimate friend
" and commercial relations the valley OF the Miss-
OR railways eheckerng all the Atlantic States are In
toward. var tina, centre Those through vgas The
teruption road m the Po,o,nac 10 the wa
@ s q s Ss w +, Of has BY
and that Nashville Is in rapid 10 ma
igable point the Cumbehand The conmuacn lions nv
railway Atlantic are nearly perfected and il Is or
the of great western rranary so 10 direct
communicated with the more wes.,n n,e,or cooyyctn
TO and connected with The Pac,fc Ia ali tbese A,sn
their concentration on Menu hs vvonId H. lie
ting consideration Tor their extension further west. aous
and by that commercial en- porium aud napai staton
Railroads tho perfection of hivbways In s,euri,v
been eaualcd In speed there IN Vet been 5,.d ~ i,
sixy aud seventy per hour have been accom-
and one hundred miles is equally atiainabr Bringing
inventions human ingenuity however, so SOW has
gineer whom we owe them Ina, mo- Ia hesn
bold enough claim IL for hn,.clfn while ain une in te
tribute Il came as ID were like nm rom The
head Of Medusa, which NAV In the progrs az similar in
SEPARATIONS, be perfected but can never be- 5seaed
Truly eoqucnuy saws an abIe reyiewer If m. ,a;
road SYSTEM ..Tte POETRY ar mecI nis, ~ 80 =, h @
interesting deparments Of Inc noet1v of .c,cc o ~ =,
railways cannot fail 10 Ia regsrd.a a. H. No. a. "
ductiouy. hs .ccenn,s nj vots 81 80,
Gpiye and pgant,c line ,escrn,ion Of saisA r. 20
ngenlous snYconpex snd he i,oyy ~ sai, no lbs
sa:nsns he ysy ss .ns
oprning ne md s.ien.,yy ALL CO h ms eence, apo
Ipest sad noSie.s ssc.on. 0i inc exercise Oh MS
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