New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-22
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Pacific Railroad SIR. whitney at
from ne Memphis Ape"


...h,., he ,e.olutioo uDsDinousiy a0opIeo
c'.1,i,n. invitine Mr. whitney DsPPeC
- -.i.i, bis proiect for hA.lOAN = s"0
80 80 Convention assembled 8 O'D'h' y" "a
a., .~s,i,g and beside ne I'nFen'ioD - &c
,,,,,.s, al aides and citizens geNs'e"y "s pe'
hsiDD - n Whitney appeared, and exhibited
.I'' - Explained his plan. He n-st repre-
10 ~ = oosition In the center Of the word.
49,. "a. dons bJ skeleton nsp, when 2lAoeo hu'
- I'D Af1cs on one side WITH tae hhanuc Oe'"een
~ =. ,sa other sos the PsciHc between us Eno I'll
-. Tbis he said was division ard 81 srrangernent
.hscb be- claimed % Be tne originator o. he men a.
os,sd The objects o. Railroad % the Pseahe IN hs
nsnio, 10 BE- ~ change the route Tor the commerce
i,,e,cour.e If Europe with AEs ard make IL tr0u
tsry 70 rs carry the vas. prodnet Of ne mtsssppi
Bssin 10 Ass ior market and ~ open % sstuelne''
md pTo11cdon 40 gf~st an extent a. po"'DH on 1tI
Gu tara. Co ntry, which would icsfeoJ b'coh1
.ourcs Of power snd wealth n The nation And 70 &C
cpDsh taese great objects be said the TO1ts m -s' De
% 'ar ,hs The sphere Of the zobe "ooo .
70. ts.snoe as % force change 70 " 40 ',e
commerce o toe word tributary . us 400 me rDu's
rnu,t 10 81 FAR North tast the cmss ~Dui1 not dam
age Or destroy our products % inr way 70 asa ara
where tue sn6s ts lac cOuid oe m ace - iorhlta
,hs mean. for the work with facilities, materials Sc
H said Tia, he nsd no choice In route TURNER tns
"a .aeeas,faIly accomplish the o. Jet That his bill
I'D not IN upon any route-cni Ne cDuio not nctOn
ropte or uian watch be sure could not succeed -
He rave tie distances from Asia % El'Cts via ne
CSC Of Good Hope and via Panama, and va the Gis
river ROUTE and scs the comparison Ia favor o. The
present route around the Csps # Good Hope Tnis
be tnid could 10 rtslned ~ any tchol! 10Y y
measuring slose and not eat map. a. IL usually
done lie slso 1z1ed La, tie hisSssiSp. RIVER and
Atlantis slope could have m direct commerce. or inter
With the Pacific si1ps because the products oi
esch would be me same. Exchanges could MOI 20
made and IN iess MAKE them Depot t1r tos
commerce Of Europe with Asia, they can hsrs % m
terest Ia or ain Ct srd r0ut' a. ysrste from "a
Inst rad built ~ the GDvernnsnt WONG COSY
tfou 80 200 millions and must sthsr charge tot
% psY tho iatsrst On IT, cost es sso for ia opere
and repairs else The, lterest nusI % pfOVd"o of
BY tax upon the people and 'rrsJ 10 ph9 ch De-
love that ne panple ~oYd so .it = such tsIslon
And a. u would 90 cent? o. transport bn'nHi %
corn from the n sstsypi t. the Facilc mere ~nuo
~ 70 rnsrkei for IT, aud with toll II g. Tor bb OF
-four there cou n De- 20 ms'het win such nlgt t9"'
The commerce. Of Europe with asia would o7 enafeD
-xoi0dsd but n The rOs1 could DO bGi!t 20 ne pro
o.s. trun The o. lie iEndg then there would De no
,,.,s., n uro.ds l,r snd bushel ~ corD could De
taken q The Pacific Tor ~ csDts and Ch'ns word D.
market for millions n t1sneis, and NJ Tor DOL OF
f.1r, hers would 30 h.sTsef Tor nnno"s ana ~
The same rae for inc rom Of Europe wth hnA,
n would ell De = reed over tho rosd AM tie ~h9e
world msdr turatsFy ~ - Yes, - said Win mis-
1ulit 70 effect thee, crest res0ts. W s1n have
conquered sod sI5doe1 the weoc word without 'hs
.Aeddrg OF drop Of bios, tho expenditure q
ons dollar 10 Money
The audience listened with profound s,sent en- and,
~ believe. pleasure and ss''sisoiil n
10, COnve1tion 10 nov over ~ hsve ~ bad "a
opportunity cypress ou- preference of sou'he-n
f1uts-sO clt tho Convention al - Louis deesre their
preference for northern routetbis now done WITH.
The next q tho for aud manner hy vhlcn toe
great work shall "a accomplished Since Mr. WhitI0y
has been heard sc teeve IL 70 be the general opinion
tbst ais I. tia only piaa that cAo BE carried oct it
s0uthsrn ronts must b. preieref ~ az oar people,
bot s'l knox ful vel tha' proy ositon Tor such
work &c this mus, 81 by GOyorpment ccsing mill lus
yea hundreds OF millions. nust ~ cnro b. insde
party quesdor. srd the capita . make Prss'denis
Win TIE people supats i1 sc-' an 'uterpfise -
would not the immediate adoption oi Mr. Ws'ipays
plsn ssve the country from such csismily