The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-21
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 2l 1850

Northern Pass which ia Mr. Whitneys northern route
IL much less than in New England where - "A
well known, the working Of the railroads is very little
deranged mpeded by wners and that little is constant
y growing less by tie application Of newly. invented
means Of removing and surmounting those obsiacles
Thirdly. There ls another physical law which.
must necessarily and forever decide the question favor
OF Mr. Whitney's plan. II is law well known and
YET 80 far as this question s concerned seems have
on all articles designed for human sustenance Most OF
the articles OF this description side OF the com.
mercia exchanges contemplated by this enterprise, and
especially the agricultural products OF the United Saies
designed for human susenance, in whatever form pre-.
pared. will not bear transport through climate
70 remote point OF consumption. There is no physical
law better established than this and it constitutes
superabe barrier 10 any line way OF transport, for
purposes Of trade in these commodities, which liable 10
this objection Such way would blast on the threshold
general plan This law excludes San Francisco necessa
rly commercial depot between the Atlantic slope and
China or eastern Asia, and between Europe and the same
quarters The well known alternate dry and rainy
sons OF California exhibit the fullest demonstrations
this point The evaporatons during the dry of
nine months duration from every hold Of ship. and
would steam UP like the smoke of dunghl n spring
morning; II is only necessary 70 examine those who
have had experience this point to be fully advised
read this very day. that on the 23d OF November lS49
the Peruvian Congress passed law prohibiting the inn
portaion Of foreign four on The ground that i was nu
ous q ha health from being LIABLE O spoil within The
For other and sufficient purposes, Mr.. Whitney con-
templates branch OF his road from the Great Pass to
San Francisco but not g depot Of the agricultural
products OF the Atlantic SLOPE with view TO reship
ment. That would be absurd, for the reason above
specified. AS Pugets Sound Of the best harbors
as To welsslsclsd point a. " southern e.
transfer from railroad 10 ships, and from ships TO railroad,
between the United States and eastern ASIA and between
Europe and the same quarters a. also for the coastng
fradp m he rfod he
AS the road Is to cross Columbia river towards its
mouth SO far depot there may be required. will OF
Nv. AS public economy is claimed to be science
its principles undoubtedly scient6chere is another
great law which MIR. Whitneys plan alone mbodes and
United Staies-a benefit on the largest and most compe-
hensiye SCALE which, indeed is hnted at above but not
fully developed mean the great principle which ogi-
principle is this That commercial exchanges will not 90
parties cannot afford it The design Of Mr.. Whineys plan
which tanamount open the way for exchanges be-
the eastern and slopes OF this continent be-
tween the United States and Asia, and between Europe
and ASIA the most extensive and absorbing scac the
chief benefit of which will be The magnificent
suits OF this projecs controlled and asccained by
the infable law that trade p sii0ays 60 chere Is
profabe and the scdy and BY the channel most prcta
be- The amount Of commercial exchanges, in addition
those going in the world, capable OF being set
in motion by Mr. Whiineys plan, and contingent there
boundess extent This plan failing. it would be the
greatest failure accomplished by mans neglect
v. Yet another item OF supreme Importance 10 which
is involved another great principle. deserves mention
here, contingent on Mr. Whtneys plan. viz: the per-
pefual Of the eastern and western slopes Of North
America under one government The railroad across
will undoubtedly be built in way another. II
can easily be shown that any other plan than Mr. Whit.
neys will be stupendous failure, drawing with il a
stnpendous ruin. the simple commercial principle
thai M not pay and that the results OF that ruin will
forever separate the from the slope oil
the continent politically and erect the former into an
independent nation. On the contrary, throw the
continent this strong cord bind the West to the East by
this everlasting chain OF interest, in the execution OF
plan that will the end Of these boundess and
countless commercial exchanges. and nothing but the
trump OF the last day will dissolve this Union America
would then indeed become 1.-THE axle Of the world"
VI The very greatness and vastness OF MIR. Whimeys
plan are the guaranty OF its success the basis Of its
own peculiar principles No, road there would pay
which should secure the end Of free transport; and
that accomplished. very large portion Of the commerce
Of the world would run on this line, and the whole
worlds commerce would sympathize with and be Affect
ed by IL Nothing but the augmentation Of trade secured
BY the operation OF the peculiar principles OF this plan,
guaranty the ultimate success OF railroad 10 the
Pacific. sr M tF ssta !