New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-13
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1851

V8cerity 70 our shores.
Mutual introductons then took place, Col. b. pre-
sent'ug his brothers-in-a arms, and the Mayor miro
ducinF several officials who we're present. The hun
earians then returned to their hotel where they are
ercellentiv accommodated, aid express themselve'
highly pleased with the attentions of their hos
They will remain very quiet until Kossuth arrives
MEETING OF BApTIsTs A public meeting
Will be held this evening at O'clock at the Laight St
Baptist Church. REV Mr.. Wescoti'sl to consider
the religious restitution Of Ner-York City and vcin-
ity. Rev MesYs. Armitage Taylor, Magoon, Hodge
and Anderson, ed. N Y. Recortsrj viii speak
e DR.. Rodgers presented his extensive
pathological and astronomical collection to the Col
lege Of Physicians and Surgeons in Crosoyst. 1t Is
q valuable donation.
u The Daguerrean National Conven-
ton commenced It's iR this City yesterday
We have not room this morning for their proceed
ings.
GAG.-The Editor of The London Lancet
has issued orders that The chrome Thermast must
when paid for
q We saw Yesterday afternoon, during
the crowded hour" IN Broadway, drove Of cattle
hurried up Broadway, by the Park. and into Cham
bers-a The streets were so blocked with vehicles
and foo. passengers that 1t was with much difficulty
tina, the animals could be forced along When shall
these things have an end
WHlTNEYs PACIFIC RAILROAD. We
have before noticed that Asa Whitney, Esq, read
before the Geographical Society," at Its las. meeting
an interesting paper concerning the project OF a
Railroad to the Pacific Ocean. with which he has
been for long tune very closely Identified Mr.W
commenced by referring TO the discoursgements,
puyations and obstacles which always beset the
orisinators of valuable inventions or improvements
referring briefly to his own case in illustration. lie
then proceeded to set forth his and conclusions
in regard to this Undertaking he had no ne inyen-
tions, new theories. new apartments 10 make all
the elements OF his project were 10 successful daily
use the route IS known To be feasible there is moth
Ing TO DO but 10 grade H. lay down the rails, put on
the locomotive aud the thing is done. Neither did
he come with estimates Of prospective dividends So
lciting subscriptions for stock he had TO project
for the benefit OF stockholders but the world atlarge
and not company OF stockholders, would TOR ali Tune
10 come receive the benefit He asked no appropra-
ton either from the treasury or the people he asked
only the yaiuless wilderness which would ever
/ NdlueacSS unless thlS TOdu suouiu DC Con-
structed And for these waste lands ne proposes
TO pay the nation valuable consideration IN money,
by bringing them into market through the means OF
occupation which the road would furnish lie sad
that reliable capitalists IN this county and Europe
had agreed that this basis for means was perfectly
reliable, and IN Europe his plan had been so far
commenced TO have been styled " A New science
III Settlement and Civilization THIS plan 10 raise
means tie claimed 20 be his own original idea, and
also the geographic division of the globe upon which
he had based his calculations Of trade, &c; THESE
division were pointed out on map. lie mad spent
years of the best pars OF his lie III the study Oh THIS
geographical part of his subject, and was ready to
show the great importance OF The diffusion OF the
race over the vast regions which this road would
make accessible to the crowded population OF cas-
tern cities and States Mr.. w entered al length into
a consideration of the effects OF a deprivation
OF the necessarleS OF life IN producing misery
and wee and proceeded TO show how the
means of access to the now unnhabited portions
of the earth would remedy this evil, by giving men
opportunity of living in comfor! and virtue by the
productions OF their tree industry I'VE mention IN
eidentally, that MI Whitney claimed that the map
known as "MeYcator's Protector" is the one which
he Mr.. W claims To be his invention He had d.
vded he world mo three parts-Europe and Africa
being one division, Asia a second, and America the
thirdthe last being the center of el, not only In
! geographical sense, but commercially and poliu
c.l,y the center Of the world and as tho great bulk
OF the population OF the earth north OF the tropics
The North American Continent must become the axi.
! upon which the commercial and political world must
| for all time 20 come, move and rev0lVe In Europe
|
est point. we see the most misery-the few enjoying
| prodgal luxury and the masses furnishing In want
/ In China there L. even greater amount OF human
misery there, human life is purposely destroyed
because the population rs SO dense that the earth
| does not yield support for all. between these
TIVE er.peopled points, lies the American Cont
nebt with soils and climates adapted to the wants OF
all portions OF the human race davided by lofty
| mountain range int0 TWO great parts-the Atlantic
and the Pacific slopes, 1t for the especial &C
commodation Of the Europeans On the one side, and
the Asiat,cs the other And nasmuch as the Asiat
| les are not maritime people, the AnglO-Saxohs
| must establish hemselves upon the Western shores
| of this Continent In order To become carriers f0r
! the multiudes Of Eastern Asia. Mr.. Whitney pro-
ceeded TO show that the situation OF oregon ana van
couveTs Island was such with reference 10 currents
/ and trade winds that experienced nayigators were
| of the opinion that intercourse would be Kept up
with Eastern Asia as certainly and as rapidly oy
means OF sailing vessels as by steamers anu Oh
course al much less expense. Al the same time
! these currents and winds prevent easy or reason
! ably rapid voyages from Asia 10 American p0rts
south OF Oregon. Mr.. Whitney entered into series
OF nessurines upon artificial globe to show that
the shortest quckes, and safest route for the COM
merce of Asia and Europe would be BY wayof arall'
road across continent that with sailing vessels fof
seaUansport, cargoes irom emma "ouid mus Isacn
New. York III 80 days, and Liverpool III % days IN
stead OF the 10 to 1870 days now required lie also
I'm aimed that the cost would De some ID per cent
les for freights lie calculated the cost OF passage
from Newly Ofk 20 Oregon by the proposed railroad,
II I'VE DAYS time and sac fare aud then proceeded
~ an examination of the differences between land
and water deportation, the cost and management
of railroads, coasnS usde, shipping ih'erSs'' &c,
! ~, vhich We caIslOt make room. Mr.. w. next
sIe,cbed briefly the plan which he had laid before
Congress for the construction OF this great Road,
MAN which Is oy this time too well known 10 need
,ane.I,rg IN our columns He contended that the
nesoe could lose nothing # he should go forward no
more than ATTY miles with the road SINCE even that
! fny miles would add immensely % the value
| Of The land upon It's borders In case the work
sboud 90 on 1t would furnish employ ment 10 shou-
sands OF those who now Ill indulgence, attract TO
comfortable homes the squdlld population OF East
.,n cIties eIhaIce Me value OF the Public Domain
! IMMENSELY pay INTO the Treasury directly millions
| n collars create mercantile marine on the Pa
| c6c. distribute more equally the population oil the
Globe unite more firmly the various sections Of our
! Tpion and haTmonlze cIuize, and Chrstianize
trp world together, giving US the control over All,
and mak ing ours the universal language OF mdIhlnd
MI w then went ITO minute examination oil vac
routes suggested. concluding that The only feasible
one was that Lied the Northern one, from Lake