Washington telegraph., 1852-07-21

y. lie has shown that no other nule can
come into competition with it, and this sian.
pie tIef, when yonr linc is completed 10 Red
River will give YOU an impetus To is ex.
tension onward, snch as could not be deriy.
ed from any other source,
1t will command the trade Of largo POI.
ton of Texas aud also Of Louisiana which
mus seek your read as the mo,, convenient
outlet and inlet twill at once throw open
the mos, icriie regions of your own Siate,
thereby greatly promoting the general pros.
perity aud enabling her nore cncrgeiieally
to foster and advance the Interests Of ~
sections, and thus branches viii be rapidly
constructed, as the exiecncies Of trade may
require pouring in their treasures To tho
parent stem, aud deriving lrum il in rrinrn,
a rttaiiiR which, rs independent rads
they could never possibly attan
But enough has been mid IN the question
as to the general route. yauf policy in which
appears to me % obvious, as no, 10 admit Of
argument | heartily wish that the same
could be .aid in regard Ia ihp particular 10.
cation hui hara diihcaliie may ansue.
which may ppse io be nf a serious eblrae.
tr'. for iiey arise tral honest difference #
opinion, on 4lasiims involving kufiuns in.
lerests The Qlulion of which may well al.
nit Of doubl among soalemen ot nielli.
eeuee md reflection, WIN al have equally Mt
heart. the general success of lhn oanss.--
And could ] imagine Ief a u.umeat. lhat the
seeming ad,oeaia, II n !g7'sf eausa. wfle
"a merely of different u,igue.. each
obalfately bent on thu enhancement Of their
own peculiar view without reganl Ia any
further obieci. then might | have spared
mys'lI iho lrauhle na report. iof then We
might bd aiieut b Vi bpia u surgs,s aadI
Arkausas epntaui brFself ip be trusted by
a vile F5pase. : mtIi a better and nofe nj.
eml s,ate Of feeling sauil be eugenderel.-
But it isasumed that my remarks are ad.
dncs7cd 70 gentlemen oF enlarged aud en-.
liehirnea yiews rka ars tatahla al elnpH &.
hsndIug fhal ai.iai.tra IS lr,sl run.niled.
hf paying lut rrgapl 10 tar Interests al al
With whm Nemag bs lslilieali, ar soeiaIiy
connected
There are three iines-Which are submit.
ted to your consdrra,ion-each hayiur H.
warm advocates, and oich H. merit. or re.
commentators Ile.c are the northern
route, crossing White river "a, b., Are ibe
southern Route coi..iu- hrluw thc upn,h Of
Cache, and an H,puncdntc Hior, line
Il will readily be perceived. from what |
lave before stated, that am unprrparcd Ia
oiier even suggestion as io which shonld h.
adnpicd, ior this Is q point which cannn,
rrp,rly and n,ily br decided. .a,c un lull
aud mature dclihmtiun, and am earnest con.
,.dcrltion of all tbc Interests IN the question.
Bui as one sI'r ri1tig employed to port on
the ot'0e'cs to ynur undertaking. / mus
b. permitted to say, that. ii there he any of
q true formidable character. they cxia-not
IN Your nnyig.blr srcams-uoi in ,mr
swamps-but ia VJV,Mirrs. and ihpy an,
10 he found in the want Of that harmony :,
necessary to effective action How. then.
are these conflicting views To be adiu.tedl
Evidently not by thosc who may be inter.
estcd on one side or the other. ior such I,
The peculiar constitution Of the human mind
TINT men much more readily perceive. and
merc easily retain arguments which favor
their Interests. ilmn ,hosc of an oppn.itp
iendency though equally strong" The
lir't step, then should be to rc,oirc 10 b,
W7nc3, to reflect that there are really no
conflicting interests but simply conflicting
r'elcN. Ihi. once effected an Enainear
should he appointed, To whu,a cool di,pn..
lnnin and experienced Judgment. the ques.
tiun Ui location might be safely entrusted.
allcr q careful survey and comparison of the
respective lines or britcr still. pcrhaps. nj.
views might be submitted to oowmifie,
u" io'wioa, composed of conr,c. Of gentle.
men entirely disinicrcsicd, whose decision
ON due consideration Of the Engineers re-.
port and all other matters involved could
not fail to give universal satisfaction. Bui
If this union cannot he effected, | would re-.
commend to You to take no further stems for
the present, but bilc your time until MI.
srca. object can be achieved. The snerc.,
Ut your i,si Eo7 i, Of vital importance
for on it may depend the present success oI
your enterprise. Better, then, mako no at
tempt, than fail for failure will be a
standing monument perhaps even to future
generations. of the ftility Of such underta.
hng' \ little patience therefore. may on.
sure success moro surely and speedily than
could be accomplished by greater haste
Such are my views in regard to Your poIiey
| have expressed them freely-not with an,
desire to dictate, but because have been
induced to believe that something moro
would be expected, than meaere report on
praciieabiliiy and possible cost. III can.
not believe that my remarks have been pro.
daciiyc Of much good, may at least hon.
that they may not prove unacceptable
To the friends OF the cause / wonld "a,
in parting: DC Of goo1 cheer You ma,
for time be hnrrassed by painful doubts
and bcset with trying difficulties. bnl the
mighty spirit you have iuyoked-the Gepi.
as Of Poogfcss-wil sweep them all aside
opposition will be impotent to arres. ID
course, and the experience of the nsa