The daily union., 1852-05-13

ei6c railroad and in four years sixteen hnndsaaa "a;
sixty miles which would more than complete lhe rJ
from Vleksbug, Mississippi, TO San Diego, on The Ps
cihc. "a
These immense losses OF property and the srea, ~,
OF human lie IRON steamboat gation indicate nS
unefrlng certainty, that railways in great deg,sa ~
supersede the internal marine OF the United NJ
Ihey are now running on parallel lines with sevsssi
nayigabe MYERS and lakes, and competing suceessfal
with steamboat navigation. "'
From Maine TO Texas inclusive, there are pins,..
States bordering on the Atlantic and s bays and lhe i
oil Mexico. and, with the exception OF Florida Louisisna
and Texas they are all tavefsed by completed cha =
railway and steamboat navigation (less two hnnIIa
mes) from Maine to the Mississippi river Inersas,;;ssa
and crossing this line OF road are the following roads po
lected and IN operation: r'0
The New Orleans and jackson great Northern ,o.a
leading through Mississippi 10 Nashville Tennessee sNs
running parallel line between the Misssspn snd snd
Pearl rivers IN the State OF Mississippi projected, and
The Mobile and Chicago road, running no,b r.
Mobile. through part OF Alabama Mississippi. Ten.
nessee, Kentucky, and Illinois, TO Chicago on Ish
Michigan is building, and from that point roads ae
projected TO Wisconsin. Iowa. and Minnesota ~
The, Savannah railroad. now in operation from lb,
city, through Georgia, TO Chattanooga, Tennessee @ ana
projected thence 10 Nashville. "u
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, now in operaio,
from Baltimore to Cumberland. and thence Wheeling
on the Ohio river. From Philadelphia, l.l46 miles II
railway jet out to various points reaching the Ohio and
thence to Cleveland. on Lake Erie From New Ymt
city that great State is raversed with 400 miles Of rsi
way leading to Lake Erie and Lake Ontario from which
points roads constructed constructing 10 no,
OF the northern and western States and Territories
From Boston, LOO miles Of railway taverses Massa
chuse's, crossing New Hampshire and Vermont, 10 Lake
Champain. thence to thsSt Lawrence and Montreal IN
Canada; and roads also extend from Boston 10 porls.
mouth, Portland and Waterville in Maine; and from
this latter point road is now chartered. aversing The
northeastern part OF Maine 10 ST. Johns, in New Bruins
wick. and thence to HALIFAX in Nova Scotiaa distance
from Watervile of 500 miles. From Halifax, line Of
steamships is TO connect with Galway, in Ireland and
by railway and steamboat 10 Liverpool and Lon.
dOn.
This wonderful accumulation of railways east of III.
Mississippi and Missouri rivers demonstrates the fact
that our internal commerce, State and national s 10 be
principally conducted by them. aH
The completion Of the proposed road from vicksburg,
on the Mississippi to San Diego on the Pacific. running
as II does through the richest and healthes agricultural
regions in the world. would Immediately flood the whole
extent of the adjoining country with our ,ong millions,
and draw after i the constrncton Of lateral railways
from the States OF Louisiana, Texas. Missouri CaIifo
nia the Territory OF New Mexico, and the republic
of Mexico ITSELF
With an eastern terminus at New York, and north.
eastern terminus at HALIFAX, this road would greatly
crease not only commerce with all parts OF Europe
but induce transatlantic travel and postal communica.
,ion, the value of which scarcely be measured The
western terminus the Pacific would command the en-.
tire commerce on that ocean--nor,h and south. The
hundreds of millions OF gold produced by the mines Of
California, the rapid development OF possessions
Oregon, the great increase of the whaletrade in the
North Pacific, now amounting 10 several millions per
annum,) an increased trade with Mexico and Sou,h
America. and the absolute certainty OF finally crushing
tue Suinese walls dnQ Japanese non ntercOurse, and
opening commercial relations with the seven hundred
millions of people who inhabit Asia, would furnish all
the transportation the road could carry.
The speed OF rail-cars in England has reached fiy
miles an hour; in the United States from twenty. -four
to thirty miles an hour. The steamship passage from
Liverpool 10 New York has been made in ten days
From Liverpool York by sea is........ aoo miles.
Fo% sn sss eso Seo 10 10 Sam Sam RsSc
From San Francisco to Canton, China. soO
nsfanre frau,I l. fyt;a.
Ffsnesco...... s5s mi
From New fors 10 ssn Fsncco ~ d
From San Francisco TO Canton, China. is
Transit from Liverpool Canton, China 30 hu
This would make the trip from New York 10 San
Diego IN eM days, to San Francisco in pe days. and
from Canton could be delivered at New York in Two
weeks and al Liverpool London in four weeks Gold
dust could be carried from San Francisco to New Yok
IN fue days, and TO Liverpool in fourteen days.
With this great acceleraiion OF transit and the perfect
security to lie and property, il is certain that
and travel would no longer undergo the expensive
saous, a and perlious voyage Of months around Caps
or Iehuantepec but everything susceptible OF railroad
transportation would pass on The Atlantic and Pacific
railroad, and pour millions into its Golfers
The Stale OF Massachusets has about lI5o miles Of
railway, which, In the year $780, transported s9736sl
passengers There are about 900 miles of railway now
IN operation IN the United States. Estimating their pa.
IN the year 1850, 2,000 The passengers carried BY
our steam marine, for the year, were S,669,i69.
these facts In relation TO the "human movement in
the United States reveal the wonderful influence OF rail-
roads upon the internal commerce OF the Union. But
small portion OF the people OF the United States travel
for pleasure they all engaged in profitable
poymen and those who travel most usually engaged
IN me purchase transportation, and sale OF merchandise
80 that The "human movement" affords some index OF the
vast amonnt OF material movement that follows the
wage OF the railroad passengers in the United States
The annual commerce OF the Mississippi valley alone
s estimated at $500 100000 The cotton States alone,
through which the line OF this road passcs produce
nually from two to two and half millions OF bales ol
cotton and in 1851 the crop worth SIl2 ,3i5,3lI
The lands westward TO the Pacific equally product
i've, and many large rivers cross the line OF the road
Mr.. Asa Whitney, in his memorial 10 Congress 10
the foreign trade OF Europe and Asia for his road
S23 100000 per annum for Lsnu alone. Add to this o
our internal trade to and from California and Oregoa
The small sum oil 50 900 000 and have &27 900 900 PEI
annum as the income OF road which will cost but about
that sum Tor lis construction from Vicksburg 10 San
Diego.
government now pays $3.50 900 per annum for ID.
transmission of semi monthly mail via Panama to Cal
fona and Oregon By the treaty Of peace with Mexico
we are compelled protect that republic from The incur
sions OF the western Indians, and shall need mlayo
tablishment on the line Of this road for that purpose
Our commerce on the Pacific like our commerce be
Atlantic coast, will require the construction OF custom
houses, minis, forts, arsenas, dock yards navyyad.
light houses, and kindred works and for all these put
poses the government will require the transportation
that country oil great Quantities of material for all time
| come.
The following estimate was made by p p F. Dcgah
for The Northern Pacific road via ST. Louis
:" When the railroad is in operation from Boston 70 San
rfanclsco ,he length OF passage for ,s 1900 miles tggas
md Ia thp nf