New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-26
WASHINGTON.
81. r.rsh American railroads.&c." On inc
A"e WV Compremise.

WASHINUAON'
rhe North American naurea"S'
Compromise
r,.-.. ,oussres Of The N. y rnouss- ,o,o
W. ...rrsror. Wednesday, March "a. 1882
NJ WAsHBUas, Of Maine, early ia the
....ioa Introduced memorial into the House. pray
49, sey Grant OF land 70 aid in the construction OF
shs European and North American Railway.
Anv DAYS ago, he obtained the door, and MADE
.n, .sle and instructive speech upon the suoJect
TAs 10 work OF great national interest, ana desefV
t.s of earnest public attention The folio wing ex
orset. frem Mr. wAsnBvRk's Speech sets forih fuiiy
the leading facts which illustrate the present s'a's
and demands Of the enterprise
In statnr the grounds upon which the melnoIia-
sts rely, It win De nscsss. o o1,t.S Nova SCOTIA 10
C.lv.v In Ireland, the distance 10 Two 'uouseu.
c.e bundled and thirty miles. from tne nearest
available hsIboI 70 cape Ian ~ is,,
ma I5s 10 aorrh, and IN Longitude Oh wess, 20
GsIvay IN latitude So 10 nortn and In Longitude ~
srd IA west the distance Is about two thousand
@iIes Whitehaven. according TO report made by
ADMIRAL Oven to Sir John Harvey IN le4o, rs
mod commodious port, at the nearest available
noint of North America to Ireland" And Galway
ksTboY is well known to be one Of the finest IN the
vorld possessing great advantages over Bristol or
Liverpool ~ a steam ship terminus
From Galway TO Dublin distance OF l26 miles
line Of rail way 10 In progress OF construction, II,
indeed 1t 10 not already completed. From Dublin,
ehe distance of 90 miles the Irish Channel 10
Hohsad is passed wIh It. am packets; al inc rae
Hoiyhssd Railway 10 already finished, connecting
wiki Liverpool aud London-crossing the Menai
Strait BY the Britannia tubular Drloge, which was
opeLsd for traffic on the 18th OF March, 1850 the
6isancs from Holy head to London by rail being 263
miles.
have no doubt best authority, shat able par.
ties are ready to place the required steamers on the
route, from Halifax or Whitenaven to Galway, when
ever the connection BY way shall have been made
between NewYoTk AID either Of those ports. Ii
will be my purpose to show that such connection Is
both fsssioie and desuaole.
From New-YoIk to Waterville, in Maine, dis.
taRce OF four hundred and ten miles, there is In ope-
ration coz tinuous iine OF railway. From Water
vile 70 Bangor, fifty miles, charter has been OBJ
tanned for railroad, which no doubt will be built by
local enterprise abo capital at an early day.
The European and North American Railway in
Maine has been incorporated by the Legislature OF
that State, ana an exploration and survey made by
an able EDeneer, unoer the authority and at the
psnse Of the State COO having been appropriated
Tor that purpose and tor the publication OF the re-
port Of the Engineer and other important papers
bearing upon the enterprise. The report OF the En-
air eer that FROM Bangor TO the eastern line OF
the State and the point of connection with the road
il the Province OF New Brunswick. the length OF
road to be built Maine will be from IS to 100 miles,
according to the Toate that may be finally ado ted,
and may be constructed at cost falling something
below $3.000,000
Acts OF fnCOTpOratcn nave Deen granted Oy tne
Legislatures OF New. Brunswick and Nova. Scotia to
the European and North American Railway within
those provinces. respectively, and grants OF the
public domain made, and other aid pledged, as
will be seen by reference to the acts of iegisa
ton which accompany the memorial that has
been presented 70 Congress- and which will Sc
cure, hey ond doubt or contingency, the construc-
ton Of the road from the eastern line OF Maine TO
the City OF Halifax, or the town OF Whitehaven.
What Is now wanted, and that 10 wanted, to &C.
eepplish this great work-ihan which none of
larger importance to the nation claim the public
attention is the means to builtthat part of the Eu
S0pesn and North American railway which lies
within the State OF Maine-between Bangor and
the line of New-Brunswick. The road from Wa
teFville, or Augusta, to Bangor will nearly absorb
the capital that can be obtained for such invest.
Msnt In that part OF the State. The means of
Bangor and vicinity will be required to extend the
road to that place from the west and the ter
nteIy, north and east, through which the route OF
the European and North American road lies, is thin
~ settled In truth for half the distance almost
capital required torso considerable work, involv.
Ing an expenditure of nearly % 900 900, cannot be
obtained IN that section OF country As the road will
- OF no merely local advantage or character, it is
should be drawn to some extent from other portions
Of the country than the immediate vicinity Of its To-
eatiOIrom the parties who will derive most certain
and substantial benefits from Its constructon--the
people OF all the States In the Union.
Mr.. WAsHBuRN, has presented the considerations
which favor the grant, with great force, and with
full knowledge of his subject. He has accompanied
them with some general observations, eloquently OK.
pressed and pregnant with sound doctrine. Mr..
WAsHBuRN is a gentleman Of talents, education and
integrity, and 10 Wing of the progressive stamp,
and 1t is to be regretted that he belongs to District
% thoroughly Loco-Foco that the election Of any
Wing is rare and accidental circumstance Could
he be permitted to remain in Congress, he would
rapidly advance his own reputation and would soon
take position In which he could be of essential SER
vice to his State. But Maine, like many other Nor
them States has foolish habit OF changing its rep
rssentaives just as they begin to be known and IA.
niliaIized to their duties and position.
A good deal has been recently said in the papers
about letter OF General scorr on the Compromise
being in the possession OF his friends in this city,
aAd that il viii be published. The facts of the
"CompIomis measures, General SCorT addressed
anote to MI. WEBSTER, and another to Nh CLAY,
expressing his grau ncsion Mt the adoption by Con-
Sress Of measures intended to tranQuilize the
county and end the agitation gro wing on, VI our
territorial aQuisiti0n.
These letters were private communica atoms ad
cressed to those gentlemen and expressed with the
freedom OF conhoentiai intercourse Nov that 50
much has been said In regard to them, II is natural
- expect that they will ultimately see the light
The substance of of the letters has already ap-
peared IN Nashville paper, but no authorized copy
OF either has yet found its way into the hands OF any,
body for publication. JsP