New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-31

EvERETTs SPEECH - CONTINUED INTEREsT-TUE
REAsoN-DARIEN SHIP CANAI-PLANs OF TRAY
Et-MR. DE Bow-sho0 AND THE ROUTES.
Correspondence of tbr Crrstsmt.
WASHINGTON, March q, 1858.
The excitement occasoned by the splendid intellectual
effort Of Mr. Everett in the Senate yesterday continues
augment rather than to diminish peculiar interest Il
thrown around this movement of the honorable SEN
ator by the exciting rumorbased the supposed fact
TO which was the first correspondent make auson
In my letter to the Crescen. weeks since viz that
Mr. Everett will be likely be Independent whr can
didats for the Vice Presidency the ticket with
Crtenden for the Presidency 1t is proposed in this con-
nsction understand to reject all the pacngs and
forestallings Of reputed National Convention
save the mark National Convention controlled almost
invariably by three four large Staeand put up the
distinguished gentlemen named independent candi-
dates as civilians as conservatives statesmen of rare
powers, and citizens Of popular manners.
This repeat is the why peculiar interest clus-
tiers around Edward Everett just now why he will be
likely for some time to come, to fill large and attractive
space in the public eye
The project Of ship canal through the Isthmus of d.
ren well begun and carried forward for time BY the
administration of the lamented Taylor has been called
before the people with renewed force by the valuable e
position of facts presented in the speech Of Everett Its
Importance as national measure, increases with each
succeeding day 1t may be that the time for accomplish
ing 1t has passed but trust not
We have to confess that the English dpomatiss have
shown great skill in the management of the whole Near
aqua question How far they have shrewd
Brother Jonathan in this matter remains yet to be
They are certainly In advance of the discussion of
the subject In the organisation Of companies in the con-
centration Of capital and in preparing their men for the
prosecution Of the great work Wake up the people, Mr.
Crescent shine upon them with the facts in all your
wonted brilsncy.
1t Is very clear that greatly increasing share of the
California trade must come by the way Of Neworeans
For shorness Of route drectness transit of
transportation the appliances of steam energy Of
character you waxing the true Crescent always is
stronger and stronger every day Iu of these par
ticulars NewYork may well look to her laures.
The great points to be aimed at in these matters by the
American people the following:
government road built the continent by act
Of Congress- and owned by the people,
bona e ship canal with twenty feet water by San
Juan Del Norte, through Lake Nicaragua to San Juan
Del Sud
0. An independent route via the Isthmus of lehman
tepec.
A. A local passage, for New Grenada, by the way of
Panama
All these things will be required by the advancement of
the age and the spread of American commerce and not
one Of Nam will interfere with the other
The location of Mr. DeBow (of the Southern Commercial
Review, Instead OF Quarterly inadvertently stated in
previous letter. in the Census Bureau here has given
general satisfaction Gentlemen Of the whg party who
know his eminent talents ststcian are among the
first In bis commendation His work has been truly val
usble In unfolding the industrial and financial abilities of
the great South by being located In this Census Bureau
the gentleman may materially increase his usefulness rs
he will probably continue his official relation to the Re
view.
The contract Of Mr. sloo, to which have before al