Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-11


Washington correspondence OF the New
York Tunes, giving account Of two new
schemes for builng the Pacific Raj Road -
WAsHNGToy, Thursday. Feb 3.
! resume the cons derajlon OF the various
proposed schemes tor the construction Of a Pa.
cite Railroad, Mr.. BRoAUnEAp, OF Pa has
introduced an Amendment, substituting for all
present rotosilons to construct the road forll =
with, simple authority for the survey and lL>
cation OF the road, leaving to a future Congress
the duty Of authorizing the cOnstruction-
This Is Objectionable, because il puts off TO an
indefinite future. The commencement and com .
pcton Of the work. Let this proposition pre-
vail, and the whole matter will have t. resi- for
two years, before Congress can be called upon
to follow up the survey by active operations on
The work Of construction. And then, as much
as now, it viii be J'cted that the best route
has not been selected sectional opposition will
be aroused, combined, and methodically con.
cenlraed against the work. The difficulties
IN the passage OF measure securing The con.
structon OF the road Will he greatly enhanced,
because of this combined sectional opposition.
There is no use Of nor necessity tor any such
delay. ! tLinG | can shOw, ere am done with
the subject, that The best route may be ascer-
tanned wlthUu, bringing in corps Of Governs
ment officers to make the selection and that
much greater care in the selection NAV be Sc
cured by survey under very different auspices
than those proposed. Ii that can be done, and
time can be saved, and the whole subject be-
disposed OF by Congress at one sweep, surely
the plan that can do all this must be admitted
to be much superior to that moved by the hon
orable Senator from Pennsylvania,
Another plan Of prosecuting the work ha,
been forcshadowed by the lion. RcuMAY NJ.
PEIcE, Of n J.-iormerIy Of California. lie
proposes mammoth Government work one
that W,Il array against II more objection prob-
ably than all the other schemes combined. -
lie proposes the issue OF u. :. five per cent.
Stock, with which Government shall build aud
q zip the road throughout. No such measure
can by any possibility pass Congress. And il
It could, all experience goes to prove that il
would be in effect "A bill to proven, for the
largest possible time, the construction of a
Haurudd to The Pac hc ~ such Should be
IT'S .'e. In HE first pIrce the construction q
the road under such hii wuu.d Lecoue tie
foot ball Of p litlcal dCm9gogues, aud a great
political machine to be worked for the esueciaI
benefit OF individuals, Instead Of beinu the ran
idly progressing means OF safety To the Union
and Of social and commercial intercourse, All
limitations as TO lime would be dlsreparded.-
The contractors would be the friends and favor
ties Of the powers that BE- aud procrasllnalion
and eXlrdvagant expenditure would be the OF
der OF the day. In short, the work would re-
qnlre quadrupe the time tor completion thai
private capitalists woald need, anI would in
lie end cost double The sum per mile ever cX
pended on any road built upon this continent
II these views are doubled, let the skept.c turn
to the history OF all great works OF Improve.
ment hitherto attempted to be prosecuted by
Government, and lie viii there hnd ample les
tlm1ny that my positions are founded upon NJ
exaggerated estimate Of what has been done
IN the past. Aud When TIE work is completed
II that should ever occur under such an ad-
minlstratun-t will have cost at least a hun
bred millions dollars, probably much more,)
tor that which private capitalists are ready a.
uadertake Lrder heavy bonds and peaa!te,
wrinonl single do,1' vi cost 10 the Go,eu-
mcn'.
0F7Goy. ilcrbct, OF LouI-,anp, has had a
relapse again, aud is dangerously SICK.