New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-21
RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC.

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Col Benton, in a recent letter to the citizens Of
Green County Mo- in discussing the rival routes for
Railroad to the Pacific makes the following significant
allusiOn to the Meslla controversy:
Leaving out all the efforts for remote foreign
routes and steam lines at the expense Of two mil
ion year cOn6De myself to the efforts for a southern
scioHa road which has long hesn the secret, aud
TIE open antas 0ns ct the national central route IS
six years since this struggle began upon SIDE and
has barely yet commenced the other will begin az
the beginning and trace il up
The scheme for this southern road began the treaty of
peace with Mexico in which contingent provision was
Inserted for road canal railway the ella b this
eject upon examination Il should be practicable and
advantageous 10 construct such road ether bank OF
DE CHA Or within marine league OF on either side, then
the two Governments would form an agreement ss 10 is
construction, tha, may serve equally for both countries
This the treaty article in which this ella road or 9ils,ed
and which j. adhered 10 until the examinations have
proved what perfectly well k4Osn bef re, tina. no
road CT any sort canal can be made any where near it,
This the bOuz Diary commission h.vs officially reported to
the Government nut fh'fe Is end Of all pre-
tcae t0r road herc oHpded on me Le1fy aad Uaessa
beoty Made and Ia e. Payt j S2E0ra ottqiHeA
Ione can b, mule there.
With the de,igu Tor the GIa Road went the ampuA,ion
Of IL FasO from New Mexico, and 10 surrender with
seventy thousand square miles Ci New Mexico 10 Texas al
for the purpo Of h. png the s Road and 'he pre3ut
dispute about tbs mssila Valley the Minbus Mountain
is called - for the purpOse-tis all dispute about
Wy that road. As territory 10 IL not worth straw
Las remained unOccupied for ths two hundred aud
fifty years that NswMexicO has bsen settled IL IS not
valley but mountain considerably less valuable tnan tea
lines tie qus rtiy ~ Virgins which given away 20 any
body that val accept present ot hty acres ~ cone
e' holder and voter-a present which nobody would &C
crut az TIE expense Of he recording es except for the
vote Ibis valley as It IL called in q narrow strip
ohorg 40 niles IN length, upon IS in breadth from
The Del Norie 10 the Oils, crossing the mountains sia
thousand fee above tbs level Of the sea- which divide the
Of the Gulf Of California those Of tbs Gulf Of
Me1ico-aDd al nakedrock where wolf could not axe
hs living This is what W. conteoding for and if
~ get IL il will % worth nothing unless the half OF So
~ obtained make the road QNd TOR
one shalt be agaiast any 'uct ouaqna'sh ''ad
The Dedhqn Democrat gives the following frstrate
notice of the Federal appointments in that region
"Ther chief characteristic is lying and cheating the
people hack politicians, perfect c)rmOrsnts after
fCe whose Office hunting .tomachs will stretch like
blacksmith leather apron and the touch Of whose breath
would defe much Such Is the picture u appears to
W looking with perfectly impartial eye and with fear
or hope to induce Us to withhold our opinions
Tnr D,nKyFss GoyE-M A. Townsend writing from
NV Brighton Pa under date Of June ~ says "a little
boy Jnd em birth aged about four years died IN this
village few days ago with scarletina About hour
before TIE little sufferer departed be exclaimed PA!
Il" Isse nor DdrkAess Is oil gone. Deg IS coAaeP Ills
father inferred from the incident that he better, aGd
would probably But hour passed and he was
with the angels"
CHAEoE o. MrTISY.-MsjorJ W Watkins L. Mar
shsl on Friday night arrested siK seamen, named Wm.
Fitzgerald Noes Morey Thomas Bond John Stspe,on,
James Riuly and Edward Shsus, charged With nuny on
toad Of the chip Carleton. The vessel which belongs to
when Of Magotby the crew refused % wash down the
ccks ale rg that they bad shipped BY the anc
no, required 70 do such duty Capt o LAWSON the master
and the mates succeeded in getting them IN the FORE
castle and confnng them there Information being sent
70 The L. Marshal be proceeded to the vessel Sun
dsy night in the steamer san, and arrested the parties
named On Saturday they had an examination before
John Hannah. Esq, L. 5 Commissioner which resulted
in their coumKal 10 al tie next term Of the u. s.
Dntrict Court in default Of 500 bail each BAtsun.
The Teachers Of Georgia hold State Convention the
10Th Of August for awakening deeper intsrest il ne
cau,e q education By promising greater degree OF sy
Ten and efficiency among Teachers and better s2preei"
ton q ther professional 8bors among the PEI pie gene
rally and ~ afordng b those engaged IN THIS porttnI
work the means OF mutual counsel instruction ana en-
coursgement
We learn from The CereiqA9 Hsrad TIA, the o.ieer Of
the various lines Of railroads EXPANDING ifo Ierrs Hsate
and Cincinnati Niagara Falls ia eonJInet0n WITH Capt
Pease Of tie Crescent City have Issued Invitations to
large number Of southern and western editors and others
10 make an excursion 20 the mighty Cataract.
The railroad accident Toledo, o, the 4th was
not 50 serious AZ had been reported The ADRIAN IN CHI
Ero,sr say. The fects the car was only broken
ls AZ he ends and through the floor near the center
ono passenger was 10 ured BY the accident
THT NEasHER FEFrTyAL The Board of Mayor and
Aldermen Boston Tuesday afternoon granted the use
OF FAneu Hall for the MesgheF Festival the I'd Of
Auguf.