Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06

veyors to be most eligible without waiting to whether
that route be Northern or Southern.
If the subject be dispassonatey considered it will APP
pear that il is matter Of much less consequence than
seem 10 suppose where the starting point on the
Mississippi shall pc made It should be remembered
that point be selected which win not be
sble to every portion Of country and the advanced
state Of our internal accessible with
out serious inconvenience If the starting point should
be too far north to suit the convenience Of the South it
may be found that it will be best also to the
inconvenience Of southern starting point the two lines
convergng and meeting in common trunk. These are
matters for future investigation and consideration but
they are worthy Of attention to show that there IS
no good reason why should become welded in our
feelings in advance any particular route and espec
ally why we should guard minds against sectional or
political influences in regard to the question Of the route
Of the road In the very nature Of things an advantage
is to be enjoyed by portions Of the country whch
other portions have to the exten and because
such result snevtabe in the selection Of any route, we
should be prepared beforehand to acquesce IN It Tor the
common good 1t will be seen that fears as to the
difficulty and delay in settling the preliminary question
as to the route based mainly upon the apprehension
tina. local interests and sectional feelings connected with
political considerations may be allowed to gain such
hold upon the minds Of the advocates Of the road that
SNAND'S
accustomed work If assured that these appre-
tensions are unfounded should anticipate no very
serious difficulty in reconcng and overcoming other OBJ
stacles to the early commencement Of the work.
may be amss remind the friends Of the enter
prise that another obstacle will be presented in devisng
and adopting the most udicous and eectuai mode OF
furnishing the aid Of the Goyernnent Shall the Gov
eminent undertake the work ITSELF shs inducements
be held out to individual enterprise Shall the induce
mon. appropriations from the Treasury, or
in appropriations Of tie public lands These and SINH
lar questions will require the best wisdom Of the Govern
for their solatioa They entirely open ques-
TONS and they should he allowed to remain open until
the difficult problem asto the route is solved The
reer the ninds of legislators kept from fixed
plans to executing the enterprise until the time for
their investigation arrives the better will be for the
adoption Of the most udicioas proposition On this SUBJ
ject there will be necessarily conflicting views and they
can only be haronized by reasonable concession after
full investigation. This process may delay, but
we see nothing so formidable in this obstacle but that
the exercise Of moderate share Of prudence and dscre
ton may it in reasonable time. The re-
suit of suggestions them IS that to the early
and completion Of the Pacific railway, its
friends 60 in for the work unembarrassed by cola
tera influences, and determined to look alone to its
complishment as their grand object