The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-28
fFoR THE REPUBLIC.
The Importance of Railroads to Washing


immediate railway connection between it's de.
pot in Washington and that of the Southwestern
railroad in Alexandria. Soon thereafter will fol.
low the completion of continuous railroad from
Aqua creek, through Alexandria to Washington.
This being accomplished, excepting the ferriage
at New York; there will be continuous railroad
! from most remote eastern and northern cities
through Washington, to the most distant cities of
the South and West, embracing San Francisco on
the Pacific.
Every one at all informed upon the subject,
| knows that nothing has rendered great service
| to this extensive country, binding together all
parts Of it, however distant from each other, and
siren gthenin the bonds of our confederated Union
! as the application of steam motive power
! by means of steam vessels and locomotives the
| globe will be circled by line of travel passing
through Europe, Asia, and America; the rail
ways of which will pass through the great
capitals, Vienna, Paris, and London, as we'll as
! Washington New York will be the place of en-
bsrkaton for Europe-San Francisco of arrival
from Asia. These will be the termini of our Amcri-
can railways in this connection. The line corre-
! spending with the views of the Memphis Conven-
! ton, far informed, will lay along the
river ella, until it intersects in Texas the pro-
! jected railway from Galveston bay to the Red
|
ton might be had with the railroads that would
| be undoubtedly constructed thence to New Or
leans vicksburg, Memphis, and st. Louis The
Central railway will, in the course of few years,
be made also. Either of these places, as the Ter
minus would be nearer to Washington than to
any city cast of it. This fact presents to US the
| importance, connecting links in this long chain
of railroads between New York and San Francisco,
! of the Metropolitan, the Southwestern, and the
! Aqua Greek railroads The latter would be the
connecting link of travel to the far South and the
far West, through Georgia to Pensacola, in Florida,
and thence by steamboat to Galveston, in Texas,
the stream Of travel to and from Californ ia
! to ind its outlet through the Red river railway,
southwardy, to and from Galveston
In the former communication it observe ed
| that another railway constructed between
/ Washington and Baltimore, (by junction with
| one proposed from Baltimore to Liverpool Poin,)
! the time of travel would be reduced about one
! half-to an hour between the depots in central
! parts of both cities, land the charges about
much" Since the date of that publication the
| fare has been reduced between Baltimore and
Washington to s %, to go into effect on the first
/ of July next.
| By an air line railway from the harbor of New
| York to New Orleans, it has been suggested that
| there need be consumed no more than cone day and
/ a half continuous travel'' between the two cities,
the route lying through Washington; or, with
occasional detentions, the travel could readily be
made in two days, and aupon almost the identical
route recommended by General Bernard from
New Orleans to Washington. 1t suggested,
too, that the air line from New York, through the
New York and Sandy Hook bays, ''about an hours
steamiug by WATER" should unite the travel, with
an airline railway, through New Jersey, Della
ware, and Maryland, to Washington; the Chesa-
peake bay to be ferred at the mouth of the Pataps
co, at Annapolis. Since that publication the
following extracts from the New York Home Jour-
nal have appeared in that paper. Its preface sug
gests "Keyport, lying on Raritan bay, Tor rather
Sandy Hook bay,) at the east end of the Florence
and Keyport plank road,'' as the terminus of an
air line railway to Philadelphia s'It cannot
fall says the Home Journal '.to become the CEN
ire Of business. tits on the air line between
| New York and Philadelphia, (also between New
York and Washington) which is twenty miles
shorter than the old mail route There is little
doubt that iron track will coon be laid by the
side of the planks in which case the trip between
the two cities will but require three hours. The
America (steamer) makes two trips day be-
tween New York and Keyport, twenty miles, in
one hour each, at twelve and half cents a pas
srnger. AS third of the distance is now per.
formed for shilling, it is probable the fare the
whols way (from New York to PhiIadelphia)
sill be under dollar. Through Keyport, as its
eastern terminus, the whole tide of travel from
North TO South is destined to pass"
II this vaticination be verified, and Philadelphia
be re ,ched in three hours from New York at
cost Of one dollar, and Baltimore in three hours
more, as expected, upon the completion of the
Susqrehanna bridge, at the present price,
three dollars, and Washington in another hour, a
dollar, the time and fare for the travel be-
tween New York and Boston, (but a greater dis
tance,) hours, at five dollars, will have been
attained. 1t usually takes from six to seven hours
to travel from Liverpool to London about the
same distance between New York and Wash
ington. Why should any more time be required
between great seaport and the ca pita than
between those of Eng land? Passengers who ar
rive at Liverpool in the morning go to London the
same day. Why should not those arriving al
New York come to Washington on the day of ar
rival! By the railways suggested, and especially
from Keyport, New Jersey, to Newcastle, in
Delaware, it be done, even if there be detour
by the railroad to Dover, about to be constructed
AN OBSERVER.
Correspondence of Philadelphia North american.
WAsHiNGToN June 26.
Ii Is runored that several removals of clerks are
to be made In the Navy Department, where pro
scrption heretofore was generally prescribed.
Albert G. GreenIeaf, lately connected with the
southern press, is appointed chief clerk in the
Navy Agents office here. Colonel Smith, First
Auditor, wing, bu connected with Colonel Ben
ton, it ia expected will be retained.
Charles N. WEIGH has been appointed chief clerk
in the office, vice Miller cut down. Frederick
Hall, Joseph Reed, - Deeble and Truman Rose,
clerks in the General Post Office, have been re.
moved. Nearly or quite every Wing in the Pen
sion Office is to be removed on the first of July,
when the force is to be cut down from ITO to So
II is understood that Surgeon Harris, Chief of the
Medical Bureau, Navy Department, ia to be re-
moved, and that Surgeon Wheeler is to fill the
vacancy. The Hunkers taking heart not
withstan ding the Barnburning appointments. At
public reception on Saturday, the President was
told by George G. Glaser, New York Hunker,
that George w. Pomeroy, Appraiser at Large, was
the Buffalo platform in ls4S, and s still on it.
President Pierce, with much emphasis, replied,
that friend of his Administration could stand on
the Buffalo platform. Pointing his finger towards
quite crowd of gentlemen waiting their turn, be
said loud enough for all to hear, al will mark any