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THE RIVAL ROUTES TO THE PA.
CIFIC.
OF the proposed routes to the Pacific, the
only one which is making very great noise, is
the middle route, which is under the peculiar
care of Senator Benton, Col. Fremont and Kit
Carson. The friends Of the others are quietly
waiting the result of explorations, willing TO
abide fair decision upon that test. But the
gres, Missourian cannot wait-he is too inn
patient TO keep still-considers it great folly
that there should bs any talk about any other
lines than the middle one, especially about
that where the "wolves cannot get their living,
and on which, by the way, it is not designed
to take oolses as passengers; and promises to
shut up the mouths of opponents, of ignora'
muses. and jackasses, with claps of thunder
We trust, however, that the reports of the En-
gineers may be allowed TO be made before this
Missouri thunder bursts upon the country.
Signs from Baltimore, (which has been head.
ing the Southern Commercial Conventions
or taking an active part in them,) intimate
preference for the Benton route. This certain
Iy is not Southern sympathy of hers and as
a development at the present juncture is not
exactly compatible with disposition to see
equal Justice done TO all the routes-not to
sneak at all of Southeru predictions.
One thing little curious upon this subject,
is. that while our Southern Democratic papers
are discussing the consttutionality and the ex-
pediency of the governments making even one
road, ore of the Engineers employed by the
government, throws cut the hint that it will
be necessary, probably, to build tsco roads
This officer is Major ISAAC ]. STEVENS, who
directs the Northern exploring party. In a
private letter of his, the following passages &C.
cur:
"Of the objects ofthe expedition you are well
aware. As for myself, my mind is unprepared
in regard to fixing any particular line OF road
for the great inter oceanic railroad communica.
tion. Nv determination ia to collect facts, learn
the geography and topography of thu couLtry
over which we pass, and develop the ADurces of
this hitherto unknown region. Snehld good
line for railroad be found, connecting the head
waters of the Mississippi and ruget's Sound,
trust the day will not be far distant when the
railroad will be built.
"After careful study of this question, L
have come to the conclusion that if the routes
be practicable, two roads must at an emily date
be built: one connecting San Francisco with the
Gulf and Central States, and the other Pugets
Sound with the valley of the st. LawTence.-
have no doubt as 10 the practcabiity OF the
Southern line, and trust no delay will occur
In commencing it.
"When consider the growing importance
of our Pacific possessions, the rapid cOncentra.
ten of the commerce OF China, Japan, and the
Indies on that coast, making our country the
centre of the commerce of the world, cannot
but be convinced that two great roads will
prove insufficient 10 supply its wants, and that
we shall need three and probably mere roads,
We commend this rapid multiplication OF
roads to the consideration of our contemporaries
who are approving the Pacific scheme SO ear
neslly. Here we have one, two, three, and pro-
badly more! .--.-a ,~i
II is little gratifying to those who feel a
desire that the Southern route may prove to be
the best, that Major STEVENS declares that
he has "no doubt as TO the practicabilty of the
Southern line.,' rThis will entitle him to very
respectable share of the Missouri thunder
We have in support of the Msjor's declaration
CAPTAIN MARCY's assertion that the route from
the Mississippi river at Memphis or its vicinity
via Ell Paso or Dona Ana, and thence down the
ella river to it's intersection with the Colorado
and across the San Diego, possesses advanta
ges over all others. So that the line that il
abhorred and dreaded by the ~olues, has som,
very respectable scientific supporters.
The Pacific scheme grows in interest. W.
look forward to a stormy session of Congress
The scheme is powerful, and has powerful
support,-the whole West will go for it, ant
in the matter of aspirations for the Presidency
the West is a power worth propi'iating. Tn,
great Pacific scheme, therefore, has in it prin
ciple of vitality that will be hard TO kill.
CHIMES OF BELLs.-A writer in the Boston
Post is eloquent in favor of procuring q chime
of bells for that goodly city. We love the
sweet aerial music of a chime, and in several
places have been nearly run down by omni
buses, while listening to this bewitching meo
dy. But there seems vast incongruity be,
tween the harmony of bells and the busting
noisy, and often reckless and thoughtess
scenes, in which their notes must penetrate in
busy city. Sill, while the music swells from
above like angels voices speaking to sinful
men, few are SO heartless as not to acknow
ledge the magic Of its spell and tune, if only
iot the moment, to thoughts of better and big b
81 things than those which "persh with tbei,
using. The music of a goodly chime, thoueh
IN a city, falls like blessing upon all bes,,s
and like the heaven.seut rain, descendeth alike
upon the just and the unjust" WHY dom
"chnoud have chime7
FIRST DEATH FROM A Locouorvv =,
sosfA'-fhe s'aun,on Spectator notice, n,
SAD event Of the 6rss death from . Ioeom,.,;~,
in Augusta. Wednesday week the ,o.s-' o.''
Frederick Harris was fred up a, w. ou''
rough, and the entire village and the ,s;o ss.o
country poured out its inhabitants to SEE !,
The crowd was SO great pressing on to ii
track, that an unfortunate dog was forced uno
it, and was run over and killed by the LOGON
tive. An investigation into the affair nrov.