The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-19

IBTrER OF Hon. PsEsLEY EWING, OF KENTUCKY
70 HON. RODENT ]. WALKER.
NEW YoRK SAINT IA l953

IRrrER OF Hon. PsEsLEY EWING, OF KENTUCKY
70 HON. RODENT ]. WALKER.
New YORK, Sept a. 1853.
DEAR SIR You did me the honor to encourage me to
present the form Of letter. for publication the
whsh had expressed TO you, and my reasons for pre-
terng something like the plan for building the Pacific
Rrssd PROPOSED by the company incorporated BY the
Lat Legislature Of New York Although cannot expect
aay peculiar importance to be attached to any opinions
may happen 70 entertain bSyond the value of SOLITARY
vo In the Congress- chesrfuly comply with your
suggestion and the readily since led to believe
that the compaBy and its proposals have not yet
cured the fair public attention 70 which they
are entitled
II understand the proposition of the New York
company, they offer TO build the road simply Is
other great works Of similar character have been
effected By private enterprise, and 10 be owned as
private property, asking OF the federal government
ne ohArter-ao grant Of peculiar powers or privi.
lges-ao partnership nothing save fair
CouI snsatioA such uses OF the road IS may be do
1lAnded BY the Of the government. that
peasaton 80 be made either by loan Of government
credit or ornsrvi... and such amount rs may b
6ssmsd reasonable for the advantages enjoyed. and
either before after the completion Of the road If be-
fore The completion of the road then in such install
nssts and upon such securities by lien upon go much
81 shs rosd - may be completed otherwise may
AASurs the government against loss. And msy add
that one Of ths most important and very reasonable
demand is that before the, antar rnoo an tunanaon.
undertaking The government may be simply committed
In the Art ,,cs Il ~, M readily nerca;vsd that tho n.n
OF ths company relieves from the necessity of renewing
thu endless controversy the extent Of federal
oysr internal irnmoyemeots uhch hss aresdv az
itssH formidable in the way Of this gre
would rssult in such and hat
me different nsrt,ss and sssuon, az the co~ntrv ~ a.
nvaya danasrons and onpht .Ivnvs 10 he avoided I
sav 70 ars reasssd from this ii for vh.tsvsr
opinions NAV erevai about internal Improvement no
Css CAP us ton me right Of the to nav for
the spssdiest and SAFEST transportsron of hsr mails
usoos and mupit;ons OF war upon such terms As NAV
De most AID advantageous to herself Then
O. internal and Indeed meeting no necsssy
for the argument such question tale for granted
III viii agree that the least oossbe tn 90
ysrnment hs with tn. ,o.d either In its consructlon
o. s ownership its OF possibilities its patronage its
profits the for the and
Better for the road Ths exclusive cons conduct
aaa ownership " the BY government would
suSset s 70 the Control Of those
In proonsing ths and increasing its cost Of
Fastening is completion and economisng the outlay
ALI stands opposed 20 the wisdom CT such
even BY State whose dnaucss
federal 1oyeruxout There are those Who contem plate
with horror the existence Of corporation for such
purpose asd who -ould pet convert the federal govern
a1t into An nm Sieoy cor ton for the Of
huildipQ owning and copducticp railroad think il
you'd not be unf.r 10 sutcloate tia, in such case it
zod But the core probable hypothes. ia that il would
never be built At ali or At 40 remote period and At 40
i.s beenpiry nd r. or sustain the bu,tben
NJ saa sxpsndituYe
In,s VI. D thought n.os though brief
ga exclusive construction and Ownership of the road BIZ
the government and associate between
the government and Individuals or corporations in pro
ydine the mean. in bsd,pg the road And n it, subse
uuent ownership .nd oondu NAV com Pile ATE but caa
hardly din nisn the diocutes In .dition to the evils
Nv ticio Nd fur
tina AID of ua sxa tons and uu
reasonable dsmsads upon the part Q. the private part
ana lsg Aton upon the parI Of the oovsrn
sot srTng at some day to excite the frenzy Of party
eoir or tuIn hing war cry for some Ambitious dana
coous
AZ another important ADVANTAGE oFsrad bv +bs
compaoy's Plan and similar to the ona a.
~s.dr mantionsa IL re,;svas =. from Az 10 s;a
cnlty oocssored bv the srTunlss anterta;nad hv IN
xSls Ssna.or from south q. ro,jns M Btis,I h
novsr ~ the federal rcyerrmeot IN s,a.ta
-s eopp.n, slte.ay stands before the country cor
Nae Yotk L. nsature II aska mo hsrtsr ira INC I'D
Isl xoveram.nt II seeks NO farther privilege from n
We the ra Of way over the public lands
All n4~hap. re- nissoe s,ono IN S,..a. ~ o-os .S;,
jssfs-s. " ~ ~
szl another out obvated by the plan of the com
many and ons less for da Ole than either OF those
ALREADY sntioped lies in discordan interests
r,concLsa ia the choice of the route at every period
for pears past wheo Pacific Railroad posed
esasr of Congress- this has reared itself the
earliest foi idabs OBJ tacis and Il threat
e1s 10 postpone wholly frustrae this magnificent
Congress com posed of the YES
az suc5 various sections and interests would never har.
rnoase the selectit route or Of thu tarmni
Az "a the for rival routes and in the
eoasuda-e ,hereby would destroy the enterprise itself
ns VAS so ssnsiby fell BY able advocates of the road in
as ate session Of the Senate that they turned from
Congress to ths President ss hoping that solitary in
dyduA might esmins the matter though he do
fs-ztned It Improperly But Whatever might be the con-
hdsacs repoed by ths cruutry in TIE executive this
would responsibility which he could neither willingly
vssly assume and which he could satisfactorily
discharge The locality the present exec on the
extre ne border OF one section OF the Unon-s peculiarly
the assum pt,on upon part OF such an
Office For fsirly and honestly he might exer
cise his discretion it Ia but fair presume be would
DO he could not suspicion Of ssctons up
tas hand of tIeAcherous purchase foreign
popularity upon the otheI. But If the road be wholly
Constructed Ard Owned by this another company the
zouts vii be eadiy end properly determined always
ID IN such by the commercial instincts and careful
explorations Of men deeply interested aud only interest
che sing the best cheapest II does