Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-18
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
rHIRsDAY MoRNiNG, NOVEMBER IL.
RAIL ROAD 10 THE PACIFIC.

enterprise glad such aVoraoie reports VI III
prac,cabiltY of the Southern route through IeSas
Aus,n exas Gazette announces the arrival hee OIL oenS
Tor Rosk who had jus. returned from trip OF exploration
accompanied by two of his sons, Benjamin L. and 'onn
Rusk, Col A. T. johnson. Joseph c. HARRISON Esq Edlto
of the Nacogdoches Chronicle, Capt Owen Shaw ana '
Shaw the Delaware Chief as guide.
The following particulars of the expedition are infnshe
TO the Gazette by Mr.. Harrson
Gen. Rusk and party left Nucogdoches on 'e e', VI Au
gust, tour Of exploration as our bo nUr,'v f
ha Sshioe md Red River the direction Of FL Paso or
,he Rio rande nearly might DO on The line OF Inc 5
parae They have been out two months anu navo lnad
thorough exploration far the Colorado, upwards
two hundred miles above here in northweseriy direction
The roule travelled by company from Nucogi"che
by The way of Henderson and Tyler Dallas; thence W
The Trinity tho side to the mouth Of lhe Citat oH
at Fort Woh thence up that stream 10 lis heao ana across
nlo the valley Of the Brozos striking the latter Ver at
Belkpap about fifteen miles above the junction OF the main
Brazos with the Clear Fork On leaving beknaP lhe'i
route lay up the Clear Fork by way OF pnah'om M ana
Tout at the head of Clear Fork and thence in Southwestern
y direction to Oak Creek, tributary OF The Colorado
From Ok Creek the party returned by the way oil re.
can BAYOU and Fort Coghan 10 this city as above stated
or lhe country through which the company passed within
the settlement il is unnecessary TO speak pa1icnaf out
above Rusk and Mr. Harrison describe 10 he most
glowing terms For fertility Of SOIL smooness OF surface
and beauty scenery he country through when they uaV
eed no TO be surpassed by region OF similar extent IN
Texas elsewhere The spreading praires rolling valleys
and level bottoms the rich as the heart oil
could DESIRE surrounded with forests of post0ak TIMBER
OF The best quality The whole dstance-such timber as VIII
peculiarly adapted making suporslrucure and Ties OF
railroad Everywhere water kind is abundant
and gruzing country is unsurpassed by any In lhe
world. . ,
not make living on the Southern route we assert win
perfect confidence. from the statement Oh Gen usS anu
those who accompanied him the expedition, hat more
productive section Of country can scarcely be onnd IN the
U nion than the one 10 question.
At Oak Creek, Gen. kusk and party met mpanS from
Ell Paso who had explored carefully the remainder o he
route and reported for all the purposes OF cheap and
expeditions construction Of ralroud that portion OF the
route was equally as favorable as the portion explored by
Gen Rusk.
The reurn Of this party oil in exceIlen, health is source
Of joy the citizens Of the Stale generally Gen. RusR is
in the highest spirits in regard to prospects Tor securing
the Pacific road the he has Just explored he
says he has enlisted fo The wa-that IL until the Pacihc
road is built through His excrtions in behalf of
this noble this grand enterprise enlte him 70 he appea
ton Of ',he Father of the Pacific road" as well as
the undyug gratitude Of the people Of Texas and OF the
The advantages of this 10 Texas and the impor-
OF right of action the part of the Legsa
ture at an curly day session. be obvious 10
ry one; argument the subject would be useless.
The company three bands Of Camanchrs one under
Saneco, under leilow-Wolf and one under bullao
Hump. These Indians perfectly friendly The party
gave them beef and other presents and they promised to
bring In the and two boys taken prisoners recently
by The Lipans.
For the completion Of the Southern of The Pacific
Rail Road II will be important that the United States shall
have pcaceabe possession Of the Mesla Valley and strip
Of Mexican territory From what hear Of the friendly
spirit in which negotiations carried in The city OF
Mexico between that Government and Mr. Gadsden, the
American Minister, entertain strong conviction that
this valuable end may be obtained The leading sub.
ecs Of negotiation The Mexican claims TO ndemnihca
ton from the United States under the eleventh article OF The
treaty Of Guadalupe ana !as s Sy sny
and transfer of slip of Mexican territory along The
thirty second parallel Of north atitude which ay facilitate
the construction Of rail road TO the Pacific lhese are
said 10 form the mutual equivalents by lhc exchange
which the two no,ions are about extngush all questions
of difference and state OF entire national amy
The New Orleans Pcayunc forcbly contends That, while
the general principle Of settlement is salsiactoy The dlf
Guilty in the way s 10 fix he price Of what Mexico expects
TO SELL and of the which she is asked "
surrendcr-nnd that while there is disposition in the
United States 10 underrale tho value Of The considerations
there is fear that Mexico may hen o un extravaganza
price, The eleventh article of the treaty spulacs tat as
the territories thereby ceded to the United States are occupied
by savage tribes which will thereafter be under the exclusive
control Of the United States the United States should there
after orcbly restrain them from making ncursons into the
territory Of Mexico whenever ii should become necessary
and with the further prosso that
"When they be prevented they shall be punished
by the said government and satisfaction for The aanc sha
be exacted in the way and with equal diligence and
energy, il the same incusons were medlta'ed or com
mitled within it's own territory against Its own cizens
&c.
The Mexican Government, says the Picnyuno, (whose
views we In the main agree with has presented large clans
for Injuries and sustained from hostile Indians nVad
og their territory from United States for which they
ask satisfaction under this article An enormous account
hss already been rolled up and daily increasing In amount
Undoubtedly, careful examination would detect gross I'M
positions and exogeraons and the real losses
to Tho parties u Intended by the article in the
But very heavy sum would yet remain, from which 1t
yery desirable that the United States should be discharged
as well as from the obligations which created the liability
81, ia on important part Of the question TO inquire how
much Of this obligation created by The treaty. and how
much will be released by canccng this part OF H. ii there
were no special agreement could not Mexico nave required
that we should restrain all the Inhabitants oil our Territories
from warlke ncurfons upon hera3 Should she mol nave
demanded punishment Of the offenders and the estu
ton Of the property She would at all evcns have mudc
and repeated The demand and constituted out OF 1t right
10 indemnify ut ens large that which she now pre-
sents under treaty II the cunceng OF The article is moi
accompanied with renunca,ion of the right, and dsavow
al of the intention to hold The United States responsible tor
the eood conduct Of Indians towards Mexico and dis
nc that Mexico sha hereafter protect herself
from them at her particular cost the canceing OF me
article will hardly be worth the paper on which u ls writ
en much less be worth the payment OF The millions 'hat
will bs asked for IL.
"une Of the MEXICAN ideas of The value of the release Of
This article 10 The United States h that will save us
great annual expense in keeping up military posts and sup
porting military force that frontier Our force cannot
be Withdrawn or iessened much while there exists any To-
,ernatonu Obligation expressed OF implied for restraining
these lndians could be sensiby reduced while there
duty Of watching and controlling their course towards
| our own citizens
"We not disposed to crlcise too closely The language
OF the article quoted might make out very fairly the
position that the United States made no special for
the ndemni6caon Of particular Mexican Losses, but only
undertake 10 pursue robbers and obtain satisfaction from
them, as in the OF the like crimes committed within our
territory We are disposed nuke cavil upon words
but rather 10 deal with Mexico In spirit OF large beraty
performing than had undertaken for The fur
herance Of the ends Of exact justice and for the mantcn-
ance Of the duties Of good neiehborhood. But appre
hend that there is In Mexico exaggerated Idea of the vast,
ness Of obligations contracted towards hen and
be an hadmssbe extravaganza Of price demanded for
the release,
"he heslla Valley question and the land cesson for
Southern rail road the Pacific really Of
Great but relatively OF very inferior
ment or no moment all 10 Mexico We tree give
her an excellent bargain large and liberal for her
cesson of need uch but which is useless to
her. 80
rhc disposition OF tho American Government and people
LIBERAL nay. generous towards Mexico u she Is not un-
reasonably obs Innate exactons which will look like exor
,on we have no dopb adjustment OF all these
lions can be made favorable terms and very speedily
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