Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-01-05
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.

The Washington correspondent OF the N. I.
Journal Of Commerce, after referring 10 the Vari-
Gus projects which have been started ior the con-
struction Of railroad between the Atlantic States
and our territory on the Pacific coast, and the diff
6culties and objections connected with them, goes
on to say
Bnt fortunately, a solution of all the manifold
difficulties with which this question is surrounded
is found in the proposition which is about to be
made to Congress by an association of euterprsing
engineers, capitalists and nanciers Of the State OF
New York.
This Association will be prepared, next week,to
submit to Congress. in formal manner, PROJECT
which has already been brought to the notice OF
many members, and has been approved oy theh,
for constructing "A military and post road from
the Valley of the Mississippi River to San Fran
cisco, ia California, or other place on the Paclllc
Ocean. The company consists of men of the most
cnterprsing character, and the greatest amount OF
practical information and the widest influence and
credit and the largest wealth, in New York.
They are to be chartered as Company by tho
Now York Legislature.
Several arentS of tho association have already
visited Washington and conferred with members
of both Houses and have been invited to bring for
ward their project
MIR. Chatfeld, Mr.. McAlpine, and General
Clarke, were here for some days, as agents ot the
association, and were probably among It's PrinciPai
projectors.
The details of their scheme are yet subject to
some alteration; but in word, they propose to
relieve Congress Of all difficulty as to the location
of The road. by selecting tho route themselves
They offer to make the road within five years,a
BY that time to have it in complete operatlon.-
They ask of the Government no public lands ez-
cept what may be necessary for the purpose Of the
road They undertake to procure the assent OF
eYcry State or States, within the boundaries of
which the road may pass, They ask OF Congress
a loan of thirty millions, to be issued IN hye per
cent stock. and delivered to the Company as they
progress with the road at the rate OF fifteen thou
sand dollars mile Thus, upon the completion
and furnishing with necessary apparatus for tray
ell, fifty continuous miles they are to receive stock
=. he amount of seven hundred and fifty thousand
GSllars.
The Company are to pay off the loan in thirty
years, and in failure thereaf,the Government Is to
take possession of the road and its appurtenancos
The Government may also, at the end OF twenty
years purchase the road and take possession OF It,
with all its appurtenances, on paying to the Com-
psny the actual cost thereof.
The Company shall construct single line OF
Road, so as to be ready for operation on the com
peiion OF the road. The Company is to carry
messages of the Government without charge, and
they are also TO transport the mails OF the U D,
and mail agents. and troops, ordnance, military
stores, naval stores aud supplies. Indian supplies,
&c, free Of charge to the Government.
Such is the outline of this bold and truly great
and beneicent project and have very little
doubt, considering the auspices under which 1t is
II - i k, h, IN
1t is understood however, that the Company
have not esiguated or selected any route as yet,
All may take the Missouri route, or Governor
R,sne's route, or General Rusk's route, or that
which Texan Company has designated from ri
Pasl to san Diego or. with the assent OF Mexico,
nj. Dupauer'S roate, through Sonora. They
take the wide range of the Mississippi valley tor
point OF departure
PGRsoy.L MovEmEyrs-Gon. Houston arriv
ed at Washington on Friday. Hon. Graham n.
Fitch has gone to Indiana, to be in the vicinity at
the meeting of the Legjslturo,uext month, when,
ii 10 said, he will be elected To the Senate Tor The
unexpired term Of Senator Whitcomb. Col For
ney has gone on pilgrimage to Concord, to have
an Interview with the President elect rumor says
to Oppose the claims of Judge Campbell for post
in the new cabinet, and to sustain the claims of
Hon James Buchanan. FIX Governor William
Smith, who returned from California in the Gun
Gle SAM" is with his family in Virginia.
eS The New York Evening Post publishes
letter from San Francisco brought by the last
steamer in which the writer very grayely ex-
presses the opinion that there will be Couven-
tion Of the p-5pe of California to amend and alter
TIE Constitution Of that State, and that the abro-
cation of the present antislayery feature in 1t
will pretty certainly be one Of the acts OF that DO
dy. Many raas1as are assigned for this belief,
which are very s;rlugly relied uPon
CRowNlxG OF Louis NApoLEoN.-M. Gsillar,
dot. in the Courier dcs Flats Unis, gives cUrren-
cy to the report that the Pope has decided TO come
10 Paris. at the end Of May next, to crown their
maiesties the Emperor and Empress Of the French,
and that he will aiterwarls bcstow the same con
secretion upon the Emperor Of Austria, at Vienna
OF Milan.
BcrrEa vaoN EvGLAND.-The English steam
or NIAGARA, which arrived at Boston on Saturday
week, brought ,nSi frkins Of butter. 1T the
prcsent HIGH price it is stated it can DC brought
from Enghud aud sold at good profit.
&C. Four hundred years have elapsed since the
invention OF Printing, yet books are not in circula
lion all over the globe; while the use of tobacco
became universal within fifty years Of its discoy
cry.
0G- Ii is said that large majority OF the VIZ
guia Legislature have recommended the Hon.
Jim S, Barbour, of Culpepor, to be 4 rnenbcr OF
Zen. Pierce's Cabinet.
CO. The first train of cars on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad arrived at Wheeling OH the 3ls!-
through in Is hours.
meteorological Record.
KEPT AT AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
1852. Tier u " IYind Reaarks,
. ,. 45o about South, Partially couded