The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06
wAsmserOS GOssIP.-The Washington

monday Evcnirs, Jany. 8, 1858
WASHINGTON GossIP. The Washington
correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun says
that this is TO be a great session for projects
Ills much to be hoped that the projected o
railroad from the Mississippi valley to the
Pacific will not fail either for lack Of time or
attention. The great difficulty seems now
to be in the selection of the route and the
adoption Of Inadequate means for the conssruc-
ton of the road. None of the projects tor
building the road by a grant ofPnblIc lands
win be of any use. All the projects now
before Congress will be discarded. Con
eress will never be able to designate route
and ought 10 have nothing to do with its Sc
lection. A board Of Commissioners might
be appointed to locate the road, and, as long
as their salary was paid, they would consid-
er the subject, and then leave it where they
found il.
The road can only be made by contract
with responsible parties, and upon a loan Of
public credit to aid them in the enterprise.
'fr the Judgment of the contractors the 10.
cation Of the road must be left, and they
will, of course, select such a route as vii
be most practicable, and at thr same tim,
most convenient for commercial purposes.
VIM. Aspinwall and others have offered Il
make the road on good terms. But the Of
fer Of the New York company appears Il
be the most favorable for the Cover nncnt
and the most likely to secur the construction
and the completion OF the road. The New
York company is about to be chartered b.
the Legislature of New York. They oIe
to complete the road and put II in operation
in FIVE years. They ask a loan Of thirt,
millions, to be paid as the work progresses
and this is not half the estimated cos, Of IN
road and its u~ppnrtenapces.
Negotiations 10 regard to the fisheries nm,
reciprocal trade with Cunada ore going Of
very actively; but I doub. whether Congress
viii act on such a treaty during this session
The action Of the House Of Representatives
az well as that Of the Senate, will be neces
sary to give soch a treaty binding force
The subject is now pending four or fy'
ycars, and action ON it would be desirable L
prevent L. o m,beiug entangled with othe
extraneous matters.
The statement that the Hon. Il. c. Ca
bell, Of Florida, ia in favor Of the annexalio
OF Cuba or the Sandwich Islands, is incor
rect. He Is opposed to both, and maintains
in a recent address, that the forti6cation {
Key West and Other important points Of III
Florida coast, would 5upercede the necess
~ ofBnnexing Cuba for our defence.
The debate on the Cuban question, 81
apart for the 4th Of January. will exhibit III
conservative spirit of the Senate in an EN-
nent degree, and go far to satisfy and cali
the nppreheusions Of the country. Ncithe
Senator fromvirginia is in favor of dlibuste,
ing.
Senate bill to confer on General Scott til
rank OF Brevet Lieu.e nnnt General will VI
pass the House, notwithstanding the COZ
reception tmet with yesterday IN that body
While Congress- is looking SO intcnlly t
the result ofthe consultations at Concord,
10 hardly to be supposed that they will Civ
deliberate attention to the public bust
ness.
All rumors about Cabinet appointment
are rlfei but nothing definite has rs yet bee
determined upon.
Senator Hunter returned To Washingto
last evening. He keeps quiet, and did ne
go to the Senate to-day. Hc will leave +,
Virginia tonight.
tits eaid that lao members OF the Virgin
Legislature have formally recommends
Hon. John 8. Barbour, OF Virginia, fur
cabinet position under Gen. Pierce.