The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-10
Routes 10 the Pacific.

reach The Pacific by OF steam and land travel
Mexican territory in the jealous discussions of the
proposition reach il by railroad through ter
rlory These individual enterprises are undertaken 10
meet the demands of commerce and travel aud the read
mess with which capitalists embark IN them is concu
sye pro OF that the present reliance for reaching the Pa
cfc shore is not satisfactory. But means OF rem
derlng security and protection California and tern
toral possessions on the Pacific the government could
not DO expected 10 rely upon modes of transportation by
steam vessels through the Gulf and upon land ransit
through Mexican territory 10 the Pacific, and thence by
steam vessels 10 California and Oregon. The objections
10 such reliance for defence and protection are too OBJ
vously nsuperakle merit consideration On the other
hand these private enterprises be regarded as in
any way coming in conflict with the interest which the
government has in railroad connexion with the Pa
cifc of defence and protection The completion
OF such connexions through the aid OF the government
might interfere ipurousy with The subsequent profits of
The individual enterprises but this presents the ordinary
question for the consideration OF capitalists as TO the
risks and prospects Of proposed investments Until the
Pacific road should be completed, the effects Of the pri
vate enterprises would be rather auxiliary than antago-
nsc to the Of the railroad in the more rapid IN
crease OF the population of California and our territorial
and the earlier development OF The wonder
full resources Of that entire region
We have been led into this train Of thought from read
ing interesting articles setting forth the commercial
advantages by two routes through Mexican territory 10
which the attention of capitalists seems to be direct
ed with degree OF eagerncss One OF these articles
appears in the Albany Register and gives detailed
statement of the objects and prospects OF the Mexican
Ocean Mail and Inland Company" which was organ
lied in January last under the general law OF New
York The Register gives the following statement as to
the objects and prospects of the company
THE object of its organization is the transportation of
English Cuban, and all foreign and United States mails,
seDgers freghts, metals, specie, &c. between New
Orleans and San Francisco, by the way OF Very Cruz and
Acapulco This lays through the heart OF Mexico.
from the city of the True Cross the Mexican Gulf, to
pulco the Pacific. embracing the richest and most
populous portions of the republic The company possesses
most important grants from the government OF Mexico,
among which is the exclusive right Of carrying all foreign
mails Of transit from TO for fifteen years. subject to
duty Of 20 per pound letters and twenty
the hundred pounds pated matter. This grant
comedies the right Of entering the ports OF Vera Cruz and
Acapulco free OF tonnage duties for the companys steam
er. Another grant from the Stale Of Guerrero which
conters exclusive privilege for fifty OF maintain
ing turnpike other road to Acapulco, through the State
with the right of levyng tolls roads and bridges resev
ing to the government of five per cent all receipts
grant for the sole and exclusive OF the
Mescaa river
.sThe company have scored the from the gov
eminent Washington for carrying the mails semi month
ly from New Orleans San Francisco for five years for
S493 1853 annually the mails to be transported semmonh
w. and to go through from New Orleans in sixteen days
1.-The distance from Vera Cruz TO Acapulco, the di.
rect route four hundred and four miles BY the way Of
the CITY of Mexico Ave hundred and miles
From Vera Cruz railroad extends twelve miles towards
the interior, which, believe is the only in The
bile OF Mexico. From the terminus of this road the
NJ liz Inv
as was formerly the be Albany and Buffalo be-
fore the of railroads. For this service the company
We already purchased and placed on the ate twelve
hu ndred horses and mules, and fifty secoaches
among the latter built by enterprisng towns
men, Goulds & Bash, and beautiful specimens of work.
manship and strength they are They have also con-
tac, for large number in process e being built
ocean steamers have been the from New
Orleans Vera Cruz and from Acapulco to San Francis
CO. The steamship Texas, large ffclass vessel is ply
ing regularly from New Orleans TO Vera Cruz, making the
distance and bali days This rorsion OF the route
is under the mans cement of Harrison Morgan and
der a contract made with the government by T. H. Car
mick eco From Vera Cruz 70 Acapulco the route Ia the
ame trayer.ed by the Spanish caravans with their treas
ures for the Spanish gacons, than
two hundred years ago, and its passage w for the pres
emit occupy three and four days From pulco
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will transport the
ais passengers &c, 10 San Franchises in from six to
eight days. making the whole distance in from twelve TO
fourteen and a half days
when the whole arrangements by this company shall be
this route will be Of the quickest and pleas
antet between States and California Il viii
hundred miles in distance, and the passage
the pleasan,est portion Of Mexico viii be
giving pleasing diversity OF travel The company design
to place on The route from hundred passenger
coaches with some three thousand horses and
mules, and ultimately construct railroad large
portion OF the distance"
The other article appears in the Daily American Times,
the publication OF which paper has jus, commenced a,
Baltimore. This article exhibits the importance TO
merce and travel OF route crossing from to
over the shmus OF Tehuaniepec, and suslans its view
by exceedingly interesting array oil statistical facts,
which will not fail 10 attract attention. II is known 10
our readers tina, there two companies in competition
for this route and both claim have obtained mportan,
advantages in the way Of grants and privileges from the
Mexican government With the controversy growing
on, of this competition we have nothing 10 do. The
facts stated by the Times which propose TO USE ap
ply as well 10 company the other. These facts.
and the reasoning OF the Times upon them, are as fol-
lows;
THE i'm porlsncc OF connecting the two by canals
and road. across stbnus that North
with South America has long upicd the OF the
com mercsl nations OF the world. During William Piis
his attention frequently called TO the
subject well known that he favored several OF the
project, submitted his examination. The Edinburgh
Review in 1910 says, that in enumcraing however the
advantage. Of ercisl nsture which would a.suredy
spring from the patton of South Americs we have
not yet noticed the greatest, perhaps OF ALL mghues
event. probably In favor OF the peaceful
physical cirou of the globe