New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
RAILROAD FROM LAKE ERIE TO THE
MISSISSIPPI
n IA, ESi,o, Of tn. ~ Y. Tribune.


SIR; On my way southwark, and while travel stayed
here desire to write you in reference to the bill intro
duCed into the Senate on the 10th inst by our Senator
PrLht have seen Congressionalreport oft which
il erroneous in respects and important as is both
to East and West greatly desire 10 be rightly under
stood.
names the whole forming, rather TO form, when
peted perfect chain of railroads from Toledo on Lake
Erie Tor any point east OF that pease TO New Orleans
TO Mobile TO Memphis and to St. Louis.
F,r,t The Toledo and Indianapolis in Ohio, from the
Lake to the Indiana line. Second: The Toledo and
Indnnapos in Indiana from the Ohio line 10 Munce liz
recasssIy1 to Indianapolis Third, The South Western
from Ind apos Vncennes direct and down the
Valley Of White River. Fourth The Ohie River and
Wabssh Railroad from Vncennes to Paducah, across the
corner Of Illinois and, Ftfh: The Ohio and New Orleans
Rairoed frcm Paduosh southwark to it, junction with
tie Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in Tennessee. These five
Roads il admitted occupy the most natural best and
cL,srtst a. well as most direct -oue for railway
necon tetre.n Lake Erie and the mouth Of the Ohio, or
between the Lake and New Orleans For aiording faei
tics for the greatest amount Of business to approach or 10
pss. over the longest distance of between
ihtte extreme points this route must be always unryaed
Your knowledge Of the country no doubt has shows
YOU that the route very make roadbed on
ard with extremely slight grades II can be made as
chespy probably any other road in Ohio or Indiana
Each Of the Companies are now busy at work some only
repeotsble home stock list The completion OF the I'M
broken lire may be down to be just certain as that
"tle march of Humanity is orW rd, and believe yea
hsye put EoEr foot dorm on that point.
Look Oh The Railroad Josraals map and see how this
line connects localities and untes dis ant people. Your
NewYork roads around the Lake and through Canada,
flor thew ire only New York roads at last TO Toledo
and take them and tn ir goods TO Indianapolis TO I'M
c,pues 10 ST. Louis the waters of the Mississippi at
Cairo or by railway to Paducah, TO Memphis, Mobile, or
New Orleans Coming nOrthwGrd We gather the passen'
gers from The Southern cities and from the steamers at
PeGucah and put them New York or Boston, about as
soon az hosng palace land them at Louisville.
We 90 from Paducah to Lake Erieimore than 40 miles
net they go any other way From Vincennes
through Indianapolis TO Ckrand is 20 miles nearer than
tiIou Ia Cincinnati. From indianapolis, by vncennes
TO ST. LOUIS, is only TO 10 miles farther than the mach
p.aised route through Terre Haute. l have mentioned
ese things omevhat a. length to present to your mind
the sufficient proof that the proposed donation OF puonc
lends will subserye National purpose and complete
really National work. New-York Pennsyivan aud
New England. and Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama.
Aka and Texas, all deeply interested In 1t,
probably than the States through when passes
The Northeast and the Southwest III use IT, the East and
the West viii unite upon it. leads TO both the middle
and the Southern starting points for the Great aclnc
Railway st Louis and Memphis. In addition to al this,
do not ask of Congress 10 grant US the ala OF tne
public lands for a0kiag II is not mere doaition. We
agree to rsIipor the United States mails land its troops
in tines free II will not be long until our country
will rseze the fact that this cost OF mall carrying on
railroads as at present obtained, is rfng matter
The people uH have lightning speed and lightning is
PRECIOUS. We had better curb while we can ne pro
rose carry their mails regular trains without
charge for the service and in doing TO be under tne
dirt ction Of the Postmaster Cereal
The nh sbtsnts along the Line Of these roads are manly
small farmers settled quite considerable extent Oh ~ N
country. They not very rich and though enloy
to invest in IT, What hey do. they have done sni
ere doing Nearly the whole route is under contrast a
tewoik ell will vigorously progress as soon s hs
disepIe1rs The aid proposed to be gwen Us "a, , ~
IL to be more rapidly completed. II Is beloved has 'ne
West and South Wet win be very united ~ .ns az
ter sntwe hope TO tbs East our aihehahu' 'ana "
BoIaao,. Jan. IL 1854