New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-21
NEW MATL-ROUTE BETWEEN ST LOU
is AND SAN FRANCISCO.

II seems thst Gel. Benton, near the cl re of the
la,e seston of Congress succeeded ia getting insert
cd in the General Postrosd BILL clause estsb-
lrtjpg a direct mail.route between st. Louis and
San Francisco He writes the Editor of TIE 81.
Louis Itmocrot, under date of March 2, A. follows:
81 got a clause inserted in the General Postroad
bill for a direct route between 81 Louis AMI San
Far ctco by the mouth OF the Husrfauo aud the Little
Ssi Lst 10 Stockton, on the San Josqno River, ~
The Valley Of SAP Josquin where II will connect With
tie permanent steamboat navigation Of the Bay Of
Sen FfsI cisco and slto Of the Sacramento River,
and where 1t will also connect with The t--ersphc
system, and TIE whole pOst-rOad System OF Califor
Ii--ibe starting point on this side being lndepend.
ence where 1T will a'so connect with the stea nbost
navigation of the Great West aud the Geographic
and mai con muncstion OF the wbols U0ioD. Tue
details of the service on This route will be ar
ranged by the Postmaster Geseral, who will doubt.
less be liberal az this route will be an economy TO
the Department as well as accom- mediation IL the
public. The economy will be in this, that Il present
ibere are teveral indtpendent routes which will be
AFFORDED by il ard then places supplied by thort
cross.rouies. True TIE Ssbts Fe mail can branch off
at sone point the Upper Ark snsas The Great
Salt Lake mail branch from tue Little Salt Lake,
Only $50 miles over level country aod a well made
Mormon road now in use. ara the present m Ill 10
Los Al gelos and Southern California branch of
at Las Vegas oe Santa Clara. Thus this nev route
viii be an economy as well as public accornmo-
datiop
e1,iI or to be established iD the errtores is
Other provision which procured TO bs passed ia
oner bill to witt Toe Post Office ApP-opri Ition,
ersI fif pi. emp'ou in sta ions 10 s the m4'l cnn.
tractors in these TtIroies II IL the pro vision
which was a part Of IL proposed aneacmsnt for
mounted HANGERS. end which r>jectei TO make
provision for four Dew regiments of regulars, aud
allows pre- enptve right 10 stations TO the extent of
GAO s.rts 81 the r,te Of for every twenty miles.
Thi. il most important provision under many as
poets. F,t IL enables this important nail rou.e TO
90 Into operation, and 10 BIZ maintained aud carried
CD. secondly: II will make cham or stations across
II continent sbich v quickly become line Of set
ilemen's. Thirdly: II legally recognizes the oxist-
euoe Of the CaItio route 10 the Pacific; and, in my
opinion virtually establishes it for the railway; for it
will give it development, no'orie'y and prominence
which will protect its character snd bear down oppo
sition. This was cor sidsrs'ion with me from the
beginning but kept 10 myself lest the enemies OF the
Central route should get wind Of II, and oefeat the
whole provision in order TO prevent its Incidental ef-
feet in IA, or Of the Central route nov consider
this route virtually estsblsbed-a great triumph after
oil the con bnstioJs against against it, and the foul
ano unparalleled mesns 10 def. by eide blows, and
buy il in On iDnical committee after ihsd triunphed
in every irect three oifere ut successive days
The pest route and the branches the skeleton Of
the future railr sc and Its branches-both going upon
the icea Of q central route the shortest aud best
route between two great points with branch routes,
like ribs from the backbone to the right and loft