The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-26
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.

eminent the London Times Is compelled, in while
10 advert to energy aud enterprise in order 10 stmu
late Englishmen emulate go-aheadtyenessp We
have read the following article in number Of that
Journal with than ordinary degree Of satisfaction
and commend il the perusal Of patrons
and others particularly the members OF Congress
:" Just oyerrides Mammon. The very lands
OF gold have lost their attractions compared with the
Of European strife, and thought probably is given
from Balarat Sacramento when dispatches from
BaIaklaya and Sebasopo hand In the intelligence
FROM the gold countries Tuesday there is little para
graph which reflected with small significance af
fairs in the Crmea, and which viii suggest think,
conclusions altogether agreeable British pride Our
California correspondent writing from San Francisco OBJ
served that they had weekly mail 10 and from the ATTAIN
tic States and he further added thai the last occasion the
transit of this mail from New York San Francisco had
been accomplished in % days Is hours Even this however,
enough satisfy American notions of velocity and
enterprise certain express house in San Francisco had
been making arrange carry the mails express by re-
lays horses the whole Mexican territory from Aca
puco Vera Cruz by which service San Francisco would
be brought within sixteen days post OF New Orleans Now,
the reader will doubt rocoect that Monday morning
last we thought ourselves toeaby being able
before the public detailed intelligence from Sebastopo
to the It'll instant and in point Of fact that
mails arrive in London from Baakava in less than three
weeks time it pretty good post. Let compare, then,
the services between San Francisco and New York
side and Balaklaya and London the other New York
francisco separated from each other by the
whole breadth of the North American continent BY the
communication involves along from New York to Pan
painful and uncertain passage the shmas which
divides the two and second long voyage from Pana
San Francisco The entire passage should think
be much short of 500 miles, besides which there the
transbpmen and the risk of land journey which, ii not
very long h liable interruptions of ordinary kind New
erhess, New York. appears is within twenty days
of San Francisco already and likely enough to be brought
STILL To comprehend the truly American scheme Of
expressing across Mexico, the reader must needs turn to
map, for words of ours otherwise do Justice twill
there be that the points to be brought into connection
with each other by this postal service situated
on the central isthmus where the Atlantic and Pacific
separated only by few miles of land but the shores Of
the old Mexican kngdom with hundreds Of miles of ter
rtoy between them To get from Vera Cruz to Aea
pulco the couriers toll up the mountains leading from
the hot low countries the shore the high tabeand
which the city of Mexico stands must this pa
teau and then descend again the Pacific the
other side. This journey the Americans expect to accom-
pish in sixty-sx hours IL is related of the Aztec
arch that when, in all the pride of power, and with
all the resources OF what, in respects con-
siderable civilization, they reigned in Mexico they
pished the extraordinary feat of getting fish up fresh
from the by Of trained runners who the space Of
"a hours could bring loads from the the capital
Now Mexico stands nearly about midway between the two
oceans this would make 4s hours for tho journey the
continent at period when everything in favor of the
exploit, when roads good abundant, and
the whole service skfuy organized. The American pro-
reckon upon 66 hours being for the pas
ordered State is prey every kind of disorder Civil
war Is raging throughout the land and the plague ITSELF
learn by the last accounts working havoc in the ne
rior Such in fact, the condition of the country that
the project though regarded perfectly feasible in ITSELF
is said to be postponed for Now look at the
journey from London to Baakava. The whole voyage,
though it may be 5000 miles more, is perfectly
easy and have stations Gibraltar and Malta aci
ate all operations. But for postal service there is
the the continent Of Europe by Calais and Mar
seiles which reduces the distance 2b75 miles, and there
is additional saving Of time be effected by Varna and
Bucharest No doubt the Turkish provinces in dis
tubed state but they rate the of
ally and such their should under
command Look too, at the interests stake respect
lively in California and the Crimsa. At the place the
whole matter is speculation of business or conye-
attempt bring the market of New York
within reach Of the merchants of San Francisco
the latter spot two mighty engaged dead
y grapple with third and the hopes, fears
of nations depend the event But what have done
to compare with the American project Nothing, next
to nothing There is whatever, have often
shown why should not twice week get intelligence only
ten twelve days old but the thing DONE and with
all steam enterprise and energies Emperor
of Russia beats hollow OF course that the scheme
for express Mexico is but scheme do
get that certain of Drag must be allowed in
such propositions
We the Times that there is not bit of the
long in the express scheme The from San Francisco
to New Orleans via Tehuanepec Acapulco and Vera Cruz
performed than year ago in about twelve days.
As the railroads the Of
hesouthern end have been completed mail
WILL in all probability be conveyed weekly from San Fran
cisco New York in fifteen days from whence Ameri-
wi. convey TO Liverpool in nine thus bring
ing the London and San francisco exchanges within
tyfve days, at most of each other Even this length of
transit time viii be Of but temporary duration.
inuous rail communication will be perfected between New
York and San Francisco in q few years. when the
mails will be transported from the the other
six days. BY that time enterprising house" will
the Atlantic in eight days. aThnk OF that Mr.
Times Fourteen days only from London to San Fran
ciscol But American enterprise in the annihilaton oil
space not to stop here handful of resoute Yankees
at San Francisco, operating with their means
and literally encouraged for conveying the mails viii
have monthly line of steamers running from
that emporium via Honolulu to Shanghae, which will
probably this long route in twenty days !
This would bring London and Shanghai within thirty
four days of each otheres by sixteen days
age, than the time employed in conveying the mail
from London to the port Of China just mentioned
The Times will forgive this country if it do not es-
poase the of the allies and send ships and troops
fight its battles when it employing the blessings inn
parted by peace in opening communications which Great
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