Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Great Measure Of Peace -We ha

A.0 SAeos ASo$9AO VI 4 ooSC w nave
now every reason to believe that, ere the ter
minstion Of the session, the bill Of Senator
Gwin for the establishment of q weekly sx-
press across the "GIeat Plains" will become q
law; and we congratulate not only the suffer
fpg Inhabitants Of the frontier on the prospect
81 assuring peace TO 20 many Of them, which
is involved j.. the enactment Of the bill in
question, but the hundreds Of thousands on
both sides Of the Rocky Mountains who are
interested il having the great route of travel
toverland) between the Mississippi valley and
the shores of the Pacific once more safe from
the ravages IF hostile Indians. Those mem
bers Of CoDgiess, too, who are advocates fol-
economy ia the public expenditures, may fair
ly be congratulated On this bills prospect of
triumphiDg Inasmuch, as, for a compare
lively tnhing expenditure, millions annually
in military expenses, other wise absolutely ne
cessary, will be saved to the Nation al Treasury.
While We are advocates for the protestion of
Inc frontier by expensive military means
when that course is the only way in which
due protection can be accorded to il, we trust
We shall always be advocates for dispensing
with expenditures o; tina, sort, when they can
be prudently avoided. The great point or
line requiring iDstan. protection, is that 50
much travelled overland route to California
and Oregon and Washington territories Per.
maps thousand lives Of American citizens
and millions Of American property have been
sacriheed upon it within the last twelve
months, until the food of emigration over it
has not only besn checked, bat its volume b as
actually been diminished. ALI these occur
FENCES are most deplorable, working, as they
dc, incalculable mischief to the public inter
est. stop must be put to them, or the blush
OF shame will mantle the cheeks of the mem.
bsrs Of the present Congress; that body being
responsible fOe t6.ir longer continuance, be-
cause they, ana they alone, are clothed with
the power and duty of putting stop to them.
There are but two means or methods by which il
is possible to effect that so universally desired
end: one is by spending from two to Ave mil
lions annually to keep and supply numerous de-
tachmenis Of troops along the particular line
and the other is the project of Senator G win,
TO legalise the establishment OF q horse ex-
press TO run the route weekly, which will com.
Pei those who may undertake it, to have sta
lions every twenty or thirty miles along the
route Now, there is no dificulty-none in
the world-in inducing settlers to group around
these stable stations. They have, so far, failed
to "Equat" along that route, only for the want
o. sone organized enterprise like this, which
Will operate to accord to such settlements the
Protection Of frequent intercourse and hourly
protection from the ssttled country at either
end OF the route. The grand inducement for
such settlements is the business of cutting and
curing prairie grass, or hay to supply the
many thousands Of animals Of the emf.
grants which are already annually passing
over that route, and the raising and herding of
supplies of food for the emigrants themselves.
In the last three years full half the cattle that
have been attempted to be taken over the route
have perished or have fallen into the hands of
me savsges, for want Of such supplies and such
protection to those carrying them over it, as
me Dill Of Senator Gwin, if enacted, will en-
sure though the War Department has in vain
VIGOROUSLY devoted to the protection of the
smisran' every man and every dollar that
Congress has enabled 1t to dedicate To tia,
service. We repeat, this messurs of ,h...,.
cious Cslifornis Senator embraces. tia r,.n =,
which the great overland route to the p,c;sc
can, at once, and at but compar ativeIy powi.
nal cost, be saved for all time from molss,s.
ton by hostile Indians
The Emigrant Passenger Ship Question -
HE commercial interest of the Atlantic cities
owes deep gratitude, indeed, to the Hon Mr..
Fuller, of Maine, for the Handsome manner in
which ne yesterday carried through the House