New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-28

Buchanan would make SO ipjudicous an appoint
ment.
TIE Pacific Railroad is the grandest enterpris1
Of the age. Its influences cannot be predicted 1t
il is not too much to say that its construction will
not only bring Western America into more intimate
and kindly relations with both shores of the Allan
tic, but that San Francisco and New-YOrk will
thereby become stations the quickest route from
both Australia and China to England and France.
1t may seem too much to expect that our Tea will
reach US overland rather thsn by sea, and from
the West instead of the East; yet that is by no
means impossible. That the completion of this road
would quadruple the emigration from the Atlantic
slope and the Mississippi Valley to the shores of the
Pacific, will hardly be doubted. We believe it
would render California the most desirable new
terminus one of the most populous and wealthy
cities on the globe.
The late Presidential contest has frightened the
prospect of the Road considerably. The nomination
Of Col Fremont, who had for years been prOmi-
nently identified with the surveys and explorations
for this Road, and VIII, (for wonder) was not even
sccused of hostility to its construction, fairly con-
strained the rival parties to lake position on the
subject. The American party bad already done so
10 platform. The Democratic party in its last
National Convention at Cincinnati, at first voted
down favOring resolve by n decided majority, but
afterward reviewed the subject, on the urgent repre-
seutat,n of the California Delegates that their State
loc rala tba hail fracL
were taken, whereupon a vague and grudglng re-
solve in favor of the Road was carried by
divided vote The Republican Convention
Of course expressed hearty and emphatic
approval Of the Road; and Col FremOn: 10 due
time followed with letter to California, ayowing
that devotion to the great work which no intelligent
NTH ever doubted. Last of all appeared Mr.. Bu-
chanan's and Me- FillmOre's letters to California,
cCmmerding the Road no less clearly but some
what less heartily. We have therefore the three
National Conventions and the three candidates for
President virtually united in pledging the country
10 the early construction OF the Pacific Railroad.
And, though there will be a smart Southern oppO-
sitiOn TO the enterprise, we shall for the present
assume that oil parties acted in good faith, and that
ward to an early completion. But howl
Our plan would be to put the job up az auction,
10 be knocked down to the best responsible bidder.
That is to say: We would solicit proposals from
individuals, firms associations for the cOnstruc-
ton of the Road within five years-the contractor
to have in fee simple all the public lands for dis
lance of three miles on either side of the Road,
and TO agree to keep the road in order and start at
least through train per day from eli her extrem
ty for fifty years from the date of completion, car
~ ing the United States Mails, troops, agents, mu-
nitions, &c, at low rate to be stipulated in the
charter. Let there be stipulation as to route or
termini, but simple requirement of Railroad
connection between our Pacific Coast and our At
sntic network of Railroads. This would induce
| a sharp competition between the friends OF the
rival routes, and insure Railroad connection on
| the lowest possible terms. Three-fourths OF the
money should be paid as successive sections OF not
| lees than enc hundred miles should be opened to
tlafic; the balance at the end of the job, after
competent commission shall have thoroughly in
slected and approved it.
| We estimate he total cost of the work at One
| Hundred Millions Of Dollars-that is, One Hundred
| thousand Dollars per mile for the thousand miles
stretching from the eastern base of the Rocky
Mountains to the western base of the Sierra Ne
vada or an equivalent to this il the Northern Route
shall be chosen. The rest of the Road would easily
build itseli-tha is, companies would be found glad
10 undertake its construction as a corporate enter
prise, with no other nducement than the profit Of
running it. And these roads would be good in
vesIment even though the connecting Ink should
never be formed.
We do not believe the construction of the entire
Road need cost the Nation any thing like One
Hundred Mill ons. Probably company could BE-
found OF got up that would undertake it for bal
that amount, investing the residue as capital. But
even were it to cost One Hundred Millions, We say
Let it be made. 1t would add more 70 the great
ness of this country and do more for the we'beins
# our people than hundred Buena Vlstas. lie
us have the Pacific within seven days of US, aud b!
Telegraph within five minutes. We did not cove
cur late Territorial acquisitions; but we have them
snd should improve ard benefit them to the utmost
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| Tie Union arralgns THE TRIBUNE as having in
cited civil war and blOodshcd in Kansas HaFin:
conclusive proof at hand OF the filsehOod of Thu
accusation, we have great pleasure IL spreadiD!
both charge and refutation before the pablo. An(
first, Tie Unions arraignment (NOy 26) as fol Us
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