Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-06

But to Ills II may be replied, that the Colo
raslo debouclies on the Gulf Of California, and
thus makes long voyage to San Francisco.
This is Of no consequence exceptto San Fran
cisco. Ii is no great matter to The Pacific
trade, which must be gathered from tens OF
thousands of miles-irom the Sandwich Islands
to Japan, from Peru to China. Ii it be true
that steamer of moderate tonnage can reach
Fort Yumah, on tie ella, it is also true that
that point cln.be made a PORTER portion sof
the Pacific trade.
3 Another fact of np less consequence, is
the far less expense, and, therefore, greater
profit, in operating road in mild eli
mate, than that of operating it in cold
one An examination OF the cost of running
roads in ATTITUDES above The 10th deg, will
show that they lose, pro rata, 10 per cent, on
the expense Of running the road, by the cold,
ice and snow. of the three winter months.
This is so much in favor of operating road OF
Northern Texas, that it is fully equal TO len
millions OF dollars in the cost Of construction.
8. But, thirdly. Not only IS the Texas route
the nearest to those States lying inthe valley
of the lower Mississippi, Int it is actually tie
shortest to the Northwestern States, especially
to the Stale of Ohio. To every one Of the
States which lie in the great valley of the
Ohio-the centre and heart of the American
Union-isthe Texas route the nearest and the
best This proposition may startle some; but
it is capable of absolute demonstration. AS
suming, for the present, The fact, that the
mouth of the ella is on the navigable waters
of the Pa0fc then we have the distance, as
ascertained by the Government Surveyor,
eide page~- Of the qnarto volume of Explo-
rations,) and of railroads made and eonstruc-
ting to be as follows, commencing at Cleve-
land, on Lake Erie:
Niles.
Cleveland to Cincinnati, 254
Cincinnati to Cairo Uia Ohio & NJ. r.
r. and the Central Illinois, $50
Cairo TO Fulton, (Ark.) $40
Fulton to the mouth OF The ella, 1860
Cleveland to the navigable waters ofthe
Pacific, 1884
Now, in what way is the Pacific to be reach
ed from Cleveland, as directly as this : grant
ing that all projected railroads to the Pacific
were made? give below the distances from
Cleveland on the other routes, viz:
Miles
Cleveland to Chicago Cia Toledo. $50
Chicago ria Rock Island, to Council
Blnffs, 449
pIorations," 2,O83
Cleveland to Benicia, Ella Southwest
Pass, 1881
Continue the Texas line to San Diego, add
ing 260 miles. and we have Cleveland to San
Diego, on tile Pacific coast, gia the Texas
Western Route, 1904 miles only, or, 297 miles
nearer than by the middle route. Cincinnati
is 400 miles nearer; Indianapolis is nearer; Lou
isville is nearer and thus, we have demon
stration, thatt the entire country, from the shores
of Lake Erie to the Tennessee River, is nearer
to good harbor on the Pacific coast will
be better accommodated by the Texas Western
Route than by any other. This fact, is, !
know, contrary to the common opinion. II
has been assumed, that the line of the AZ :
was nearer and better than that of the SOD
10 the northern and northwestern States, and
the south line was regarded by some persons,
jealous for their own section of country, as
sectional line. But, this is not So in fact. No
railroad can be made to tire Pacific which will
accommodate the State of Ohio, much more,
the States of Kentucky and Tennessee, as well
as line which shall depart from near Fulton,
(Ark.) cross the Rio Grande at Ell Paso, and
terminate at San Diego. Let me now close
with notice of the IIarbor of San Diego, and
of the means yet required to put the Texas
plan in complete and successful operation.
We get all our information Of California.
from San Francisco, and we get it colored with
San Francisco views and wishes. There, they
would have us believe, there was no harbor on
the Pacific coast but that of San Francisco.
BIT there is a much better harbor, and rendez
youz for shipping in the North Pacific at Puget
Sound, and the Straits of San Juan lie Fuca
willie in the South, the harbor of San Diego is
safe enough, and large enough for any amount
Of shipping The harbor of San Diego is about
one third Of mile across the mouth. aud f,,ur
miles in length-perfeclly locked in and ample
enough. Tie mail ships of the Pacific Com
pany, and the u. S. Men-of War have boil
come up to the wharves of San Diego. These
facts are enough. The barbor of San Diegc
can be made one of the best in the world.
But all of these immense and undeniaLle adj
yantages for Grand National Highway frou
Cairo, through Fl Paso to the Pacific may b,
lost for want Of the means which may be with
held for want of knowledge of these facts
II is for this oanse write. The means wantot
are only grant Of Laad-arabLe laad--fron
the Government of the United States, equal t,
the grant Of Texas for the use OF the roa,
from Ell Paso to San Diego. Or in default o
anything else, grant from FL Paso to For
Yunah, which is through New Mexico. Gran
this, and the capitalists al over the world
viii be willing to advance the Texas Western
Company, al the capital required And, cal
the Government Of the U. States, in common
justice, refuse tl,isl Have they not mad
these grants repeatedly, for the common Rail
roads of glle counlryl And is ID not direc
proprietary interest of the Government {,
make such a granti II, when such splendi,
enterprise can be accomplished, by such sim
pie. ordinary means, would Il not be marve
aud an establishment, if it be not done Fo
my part, while / It. not believe the Govern
meat, itself, will make sach a road, | canno
doabt that, il viii grant either lands or none,