New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-07

The objections 10 our present main routes of COM
muni.ation with the Pacific Coast, urged by the
Governor of Missouri in hi, message to the Legs
Iature of that State, are very serious ones. The
route through Nicaragua has for months past been
obs,ructed. if not by civil war, So the Governor
represents IT, st sill events by the 6lbustering con-
duct of Walker, not merely in attempting to make
himself master of Nicarsgus, bat in Selling the
property Of the Transit Con pany for the benefit Of
himself and other spectators. Nor can it be de-
nit that the other route by the Isthmus Of Pansms
has, in the words of the Governor, IS been shown
10 be attended with imminent danger 10 the lives
" and property of our citizens from the lawless
conduct of its inhabitants" These are strong argu
ments in favor of route to the Pacific through
our own possessions; but they are scarcely avail
able in favor of the route for the special benefit Of
which Governor Price urges them. Civil war
filGbusterins inyssions and robbery, and lswless
conduct, endangerng the property andlves of trav-
cling citizens Of tie United States are by no means
confined to Nicaragua and Panama. The Governor
of Missouri might have found them much nearer
home-ciyil war and fibustering inyasiOns IN
Kansas, and "lawless conduct :" attended with
imminent danger to the lives and property of our
citizens within Missouri itself, exercised too,
not in corner or by stealth, but upon so great a
public ihOrOughfare az the Missouri River
Indeed, as matters stand at present, the Panama
route, we must say with al our partiality for 8
Pacific Railroad, and for the Missouri route as the
mos. central and direct, has decidedly the advsn-
tale. In Panama there has been but one outrage.
IN Missouri ibe outrages were repeated over and
over again. On the IsthmuS the passengers were
neither stopped nor assaed while on the road, but
while stopping in Panama. On the Missouri River
steamboats, were stopped and searched, and travel
ers compelled to turn about and abandon their
Journey. In Panama it was sudden quarrel,
for which proyoeatiOn Was alleged, and in which
the lowest of the mob we're the actors. In
Missouri it @as a debe ate thing, the most
spectable citizens taking the lead. Ia the Pana Ia
case the President of the United States though; it
bis duty to interfere, and the authorities Of Pana-
ma resOrttd at once TO dsayowas and apologies.
OF the Missouri Outrsges no notice has yet been
taken either by the President of the United States
or by the authorities of Missouri. We lOOb ia vain
through the Ne sssge Of the Governor Of Missouri,
for any reference 70 the gross outrages committed
last year . on the Missouri River, or any
recommendations going TO assure the right
Of cafe transit up that great thOrOushfare. There
is every probability that the Government of New
Granada will either voluntarily or upon cOmpulson
make simple reparaton for all the robberies aud
other eutrsees committed at Panama. Have the
sufferers by the Missouri robberies and ou.rages
any such prospect If the question is to turn as
Gov Price seems inclined to make it, upon security
to life and property, the experience of the past year
can hardly be Ntnp as very conclusive in favor
of Missouri oy4Y0kma