The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-11-05
THE OVERLAND MAIL ROUTE.


When the Atlantic Telegraph Cahl- was laid.
the whole country was flied with excitementi
but it seems that events of greater moment
to our country than the laying ofthe cable, may
transpire without disturbing, in the least, the
customary placidity OF the public mind. We
havG lately had some evidence Of this, IN the
Successful! establishment of an overland mail be-
tween the Atlantic States and Califafnia.-
Twenty years ago this would have been con-
>iderpd an und, rtakiug not whit less stnPendous
han that Of connecting the Eastern and Wes-
tern continents with Telegraph wire. Then I
the " it'd bear and the wilder and more savage /
Indian htll undisputed sway where now the /
mail agent prosecntes his daring enterprise. Then
the passes OF the Rocky Mountains were known /
only 10 the wandering trapPer and the Wild
SEEKER alter adventure, and the man who would
then have predicted that in the year Of grace,
! 1858, tbe L. S. Mall wo;id be carried through
those dangerous drfilrs, would have stood good
chance Of being enFobrd in straight jacket
and sent to the Lunatic Asy lum. Bot,
..Westward the Star OF Empire took its way =
Under The wise and patriotic policy OF Mr..
Polk's Administration, our government
acquired the golden Slate Of California ana The
cich country that lies between it AMI the Rocky
Mountains Soon the tide OF emigration turned
toward the newly acquired territory. Is settle
ment progressed with astonishing rapidIty. Cities
sprung up as II by magic and village after vii
iaga dotted It's fertile valleys. But there was
one thing wanting which to the people OF that
country as well as to the whole nation, VAS Z
matter of The greatest importance, viz direct
: communication between the Pacific territory
and The Atlantic States. This want is not yet
fully supplied and will not be except by The
buIldin, OF the proposed Pacific Railroad. But
the success Of the Overland Mail project will 90
far in that direc lion. II Will not only make
the communication between California and this
country spepdier and cheaper, bot it will be
> the forerunner OF that great work which is des-
tined ere long to bind together with bands OF
n IRON the Atlantic md Pacific coasts. The Over
= land Mail will be the precursor of the Pacific
I Railroad. The military posts which are 10 be
e erected for ITS protection, gill BE- the nuclei o.
a cbarn Of settlements which will at once mark
e the route for the great railroad. Resulting
4 from this, will be the settlement Of Northern
Texas aud the opening up Of new state 10 tia
extensive and fertile wilderness. For the ex
n ecuton of this eminently jud!cious plan, th'
= nation is indebted to the Administration 0
= James Buchanan and the time will come whet
= the people of these United States will join il
Inscriptions Of honor and praise to he Presden
g. whose far-seeing craftsmanship not only preser
,r we'd the bond that holds in fFaternal union tn
70 North and the South, but likewise forged th
re chain that shall link u closest bToffhPffhOTEA.
al sEasi pp9 'fork, ou ing 10 the ascendeEcv oil
the Aboliiion-RrpubIcan party in that State,
negroes are allow ed to vote. The negro popu-
at'on is sufficiently numerous to hold the bal
ance OF power and the politicians previous Ia
The elections, vie with each other in bidding for
their votes. At the election which came of
on Tuesday last, there were four candidates for
Governor; Smith, .dbOlHionisf and Temperqacs.
Morgan, Black Republican, Burrows, .4meri-
Gun, and Parker, Democrat It is said that the
negro vote was cast almost exclusively for
Morgan, the Black Republican Candidate
From this it would seem that the ps5roes mr.
fer The Black Republicans even to the radical
AboItionisls
: u Turn out to the Democrats Neetinc n,