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OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY DECEMBER 3d. 1853

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single campaign, brief and brilliant almos
beyond precedent, has earned him theil
heartiest congratulations, as well as the
sincere admiration of the country at large
Col. Wright may be allowed leave to re
turn with Gen. Harvey, but cannot speak
Of this with as much confidence as can o.
Gen. Harney's recall.'
We learn that Col. Wright will be ap
pointed chief of the Department of Oregon
and Washington.
New OVERLAND ROUTE FROM LAKE SUPE
RIoR TO PUGET SoUND.-The same CORES
pondent furnishes the following Information
concerning new overland route:
"The Hon. b. b. McekeB of Minnesota,
has addressed a letter to the Postmaster
General on the advantages and practica.
bility of an overland route from Lake Su.
perior to the Pacific, diverging on crossing
the mountains by two branches, one to
Puget Sound and the other toward the
mouth Of the Columbia, to be styled the
Lake Superior and Pacific Overland Mail
Route. He thinks line of eighteen hun.
dred miles would cover the entire distance
from Lake TO Sound, including all the nee
esSary reflections to turn rivers, ridges or
mountains, and enIorces the eligibility of
the route by reference tothe official reports
Of Gov. Stevens and Lieut.. Donaldson
The subject is an important one, as the
laterals Of such a road would supply a vast
region Of country now entirely shat out
from communication As a means of pop
ulating Washington and Oregon Terrific
ries, and developing the agricultural and
mineral resources of the entire route, the
importance cannot be over-estmated. Mr..
Meeker urges his scheme with great force,
and is likely to succeed in getting some ex-
preston of opinion upon it during the com
lug session of Congress"
Washingtop1etter writer's inform US that
members Of Congress and politicians are
gathering in force at that city, and we're
preparing for the winters campaign. The
present session is expected to be an inter
estiDg and important, though we have rea-
son to hope, not an exciting one. Kansas
will not come into the arena, and therefore,
slavery, which, for four years, has been in
evitably connected with Kansas, will be
kept out. The subjects that will engage
the attention, both of the Administration
and Congress, will be the revision of the,
tariff, the Pacific Railroad, the replenish-
lnent of the Treasury, and Central America
1t is said that Secretary Cobbs estimates
for the next fiscal year foot up $50, ,378, 600
1t is asserted with confidence that the
President will, in his forthcoming mes
sage, recommend to Congress the extension
OF such q Protectorate over Mexico as was
provided for in Gen. Houston's bill intro
duced last winter Whether this be true
or not, it is clear that the condition Of
Mexico is a subject Of anxious interest and
almost constant attention to the Cabinet,
and that it will have to be seriously con
sideTed by the coming session of Congress !;
aud the fact that Gen. Cushing, in his
speech at Richmond before the National
Agricultural Association, boldly declared
it 10 be our duty TO interfere in the domes-
tic affairs Of our sister republic, taken in
connection with the circumstance that lead
ing Southern Democratic journals advocate
the same step, would seem to indicate that
the Democratic party may take up the
measure