New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-11

The first California Overland Mail arrived at u
Louis on Saturday in twenty three days and 'sar
hours from San Francisco, bringing dates from
our Pacific emporium ten days later than bed
been received by way of the Psnsma route, md
from the interior of California Of course still later
In the fact thus briefly stated, we have striking
condemnation Of the policy blindly pursued By ~
Federal Government throughout tho last ten yesn
During these years, the Treasury has suffered u
least Two Millions per snnum for the support d
Ocean Mails about One Million per annum d
which has been devoted to mails By way Of 10
Isthmus of Darien to California. Had this mossy
been expended in sending Mails through our own
territories on the most dirt ct routes from the W.
sissippi to the Pacific, the service would have bsm
far better performed than it Las been, with 10
incidental result Of opening great Nstiad
Highway across the continent, lined with 'estle
ments and villages and provided with every sces+
sorry to comfortable and expeditions travel, where
by the Mails would now be carried at least tsies
week from San Francisco TO st. Louis within
twenty days. with side-routes from Memphis 10
San Diego, and from st. Paul to the Dalles in lss
than half the time now required BY the roundab'gi
ocean transit. Grant that these Mails would, It
the outset, have been interrupted or delayeifs
two or three months in Winter and still the gam 10
the correspondence and business Of the whole cosn-
try would have been immense, while the advantage
to emigration and travel would have been stll moro
pslpsble. Tie pioneer from Wisconsin or lows
who resolves TO try his chances in California mus
now journey thousand miles eastward in order"
begin his voyage Of seven thousand miles to san
Francisco, whence he must make another eIFn-
ave eastward journey Of several hundred miles 70
reach the mines, from which he was but 'r'
thousand to twenty five hundred miles distast ~hs'
he started The cost to him Of this c.rcu1oas
journey, both in time and money, is far gressl
than would be that Of passage BY stssec"a
over the direct route, while the filth, dLscouhe"
and dan ger to health of the sea-roate neonsr'
ably the greater. Shall this be continued
Had the direct route or routes been opened y
frst--that from st. Louis to San FranciNs
IS49, and sideroutes from Memphis or AleIsnH'
to San Diego and from ST. Paults Portland
Oregon City in 1851 and lS52-vs should H''
been ere this in daily telegrsphic eommunican"
with our Pacific brethren, and with stages run :
daily for two-thrds of the year on al three ro'T'
over good and safe wsson-rosds for emigrants, ~
with railroads covering at least twsthirds Of
distance on one route and well started on DO
others. All this We have lost through Gosso
uent patronage and partiahty favorns the IstASS
youte. And to-day We have cofzedersted gag
Of spectators, including meu high in Office, a''''
on the squandering Of more monsy on the Wee"
gus, Tehusntepec, Honduras, Cairiqui ard s"'
fsr-awsy rou.es-said money teb be take, ou
the Federal Treasury and to 6ow ultimately ~
the speculators pockets.
Fellow citizens Of the whsis county, oa'
peeially Of the Free West. watch tie voN
your representatives. on the questions Of ols
new mail.routes across Mexico or Central 49,
lea, and of renewing existing contrasts i0' 81,
service by way Of Panama See that 'ne -
and Nays are called on every such question: ~
Will taxa care that thsr he puolshed.