The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-24

keepers (dxed By law IL you plesse> would make
these stations among the most desirable little
offices In the country. A telegraph line
throughout each of these roads would make
Che thing complete.
Az this, at comparatively trifing expense,
could be done in two or three years-a regular
highway, clear Of all distractions, the water
ing aud military stations, the camels to carry
the supplies, and the telegraph. Some such
plan as this lie the only feasible method for a
chtsp and speedy overland way of communities
ton to The Pacific. We hope that the attention
Of he practical men of Congress will be drawn
to the consideration of this simple and eminent.
u practical scheme. IF we must have Pacific
railroad, however, We suppose that the right Of
way over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec can now
be had for the asking, BY which the projected
railroad line Of two thousand miles will be
shortened to less than two hundred. and which
By eteam, will bring New York within twelve
days of San Frsncisco.
The END or THE RxBELIIos IN Mp,A.-It
will be seen by the news given elsewhere that
Lucknow has at last fallen, and that the last
stronghold Of the rebels in India has been taken
rom them. Heneeforth they become mere wan
dering guerillas, to be hunted down ieisurely
and exterminated or driven out Of the eoun-
try. "
The event is one of the very highest conse-
quence to Eoglsnd and will impart to her more
prestige than she lost during the Crimesn cam
paign. The good fortune, skill and energy with
which this most terrible mutiny has been crushed
are hardly paralleled in history. In ten months
from the fret rising at Meerut men have been
sent six and seven thousand miles over sea. and
have crushed out armies of rebels which must at
one time have numbered near quarter of
a million Of men. Soldiers have arisen, too, in
this short Indian contest-Campbell, Hayelock,
GreatAead, Neili and Wilson-who have proved
that the carpet knights of the Crimea were not
the only military chiefs to whom England was
reduced
Nor is the event less important financially
Had Great Britain been obliged to carry on
war for several years against men trained in
British discipline, armed with British muskets,
and positively fed out of the accumulated British
stores, the expense would have been enormous
The cost Of the Russian war would have been a
trihe in comparison Now, We may consider
that the work hes been done, and that the whole
cost Of the mutiny and its suppression will be
betrayed BY The sam already raised by loan, to-
gether with the forced contributions which will
be levied on the revolted districts.
SETTLEMENT o. THE KANSAS QUEsr1oN-The
Committee Of Conference have reported. The
land spoils have settled the question in Con-
gress, and will settle II in Kansas. The plan Of
the committee is that should the people of Kan
sas agree to take some three millions of acres
Of public lands as gift to the State she is to
be considered admitted into the Union under
the Lecompton constitution; but II they don't
want this constitution, they have only to vote
against receiving the lands. Should they thus
elect, they must run all the hazards of being
kept out of the Unioa for some time yet to come,
in addition to the hazards of large reduction
in their land grant. This plan, it is ascertain
ed, will 60 through both houses, and we have no
doubt il will 60 through in Kansas Mr. Eng
lish, in reducing the difficulty to the test of the
land spoils, has hit the nail upon the head. We
await the passage Of the bill; for from that point
will begin the active reconstruction of parties
and party plans for 1860. From all appear
ances, at present, We shall have three candi-
dates at least in the 6eld-aregular democratic
nominee, Douglas democratic Northern nomi-
nee and Northern republican. aud scrub
race which will carry the election into Con-
gress Pass the bill. and let US proceed to bu-
siness.