The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-28

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ihsrarbed 70 come TO Washington, Forncy seat friend,
nd was found tha the Doug as demo rats and reuabu
e>ts we're wiiue Faracy for pr,n,es 81 the
los~ a f@se St.acmar ,neu Il IL said that ST al.
man, unless we,den bad spoals u. soaid have wassed
~ forney, and thAt weud,i sn,eea the raj and
cro,Sed.
ne ressioa nm ssas rssssd fause Members risd
fii II WIN amendments, y b parliamentary shuttle
lie onactirg cianse was sr,ck ont when cat or thsr
amendments; when hc voted for, 10y ayos and
vs. there could he dos a Toe list of pcns
der this hi many and il ssl that viii entail upoa
the eoseInnient an annual EXPENSE Of egn, mious Of
dollars Tie Pacific Railroad bin viii pass the Senatn by
small majority The route se'tird upon seems to DC
the compromise route" called also tue Central ronts,
the i0I ty -secohd parallel of latitude This
hi Will mcet much opposition Ia the House, as the
Southern areeaters declare that 1t should go further
SoutiLat the Cent, al Sewari's route, &c. so,
Ward L. Burnett bas transmitted a. Presdeat Buchanan
important and very interesting letters in which he state
that rich pacers have been discovered in Kansas, the
gold being Of the best quality. News from Arizona has
also reached the Department that miners leaving Cali
orna IN grea, numbersto oe gold on the western portion
style OF fashion here and attracts COO
siderable attention on PENNSYLVANIA avenue. 1t IL called
the CLONES coat and patterned that by the
trainer Of Heenan-vz, the great prize fighter, Aaron
Jones The time not very far or when Broadway dan
dies will don their Tagians and don the Clones coat"
Who would have thought that fancy gentlemen would
get into such rage about coat patterned after man
known as a shoulder hitterf The STYLE however, 10
very becoming 10 persons over eight inches in
height, nasmuch the skirt comes midway between tho
George Prentice lectures at the Smithsonian Instta
ton next week.
Mrs Julia Deane Hayne is drawing full houses at our
theatre.
Congress adjourned to-day until JANUARY a. Before
adjourned member offered resolution las buresqua
on resolution offered by Douglas democrat Of little
iDpor providing for tax OF three per pound
all the beesteak sold in Washington THIS Is specimea
Of the wit ~ OF some Of the members.
About half Of the members ony will so to their re-
spectve homes during the holidays.
WASHINGTON Dec. "a, 1858.
A Neo Pacific Railroad .Schemc-7ae Nerican Control
Railyoad-AI Line from tie Rio Grande 10 Aasaian--
Vie,cs Of the Projectors &C., DC
Within few days past copies of small pamphlets
have been quietly handed round here showing there
is route through Mexico 10 the Pacific by which the
vexcd question Of ineroceanc railway may settled
without trenchng upon tho treasury the public lands
the constitution This pamphlet has been prepared by
gentleman favoraby known q civil engineer and
explorer Of new countries.
few intelligent and far seeing men have been for
years engaged maturing their plans the Of
this project They have secured favorable grant from
Mexico giving exclusive right of way for ninety
years, perpetual possession, exemption from duties
their materials, and free transit for all freight and pas
sengers Texas has given charter portion Of The
transit east Of the Rio Grande with valuable privileges
the terminus Arkansas Bay These privileges with
usual grant Of sixteen sections OF land per mile
charter very valuable in ITSELF apar from its leutty
with the inter oceanic transit. These two psnies-
Texan and Mexic,n-are operating and prep,f ng
to present the whole SUBJ, ct to capitalists proper
shape AS most OF the .anst through Mexico tim
men might fear to invest IN il without gui
Of security besides their right and their power
Such guarantee Is now sought from governmeLt
in accordance with its avowed policy This obtained the
combined COMPANIES will proceed promptly to the cxecu
The particulars Of the project contained the fol
lowing synopsis OF the pamphlet above referred toE
line be drawn on the globe from New York tangent
Gulf OF Mexico and prolonged each way, Will cut the
Pacific coast near Mazatan. and passing the Society
Islands, viii strike Australia near Mebourne whilst In
the other direction, passes Boston, through New
foundland and strikes the western coast OF Europe Upon
lines contiguous 10 this line may be
OF the worlds commerce than upon other possible
route between the Pacific and Atlantic But
route IS especially important in reference
try. II runs from the extreme northeast to the
southwest Of the Atlantic Saes uniting the factories Of
the North with the cotton folds OF the South, and both
with the gold silver mines Of Mexco whist the aos
inhabtabIc region Of the Rocky Mountains also by
IL conveniently connected with our Pa idc slope From
Portland in Maine to New Orleans, by prox'rN-
10 the direct lne connected line Of railroads
completed. Various roads from the Atlantic coast from
the great lakes, and from the chief cities the valley 81
the Mississippi tending towards the south west, and
find their natural conjunction Houston Texas whence
road now under construction towards the Rio Granie
This the shortest possible railroad from all tho
commercial cities Of the Atlantic the Gulf and the great
valley 10 the Pacific coast IL h Also believed 10 be- the
only feasible railway 10 the PAcinc il Is the onty ono
that can Dc built BY private capital alone presents the
distinguishing Characteristic Of being the fsrhs-t
that short transit Of the found aud the
fsrthcss south that continuous railway be had from
the Pacinc 10 connect with present systcm
also offers TO trade the option OF rapid motion BY railroad
for long distances, the slower cheaper motion py
water except for the short distance from By
the one side, 70 Mazatan the other THIS transit
will not exceed seven hundred miles. good harbor may
be had at Aransss Ray, moderate cost and IL 10 the
frthest south that Is possible good hsrbor on
the west coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico Tue route tnenc. so
the Pacific, Nazatan, is exceedingly f1vor able for
railway Ne ascent "a the table ianf l. gradual and
presents no engineering difficulties. Natural gaps al rd
easy passage through the ans Tue table ant A.
fords smooth and level way 20 the western sloDe Gown
which The route uesccnds, IN a broad. smooth valley 70
the bench along the Pacific The RIO Granite ~ the
only stream OF any magnitude 90 be bridget Food, IL.
Dor and materials abundant 81 the route.
The climate ~ mild aud salubrogs Toe road msy be
butt and worked as ch.aply any road q equal length
anywhere on this continent II ii estimated that nraa
millions OF dollars viii OF slugle tracx
from port TO port with all necessary appliances sue.
second track with the appropriate OF machnery
zaan ss now contemplated the for prs
seneefs from New York 70 MAINTAIN will excee' ave
days and thence 10 San Francisco he time ~ siesmhp
four days Bot when California shall have made a raj.
road from san Francisco Ia the mouth q the Colorado,
steamers may run from Nazasn 10 the head of the CUT
q California 10 two days, aud thence the mails
| By railroad 10 san Francisco in day, making got
days from New York 10 San Francisco The pass from
England TO Australia, by this route also will ten days
shorter than by Panama.
Interesting from Mexico.