New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-07
RoUrs,s Fon i pAcarlc RAILROAD.

a. writer III tie New York Evening Post, referr-
iag to the fact that al the political parties now
contestng the election Of President are pledged to
the grand enterprise Of railroad 10 tie Pacific,
proceeds to discuss Che various routes thas nave
been proposed for thal purpose, and comes to the
sensible conclusion that what i called the South
ern route is in every respect the best one. When
We reflect that tile writer Is Northern man, and
that he Journal which Ne makes tie orgsa Of his
communication Il IN the interest Of the sectional Re-
publican parts Of the North, ths becoHses q very
siaaifean, circumstance. II shows-wilat we apa
glad to believe is true d MANY others besides TIE
writer to Nha1a We rsfeF Thar there are Northern
men superior to miserable sectional preju1iees,
who can appreciate the fact that whatever is just
and proper is nsne 5e less So because it may nap
pen to srReftain to the Southern section of Che
Union.
Far the purpose of aiseovetdag the best route
for q railroad to the Pacific, Congress Mas made
appropriations, from time to time, amounting IN
tie aggregate 70 over three hundred thousand del
lars This was for Inc typographical work alone
but large additional sum was expended in print
ing the reports, in engraving and ltRographing.
at great expense. all the information required to
enable any one to form correct opinion inregard
people and The reports, made by the regular to-
biographical engineers Of the army, may be relied
upon for their accuracy and correctness. 1t is
only necessary for any impartial and disinterested
man, North or South, to examine them thoroughly
to be satisfied that the Southern route as it is
called is inconestably the best that has been pro
posed.
such IS tle conclusion arrived at BY This writer,
p. - f3s4s... II.
Of the 1--WE routes as derived from the official re-
ports. In distance, in cost, in expense Of main
teHanee and operation, and in the productive ca
pacity Of the country through which il passes, the
Southern route possesses special advantages over
all The Others that have been surveyed. So far as
cost is concerned, we have the authority Of Capt.
McClean1s report, that the Southern route, after
making liberal allowances for all probable items
Of expenditure, would not exceed forty-iiye thou
sazsd dollars per mile, while the cost per milo of
road upon the ether routes ranges from ittysix up
to eightysnine thousand
These facts are well understood By the Southern
people, aud yetin spiritof concession and ber-
ality, the Southern advocates of this enterprise are
willing that the North Shall have its connection
with the Pacific also, stipuatng only that our own
superior claims be not overlooked. Congress
ordered surveys 70 pc made, % discover the eeap-
est and most practicable route TT1ese surveys
show beyond all poeasilitJs of dispute, that the
Southern routes the best. And. consequently,
We might psil claim that the faith Of Congress is
pledaeito the Southern route, and the Southern
route alone. whenever tic aid Of the Federal
Government is extended. But the South valves
this especial eiaim and asks only strict impartt
ality as between the two sections. She is willing
TO vote for road upon a Northern route, or 10
some point Of junction between the two, upon
condition that her own ronte receive an equal de-
gree Of favor. This IS all. This is Just and an
equitable compromise between The friends Of the
different propositions that Have been presented,
and it IS one that We trust may be agreed upon
early in the next session Of Congress.