Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-02

to be hoped that these gentlemen will forego any
such EFFORT at the present time. The bfn may not
be perfect, but il Is good enough TO command the
support Of large majority Of the friends Of
Pacific Railroad Under these circumstances we
hope the minority will yield their scruples and
unite In the effort to pass the bill as il is. To
almost certain death, because In the latter body
two-thirds vote will be required to take IL up
again, End that cannot be had. The enemies Of
the bill in the Senate understand this full well
and will lend all their forces TO the adoption Of
any and all amendments, matter what their
character, simply because that Is the easiest way
to defeat altogether measure near the hearts
OF the great mass OF the people. Some OF the
Dsunionists will be stimulated to still more
active hostility, because they know that the bill
Is UnioS measure, and that Its enactment will
tend to add TO the difficulty of destroying the
Government. No wise man from the free states,
surely. Will, for light reasons, for slight objec-
tions to the pending BILL contribute ever so unin-
tentionally to the success Of the enemies Of the
Pacific Railroad and Of the Union.
There is another practical consideration which
should not be lost sight Of by Northern men. IL
Is the interest Of the Disunionsts to prevent the
passage Of the two road bill for as MANY wears as
possible Despite their assertions they have seri-
Gus doubts of their ability to break up the Gov
eminent at this time; but they will not give up
me struggle. Let perfect peace be proclaimed
throughout all the land to morrow, and the con-
spirators Of the South will merely await another
opportunity for plunging the Cotton States into
revolution; In the event Of disunon, the South
GIN S""coetoCt "ouiu posstss al Immense dQ-
vantage by having control of a line Of railroad
communication with the PacIfc-especially II
they had the only line. They foresee this, and
are anxious to secure an advantage which would
go far towards giving them control of the Pacific
states and OF the commerce OF the Pacific Ocean
In that anticipated time when the South is to be
a commercial nation, as the secession leaders an
tcipate.
Pass the pending Railroad bill, thus bringing
the two sections into competition now, and the
superiority Of Northern capital and enterprise is
likely to secure the first connection with the Pa
chic by rail via the Central route. But how stands
the case If the bill is defeated! The Texas Pa
cihc Railroad Company, with the aid OF very
liberal grants Of land from the Legislature of that
State, is slowly but surely pushing on its work
towards FL Paso. Suppress competition with 1t
two or three years more, and they will have eX-
tended their work so far that they can defy CON-
petition under just such bill as that now pend
Ing in the Senate. 1t seems to us, therefore the
height Of folly for any Northern man 10 throw the
slightest obstruction in the way of the pending
measure. The friends Of Southern Pacific Rail-
road can well afford to have 1t defeated but no
friend OF Northern or Central route can contri-
butte, directly or Indirectly, to such result with
out mourning serious esponsibilty.-N Y Times