The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-26

tary Road from New York 10 Wash,
tngt0n.
BY recent intelligence from Washington
we perceive that some of our lawmakers
as well as the Executive, are evidently
alive to the fact that in the present age war IL
simr' question Of transportation. Nicholas
an exander, Empsrors of Russia, found that
Y ne case in 1916; for had there been a
way from Moscow to the Crmea all the
armies of Western Europe could never have
driven the Cossack from the stronghold of Sc
bastopol.
| The President, in his Message, recommend
ed Congress, as a military and commercial ne
cessity to construct railway at once from
some point in Kentucky, through Eastern Ten
nessee, to connection with the railroads Of
Western North Carolina for the purpose of ma
tlonal military road. By Geographic intelligence
which we published yesterday from Washington
we ind that the committees OF Congress to
whom was referred that portion Of the Pre-
sident's Message have under consideration
plan for the connection by railroad of the great
centres OF She railroad systems Of the North and
South. This plan meets the approval of the
President, to whom it has been suggested by
General Leslie Combs, of Kentucky II con-
templates the connection by direct railroad,
OF Chattanooga, Tenn, with Louisville, KY, and
CINCINNATI. To complete this connection it
would be necessary to construct about tvo
sandrcd and twenty miles Of railroad over a
practicable route The surveys and estimates
have already been made by competent en-.
glneefss Chattanooga isr The great railroad
centre Of the South. 1t is the point Of CONVEX
gence fer railroads already constructed from all
the prIDepai cities on The lever Mississippi the
Gulf of Mexico and the Southern Atlantic. AS
a straIegieAi point ii is OF im,acnse Importance
There is fd the immediate ue:ghboshood an
abundance ef'ccai, iron and cooper The whole
OF the Southern railroad system has TIE same
gsige, and thseytension of it TO the Ohi,pr iYer,
wIshin loyal State. would enable the govern
mcft at any ti:'e TO bring to the peint of distri-
button whatey5r military force should be re-
CURED, This. il highly important bat there
is another railrssd ppsiect that is no less in
seresting and deserves the attention osTcong4ess
aud the whole countey.
The Secretary OF Var, IN his repori, .prssseai
lren Congress the necessity of more railway
communication between Washington ana 3alsi-
nioso, and branch road fsom the NavrYard
thransh Washington SlGeorgetown, and oy-ross
the 'ssomae TO Il Junction with the Orangs AMI
Alc'sgnaria Railroad The hand of the neco
is apparent in these ssrt-
gestioas to create facilities faw military trzah-
portatf3o while haT continent has TO be os,,4.
guercd sy an army oil 7Na,0ac men, In adsi-,
lion to 5hosg executive Recommendations. dr..
srent members Of Congress have walked up %
the imposssnoe Of a decortaua reputable road |
Iism the political capita sts tsse commercials /
CAPITAL OF he Ration.
NrgYan Wgsk, Of New Y6pk, and Mr.. Wash /
batae, OF Illinois, cacf gsHe notice on,s
tue first dag az the seas oa9 ID bills for the,>E
consirnctionef mil itary sna posi- road from ,
Washington. mtse District efeC$hsmbia to the
city 'bf New Eou's.'' This Is te,ina the bull by
the horns, &nd we are eoYvait the country
VIII saStain Siam in successful effort
10 . 'essabiiss an urgcntys densandetl ma
tiona work. Ter all important news and
correspondence raoIsiring des-
PATCH, VIC isolated rom. isashin gton,
md ne neutrality-suspicious. upoaslsislegral III. as
i tina Rocky Mountains reared thciueslpwy. crests
Between the two places. Extc ct'innesnmr Mica
ions when, delay is OF no cons aeTispss wei night
IS yeil 10 YTithcat any mail sss neeaa all ami
N transportation and comm ssiab ranic Our
ard rosso 80 Washington is dead Astter
Year aftsr year millions unon ,aiilons have
Jocn appropriated to erect gprgaess and ostly
t.,il. ~ Ma IT
yet Tow nsOst pablic purposes. ae capt. al is
veil nigh inaccessible. With the Poi onlac
olooka{tesjlsy he rebels ne -autcass com NUM-
cation With the Northeast 4arqx',ieh II pound
o.s!rei.sht cen hc sent, exceat in. snail pack
ages b. HE luggage crates Of The cypress ompa-
nies; nS,Areet railroad TO i edaFiGs or u ayers
Town, nd the Baltimore and Chic Railroad torn
up, thscountry i put to ne astensc OF mil
lions svrry moa5h in e0or lous- ana increased
pricei-tOr supsAkes III extra Faqana ireights auda
ii acBasal losses by rebel oaptaras on the poto
mac a. teY days since. va. reported TIA
capsare Of two vessels thc rebci steame
Pasa, loaded with storss and coal for the pa i
ve@ment. Baltimore sd. Philadelphia, as1a
ths.cailrosst companies taldng the richet,y cas-
cssq.s, wish a single track, osllcd by court fsg
railways, viii never ifrest ore dollar to siNe
us-a better line OF communication so lone ~
they caa grow TAT al khe expense Of passeUetFs
who must buy dinners. ana suppers o. slsa
starye while subjceaedto Inc viilanous quorau-
tine III two or iiGse hours in the onc.sorse
toysas on the greaa repte between the Moth md
tho South.
The actual average time for PASSENGER and
mails between Mex YORK and Washington
hundred and fostg miscs-is at leas. thimeen
hours. Compars,.this 10 the railway cne tables
running from he capitals Of European ceun-
tries. A palsiiGl case may be given Ia the
Great Westcri Railway, running cat OF Loadon
to the west--to Bristol. Plymouth ard Exeter
| the same rs Lhis line Of communication runs
west from New York. There an eypress train
runs every day at the rate Of sixty miles an
| hour. Thetrains reach BristoA--one hundred and
twenty nliles--in two hours and quarter, in