The herald., 1837-01-24


vehicles dawn yhorsss point hat difficulty could exist
passing grades severity with locomotive engines
Mr. pocesded To point the Of securing
IN the early seng between the Of New York and the
populous valleys of the Ohio called hs atten
ton OF the meeting the wh he deemed all important,
that the head OF navigation ofhose forming the commercial
Key ofthat whole region Of actually lay limits
in the couaty Of the very line Of
the proposed road He confident he said Judging his
own want acquaintance until recent period with thatm
poant features the enepze that fellow ci,zsns were
thoroughly Of the capacity and value that strt am He
read to the meeting interesting letter the sukect from
Judge Chamberlain Of county which printed
under the direction Of the Senate Of his State while loan law
under consideration and he showed om ths facts
fJrt when the Rail Road shall be completed from the Hud
that river the merchandise Of Ibis city be down
the valley the Ohio before the sih Of March, earlier
than the opening the Pennsylvania Canal and neatly weeks
before the opening of tina Erie Ganal.
Mr. added that he fully satisfied, from the general char
ofthe country and grades Of the hst coud
cheay constructed and poaby usedhat the large popua
which il would accommodate aid Lch rapidly
would afford lucrative revcue In the transportation 10th of
property and that such steadily
with the growth of the country and The deveopemmsnt of s re-
s,urces,
In conclusion Mr. g. described the struggle which now exh
bted Of four important Atlantic States Virgta through the
James River and Kanawha Canals and Rail Road by
the Baltimore Obi, Raj Road by her Roads
and Canals and lastly York with the proposed Raj Road
all striving win the rich ofhe Western trade And
ey appealed to his fellow cens forward and
BY all tho means their hasten he completion
in which heir ascendsncy prosperity
deeply involved te.a
He the eore, submitted the following resolution which waS
passed unanimously
Resolved That the completion New York and Erie
Rail Roads, the opinion of meeting sect the high
est importance both to the al city
with tho interiors and that meeting entertans the
confidence feasibility of the re-
relied for annual dividends while work is in progress
and the and value of the stock when the shall
be in operation
Mr Geo. G ts,oo'd succeeded Mr.. Stevens. M
Mr. said the time had when necessary for
the cit zens York determine whether work, such as
they heard described and OF which the Importance
pey could overae should he urged rapid compile
tion suffered uish and diens the question: and
the decision Of this citing depended whether Sc enterprise
should succeed fail He could not doubt the
that made Pride patriotism, interest," a combined
10 induce us to Already by lrosd in
TO Erie the Lake. aiming strike very pcnt we
are tending and shall sit still and let ivaan honorable
and rival indcodtske from the Mature art
enterprise and skill had given the ascendency; habor 10
mich the world pseated superior appoachabe all times
that 10 added Mr., r,G-wheH pilots to be ound-hc fnem
shps the world he best sailors he verify believed
enterprise gave the lead and lead nothing could take away
from u.s. if we only alive interests. The work
under consideration appealed all those The mer
chant householder to the professional the ship
buidar-nay carman sailor isger or Iaboser
with the city, who would not be benefit
TED either OF work. the in the value
o pro erty extension of business by tins opening 70
the And to insure these most desirable results what was
asked subscription 1axnh in equal four years. Of
twelve hundredtho not four dollan head for our
population annually for IN Can here be that th,v
re this very title compaiW with the and means of
| the CITY, would be fosthcomingl
concudedbv saying that evidence he did net recon-
mend Others what he not prepared 10 aid In hmseIc h
would state that ia kchaf OF himself ends with wh
no eonsued fone million subscribed by the e.ens At
Arge hescod take the remaining hundred oussnS do-
| ars He believed it would be excellent investment
He therefore, submitted the following resolution which wa.
! unanin0usly adOutedi .n eNt~#+
Resolved That of the enterprises of ohe, stat,.
ts community loudly called Efforts Dsessarv
10 vgsoas prosesu and rapid accomplishment of this uud
taking BY means which the csriest most speedy cov
ncaton established between this City the vast an
nous Valleys Of the Ohio and and On tho
| borders IL the wesier and 40; th western Lakes
On motion Of Mr. Robert wa
Rssowd Thstth entire population of i. city, from rs poo
the and mn
hsns, land and s;l
deeply the comps this work a. neaivr S
and abundant supplies from the inco-of
fuel l.sr. and her articles of consumption Al Il. -.
specially dnins the by s,ch s.,,l.
renewed from day To day the ofvns will be
diminished and tse health comfort and prosperity Of All
| citizens essentially promoted.
II beng tbs meeting that Osdoa now cf the
State d Illinois and lately OF Delaware IN State was
present. aud that he had actively advocated the Loaa Law a.
member Of ASSEMBLY from that county the sf
the calofihc meeting madea sitoo of H.
nature and Of the products which Southern o~ne
would afford for the psed read end nsrc,
oil the iumbeF which
sco,sa of The STATE throughout the whse valley of ths
| s.si pi.
proceeded further advert rapid Improvement .ow
taking plscs throughout the whole oe the In
sctins rail roads destined 10 tributary the one updcy ann
aeracn and extend the line Of no % the ~
portions those fertile and rapidly peopns regions Of the
all Of whom said Mr. o. looking eager eyes ts
the York and Efe Rail Roak and prepared Il At eat
and extend to s projection supporers the rsht
| hand Of fellowship
General Tabnsdgs felt quite that the Comespy
would be Immediately ms, for he placed the reliance spsn
which had been made and the ability Of this
city afford the requisite aid and moreover well se-
sned with the value oftbe Southern tier Of counties He would
remind meeting Of which he himself waness
of York made application to ths General
for assistance
appeared tho mind yeeop
pronounced them he hundred vears sdrsnc< s
hefnss application and the ssfassl account os ~
character being deemed chmcrso actually pstraas ~
credit this state and pspone the accomplishment sf her syeat
designs until taking and relying hs own enerriss
yesk unaded carried into execution her greet sy-
ofIaeraa her credit 10 the hiehe Il
pon, sbrd and and respns fun cf rcy and
prospey Similar results, said Gen. r. win assurvdy Allow T
ths New Ys and Erie Rail Read shall
whom the appeal nadeand thus another will be sde
bright piles nj what he accomplished people besa
with henthul and fertile seand wi their fsculis developed
strengthened BY gcuesa education By free Political
'ucps he would, therefore, the foIIowins esou'on, wAsh
was unanimously adopted #HNt
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