Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-14
From our Evening Edition of ycsierday.l
The Next Legislature.


This body has difficult and dangerous task TO per-
form Will it the responsibility OF executing
the high duties devolying upon it! What these
duties! They plain they are inscribed on the suc-
cessful banners of the party just arisen opower The
people in their might have said will trust longer
to that party which call themselves Democrats but
viii give the sceplre Of power into the hands of their
opposers the Wings par excellence We will see whats
shange can effect We the industry Of the State
freed from oil restriction whaerer Such has been the
declaration of the sovereign people Will their new
servants obey? Let their proceedings next winter tel
Let the immediate repeal Of the Usury the Restraining
aud Public Printing laws answer.
II is naxim the truth OF which is evident that how
ever advantageous privileged associations be to the
State their entire absence is enfold more advantage
GUS The interested in associations cannot see the truth
Of this axiom His eyes are bnded,b by his inter-
ests This is natural But the great mass the people
see it, know it and feel it. For eight years past veil
hath been cautiously thrown this great truth by the
leaders Of the late dominant party. The rude hand of
necessity hath torn away. Do you doubt it? Look
al the result of the late election. What makes Ameri-
cans more free than Englishmen? What has tended to
make us stride rapidly up the hill of national and in
divdua prosperity overtakng and passing our forefath
ersl Nothing but greater freedom than our brethren
in the employment Of mind person. money and proper
ty. What then (! Have attained the ne Plus ultra
Of freedom on the-e great points! No. no.
Associations Of wealth to the exclusion OF competition
in any line Of industry whatever operate upon the
tonal prosperity and happiness with fearful degree OF
injury From careful study of the subject, we have
found the injury be in high geometric ratio. That
is if one hundred men are benefited by associatng
themselves together for the purpose of building rail
road from New York to Harlem, fifteen hundred
10 no all & III had .,I
corporaors receive ten thousand dollars year and
above the interest that fair competition would yield
the fifteen hundred injured suffer loss the
tent, They lose sl5OOOo by the operation. they pay
this sum to the corporators for the enjoyment Of
elusive privilege 1t is evident that a proceeding Of
this sort is not public good the extent that is
claimed be. In England the public interest is or
pressed weighed down by privileged associations No
may employ his industry except in few unimpor-
ant instances he pleases BY the legislation that has
prevailed in this State for years past have arrived
at nearly the goal And il carefully investigated,
we shall find that our noble State has been retarded in
its onward progress just in proportion to the restraint
put upon capital and industry, by corrupt and venal
Legislature.
What have the party in the ascendant 70 do! Their
duty is before them. IL they do not perform it, they
will prsve as the Democrats proved, unfaihful and
Book that law which prevents from doing as they
please With their capital the fruits Of their industry II
choose to give so per for the of thousand
dollars for ten DAYS. is the business of any other
man. much less Of a legislature, to interfere and say
shall not Do not t.sse interfering perceive that
i'll need the money pu have it, and that their inter.
dict only drives into another channel for Il Look
the history of Wall street Usury has staked abroad
in open day in that quarter laughing to scorn the pro-
hbtion law Let them repeal tue restraining law, and
empower six or more individuals, upon giving 10 the
state the requisite security, to associate together for
any purposes they may please. The competition en-
gendered By such statute counteracts all the evils
rising from the cunning aud villainy OF men, When the
cry Of vested rights mp to Albany in opposition
to the repeal Of this law and the passage Of throw
ing open the field Of enterprise let new legislatures
fall back upon the rights Of the people middle their duty
manf,lly IL there can be two benks two companies
two privileged associations Of an, kind in the dis
trct or the same state there be fifty, hundred
thousand million Open the door to two open il to ali.
Let capital be as free as air. seek its level The pub-
lie good is advanced by it, though few individuals at
frs, NAV suffer Again, break up the printing monopo-
w. established nj Albany Let the public printing be
disposed Of as is in England. Let be given TO the
lowest bidder who shall give the most ample security,
always having reference the known value OF such
work Let the Legislature ubrogate all laws that sus
taix the Press The press should be freer than air, If
possible. Down with the Albany Argus and its ro,,on
clique The people dctation, no by authority
papers, bound support any party or its doctrines
Will the Legislature do all this'
CoLLgcToR or New YosK.-Wo understand tina
the present collector OF New York will be removed at
the expiration Of his existing term Of Office His sue
cessor will be selected from the faithful. We have
heard the names Of Messrs. vanderpoel Coe, Cam
brclinr, and others mentioned. Any Of them will
do for the short time they expect to hold IT # the
revolution gees through as il has begun.
Apropos Of the collector. There is on anecdote Of
him aiioal, which IL true is highly characteristic. Mr..
Swarwout is well known for his personal courage, as
for his urbapity of manners. He belongs 10 the
school of 1900, in which high feeling courtesy Of
manner quaint abruptness and mental energy were all
combined.
Some time ago, gentleman called upon Mr. ). at
his Offices he was up to his eyes ia papers, business,
and public duties. The gentleman handed him let
ter This letter contained o challenge to Mr.. 8. for
some supposed insult which the latter never drcamt
Of Mr. s. read IL hastily over.