Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-01
vol. v
Thc Erie Railroad scheme.


ton Of delegates at Ithaca, relative to what is called
the New York and Erie Railroad. We have on seve-
raj previous occasions pointed out the advantages
that woald attend the constrs ction of railroad from
this city to Albany, and thence in continuous me
TO lake Erie; and how completely it wonla super
sede the project of running line oil railroad hence
to lake Erie through the southern tier OF counties.
And, Notwithstanding the numerous hne speeches.
and splendid statements that Will be made TO-DAY,
and the exhibition Of Autographed plans Tor reaiiz
ing large fortunes the idea of constructing rail-
road hence 10 lake Erie TO avoid Albany, the most
wild and visionary that entered the brain OF
any one railroad TO the lake, through the soath-
ern tier Of counties will not be of the least adVan-
tage to this city, TO the state generally but on
the contrary viii prove useless and enormous ex-
pense. The route chosen is a bad one; the western
termination is a bad one and the entire project is
bad one.
But rail road hence to Albany, and thence to
Buffalo, wosli be attended with incalculable advan-
tages, and mist very shortly be carried into effect
notwithstanding all the efforts Of clique Of desperate
speculators 70 prevent it. Two-thirds of this line,
be it remembered, are already completed; aud when
once the entire line is finished, shall hear no
more of the evils sulting from the close of navga-
ton. All the rich produce Of the northern and wes-
tern countless and those abutting the river, can
then be brought market with as much facility
in the winter as in the summer. Besides this, Of
itself invaluable advantage, there are many others
which we have not space to-day to point out, but
which will strike every disinterested and consde-
rate cit zen after very little reflection the merits
Of the subject
OF how mach more importance, then, is It that the
public should take up and complete railroad, area-
DIV nearly finished, and fraught with such numerous
visi rro
scarcely vet conceived and only calculated to be
dead weight and sinking fund to the community at
large, without ono redecming quality or advantage.
If the railroad from this city to Albany be not soon
taken M and completed, shall all the produce
and traffic from the northern and western tier of coun-
ties carried to Boston, which will thereafter be the
sea port for the richest produce of the State OF New
York AID this i rendered more feasible and pro-
bable from the fact that line of steamers will in
year or two run regularly from Boston to England,
by way Of Halifax.
Under these circumstances, Is IT not strange
that two dozen respectable firms in this city shosld
be found willing to put their names to the call OF a
meeting 10 forward the project called the Ere Rail-
roadl" And why is this will be asked by those So
Der, right thinking citizens not in the secret 1t is
because &c tain persons interested in the Bank Of
Commerce Of this city, also interested in the
stock Of the projected NewYork and Erie Railroad,
and this clique Of heartless spectators, compel
certain portion of the mercantile interest Of this city
to sustain and the project, by controlling
their discounts the Bank in proportion sup
port or opposition to the measure IL IS time, there
FORE that the independent citizens OF New-York,
should themselves call public meeting, and take
prompt and efficient measures TO establish road
that could be finished in two years at the farihest
that would be profitable 10 ALL and fraught with such
universal advantages to the community at large
Let a public meeting be called at once
AMERICAN SrArUARy.-We saw, at the Apollo
Gallery the other day, bust Of Philip Hone, Just
taken By Clavenger, the young sculptor from Gin
ciunat IL is marked, peculiar, and striking like
ness Of the orgina-with great aud extraordinary
merit as a work Of art The young artist has thrown
into the features Of Mr. H. great Teal more intellect
nal expression than ever saw the original breathe
forth in Wall street or at the dinner table Every
lineament Of the face is perfect. In the build
ing we happened to bust by Stout and we could
not help comparing the peculiar style Of the two
artists Stout, Of New York, and Clavenger, Of Gin
cinnati with great talents in sculpture, are yet diff
ferent in their peculiar lines. Stouts style is the
high ideal heroc--a particular example Is seen IN his
beautiful statue Of Victoria, in which some slight
blemshes are overborne by originality and boldness
Clavenger's STYLE Ear can Judge from bust.
is chase correct, finished, ut stopping short OF the
da.hing and ideal. Botn young men Of extraor-
binary genius, full Of that enthusiasm and love Of
the art which are necessary TO reach cmnence We
have never seen any Of the works of Greenough or
Powers, and only Judge Of them from descriP-
tIon-but Of the future fame Of Stout and Clavengcr,
there can be doubt. Stout has already been IN
Italy-Clavenger is on his way there.
THE ExpREss Mail sToPPEp.-The great south
ern mail is hereafter to be transported from New
Orleans to New York in nine days and in conse-
ouence the Express Mail between Augusta, Geo and
Mobile-and the branch between Montgomery, Ala.
and Nashville Te. will running this day. This
is what we have wished for long time. There was
never a greater pest than this same soi.dsuant Ex-
press Mail.
As-Although Alderman Purdy did not succeed in
his motion 10 suspend the ordinance against letting
off souhs in the streets on the 18th July, IL Is under
stood that no convictions will take place under the
act; and our merry yankee boys need no longer be
afraid to lay in their store Of rockets, wheels, and
BenCola lights, for that important day. we under
stand that orthosc prepared by Ashley, Of Front
street are actually inteaded to shame the mosn IN
her coarse and pale the stars from their spheres