Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-22
MORNING HERALD.
New York, wednesday, July aa, ysio.


have translated and compiled with great care, from
general statement of the Cuba trade for 1853, re-
pared by order of Count villauueva Superintendent
General of the Finance department Of Cuba. These
tables are now first published, and will be found
highly interesting and instructive at the present
juncture. They present . strong contrast between
the pros perty Of the Spanish and the
desoiation Of the other West India Islands, as well
a. Of the United States.
Wall street Press, and the Albany Railroad
The Wall street editors are worse than Esau
He sold his birhright for of Pottage, but then
he was faint and hungry, and his conduct admits 81
excuse or palliation; but they would sell not
only their birhright but the interests of the city
and state, and themselves, body and brooches, for
dinner and as much line as they can drink. The
Courier is out in favor Of the Housatonic route for
railroad communication with Albany, when every
who knows any thing on the subject is aware OF
the utter impraoticabity of that route TO compete
with the Boston road because the editor was feast
ed by the Bridgeport people, and treated with civil
lily by the inhabitants along the line. FROM New
York to Albany, by the way of Bridgeport, the dis
lance is greater than from Boston Albany; and no
COMMUNICATION, where it is partly by water and
partly by railroad, can compete with entire rail
road, every thing else being equal.
All parties concur in their estimate OF the mpor-
lance of a railroad to Albany but the suggestions OF
the Courier, and presume they will be adopted
by the Comme rcia Col. Stone has Partaken of the
Inequalities of those interested in the Connecticut
road would efectually prevent the opening of this
communication. The Courier recommends that our
capitalists invest their funds in the Housatonic
tension, with a view to the early completion OF a
road to Albany, in order prevent the threatened
d;y.rs;op of our trade ia Roston admitting at the
same time that direct line of railroad must event
ually be constructed between the two cities, a
permanent work, and to do the regular business.
Can any thing be unfair, more jesuitcal, more
injurious to the interests of the city and sate Sup
pose our capitalists should embark in this enterprise,
and their means should be expended In building
road from New Milford through the Housatonic
valley up TO the Masac husetts line and from thence
10 intersect the Western railway is it not perfectly
apparent that il would retard the construction Of
direct road for years, if not effectualy defeat 1t
The two lines parallel for more than sixty miles,
and from fifteen miles apart; and the business
could be sufficient to support BOTH in the best of
times. If the Albany road should ever be built,
the ether would to be employ ed, for it could
not pay expenses.
The construction of the Housatonic road would
be of immense advantage to Bridgeport, and the
north western portion of the State Of Connecticut,
but it could never be of any direct benefit TO this
city. The route is too circuitous, and We should,
OF course, be unable to control the road. If the
citizens of Bridgeport Will unite with us, and in
stead of extending their road through the Housa-
tonic valley, assist in building the New York and
Alban, from the Hudson and Berkshire road through
Columbia county and the upper part of Dutchess,
and then make at Bulls bridge, to inter-
sect their road, they will, in the frstspace make
good investment oftheir money, secure permanently
all the freight and travel that would naturally go
that point, and be able to monoPolize the entire
trade until the lower section Of the Albany road
shall be completed.