Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-03


potent in its effects upon editors and aldermen
Webb and Stone filled themselves with roast pii
and champagne. a; Bridgeport and along the line
and Webb came home with firm belief that th'
best way TO reach given point, was to take th'
most circuitous roate and Stoae having tasted some
good things up in Columbia end Dutchess, has sens
doubts whether hundred and forty miles OF rail
road all that is necessary 20 open direct commu
nication with Albany, cannot be built easier ane
cheaper than the one hundred AID fifty miles re
qored TO complete the line by the Housatonc val
lev Stone is in that happy state Of betweenity wheI
a bottle of champagne will carry him either way
When he left Bridgeport, that the best raut,
decidedly; and this opinion prevailed with him,
til he had been fully fed in Dutchess Now, having
had taste in beth places, he is like the donkey be
tween two stacks of hay, and thinks the only mode
of reaching Albany safely and expeditiously, is to
construct both roads.
The report of the Committee from the Board OF
Aldermen, of which Mr.. Graham was Chairman,
to have been written under the same neutral
ising influences Both routes equally feasible,
advantageous to the city, and must be completed.
And, also, our penny contemporary, which is open
to all parties and persons, conditioning that they
ready TO pay WELL takes both sides OF the cues
ton, and argues, with its accustomed stupidity, in
favor of both routes lii impossible to account for
the of the Wall street papers, and those that
have followed in their wake, on this subject, any
supposition that does involve their integrity and
independence. They must know that their suyges-
tons are incompatible with the interests of the city
The line of the New York and Albany Road passes
for 40 or 80 miles within the limits ofthe Housatonc
valley, and within from 10 TO miles of the route
through Connecticut The friends of the latter are
hat ~ aofth -,
road even a local work, will be rendered in
a measure valueless. They see that the whole trade
and travel of the Housatonic valley will thereby be
swept away from them to the great main line, be-
tween New York and Albany. 1t is for this reason
that they and their allies of the Massachusetts road
resorting TO every means TO prevent the con-
struction of the New York and Albany Railroad for
it Is with them, IL were, question Of life and
death
Webb has yet to learn, it appears, that the two
lines of railway utterly useless and entirely in
consistent with each other; that the New York and
Albany Railroad will render the other worthless, and
that his friends follow the advice which he
has so heedessy given, of extending their aid to the
latter route, they would probably curse the day
they were induced TO commit so absurd and foolish
act
He is obviously ignorant Of the very superior cha
racter OF the country on the lire Of the New York
and Albany road and is probably ignorant also cfthe
fact, that IN direction can line OF Improvement
be extended from tins city into the INTERIOR which
will have important bearing upon the quality
and price OF vegetables, meats, etc, in the New
York market, the line Of railway passing through
the rich plaiHs Of Westchester, Putnam, Duchess,
and Columbia He tells US that the citizens Of New
York must help to build the Connecticut Road, and
that the State mu build the road from Harlem 10
Albany. The citizens of New York will do no such
thing unless it be here and there solitary instance
Of person as ignorant and easily duped rs him
self
In the little which he says, that can be construed
as at all favorable 10 a railway direct from New
York to Albany, he is careful to make no allusion
TO the New York and Albany Company, as at present
organized. For any thing contained in his commu-
nication the public would not know that such
COMPANY is in existence, and that they had been
earnestly and faithfully engaged in endeavoring 10
effect that which is of such vital importance TO New
York the construction of railway on the shortest,
cheapest and in all respects best route, within the
limits Of the state between New York and Albany.
The exerticns of this company in all respects so
praiseworthy, aud which for a long time has been
struggling against the combined influence and oYpo-
sition Of the companies whose interest Webb is
so zeaousy engaged in advocating, entirely lost
sight Of by him in his srdor TO aid his Connecti-
cut and Massachu setts friends. lie does, indeed,
speak Of the probable extension Of the Harlem Road
TO Albany, forgetting that that company have no
chartered privileges extending to Albany, and that
with reference 20 IT'S forming portion Of the
line such arrangements will never be consented TO
Nv the stockholders Of the New York and Albany
road for the reason that the Harlem road has cost
more than twice what it should have done, or could
be built for this time that the stock is How down
10 one third nearly oiis par value and has been pur
chased BY many OF the present stockholders at near
the present rates.
Upon the whole we hardly know in which Webb
most exee. his Ignorance and stupidity or his self
conceit He mas evidently been imposed upon by
designing men, or by men who are ignorant as
himself
The auestioH NAV now be asked, will the good
people Of New York submit TO their dearest in
terests thus triAed with and sacrificed by one, who
as conductor of public press in their city, Ia.
fourished long upon their patronage, and who Is
bound by the many and strong ties Of gratitude Z,
su,,ain their interests will they sit quietly by
and see their favorite city-its great and growing
commemorative rich rewards Of the industry and en-
tcrprise Of its citizens transferred and placed undo
the control Of rivals, snd still continue to cheris
the actors ia the shameful deed b. whom tina, trans
fer Is endesvored To be Effected
Are they ready at the bidding Of Col webb,
"take from their city treasury" the funds necessar
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