New-York tribune., 1841-11-08
Intcrnnl ImproXemen,.


The Alsany Argss USES paragraph in our arti-
Gle on he Result OF the Election as u text for som
Orphic Sayings in gard TO Internal Improve
ment and the State Credit. We said of the
triumph of our opponents, Their votes mus,
borrow money 10 carry on the Public Works, OF
arrest their construction. Over this rejoice
most heartily We now reiteIate this cxultation
The Loco-F ocos must now take distinct, u;cquivo
cal ground on the subject of Internal Improvement
For years they have fired a, from under cover
They have abused the Wings for simply prose
cutting the construction of Canals which they threw
upon our hands. The Erie Enlargement, the
Gcnessee Valley and the Black River Canal were
each surveyed, authorized and commenced by oui
opponents. The deceptive (and we must bclicv,
derignedy de.eptive) estimates which ,hes,
works were undertaken, were made BY Cana
Commissioners Bouck, Baker, and their Regenc,
colleagues These estimates assured the Peopl,
that the three work, would cost but aboul
$l5, 200, 900, while the contracts of those sam,
Commissioners made shortly after, prove tha
they will cost over $50, 100000.
These works were commenced, and the con.
tracts in good part made, when the Wings came
into power. Have We not met their responsibility
frankly All the change we have made was 10
reduce the cost of the Genesee Valley half IA mil
lion dollars by substituting wooden for stone locks
beyond this, we have followed out the Regency plan
and the Regency estimates. If We have varied
ALL i; has been in saying-lf the Erie Canal is 10
be enlarged, the work sheuld be pressed vigorously
The Canal is chokcd with freight. In Dir,
time is almos, impossible te procure "A suiciencl
Of water pass the boats at locks and keep up III,
long levels. Now il we to have much longe
and more costly Canal, let us make it before th'
trade of the upper Wcst-so vast even in its in
iancy-has worn other channels. Let say L
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, &c. Run your Ca
nails to the Lakes rather than the Rivers; for ",
shall soon have grand highway of Commerc,
completed, which your Produce and YOU,
Goods be hoated at half the present cost
Such has been the opcn, unequivocal, and wis,
policy of the Wings.
Blu, this has been met by the party of the Argu.
with guerilla wariure-a chameleon visase.-
The Legislators OF that party from the North yo,'
for the Black River Extension and the Nor,hcrl
Railroad. and usually opposS every thing clse.-
Those from the Southwest great on En-,
Railroad, but dcnounce expenditures in Other
sections protiisate and needless, while The
oneida', Onandagas, S.necas, and other tribes
the party, fierce for the Erie Enlargement,
hut ckeda ,b.,
ot making improvements in any other portions
the State On the back of all these cemc Messrs
Young aud NJ. Hoffman with their panic Reports
dencuncing all Internal Improvement, as the dcvc,
of popuarity-husting demagogue., aad libel OF
the laws OF God, predicting bankruptcy and rus
threatening Reputation OF the State Debt. ,ne
insisting that the progressing works should :.
stopped and direct tax laid to pay of tie deb,
The Argus and its cabal stand behind all ,hes,
sappcrs and skiImishcrs, heerins each to III,
attack, and We, appearing not avcrse 10 the prose
cution OF any work in particular TO In,erna
Improvement generally. Thus the party ii
each section takes Tho credit of being in favor
the iavoritr measure OF tbn, section, while i, de
claims generally agaiast the prodsality Of Wss
m,nagcmcn, and is appalled, at the increase 0
the State debt.
Have we not right to rejoice tha, This game i,
now blocked '-;ha, those who have ter thre,
years vaguely denounced the Wing, ter doing s
much must NOW speak on; frankly ami tell U,
,cherein have gone ia, and to far, anc
where retrenchnent mus, begin tina, ,hsy car
no longer suit their oracles the local humor OF
Orange and Csyuga, S,eubep and ST. Lawrence 2