The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-04
View York and Albany Rsilroad---Tht
Course orthe sCourIer and Enquirer"

This is a circumstance that calls for some COM
ment.
Regularly every month, for the last six years, and
almost every week, the "New York Herald" has
been calling the attention of the people OF this city
| TO the great Importance of railroad direct from
! New York to Albany; and pointing out the immense
advantages that would result to every class of our
citizens from the construction of such road 4,
and the great loss and Disadvantages that must Of
necessity this city and all its inhabitants,
| should railroad be completed between Boston aud
Albany, before we had constructed one from the
| latter place to New York. Just as regularly, and
with as much vchemence as il was capable OF using,
| has the "Courer Il Enquirer assailed all the pro-
Its for the construction ola railroad direct from this
! city to Albany, -opposed all such plans by every
means in lis power, ridicued the idea that such a
railroad would evet pay interest its cost, and that
| any profit resulting from the entirely out
| of the question between this and the day OF judge
meat
| Up TO this time the whole of the energies of the
| "Courier' and It's parti2ans have been expended
on the New York and Erie abroad, which,
though it will be valuable when completed, will re-
| qure two years of time and very large amount OF
money TO finish The cause of the present change
in the veiws of the Courier" is not difficult to I'M
derstand, if we carefully read the article in yester
| days paper, in which its views Swallowed forth
1t is evident lhroug hout that article that it was writ
ten at the instigation Of some one connected with
the New York and Erie Railroad and that the whole
| OF its arguments are intended to operate in favor OF
a railroad from Albany to Piermont or Goshen,
| there to connect with the New York and Erie Rail
| road
Now let Us look, for few moments, at the state
| OF things connected with all these matters. II Is
now decided, that railroad must be constructed
without the least delay, direct between this city and
Albany. The only question is, how is it to be done,
and which side of the river is it to be done p
This railroad TO be useful, and permanently valua
bic TO this city, should be continuous from city TO
cityno part railroad and part steamboat. 1t should
run through this State entirely, il possiblcno part
y through the State of New York and partly through
that of New Jersey. 1t is, therefore, nonsenscal to
talk about abandoning the plan originally proposed,
for line of railroad direct from New York to Alba
n.y. through Westminster, Putnam, Dutchess and
Columbia Counties and to substitute, therefor. a
railroad from Albany to Picrmon,, and steamboat
from Piermont here. To say nothing OF the trouble,
tediousness, and confusion arising from the change
of conveyances on the line, there is the insurmount-
able fact that, during part of the winter steamboat
true that this difficulty might be got over by con-
structing a branch from Piermont to Jersey City
But even in this CASE there will be delay upon de.
lay the Legislature of New Jersey must be applied
to- and also, the legislature of New Y ork again. for
the small space that would have to be constructed
between Plermont and the New Jersey State line
And thus delays, and difficulties nnumerable will
arise and two years will elapse before this would be
yied outa md all ms he car.
rying of our trade
These are the points that are TO be kept in view
If the inhabitants of that section of the country
think proper to commence Immediately, the con-
struction of a railroad from Albany to Goshen, let
them do it. There can be no objection to their
making such a railroad their own hook. But
the energies and means Of the State, or this city,
must not be wasted on that pan-or a, least until we
have a railroad direct from here TO Albany, on the
east side of the river. The " Courier says in this
connection
"We cannot but graduate citizens tina. all the
proposed attempts to construct ordinary, every day
Rail Road between this city and Albany, have sig.
nay failed and we indulge the hope that capital.
lists will continue to turn deaf ear to every appeal for
aid long there exists doubt OF the character OF the
Road intendedto be constructed"
Now IL this the language that an Influential Jour
nal ought TO hold in relation TO project of such vi
tai importance TO this city, There has been
doubt OF the character of the road that was TO be
constructed between this city and Albany on the
east side of the Hudson. 1t was to be built in the
best and mos. substantial manner that could be en-
ployed and will be built, and that too, trust,
before the expiration of one year. 1t be built
IN year, and trust that all our citizens will be-
| stir themselves in the matter
| We have Just begun the race in the year lSi2 let
not let it close, without having this railroad
completed. Oft importance to this city volume
| might be written. Let il be remembered that the
| Boston and Albany railroad is now in full operation.
That every day, produce is fading its way to a mar
ket in Boston, that ought legi,imaely 10 find mar
ket here. That as the spring advances and the ca
nal opens, this trade will be Increased ten, twenty
aye, hundred fold. That the associations formed
between the merchants of Boston, Albany SYRIA
cuse, Schenectady, Auburn, Rochester, &c. during
this winter, Will be strengthed and increased during
the summer. And that the efec, of all this will be
loss of millions Of dollars TO this city, before we can
possibly complete our rail road although we use all
imaginable despatch
These are but few of the points that might be
advanced in order to the people of this city TO
a sense Of their duty in this matter Every class of
our citizens are Interested in this railroad. Trade
of every kind will greatly increase here when it is
finished whilst it will rapidly decline until that pc
| Rod We shall then no longer have the fuciua-
tons aud increase in the price of beef, flour, wood,
ard all descriptions of provisions in fuel tina, we
now have during four months every winter this
interests the poor particularly. On the other hand
the value Of real estate will increase and thus the
nch viii reap an advantage. In short, all classes
the merchant, the landholder, the landlord, the me.
chanic, even the poorest man in the community
VIII be benefited
Ind II this WI not SIR the people Of this city tc
action, In the matter, We know not what will
LrGIsr ATURE OF New NoRK This venerable
body meets to-day ~ Albany, and more important