The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-01

nave snake OF MS hand, which we certainly ex-
pect to do in the course OF next summer.
Winter is passing off with us. without develop
ing anything, save the common routine Of occur-
rences. Deaths, births and marriages, balls, sol
rees, and lectures various subjects, interspers-
ed with sheriff sales, bankrupts petitions. politics,
religion, Temperance, abolition, etc. etc.
In the bank way, we have little news; that is,
the young monster has received orders from its
mother at Philadelphia. to put its paw upon all re-
newal Of notes, and bring matters to close imme
diately. So we may expect business for the law
yers and sheriff ere long however, matters and
things are not so bad as they might be 4; the hea-
West debts are owed by spectators, and all those
who expected to pay, (that is the trading and work
ing classe) have been reducing their notes at each
renewal for the last three years; and have things in
train to pay up without much sacrifice. In addi-
ton to this, MIR. Peter Benson, the cashier and
agent Of the assgnees, Is q gentleman of the first
water, able fnancier, and philanthropst; and
will, at the time he is using all honorable and
effective means to collect the debts have due re-
gard to mitigation Of the sacrifices he will neces-
sarily cause to be made by those indebted to tho
hank.
The Erie Bank has made another proposition to
the powers at Harrisburg to issue $500, 900 addi-
tisnal "crackee money" the sum required to
complete this end Of tho Pennsylvania Canal. It
has not been accepted as yet.
The weather, for few weeks past, has been A.
mild as May; in fact the whole winter has been so,
with the exception Of an occasional puff from old
Boreas," and a few severe nips from "Jack
Frost" The lake and harber are quite free from
ice, and little nothing to impede the navigation
as it is unusual the ack-tars not disposed to
venture yet awhile.
In speaking Of our navigation, I thought it would
not be amss to say something in regard to the de
structive consequences produced by the "let
alone' policy, pursued by the late administration
Of the General Government (and which appears to
have been contagious, as it is extending itself to
the presently in not carrying out the original design
Of the Engineer Department, in the completion of
our Lake Harbors. When this chain of improve.
meats was commenced. under the supervision Of
the late Maj. L. w. Maurice Of the U. 8 Engineer
Corps, they were intended by him mostly as expert
ments, consequently, the work was constructed of
perishable material, intending. should the develop
ment prove satsfaetory, to rebuild with stone in
permanent manner. Bat instead ofthis, the -essa-
ry appropriations have been withheld, the -, 'erial
on hand, together with the implements and ma
chinery, have been sold of, aud the works suffered
to 20 to destruction from year to year. Why is
this? is it owing to neglect in our members Of
Congress! BY the bye, fear there is something
oft, for since the Withdrawal of the Hon. Elisha
Der Of Congress- and advocate Of our Lake improve
ments, from the National Councils, the apprepra.
tons have been nearly nominal. This should be
looked to. But again, With Of 900 square
miles bordering on, and adjacent to, these lakes,
ing 2,So0, 600 inhabitants who employ a ca.
pital Of $40, 100000, and = commercial marine to
navigate their waters, amounting to 5000 tons of
shipping, including some Of the finest steamers in
he ThA Of
sported east, and prsportionate amount Of msr-
chandise in return. The immense number Of emf
grants who cross these waters, seeking their new
home in the west. to say nothing Of the rapid in
sands ofpassengers aud luggage passing to and fro
say, to look at all this, and certainly we might
expect the fostering hand of Government in this
mstter-mo certainly we need il, for many va
liable lives, and vast amounts Of property are an
nualy lost for the want of suitable harbors to pro-
tect cur shipping-for be it also known that the
storms incident to these lakes arc extremely bois
ferrous, particularly in the fall and spring, at which
times the most business is done; and the enly al
tentative for shipping caught out them in gale,
is to make for harbor ut once, there 10 not suf-
fcient searoom. But alas most of these harbors
are inaccessible, aud it is getting and worse
every year. And yet there is another matter Of
full equal importance, which should not be lost
sight Of at this time. That is, the southern shore
tined ere long to become one Of the greatest manu-.
featuring portions Of the United States. Its salu-
brious slimate-its proximity to the iron and coal
region-its hundreds Of never-failing water privi-
leges-its great facilities for trans porting the pro-
duets of the vales of the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers within its borders by means Of its hume ous
lines of canal and railroadits OF access to the
great agricultural states west; and in Short every
facility and convenience for carrying extern
sve manufacturing business, and supporting the
requisite population.
Then why this niggardy curtailment Of a few
thousand dollars to our harbors as for the scare
hat he ant IL d. all
humbug. Let Congress lay tariff on foreign i'm.
ports and manufactures and raise . fund sufficient
te'compiete all these improvements and ornaments;
and at the same time it will be protecting our home
manufactures, and holding out inducements to the
starving manufacturing population of Great Britain,
to emigrate to this country, where wages good,
provisions plenty, and laws liberal.
The elopement Of Miss Crogan has made quite
stir amongst us; some of her estate lies in this
town and county, and her family have numerous
acquaintances here. Il is the best thing that has
happened for some time to arouse the minds of the
"family raising community" to sensible view Of
the folly sending 'Miss in her teens" far from her
home, and her "mother's apron strings" to receive
the gilded paraPhanalia Of fashionable boarding
school accomplishments, at some distant institution,
with farfetehed teachers and far fetched studies,
and where all sorts OF fashionable animals, made up
of buckram, starch, moustache aud whiskers, i'm
pusence and fashionable etiquette, have access 10
them, corrupting their morals and leading them
tray. BY the powers Of rosy cheeks Mr.. Bennett,
give me the country bred girls yet; for instead OF
this fiddle de de- they learn to be good housekeep-
ers and cheerful companions, and are not excluded
from classical qualifications either; for know ye,
that much pains is taken out here elm the BUSH
to educate our buxom country lasses in all the
quisite refinementsi Why, my dear sir, they
would be as coy Of approach, and unwilling to
lay hand upon such 4 coon as Captain Edward
Wyndham Schinley, ~ they would Hiena, until
they become contaminated with your city notions.
All this trouble all this mischief-comss of young
ladies getting high city notions in their heads de-
sire to shine in society and to make sensation Is
all their ambition, all their study not how to be-
come affectionate wives, kind and exemplary moth
ers and what should be the hghth of their ambi-
tion) to establish precedent Of domestic good,
ness, for the benefit Of the rising generation well
as themselves. The truly pertinent remarks IN the