The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-16
Ffom us Mar York Evening Post
BAD EFFECTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC VIC
TORY.

BAD EFFECTS OF The DEhoOhAilC VIZ
TORY.
The success Of Mr. Polk is an suspicious event no
doubt for the country, but II puts an end 10 some
brilliant enterprises which, but for that, would 40
doubt have been carried on 10 magnificent conclu
sion.
The Tribune tells its readers that several factories
which were in course OF building have been stopped
by the proprietors. The Tribune tries to squeeze
out tear or two on this account but our eyes
dry The projectors Of those new factories have
done the wiscst thing possbIe-the very thing that
they ought TO have done il MIR. Clay had succeeded
the only thing which, Ia any event. could have saved
both their factories and some oil those already
built Il ON stopping within The twelve month. No
possible tariff however prohIbitory, could have
ted sale for the immense issue oil manufactured
goods which these people, in the eagerness OF com
petition and the hope Of patronage from the govern
men,, preparing to pour into The market
No! we weep not Tor the uninished factories
whicA have ceased TO rise from their foundations 49,
We weep for the six great useful enterprises, the Off
spring Of the year 1886, which distinguished specu.
lator yesterday said would most sssuredy have been
revived and carried into effect II Mr. Clay had been
elected, but which must now remain In allegiance Tor
the next four years ii not forever. Our are
cal ed forth by the unfinished of the famous
Tape Worm Railroad Ia Pennsylvania, by The IN
built and now never-to-be built structures of the new
city on Hoboken meadows, and by the extinction of
the colossal project Of the Missouri Iron Company,
by whom TWO great ana popuous MISUNDERSTANDING cl-
tes forty miles apart from each other, were TO have
been founded in the State oil Missouri.
| We have before the "Prospectus Of the Missouri
| Iron Company and Missouri and Iron Mountain
Cities" published In 1887. The project we have
been assured was meant to be renewed the moment
Mr. Csy's election ascertaIned. II is now
| Abandoned and its worthy authors walk about dis.
consulate.
One Of these cities which was to bear the OF
the State, Missouri, was to contain University,
| which the Iron Company, in its muni6cence was 10
endow with yearly income of seventy five thousa nd
dollars One part Of the town was 10 be occupied
with the dwellings of the manufacturing population,
the other was deslgned for literature and retire
ment" Take sample of the liberal arrangements
Of the projectors as set forth in the prospectus
"The proprieors have given to the city the fol,
lowing grounds viz 62 public parks, 500 by 3l5 feet
each. A large proportion Of the building lots will
face these parks Thrty-two lots for eight churches
making each church lot 200 by $50 feets2O lots for
two markets. 100 lots for Lunatic, Deaf and Dumb
Orphan and Widows AsyIums; for an Asylum for
the Blind and City Hospital Each Of these asy-
lums will receive endowment from the propretors
arising from The sale of town lots TO erect all the
above buildings contemplated in the city plot 90
lots for city hall 20 lots for two city hotels lots
for four public schocs 20 lots for city lyceum al
so, all the lands occupied by the University buildings
and young ladiess institute, represented In the city
plot; rs acres for City Flower Garden 80 acres
LOT Slty DuryWR BrOuhu designed 10 De lalu out
upon the plan of Mount Auburn Cemetry, of Boston.
large majority of the building lots now cover
ed with half dozen large forest trees and il is
desirable that persons improving these lots would de-
stroy as few Of these trees as possible. By remain
ing they will add much 10 the beauty and comfort Of
the city. All buildings are required to be placed
twelve feet back from the front line of the lots there
by leaving space for shrubbery in front of private
dwellings, and wider pavement before sores and
shoIs"
All these benevolent purposes of the Missouri Iron
Company frustrated by the election of James X.
Polk The professorships Of the new University will
not be filled for the four years at least and the
bricks which were to have formed the walls Of the
great city will sleep in the clay ,f their native quar-
ry. Instead of mourning that new factories are not
built to ruin those which already in existence, let
such Of the wings as are disposed to indulge in :" a
not unpleasing melancholy" sympathize with the
disappointed projectors of the Missouri City, and It's
sister, Of the Iron Mountain.