Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-12-10
The SENTINEL
YPsILANTl. WEDNESDAY DEC. 10, Is45.
TERMs-$l,5O Cash in Advance,


State, aud the States true interests, if not its true
independent existence into the hands of those who
.have the means," and have made use Of them.
10 purchase at loss only to the holders, of her
bonds. and other evidences Of debt The fact lha,
both parties are abont uailipg in the scheme, and
that the people seem 10 yield lacit consent does
not convince us oil The honesty Of the leaders of
the movement or of its utility, or OF the integrity
with which the sale is likely TO be managed
From the Wing portion oflhe sellers we have as
yet heard no mention of the modus operandi.-
The "Democraiic" plan is To appoiu, few com
missioners with full pow effect the treaty Of
sale for The ratification of the Legislature. Sim
gulary enough fo. "Democrats," they leave The
doctrine that in a multitude of counselors there is
safety, aud say 'ha, few can manage this bust
ness better than '.muIttude.. This plan is cas-
iIy seen through, True. they make use Of grea,
qualifying words which they say ought TO belong
TO these commissioners; they mus, be men of char
acfer, men of most unb!emished integrity but
what is the standard by which men arc Judged tn
be such in tina, party, such. have been the very
men that have Brought the State in It's present con-
dil,oa such men, tho "Dcmocracy" being judy
es, have managed aff,irs ever since the stale ha,
existed. with Solitary exception OF two years
indeed. the democracy has nothing else WHAT
then can we hope from this PLAN or, from that
party.
The che! cry on The wing side is sell The roa DIS
and pay the debt. Sell The roads and pay The
debt, pay The debt pay the deb;! Strip the stale
of all 'en,ungemenrs beneath and she'll snar up
light as a sea gull no doubt wilhoei even all "as
censiou rcbe' 10 impede her progress. The Sc
cre,, Tor part Of i is here. Detroit is alarm ID.
The inevitable tendency of business is to some
point further southwark. and The progress Of i'm
proyenenl in that quarter increases this tendency.
Greater activity than the state can put forth must
be exer,ed, TO finish the Central Railroad to 81. Jo.
seph, or 10 carry il round Lake Michigan as
, agency to anticipate those improvements and open
route which will run through Detroit. The Ca.
madam road il one link Of this route and, d,spEe
The consideration that j; runs through foreign
an ce to US, aud there vii! be portage across
two rivers 10 reach and leave it and that ii will
he Of no mnre use 10 our ntighbors Of Ohio and
Pennsylvania. than road to The moon and that
lis completion, giving rs 1t would decided ad-
vantage, to Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin
over them, would be Immediately followed by IA
| Railroad OF the south side of the Lake,he citizens
of Delroi, have urged forward the project to The
utmost. The sale Of the Railroads. has received
an equal share of their attention Tor The sumo pur-
pose, and professed friendship for the State, has
been used To cover designs wholly sectional and
selfish.
! The accomplishment Of this, no power can
avert, and il therefore only remains to watch us
progress aud see lha. The absolute rights Of the peo
pie a re not invaded. at The lime that there
true interests a,e disregarded.
The question, how the roads can be conveyed
TO company &c be under is immediate control.
withou, single method by which the state can
COMPEL its honesty or check lis rapacny, is one oil
some importance, and to our minds can never BE-
satisfactorily settled. Alter much though we have
come 10 The conclusion, that the best, If not the
only way BY which the Stale do this, Is to re-
tain pal of The stock. The out lines ofhe plan
which all others seems seems TO us most safe and
feasible, are these. Let the S ate throw the APP
praised value Of tie roads INTO stock in suitable
shares, retain sufficient amount of the stock 10
enliile il 10 respectable representation in the
board Of directors, and enable it at all times TO have
AN accurate knowledge of the profit of the road
sell The remaining stock 10 amy persons wishing 10
buy. who should when the stock offered Tor sale
was purchased be. incorporated, together with the
State, as a railroad company. The proceeds o
the sale of the stock should be applied to The l;qui'
dation of our debt, and the roads be continued by
tax upon all stock holders in proportion 10 iheI'
shares-,he business. IN fine, being conducted as
that Of any other company. though we would have
oae feature in the act Of Icorporation. not found N
such acts usually the Legislature should have