The New York herald., 1845-04-22
Phlladelphla,
Correspondence of the Herald

Correspondence Of the Herald
PHILADELPHIA, April l9, lS45
Internal improvement York and Erie Rail
Road, &c.
Our city members have returned from Harris
burg and exulting at their success defeating
the application of the New York and Erie Rail
Road Company, by a tie vote in the Senate, from
making some twenty miles of their improvement
through one corner of Pike county, in this State.
1t is really be regretted that representatives
cannot, will not, the true interest of Phila-
delhia. Our business men are, and have been,
fer years, continually harping about securing the
Lake trade, and yet our representatives are found
recording their votes against a bill that would give
us part OF that business. Some few years ago, i,
eaid in Legislature, that the represen nta.
tlves from Philadelphia unacqualnted with the
geography OF their own State, and 1t would rather
appear that our present members were not over
stocked with that kind OF knowledge, to judge
from their votes against allowing said company
from entering our territory, with condition that
we might connect our present and future improve
ments with it; also that they shsuld not carry
COAL thus protecting the coal interest Of the Della
ware and Hudson, Lehigh and Schuylklll Com
panies, ana Philadelphia.
II is well known that Philadelphia is nearer Dun.
kirk by the Elmira, Williams and Sunsbury and
Po,tsvlc Railroad, than New York, and taking
grades into view, 1t must be equal to $50 miles
in with all their might and got charter for the
Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, or what is gene
rally known as the Cross cut Canal, extending
from Newcastle on the Ohio and Erie Canal to
Massion, on the canal that extends from Ports
mouth through the State of Ohio to Cleaveland-
The PhlladeIphians subscribed to the stock and
completed the work aud what has been the effect
Oft Instead OF diverting the trade OF the lakes to
Philadelphia, it has turned the trade OF the valley
of the OHIO to the lakes, Canada and New York
Goods have been carried in less time, and Tor less
money, from the latter city, by the lakes, and this
Cross-cut Canal TO the Ohio River by some
main line to Piltsburg. The Philadelphia rep
resentation always advocated the commence
ment of the Ohio and Erie Canal from Bea-
yer to the town of Erie, which the State over
1000 600 dollars, and which they suspended opera.
tlons when il required less than 300 600 dollars
to complete 1t, and gave II to a company who have
it now completed, and which Is now operating
against the interest OF Philadelphia somethl4g IN
the same manner as the cross.cut canal, only more
serious, il being ten miles nearer from Beaver 10
Erie than tp Cleaveland, and strikes the Lake
some thirty miles lower down. give you these a.
specimens of Philadelphia legislation. A few days
since member OF the Legislature from tbs coun
~ observed, ',that the Delaware and Hudson was
too strong at Harrisburg tor the New York and
Erie-they had any amount OF money"-and an
of the opinion, the saying is, there wss more
truth than poetry IN the remark.
LEGISLATIVE AFrAIRs.-The Comptroller, IN an
swer to resolution ct the House, has submitted a
long report in relation to the enancies in the manor oi
Rensselaerwyck He holds to the opinion that the re
served rents the creatures Of taxation Mr. Harris
has bill before the House carry out the views expires
sed by the Comptroller in his report.
The bill increasing the compensation OF jurors in the
city Of New York has been ordered TO third reading
Bill was reported extending the charters OF The ank
OF Rochester, and ordered to third reading The bill IN
all respects corresponds with that passed few days since
extending the charters OF the Commercial Bank of Al
bany, which contain the personal liability clause
The convention project was egnn debated Inc speeke
addressed the committee at length in favor OF restricted
convention. series OF amendments ny consent were
handed into the clerk to be printed and voted on on Mon
day The impression now appears to be that the nli as
brought in by Mr. Grain will pass the House by hand
cnts to the general banking law reported
relative the agencies the free banks where the busi
ness is all transacted the agency and not at the place
where the bank Is located.
The Senate concured in the resolution for the adjourn
ment OF the Legislature on the itth Of May.
The Erie Railway Bill substantially as reported to the
House by the select COMMITTEES OF 8, Is ready 70 be read
third time -Livngston's albany Letter, Ap''f S.
MORE COPPER AND LEAD.-We are informed
that several new bodies OF rich copper ore nave
been discovered In Franklin One OF these Is near
The Judith Springs, on the Springfield road, on the
Merrimack another is near the Indian Graves on he
Borbeuse and not from Hamiton's dggings Similar
are said to have been made IN several other
places The smelling experiments that have been made
prove that the ore VIII weld neavy oi ricn
south OF St LOUIS near the Merrimack In country
abounding with timber and excellent water power and
will become very valuable and important. These rich
bodies Ct copper ore together with the large quantities e
iron and lead in that region Of country should form
strong for the citizens Of st. Louis to connect
the city with that country by good roads the city The
distance might be greatly shortened and the roads much
improved
number of excellent discoveries Of lead have been
made the head waters Of Gasconade Pney branch
of the Gssconade and James Fork branch oil WnEe
River The leads are rich and afford promise OF large
amount OF mineral considerable quantity OF mineral
has already been raised many persons are sun ossnB
ana prepataons are making tor more exsne @
and excavations. These discoveries OF lead are sua
ated principally in Wright county and about the heso
the branc hes Of White River 81 Lows Era, .9p,tt