Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-04-15
THE SENTINEL.
YPsILANTI. WEDNESDAY APRIL IS. 1886.

sightedness Of our citizens in neglecting to make
them available.
But tine sale of the Railroad has added another de-
gree of Importance to this work. By special pro-
vision of the charter that Company is restricted from
charging higher rates of toll west of here than be-
tween here and Detroit. Let this work be compile
ted and the extremely low fare for which freight can
be carried from here to the Lake will regulate the
rates Of freight on the road-if the Company choose
do SO, our village at once becomes the terminus of
the Railroad for vast amount of travel and carriage
In either case, the improvement will be benefit.
In regard to its pro6tableness we have often given
our firm convictions, and they are shared by every
pesson who has examined the subject.
0f@Not many weeks since the Signal Of Liberty
copied the tale of a fugitive slave describing the
hardsbips endured on Mr.. Cay's plantation, utter
Iy at variance with all previously received reports,
that the Signal thought proper to utter caUeat,
against its full credence. This has excited the dis
pleasure of that unmitlgated fasire and blackguard
C. H. STUART of Detroit, who, to strengthen the
story, comes forward in the Signal over his own
ing with the first with but the slight exception that
the former represents Mr.. Clays slaves ill clad,
while the latter declares them well clothed. The
latter, like the former, rests the veracity of fu
gtive slave, and that too while under every possible
inducement to make as thrilling and wonderful a
story as he can. In these cases, "our own expert
ence," like the Signals has taught to make CON
siderable allowance. Wherefore then does Mr. Stu
art, thrustirg his body forward, making great eyes,
swelling his cheeks, and putting out his own firm be-
lief and confidence in gust Of breath, seek to con-
vince of the truth of our statement by urging an
other upon us! Hecan find many such tales there
are fugtives in Canada; and for proper considera-
ton, he find more negroes there, who will claim
to have escaped from Mr.. Clay, and detail his hard
usage, than Mr.. Clay ever owned. And above all,
will Mr. Stuart tell what the particular treatment
of Mr.. Clay's slaves has to do with the right or
wrong of slavery.
If nothing, then why does he leave the defence of
righteous principles, which he has rendered SUSPECT
Gus by his advocacy prey private character, if
not to crafty inherent spleen and malgnity.
SOUTHERN RAILRoAD.-The Legislature is now
busy employed in selling this work. No less than
three propositions are before the house, emanating
from Monroe, Adrian and Buffalo, none from the
seastern capitalists" These kind patrons of our
destiny are satisfied with the hold they have, and are
too cunning to divide their means between rival
routes we'll knowing that neither the state the
beggarly companies which seek to purchase the
Southern road, because they have nothing to lose by
it, can ever seriously compete with them. 1t is al
ready evident that nothing be done with the
Southern road conducive the interest of the state.
The consequences of such folly as was manifested
in the commencement of our system of Internal I'M
provement, is to be visited the perpetrators.
That work was built to crafty sectional interest;
it kept up at the expense of the general welfare
of the State, until bankruptcy ensued, and now it
of necessity be buried under the general ruin.
Had the people Of this State, ten years ago, with
union and honesty Of purpose gone into the construc-
ton of the Central road Alone they would have fin
ished it ere this and would now be receiving rich
revenue. And atthis time the South and North
could present their sacrifices for the general good,
and receive their reward from full treasury. But
the envious dog grasped the shadow and lost the
of Monroe are now at the Capitol begging that they
may be allowed to buy the southern road in order
to proIong feeble existence In our view no great.
er injury could be inflicted than to glue it them. AL
that the state realise from the sale will scarcely
repay the expense of the Legislature while acting
upon it.
The house have determined to receive no new bu
siness after the 18th inst.
Cur BoNol-The foolishest kind of expensive folly
we have lately, is the running of expresses from
Halifax, by the New York papers. Enterprise may
be very commendable when rightly directed, while
in other channels it is the heighth of humbug.-
What do few hours gained in the reception of the
news amount to, compared with the expense an6
great noise made about it!-Paot.
This is, perhaps, the best means they have of spen
ding the hundreds of dollars they draw from the
west and for want of which our local papers dy
ing. We wish we could for once awake the atten-
ton of our reading community to the Importance o
good, living, profitable support to their own jour
nails The labors attendant upon the Editoralship o
these unpretendng papers, is far greater than is usu
ally believed, while the anxiety attending the bust
ness of publication, is well nigh distracting; and tc
crown all, he who sustains these multfarious bur-
dens, is generally doomed to see his efforts unpaid
and unappreciated.
II lTOn the 4th inst Mr.. Titus reported bill il
the New York Legislature, abolishing the punish
ment of death and substituting solitary confinement
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