Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-01-20
THE sEn'TINEL
CHARLES woopRUFF, EDITOR.
YPsHANTI. WEDNESDAY JAN 10. ls47
The MeSS3Ee.

The length to which our comments extend.
ed last week, prevented US from noticing the
concluding portion of the Governors remarks
on the Sale Of the Roads. We will briefly sup
ply the omission now. Says his excellency:
"The more we contemplate the genius and
design of Republican Government, the more
think we shall be led to deprecate the policy,
a few wears since so rife, of bringing within its
case, and supervision subjects foreign to Its
real design"
In this argument,to make it applicable TO the
case, is the assumption that Internal Improve
ment by the State is foreign to the purpose of
a Republican government. Let us ask, then,
is ii congenial to the purpose Of any Govern
ment, We had supposed that the purpose of
all government was the same, viz: the security
and happiness of the governed. True, Re
publican Government goes little farther, and
talks Of the equality of all men, but as far as
different SYSTEMS coincide in purpose, what is
congenial to one is congeEi-l- to another, and,
what is foreign to one is foreign to another.
The governor, by implication admits that i'm
provement is congenial to the purpose of other
governments than the Republican; but If their
objects are the same it must be so to shs also
and much more when, partaking of the character
of Monopoly, the construction of any improve
ment tends to elevate class of men above the
lever of Republican equality.
sThe responsibilities, profits and hazards of
private business should be left to invidual inter-
PRISE"
Here is another of those sweeping generali-
ties, which have so long guided the sage Legis-
lation of this State. True enough, where it
belongs, but who ever thought of calling the
construction of such works of the Erie Canal,
the Central Rail Road &C., 'sprivate busincssf'
Nobody but governor seeking to clothe his
opinions with plausible garb of sophistry; or a
speculator in search of paying stock. We do
not call the laying out of a common road, ''pri-
vate business" nor DOVE treat the construction
of Railroad as "private business" 1t is a
public business work in which none but the
State can engage until a law is passed for the
purpose; it is a work of the State and none
may touch it till expressly authorized so to do.
And even when such law is passed the "enter-
PRISE" is not carried on in any manner involv
ing individuality" An Incoporation-a new
body-must be created, in which shall ba inves-
ted qnalfedly the States emphatic right of
sentiment domains" the right to enter upon lands,
uproot orchards, level fences, demolish houses,
fell timber, upon certain condition, ,Cithout the
ouners consent. Private business! Individual
We pass for the present the re-
mainder of the Governors remarks, with
single hint to our wing brethren. How can
those who, TO their utmost, have upheld the doc
trine that the Government has perfect right
to lay its hand upon commerce, endorse SO read
ly, these mere assertions, true enough, where
applicable; but less applicable to the question
of Internal Improvement by the State, than to
that of Imposts1