Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-04-21
TUESDAY EVENING, April. Is, is4s.
The Burlington Free Press of Tuesday evening
neS thu. tile Ruse'S Pniut Rridrn hill In Ill

A"S 'u'i."BtOn TTee fTeSS OF lueSu0y evening
states TIA: the Rouses Point Bridge bill was laid on
the table in the Senate of New York on Monday
NO ue 10 pass as the Legislature was TO adjourn
yes.etuay; me Free Press thinks this ends the mat
yer put the General was never more mistaken. Our
intelligence from Albany Saturday was, that the
Dill would pass II there time otherwise, that its
success sure at the next session. In any event,we
suppose II to be settled beyond peradventure, TINT
the 0gdensburgh road goes to Rouse's Point, and if
ne Bridge bill als the Polsburgh branch is likely to
iall with --lMontpeiier IVatchman.
In our daily paper of Saturday last. the 9Th
inst, after remarking that the N. Y. Legisla.
ture would adjourn on the Wednesday following,
we predicted that "wc should be informed that
rant of time prevented that body from passing
the Rouses Point Bridge bill. Our readers will
perceive, by the above quotation from the
Wdtchman, that we are a good prophet at least,
though we admit we hardly thought our inge-
NOUS friend WALTON would be the first to put
his foot in "No time to pass it," was there
Oh, Mr.. Walton! The New York Legislature
was in session a hundred days (more than four
teen weeks and this Bridge Bill was introduced
early in The session, and yet you gravely inform
Us that there was no time TO pass it"!! This
bangs Bannacher." Mr. Walton shall be elect.
ed an honorary member Of the "Modest Assur-
ance Society" Why, man, was there not the
same time, to pass t.tet there was TO REFUSE
to pass it i? The same BREATH from the other
corner Of the mouth, would have done the bust
monstrated, and implored for a vote in the Sen
ate in favor of the bill but the Senate was in.
exorable, and persuaded" him to 9ait! Half
the "tme" that was wasted in the fruitless re-
sistance Of the motion to postpone, would have
passed the BILL
But the Wachman has Intelligence from
Albany" which assures him that the success of
the bill sis sure at the next session." Now we
are as heartily opposed to this scheme of throw
ing unnecessary impediments in the way OF the
free navigation of our glorious Lake, and sub
jectng its large and immensely increasing COM
msrcc to the inconvenience of draw-bridges
as the Watchman is in .frror Of it; and IRE also
have Intelligence from Albany" and elsewhere
which is of quite different complexion Our in
telligence from Albany "by magnetic Telegraph
Immediately after the favorable Report of the
Committee, g to 2), and from one of the mos
sagacous and intelligent Merchants in the State
of New York. was in these brief and sgnifican
words "can't pass" And on the strength o.
that intelligence" we SO stated our belief, las
Monday and the result has confirmed it. Gu
intelligence from Albany" further is that there
is no chance whaterer of the passage of simila
bill sat the next session"--that the longer tn
projects postponed, and the more it is discussed
the more certain is its defeat. So we place GU
) " intelligence from Albany" which comes from
sources entitled TO especial confidence, besid
that Of our friend of the Waterman, and avail
the end.
As to the Watchman's snappsh veto of tn
very important and desirable " Plattsburg
Branch" of the Ogdensburgt. Road, we hav
only to say that if that branch fails" it wi
give color to the allegation that has been made
that the Northern Railroad is located less wit
reference to the promo,,oE Of the business intel
ests OF Northern New York, and the develope
, ment of its immense business resources, tina
c the Legislature Of that State contemplated i
E granting its charter. But we can safely leav
,, our friends over the Lake to take care Of then
| selves.