New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-31
THE yCwyORK CANAL POLICY INDICATED.

fnrr side nlu been taken W -"t a VS. -
,ur miles fo- repairs ani that car and .ocomo','
from Elmira. wss in waiting S, The other end Oh 'D
rsp. bridge. too. over The river vas unno0r,'
I'm, .bs ps,,s.i.7 cfcrossag ii loose l'a s' n i
dark and ir the rain. lid not give moment 5 p'r'
10 TIE alie. Of the party and under the guidance %
va ~. Naeris. resident super oiendant % 'u'
part o. The roal and Of i'r >ElMorE, one o' '1'
Chief Engineers. the passage was effected. ana 'A'
subsequent, rie ia open wagons, over br9Sen IoA1'
and und.r dark End filling ssies. As froAc' "n'
without the slightest accident. ii,,e occuErencs a.
the .han,es erected hy tbc Coatmccrfr bliiias ih'
bridge. On 10. further site mus, not be passed over
f-r. shows woman in her true light.
Taking shelter n this shautee while ihe wagons
were preparing. and where blazing FIRE was mcs'
welcome Two your- women. thorough ladies IN con
duet ard iu feeli---as the ,ae result pro'ed-and
Who bad l.st their comfortable home 20 shave and
ghten the rrvatiou. q their husbands while engaged
in their Temporary abcrs on the briige-Nere assir-
ous IN ninis,ennc % ,be comfort of tie patty, and
when We were about 20 ser CT. wish being expressed
BY one Of ths gentlemen that be could procure some
additional rr, ccion from the riin fyr bis daughters
these laiie. Immediately irofsrci their own large
warm w.olen shawls and woald uct be refused ihs'
towards entire strang rs. was, .t VIII BE- admitted
thorough appreciation o.. Wha, one OF ihe ales
happily characterized when she s4id. " our duty IN
the world 8. 90 help. and be kind %, each other.
On reaching the car a, she gap iu the ni!foac %
band Cd music sala,ei the ncw comcss-and then Il
became krowu that parry Of ladies' and gentlemen
with band. hal come down from Elmira 90 meet
General Scorr snd owing 20 Interruption ani delays
n our progress had been waiting bis arrival FOR seye
rai hours.
On entering tie car The General, ailer being has.
y introduced 10 these kind friends was carnes y ex-
pressing bis regret a. the delay which had occurred
and which bad pu. them TO much Inconvenience
and caused them to wait SO long. when plainly dress
ed countryman starting up. cxela med,-"Ah , Gene
raj. YOU have laid upon the ground many niEnt or
us--t can be 10 hardship then fox Us TO ws.i few
hours TO welcome you" TIE sentiment was warmly
arplauiei--and quick run scoa brought us to h..
mira. whore. late a. it was, ike demonstrations o.
kindness and welcome to sen. Scotr' AS at DnsLaih-
ton. hailed bis approach.
Co reaching t6e hotcl-an admirable and iastciuily
furnished house-s general rush was made to grasp
the hand Of tie veteran soldier, who hala word and
a pressure Cor ALL
Thc next morning-a,cr an hour or two devoted
10 receiving visits. and 90 @ drive around the beautiful
Town Of Elmira. Gourshns FROM i,s fue agricultural
po.ition. its beautiful River, its thriving Canal, and
more than all. by its Eric Road. ias flashed TO this
rout-to be intcrseoted here by wealth bearing tri-
butaries from the interior Counties OF Western New
York-and from the mineral producing Counties OF
Central Pcnusylgauiathe party retraced their steps
always In au extra train provided by ihc libershiy
Of the Rail-Road Company, ana ulder the guidance
Of Mr. WM MonGis, the Superintendent, whose en-
ergy, never at fault, may be expressed 10 single
phrase e-'' il rqn be done"
The return WAS marked throughout by the same
popular enthusiasm towards General ocorr; and ly
the same kind and attentive arrangement on the part
Of the gentleman conductors aud agents Of the
company. for promoting the comfort of the party,
which made the outward tip so agreeable aud al
came back 10 the city impressed with the magnitude
and importance as a main artery Of he state Of New
York. of the New York and Erie RailIoad-with adj
mira,ion Of the difficulties so successfully overcome
and ofthe extraordinary structures by which the skill
of the engineer and the wise libeality Of the com
pany, have yanqushsd obstacles apparently insur-
mouniable.
The remainder Of the route to Lake Ere is child's
rlly IN CONF arson Win lAht NANA ' AAl'AtA MS
road has already cost three times much the cele
brated road Of the Simplon, for crossing the Alps
That road is among the enduring trophies Of the great
name Of Napoleon and taxed the resources Of an en-
pire Yet the Erie Railroad has received from the
State the aid Of only three millions Of dollars and its
founders and friends private citizens, but with prince
ly conceptions. are rs yet unchronicled among the
benefactors Of their race.
But the difficulties of the Road are now conquered
the certainty Of its results is row indisputabe-and
henceforth it viii be to New York and to The country
what the Simplon was 20 France That opened the
plains Of Italy, with all their wealth and population,
10 Central Europe this is 20 open region richer
than Italy, far more extensive, and with population
and resources ever sweng-to New York, aud the ma
tiou-while the mountain barriers which have been
so successfully overcome will, by the very difficulties
which have yielded to the victorious industry Of this
company-eusure to them natural monopoly, free
frola al hazard Of future rivalry or competition.
The city Of New York, whose supple. Of food Of all
kids are cheapened, whose intercourse with the nte-
rior enlarged and whose general prosperity il, and
is to be, greatly promoted by the finishing Of the
Road viii see 10 i've cannot doubtthat the funds
yet needed therefor shall be f)rhcoming-and after
times viii bear wtne. TO. and preserve the Of
those whose enterprise aad public spiri. originated,
aad commenced this great work-as wei Of thos
sho, when it was laoguishiag and al but despared
Of resoutely took it up, and revived and rH finish it
Honor 70 such iar-seeing, iniomtable, and perse-
vering energy.
Telegraph bnprovmenfs.-W understand that the
Directors o. the New York, Albany and Buffalo Iee-
graph Company decided, az their last meeting to put
ap a third wire from New Ork % Buffalo a. soon az
practicable, exclusively for the business of those two
cities and the business west Of Buffalo, which now
meets with great interruption in consequence Of the
bu mess Of local Offices This viii enable the Conpa-
ny dispatch ali business their line with great
faclity.-a matter in which. Of course the business
community is directly and deeply interested.