The daily crescent., 1851-04-23


upon his majestys determination, and together
with the interference of the several foreign consuls
in the matter and who, it seems are determined to
effect treaty of peace between the two conflicting
parties, will probably establish peace between the
French and Spanish inhabitants of the island.
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For the Crescent.
Mr.. RObb's Report of Ways and Means.
An editor, who has recently evncea much discrimination
and practical sound in advocating free banking and
other of reform and has condemned and
apparently without much reflection denounced in
terms, Mr. Robb's Report the Railroad Convention.
asrasn in pan and tinour with the worst of the
Socialists project ior lsvying tax portion Of
citizens and making them contribute against their will to
mote the interests of another class of society.
We think there will be difficulty in sustaining the views of
the the Of expediency and right and proving
the plan to be eminenty wise and sound and falling within
The legitimate duties and of and that its
author deserves credit for the bodness with which he
has promulgated his views, opposed and condemned he
have known they would be by that apoweru GLASS;
the holders of the realty Of The State.
There nothing business world. of practical nature
where effects plain and obvious that are less under
stood than the actual results the whole of
works of internal Improvement The subject seems always
involved IN cloud OF vague and erroneous notions which
the great obstacle to be removed before
dial public support for these undertakings If the subject
were uy and correctly understood by every man. the
port of every from the day aborer the capitalist could
oe 10 the 1uH amount oil MS
surely as you could ior when could
monstrate his earnngs and profits be
Told knowedges wanted among the masses. If New York
had her Dewitt Clinton whom she emnence and
prosperity, Pennsylvania had her Mathew Carey, whom
she and the country not less indebted Carey for by
the unhonoed abors newspaper essayst and the free
OF his wealth. printed and disseminated what then
new, but broad and comprehensive views the subject
internal Improvement He projected elaborated and advo
Gated those gigantic schemes of canals railways his
native State, that have since developed er and
made her of the chief stones she the key of the fed
era arch. Ii, Gov Jones ch us. The of Dewitt
Clinton place him the nobes of his c0unys bene
factors and render his the brilliant and enved on
the roll OF national fame. the memory services his con-
temporary and c0aduor giving the first impulse to those
enterprises which to be the of the glory wealth
of the country. should be forgotten Mathew Carey
eminent and wealthy bookseller and never held any
public station but from 1915 1885, by his able and spirited
anonymous writings, in the public prints did more than any
other man to arouse public attention the subjects OF dome
tic industry and internal improvements and his personal
exeons secured their adoption in Pennsylvania at the time
the great works in progress in New ork Many of his
predictions relation the whole country have been
Others are being accomplished If Louisiana has banker
or citizen with broad and practical vews without political
aspirations who anxious for her prosperity he has
season and field by abors like Careys to give himself
that shall be hon0red and blessed as long as the Niss
sppi runs He will find here people, certainly
mpaccabe and ethargc than those whom Carey reused
to noble enterprises Let petty schemes of peonal ae
grandzement divert his mind from the single aim of public
good and let him alter in the good work when aaed
by disappointed sshnes ignorance and every
citizen will give him helping hand,
The first obvious effects of railways to enhance the va
ue oil lands along their lines and pac .lay their ermin
These effects confined their immediate vicinity bn
exend far degree as their influence is
directly or indirectly felt the trade and industry of the
State. And only real that can be increased in va
ue by their construction to degree For that the
only KIND d property that cannot be increased by the demand
created for its Land fixed quantity 1t realizes the
AEpd pnpht
lar locality Its quantity be increased by the transpo
taon oil new supplies. All moveabe exchangeabe proper
y can. The road tse instead of creating new demand
Tor exchangeabe property which not of fixed limited sup
ply, and giving value like land increases and enarge
the supply Of that kind of property by operations tn
greater extent than 1t creates demand for Merchandise
proiuce, and manufactures increased in supply by its
own stock its bonds and credits ccu ating me-
dum and the exchangeabe capital of the country and make
more abundant and thereby eprecate that species of
perry relatively you tax the merchandise my possession
TO build railway from NewOrlea you give no more in
creased value by the road to goods here than you do to
similar goods in New England Great Britain for those
will come here avail themselves of the benefits of the cad
as soon as mine will So If you tax my money for road
you give no benefits than real by the capital
s at the East or Europe for his money comes here mme
dately to share In the benefits OF the road My bond and
mortgage not increased in sum- nor is nv nteye
any traction OF per cent higher by the of the
road On the contrary by the exchangeabe and
transferable capital all of its ike is deprecated in relative
perty only be taxed for the of that which i. IN he
rather an injury than benefit Labor fixed capital are
the only Interests promoted by such works. they soud
pay Tor IT, But no State has deemed it or beneficial
takes oil the movable capital and its supply can
be Increased according The demand, and the creation of
railway yon are comforting almost much benefit on the
labor OF England as that OF Louisiana it therefore unjust
10 make il pay for benefit it realize
The landholder, then, with whom no one can come in
conf clifton, who is almost the sole permanent beneficiary of
the State in such enterprises should be made 10 pay the costs
Of the work railway almost always increases the vaue
of the lands around ten times its cost and there ia
therefore, hardship in making owners of sueh
pay Tor the road But the practical injustice is evyng
certain cent tax all the real estate of d ct wbe,e
one portion OF it is benefited thrice the amount of anotb
but this Is an mperfecon and inequality that attends all
governmental operations.
One OF the chief objects and purposes of is In
perform or promote works Tor the public good beyond reach
OIL NOW lua en- eprse where private means cannot he
And its first duty make the ignorant and
eswho are remiss in their duties ciizens-conrbuta
her Just share to the public veal Proprietorhp while il
the principal interest permanently enhanced without labor
ly the Improvement and advancement of the that
which bears least Of the public burhens 1t the landed
interest that has received nearly all the Direct benefits
'f the great internal Improvement schemes of the country
anu yet has done the least 10 plan and build them They
nave orguhted with the commercial interests and been su
aned and carried forward by the moned capitalists and
abores OF the county, the classes that have experienced
only the Indirect and general benefits that flowed from
them 10 all mankind Mr.. Robb is therefore, right in bis
plan TO make those who are always backward and reluctant
in all public enter rlses and who usually reap all the pe
nanent benefits OF the abors OF Others pay the works
which are to Increase their property 1t not only inst
and wise but is eminenty democratic and will meet with
he hearty support OF of the voters of all parties
who viii give honor TO the who first proposed and sus
ained it. FY n