Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-02-07
DAILY FREE PRESS-fEB. 3, ISL.
D. w. c. CLARKE, Esq.
January 3lst, 1851.

o. The Money article of a late Boston POST
aludng 10 the bridging Of Lake Champlain,
says -
THE CHAMprA1Y BRIDGE The Burlington Free
Press OF Thursday evening is Informed by an lnlelI
gent citizen of Plausburg direct from Albany, that
THE project for bridging Lake Champaign at Rouses
Point viii not be URGED before the New York Legis-
laturc at lis present session"
The intelligent citizen OF Pattsburgh," like most
OF his neighbos, Is probably opposed to the Ogdens-
burg road, the bridge and every hng connected
with 1t. The recent meeting OF 5000 citizens OF
northern New ork, at the town OF Malone, tells a
different story But whenever it be urged, we can /
scnrce,y conceive Of any serious opposition TO the
PROJECT.
The Post then states variety Of reasons
why there ought TO be no opposition, in New
York, to the proposed bridge, which it regards
as a measure of simple justice, and says 1T
would be granted in moment in Massachu-
sets, ,cithoW thought or a care ,ohere The pro-
duce ,cent to, or ,chat trade il farored." Now
every body knows that we concede to our Bos-
ton friends the most generous liberality, and,
as DR.. Bosscon would say, the most liberal
generosity, as regards their efforts for the pro-
motion OF Railroad enterprises and yet we
are compelled to say, that the horizon that
bounds this generosity has always seemed to
us to include small geogra phical limits beyond
Boston Harbor and Cape Cod. And why should
I it? There is enough public spirit, (Which
Saxe's Devil Of names would, after all, call
SslGstnesS) in New York and the great Com
mercial centers, 10 protect local interests, and
| 81, l.. 1t,] an TO ba iriic
Commercially, outside Of her own bailiwick.-
| And, what is more, Notwithstanding The impo-
| sing magnanimity Of the Posi- we don't believe
she is. The Post will pardon us for receiving,
with liberal margin ofaIlowance fer Buncombc,
its assertion that Massachusetts would grant
Corporate privileges of the character in ques-
ton, ''in a moment, without thought or a care
where the produce went to- or what trade it
favored Abstractly, the thing looks plans-
I BILE enough but "cxperence and observation"
| (Which are based chiefly uDon factS), tell some
what different story. We have an indefinite
sort Of notion that Boston and New York are
governed by the same general principles" after
all, in money-invcstments and in encouraging
| Public Works, and that "disinterested patriot
ISM in these substantial respects, is gam
mon" in both respectable Cities.
But the Post thinks the "intelligent cit
izen of pla;tsburgh" from whom we obtained
the information to winch it refers, is "opposed
to the Ogdensburgh road, the bridge, and every
,hinr connected with it," This is rather harsh
conclusion from the premises, and has the ad-
dilional disadvantage of not being either war
rantcd or true. We might have received the
same "informa,ion" from Judge FINE, or Judge
BRowy or Mr.. lloPKIys, in which case the
Posts inference would be absurdy unjust,
each of these gentleman is known TO be a warm
and active friend of "ihe bridge and every thing
connected with IT," And so, so far as ice know
is our informant. He was simply stating to us
what he understood, on The r1y highest author
ill., to be fact. The question manifestly is
whether or not the bridging of the lake, al
Rouse Point, ,ciH be "urged' in the New York
Legislature, this winter moi whether or not
our informant is friend or an enemy OF that
project. The Post says "recent meeting Of
: 5000 citizens Of northern New York, at Ma.
lone, tells a different story We don't SEE
how 1t only tells the story that these 5000
citizens" would be glad to have the Lake brdg-
ed-thats all. Its elucida,ion Of the intentions
of those who have the matter in charge in the
81 Legislature is not so clear. Five, or even ten,
thousand of he citizens of Northern New
2 York" may be bent on having Lake Champlan
, bridged at Rouse's Point, but we suppose it de-
, ponds good deal on the known temper of The
l Legislature whether it would b, expedient to
= urge the question at any given session.
Facts appear to show that our informant is
- right, this time and if tie Post has read the
= published proceedings in the N Y. Senate, il
c will agree with US. The Committee Of the
New York Legislature appointed to consider
h and investigate the project have reported eab-
: oraiely AGAINST 1T. 1t cannot have escaped
. the notice of the Post that it was for time
# doubtful whether the Senate would even per
>, init the minority to introduce bill granting The
y right to bridge the Lake That that body vii
!, pass such bill is scarcely more probable thar
n that it will pass a bill annexing New York Il
# the Sandwich Islands. The probability that i
+. will be seriously urged" therefore, won
il seem to be remote.
l. We desire to be understood as express
e ing no opinion to the merits of the question
n We are simply defending our Informant
I, Whether the Lake should be brdged, or not
l. we are not now debating. The Vermont Leg
c isature has decided that, under certain specl-
fled and wholesome conditions, (Which have
:. reference To the business relations and inter