Washington telegraph., 1853-10-12

might appropriate the grant OF lnllus not to
Ibf company, but to the road, The True
Democrat Is rs badly mistaken In this. AZ
h was when II mistook the Governor for the
SIata. We are an advocate Of this road,
bnt are opposed to the disposition Of these
land being taken ont of the hands OF the
Legislature by the Governor, aud by him
conferred upon this or any other company.
ia the exclusion Of every body else. If
ANYTHING ear dpGeat this ruad, it is sIhis AFRO.
pgnl assumption by the Governor Of author
iY, That does not belong to him,
But the Governor advised tho Lcgisla.
tufe to make nm appropriation ont Of the In.
ternal Improvement fund, to mike the sur.
yeys. and so a,ersc was the the Legislature
10 surveying these roads at the expense Of
the State that il took no notice Of the re.
commentator. nthis, the Legislature ex.
hibited ,amo sense, aud the Governor any.
ting else. ltucycr occurred to him that
this luud Ind been previously appropriated,
and that the Legislature could no more con.
lol it than the Governor, without repeating
the distribution Law, which ho at one time
lhaueht would be very unjust. The sum
aud substance Of this, i, that the Leglsla'
ure dia not make itsclfridlculous, by adopt.
ine ridiaulous suggestion.
There Is another consideration, that, no
doubt operated upon the Legislature At
that tine the donation bad not been made.
aud 10 have appropriated money for that
puTfo.r. waull have been a donation To the
company without any assurance that any
benefit would be derived from it There
Is no necessity for nn appropriation. II
die company can make the survey now,
Whaa il hasuo assurance from amy authority
lhaf can give any, tbrt Il will ct the land,
it could do so when acting under the an.
Asfify a. The Lfg,si1fWrc, and with the
land enniel To it Ii the company does
aoi gel The aul, IL survey will amount to
hul lHle
W have looked al the truth calmly and
dIia.tiousi,y td IHud q being con.
xiuggl that the Governor is sigtt and TINT
we ATE WfgHg-'he more We look at it. tho
men So become acquainted with the views
Of tie GuFgmyr. iIe more We feel conarain.
pl u eandsmn him
TIL tie 'fue Democrats own story
taa.l il isla ls lgg lmad ilai il peaks nj.
si=alIsl aud what a condition Of thing. Is
pre- alal The Gufuur propose to sur.
~ The CHm aul Fulton Rrri 3uI branch.
=. without taTHp iu ilo State WHO
authorized h.u 90 dYit! Tbr Legislature
las uu'. llt may dl % az hi. own expense.
# eaufHa. a. llo expense ul tic Cumpa.
uy b.. IL !. h.s ur ihs Commny's uWn
iusiua-s Tie state las nothing Ia do with
H#sor ifs surrey Neither has he or Il
lnyiaBs to 10 with the lands belonging to
the State We would IKE io be- informed
whether Governor Conway iu hi, ueguiia.
lIans with lbe Company {. acting for him.
sell M lhe State Fl be- Is aching iur him.
=elf .a af, very wII-bui 10 b. + acting
lor tie Slait il would l,c we'll iur him To
luyk al the rNlaui ol hi. authority When
be- does 50 lr Do. up mlrc right h. Interfere
with the Fuut Of ia,d ,lnn any oiber iudi.
lidual.
The idea Of smo t,cms to he. that the
Company eau hy violent hand, upon the
States land audappiupriatc iltoi own u,c
1ui l.urGt l,l Que. wr deny that such
,- ihc case IN thatieriug the Company,
tla Legislature conferred upon il certain
right. and rri,ilrrc- lui it Is no means
made tle thing created superior to itself or
e.n'rrcl upun il any ul it.. powers. IT,
Uhcl, lhe Legislature cumc, 10 dispose of
ilr llad, ile Company {. ia a condition To
itao o on mure ad,luingcuu, terms To the
State, than auy ,ther Cmpuy-lriilha il have
it, but we protest against any portion of the
people b,iug excluded for the benefit Of the
Company Any attempt ly the Governor
10 t''or iaw OF our ciiia,n.. to the cXrlu.
sion of others. /. nm outrage.
The result If this p!an will be, that when
the Legislature meets. II it doe. uut choose
TO c2crric the .ulll degree uf the auihori.
y which the Governor may have graciously
len ii, ly mtilJiHg his negotiations with the
Company, two years uf valuable time (.hort
enough % bc.i) will be- lost the bcl ii the
land will b. lui, public confidence will be
gone and The State in an infinitely worse
t"hAliiph tiin ~ present.,
ln turn, wc now invite the Governor 10
come ont ir III hir rcirpai-.huw himself to
his humble subject, and to talk with men
whose opinions are entitled to weighi-to
take view Of the extent Of his own author.
iiy aud the other branches Of the Govern.
meni. instead Of consulting the Company
altogether aud looking at every thing with
an eye ol prclniicc then let him say hon.
rslly aud cnndidly whether it /, his duty to
guard petty party Or individual Interests or
the inlcro,s'f the public and whether he
}. not wrong aud those who differ with him
right
The Epidemic i'm the Interior.
FEVER AT WAsuiygToy Ior,st,N,t