New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-28

of Human Happiness sDeeaIy that Of those over whom
il exercises sway.
. Where no course car be Parsued thst will equally
,rouote the happiness Of aI. it is allowable to seek
thar Of the crest majority, by any not ncOnsis
ert With the rights and well being Of Others
2. Among the means whereby the Sts.e may lsudably
ard successfully labor 70 subseve ts chief end are the
prouoton ofPopulAr Education the diversicstOn AMI
encouragement Of Industry, ard the construction or
IMPROVEMENT of channels Of REORGANIZATION be-
tween different portions of its territory and people
4 Before undertaking any new enterprise, the trus
tees Of power should be able to answer srnatiyeiy
these qres,ionE-1. Is this work within the proper
scope Of the powers corsttuiOnally eOnhded to us
? VIII il promote the Public General Welfare )
IL Of such character thar there is rational prob
ability of its seasonabe execution by private or local
enterprise II these questions all be answered 10
the affirmative then the work ought TO be undertaken
otherwise, il should not.
How easy the application of these principles 70 each
case az il arises Take tha, Of Education, for exam
PIE: We know well that some parents will take care
thar their children be well instructed, law no laE
and for these Common School System may seem a
superfuty But il is paramount necessity OF Repuo
csn State that all It's citizens, nearly as may be,
shall Re educated aud thus the interests, not OF any
class OF cOnditn but Of all classes and cOud tons,
cur in requiring system Of Common Schools The
citizen who would have educated his children thoroughly
in the absence Of such Schools-nsy, who cH edacate
them az bis own private charge the presence Of these
Schoof-is as deeply interested in tie maintenance Of
Common Schools as any other and is often no. gene
rally heir best friend.
n ~ ,f Trrrro IL has
been supposed that these benefit certain interests or
localities al The expense Of others Mohawk Dutch
msn living near Schenectady hung himself when the
Erie Canal through his meadow, believing him
sefpecur ariy run ned thereby Els heirs have doubt
less discovered that he was missken-thst hs farm
il worth more with Clinton's Ditch " cut right
through the heart Of il tan it would ever have been
without So Westchester, Orange and other Counties,
thar supposed themselves grieyousy injured By the Ca
pal Policy have found this that they took quite too
raIrow md short sighted a view Of the ma'ter-that
tie immense extension Of their market for cattle but
Ter, milk vegetables &c, has far more than comPen
stated for the reduction in the price OF their wheat And
% vith other works Let our Canals be completed
srd we are sure there il no COuny-We believe there
Is 10 School DistIct-n the ate. that will not have
received tLer,from substantial and palpable benefit.
Now the Railroad system is extending 10 our citizens
perhaps equal benefits with Canals yet except in
Their infancy the State has done little for Railroads.
Why not Because il was early ascerained that they
would literally and promptly remunerate their stock
Loders-that they would yield large income that
private capital could readily be found for their con-
stIucton. Had this been the case With our Canals We
should have been opposed TO their construction by the
State But private enterprise WoEid make the Rail
roads and reAd make the Canals when required by
IN acknowledged public necessity hence the difference.
Apply these principles TO the Of the Pacific Rail-
road The prompt construction Of that Road is essen
al the unity security and prosperity OF the Republic
VIII private enterprise give us such Road the pub
lie interest requires Then let private enterprise have
free score ard the Government stand back only
oIv ard to indicate how where ard when the Road must
be made VIII tie districts through which the Road is
TO pass build it' Then let them ty all means But if
rcler Of thefe viii do IT, or render such aid will
cuie IFS vigorous prosecution and early completion by
private suterrrse then let II re done efficiently aid
ed By tie powtr and resources Of the Nation.
But f.yo5itism" ~" corruption ouesided benefit -
WheIel How Let the Government aid whatever
TIiyste company will the Road on the terms
most favorable 20 the Nation. If one company viii do
il. ii AIDED by loan of Thirty Millions and another
equally able and responsible gill do it if aided to the
exteut of Iut Twenty I've Millions, prefer the latter
II the two require equal aid, but will complete the
work ID FIVE years while the other requires six, help
he former. Where is the special legislation -
Ardhow does this policy tend to fe'tor aud di'cour-
sge Individual enterprise suppose, no company beiog
wiling 10 Undertake so great an enterprise as the Pa
ofc Railro4d on any admissible terms, the Nation
toud promptly construct that Road outright, does any
Jcfy imagine tiat private enterprise would thereby be
restricted and fettered DO We not al know that
such ac would open 70 private enterprise hundred
rev channels for every one it closed Who ever dis
covered that pirate enterprise has been crippled and
a.coureeed in this Sac by the construction Of the
Etc Canal!
Certain ages are SAID 70 be dark became we are
verv rucL in he dark concerning them If the writer
in Painon intended only 70 confess hs ocn ignorance
,f-;ystaJle political science defining the boundaries
Of Individual and SAFE effort respectively. be doubtless
smoke .ruly Jut if be ncled the land covered g.th
Ee,psn darkness becsuse BE- BAD thrus, bis head into
q eupbosrd instead Of out OF the window, he made
mistake Which he should hasten 70 correct. and
others slou be careful 10 avoid
TIE PAsT-THB FUTURE.
Before tie acquisition Of Texas, Neg-Mexc0 Cali
.o1r.ssLl Utah by our Government, our visesJ aud
rrg5enr atesuen had 0reseen and deP'ored the
f.ctoisl ard ri-sring controversy morally certain 70
lov-..cL ACQUISITION All If these yast AID taia,y