The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-09
hatbor New York City would take Its place N
history with Babylon and Carthage and other
commercial marts Of past ages.

history With babylon and ' Carthage and other
commercial marts Of past ages.
'tThs canals have cost the people sss 900 poDl 1t
ironted W th the immense benefits which have
resulted from the outlay, and which nowhere
appear in the financial accounts Of the canals,
then II dwindles Into insight hcanGe. in view o.
what the canals have already accomplished ana
their promise for the future, can We not afford
to remit the tolls2
DO YOU suppose that the people If the West
will send their produce here through any sen
tl,nen'7 They mean business, and so 90 we
They will get to the seab ard by the cheapest
route Il, Is for rs to invite them, They EN- ,n,
get there BY the Baltimore and ohio Railrohh 2oo
miles nearer thanby any other line q commn.
nieation. The simple question ts. shail we
make 1t cheaper 10 come. by our way2 we ean,
and promise YOU we will. The people Of he
ea ne ei bs se and are f ei T b TH
and MT FOR private galn. The ripnt Of way
through then, is the tight Of The million and
sovereign and, as sovereign. they hold ~ trust
hat which they will exercise for their own
benefit"
MATTER OF BUSINESS
should be glad to quote more but time for
bids. to show that the speak er elaborated thn
position that the Western trade, which, as he
slssippi or the st. Lawrence to the sen, has been
and Will be diverted through the great lakes
and down, the artificial water wey q The Ere
| done and Ia attempting to continue to do with
| She Wpstern trade, NJ saour and Memphis are
Already attempting with the Texas trahe uuon
our border, which should naturally fall 10 us.
This bill proposes to give State aid to- meet and
eheekmate thpt effort, Every consideration Of
WISDOM Of commercial enterprise and Of sound
policy dictates that we should give that state aid
ere II be too late
| Glance at Nav York with its Erie canal, its
| four great lines Of railroad, four steel tra Ks
| each The Erie, the Hudson. the Harlem and the
| Central traversing 1t from one end Of the State
| TO the other from New York City to Buffalo. and
| all built by State aid more or less aud hen
| tell me, Senators, whether The policy Of develop
| Ing State by legis ative aid s any longer an
open question. Sir, It remains with us, to cay
we will roll away the stone from the mouth Of
| the sepuchre, that o new snirit Ia our State
| policy may stalk forth. shedding light, plenty
| and prosperity within our borders For
| one | propose to lend my vote 70
| that happy contamination, and while
| constitutional objections have been raised to
the bill, TO which have not had time to 81 9
| am inclined to believe therefrom to be not well
| founded, will leave them to be discussed by
| The friends Of the bill saying in conclusion,
| that IL there should be doubt In my mind rs L,
| the ennetltutinnaity shall give the benefit ot
/ the doubt to this great work Of imbrnyemen
| content TO leave the Anal de ison thereof where
| Ii properly belongs to the courts satisfied
| that have properly discharged my duties as q
| legislator by. having done all c.,nd to pro-
nation Of great work, by what little aid 1t lay
| In my feeble power TO present
| Decorated chamber sets, complete III all de
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