Cortland County Express, Thursday, September 5, 1850.
ELECTION NOTICE.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORTLAND COUNTY.
Cortlandville, Aug. 29, 1850.
In pursuance of instructions from the Honorable Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State, a copy of which is hereunto annexed. Notice is hereby given, that at the next General Election to be held on Tuesday, the fifth day of November next, the following officers are to be elected, to wit:
A Governor in the place of Hamilton Fish.
A Lieut. Gov. in place of Geo. W. Patterson.
A Canal Com. in place of Jacob Hinds.
An Inspector of State Prisons in place of David D. Spencer.
A Clerk of the Court of Appeals in place of Charles S. Benton.
A Representative in the 33nd Congress of the United States, for the Twenty fifth district in place of Harmon S. Conger.
COUNTY OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED FOR SAID COUNTY.
One Member of Assembly.
A superintendent of the poor in place of Sanford Bouton.
A District Attorney in place of Augustus L. Ballard.
A Coroner in place of Robert C. Owen.
All of whose terms of Office will expire on the last day of December next.
The Electors throughout the State are also required to vote for or against the report of the act entitled "An act establishing Free Schools throughout the state," passed March 26th, 1849, and an act entitled "An act to amend the establishing Free Schools throughout the state" passed April 11th, 1849.
JAMES C. POMEROY, Sheriff.
STATE OF NEW YORK, Secretary's Office, ALBANY, August 15th, 1850.
To the Sheriff of the county of Cortland.—SIR: Notice is hereby given, that at the GENERAL ELECTION, to be held in this State on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November next, the following Officers are to be elected, to wit:
A Governor in the place of Hamilton Fish.
A Lieut. Gov. in place of Geo. W. Patterson.
A Canal Com. in place of Jacob Hinds.
An Inspector of State Prisons in place of David D. Spencer.
A Clerk of the Court of Appeals in place of Charles S. Benton.
A Representative in the 33nd Congress of the United States, for the Twenty fifth district in place of Harmon S. Conger.
COUNTY OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED FOR SAID COUNTY:
One Member of Assembly.
A superintendent of the poor in place of Sanford Bouton.
A District Attorney in place of Augustus L. Ballard.
A Coroner in place of Robert C. Owen.
All of whose terms of Office will expire on the last day of December next.
The Electors throughout the State are also required to vote for or against the report of the act entitled "An act establishing Free Schools throughout the state," passed March 26th, 1849, and an act entitled "An act to amend the establishing Free Schools throughout the state" passed April 11th, 1849.
Yours respectfully,
CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, Secretary of State.
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Auburn and Binghamton Rail Road.
We clip the following extract of a letter from a correspondent of the Syracuse Star. From all appearances the day is not far distant when the "Iron Horse" will be seen thundering through the valleys of the county of Cortland. And such an enterprise should arouse every capitalist of the county to the project. The county of Cortland, in its present position, affords to the farmer the poorest facilities for turning his produce into cash at a fair price, of almost any county in the State. As it is, he is dependent upon the Merchant and drover, for the sale of most of his produce, when if a rail road should pass through the county North and South, it would put at once a new feature upon the agricultural interests of the county. We say go ahead gentlemen, if Syracuse will not help build the road, let Auburn share the honor and the profit,
The citizens of Auburn are manifesting an enterprise, in the project of constructing a rail road from Auburn to Binghamton, unequaled by the wild speculations of the memorable '36 and '37, though not at all in as uncertain investments of capital as characterized the business men of that day. To show the interest of all classes in starting into existence this railway, I need only allude to a few facts. In the "Columbian Block," occupied by tenants of the smallest capital, groceries, recesses, etc., $5,000 were subscribed to the stock soon after the books were opened. Thomas Y. Howe, Jr., it is said having sold out his whole stock in the Auburn and Syracuse road, at a profit of near $30,000 intends taking stock in this new road to the amount of $100,000, and a meeting is in contemplation to encourage the authorities to pledge the credit of the city for $400,000 more. These, with other private amounts that may be readily obtained, place the undertaking on a foundation not to be shaken; and not, like the zeal of your Syracuse capitalists, who placed themselves at the head of the move in your city, to end in mere smoke. Besides, what may be raised in Cayuga county, through which the road will pass for some 30 miles or more, capitalists in Cortland county have pledged themselves to raise a sufficient amount to carry the road thro' that county, some 20 miles farther. The whole distance will be about seventy-eight miles to Binghamton.
A road is also in contemplation north from Auburn to Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario, a distance of 38 miles, which is scarcely less likely to succeed, as several Canadian capitalists have offered to take $200,000 of the stock. This is a sufficient guaranty that the remaining 2 or $300,000 will be raised with little difficulty.
EDITORIALS.
One Idea.
Don't start at our caption, reader, and accuse us of violating the principles of our position, or charge us with siding in political or religious strife while we pen a few thoughts on the above topic. Men compose one common brotherhood; we cannot be released from the obligations that this connection lays upon us, however much we may desire it. If our observation is correct, there are many at present that seem to feel and act as though it was only their duty to carry out the one idea, or in other words, a particular policy or doctrine they are in love with, however detrimental or injurious it may be to others, and ride rough shod over the interests of the mass to accomplish their end.
One would suppose that man, being a rational being, capable or weighing and measuring, and coming to conclusions for himself, would move with calmness and consideration in all his undertakings, and would ever in his movements, have this great principle before his mind, that he was created to benefit the whole brotherhood as far as his existence extends.
But is it so? The one idea man catches up his idea, no matter what it is, it is a favorite with him, and he does not stop to ask whether it will benefit the many, but it must go, and he bends all his energies to accomplish it. He will break away from, and break down all other connections, and labor unweariedly regardless of all consequences to the great whole, and become a complete [fanatic] and all to establish this one favorite idea.
Is the man a fanatic on any other subject? Certainly not. Should he attempt to build a wagon, would he think it must be all wheels, or all body? By no means, he understands that there must be different parts and that these parts are all necessary, and of necessity must be combined in order to complete the vehicle. As well may a man attempt to build a house of all posts, or a ship of all sails, as to think of benefiting his race with a single dogma.
Such men are like a whirlwind to the extent of their influence, they may only raise a few dry leaves from the ground, and after a few turns in the air, settle back and in a few moments it could not be told that they had passed that way. Others have more influence, and of course carry with them more substantial rubbish or even prostrate and root up that which was useful and beneficial to society. But like the whirlwind, such men soon pass away and in a few years it could not be known that they ever lived. As the farmer in the wake of the whirlwind, so society mends up what they can, and what cannot be helped or repaired is counted a loss, and a few years only and their labor is not known for good or for evil, they alone must reap the reward.
The one idea man can spoil the peace of his family, or neighborhood, or society with which he is connected, and even go so far as to sow discord among brethren, or derange to some extent the government under which he lives for a time and draw into his wake honest men, but the phantom will sooner or later explode, and he will fall and be forgotten among the general ruin of his favorite scheme. It is impossible to accomplish any great and good object upon this one idea system. The connection of human society is such that to effect any good object, a man must take a broad survey of the whole, and shape his movements with an eye to accomplish the object he has in view without injuring the many to benefit the few; unless he does so, he injures instead of benefits society. Such a man is not actuated by a benevolent spirit, but from one of mere selfishness—a spirit that seeks to gratify self, and accomplish a favorite dogma, rather than benefit the mass. Confine a truly benevolent man to one idea! You might as well think of his traveling upon the point of a cambric needle—he wants more ground—he takes a broader range of things, and cannot be caged up in so narrow a corner.
Point us to an instance where a man's name and deeds have been handed down to posterity, and by them receiving with gratitude, who has taken this narrow minded position while acting on the stage of existence. Was Washington, was Franklin, or a Judson, a Luther, a Wesley and scores of others whose names we reverence, and whose deeds we admire, men of this stamp? They in the greatness of their soul, seated themselves high on the mount of contemplation, took a broad survey of the wants of the world, and then in true wisdom shaped their course accordingly; and their deeds told then, and tell now, on the happiness of the world they lived in.
But, says the objector, a little too fast; one thing at a time, so say we, so says the thrifty farmer, so says the enterprising merchant; but to carry out this wise saying, the merchant does not fill his store with the one article, neither does the farmer seek to raise from his farm but one kind of produce, or hoe one hill of corn all the season and expect by thus doing to cultivate his farm well, and thereby reap a rich harvest of the variety he needs to sustain life and add to his comfort—as well might he do so as for the one idea man to hammer forever upon his one idea and expect to benefit the world, and lay up for himself a rich inheritance in well doing. We dispose the principle, and pity the man whoever he may be, that is a slave to the soul narrowing principle, bowing down to it, worshiping it his life long, and on the brink of the grave turns back, and finds to his sorrow and shame, that his life has been wasted and nothing gained for himself, and nothing accomplished to benefit his race. He commenced with this one idea, has been hammering on it ever since, and at the close of life barely ONE IDEA.
Young men, look out upon the world, contemplate its wants and its woes, and from the broad platform of philanthropy make your observations, and in the benevolence of your heart, lay your plans for the benefit of the world, and never permit yourself to be bound down in servile meanness to this degrading system—this one idea.
◘ The whole length of Telegraph lines in the United States is about 18,000 miles and they are daily increasing.
◘ Professor Benedict of Rochester has been appointed Recording Secretary of the State Teacher's Association.
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