The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-17

claims Tor an enlargement OF suffrage.
The long delayed negotiations between the Uni
ted states and Great Britain are supposed TO be on
the eve OF completion by treaty In which our
| northern boundary will be readusted so as TO Sc
cure TO this State accession OF territory on the
| shyre OF Lake Champlaln important TO It's defence
| against future aggression and controversies which
have endangered the peace OF the two nations VIII
be permanently setted on principles consistent with
the national honor.
| have forborne TO demand fugtives from Justice
who have fled 10 the British Provinces, and also TO
surrender criminals from those Provinces, who had
taken refuge In this State, from the time when the
Supreme Court OF the United States virtually deci-
ded that The powers necessary for those purposes
were exclusively national, and therefore belonged
to the Federal Government. The Govemor-Gene-
raj OF British North America, however, surreedered
fuglves upon my informal request, until instruc-
tons very recently received from the Royal Govern
ment, have obliged him to discontinue such courte-
sizes. The evil resulting from the facility with which
offenders against the laws of either Nohntry may
cure lmpunlty tor their crimes, so great that
have houghtproper TO invoke the constitutional in
terposltion OF the General Government in the hope
that the subject might find place among the mat
tiers in negotlon between the two nations
have also considered BIT due TO the cause of hu-
mainly to address the Chief Magistrate of the Union
in behalf OF unfortunate citizens Of this State SUI.
erng the penalties of exile and snprsonmant in an
slaed OF the Pacific ocean, for political offences
committed under the influence of natural but mis-
guided sympathies for the inhabitants of the Brit
sh Provinces on our borders
immigration was, during the last year, checked
by alarms OF war, but an increased tide is set
ting into the country. Our thoroughfares are enl-
vened with families; and even small communities
from the British Islands and continental Europe
with therproperty; their teachers and their pastors
are seeking homes, among ms, participation in our
social and political enloyments Viewing this as an
important and rapidly increasing element of national
strength and greatness, and regarding all prejudices
against any portion OF the common family of man
kind on account OF the accidents CT BIRTH laws Ian
guage or religion, as unwse and deeply injurious
renew my recommendation heretofore made for re-
moving the disabilities by which resident aliens are
embarrassed in acquiring, holding and transmitting
real estate.
regret to inform you that the tolls received on
all the canals during the present political year. com
pared with the amount collected during a similar
portion of the last year, exhibiting diminution of
one hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hun
dred and ninety.seven dollars; that the amount of
duties received from auction sres is less by seven
thousand one hundred and forty-one dollars. than
the sum received during the correspondent portion
OF the preceding year; and the revenue from duties
on the manufacture of salt, exhibits similar dni-
mutton OF eight thousand eight hundred and ninety
three dollars The aggregate decrease Of the reve-
nue. from these several sources thus far, one hun
bred and ninety-three thousand seven hundred and
thiry-one dollars. The diminution tn the canal re-
venue has been mainly experienced in the tolls on
merchandise pas sing from tide water into the inte-
nor 1t IS probable, however that the descending
business In transporting to market the large agrI-
cultural surplus, furnished by the abundant har
| submit communication from the superintend
ent, showing that the manufacture of SALT seriously
embarrassed by the present ruinous revenue system
OF the United States, cooperating with the COM
mercal pressure, must probably be altogether ren-
pushed before the expiration of the year. and not
only invoke your direct action, but solicit your in
fluence with Congress to avert disaster which |
would increase the embarrassments of the treasury
and be deeply injurious to large and important |
portion OF the community. Our salines have hith- |
erto constituted essential element of our fiscal
strength, and have always been regarded as among
the most valuable and permanent possessions of The
State The possible sacrifice, therefore, by the ge
neral government of so important an interest cannot
but excite anxiety and alarm. |
An agent was appointed to receive the portion of |
the proceeds OF the sales Of the public lands which,
by law of Congress, was payable to this State on |
the first of July last, and proceeded to Washington
tor that purpose, but was informed at the treasury
that the apportonment had not been completed and
the money has not yet been received. The real i'm
porance OF this revenue is not at all affected by the
amount which il yields at this time, since the ma
tlonal domain remains undiminished except by |
rlly Distracted, as at present. or How Onward with
strong and increasing current at more prosperous
periods, its ultimate benefits must be substantially |
the same.
This State having long and uniformly expressed |
opinions IN favor OF protecting national industry, by
an adequate tariff il must be an occasion of general
regret that the President perseyerlngy opposes and
defeats the passage of laws designed to accomplish
when we consider that 1t is at least doubtful whe-
ther there is any legal authority for the imposs now
LEVIED The President, moreover, unequlvocally in
dcates determination to defeat any tariff law that
ban be passed, except it be accompanied by relin-
qulshment of the right to protect agricultural and
industry otherwise than incidentally,
and also by diversion from the States of the
nues arising from the public domain. The right to
adjust the pecunary burdens imposed by the govern
ment upon its citizens would seem of all Others TO
beionfi properly to the Legislature 1t not for
moment be supposed that the founders of the Con-
'ituton intended that the Executive should dictate
70 the National Congress, laws regulating revenue
and finance.
The fourth of July last completed quarter of a |
was undertaken by this State Within that period,
artificial navigation has been opened throughout |
distances equal to eight Hundred and three miles
md the use OF animal power in transportation has |
hundred ana fifty-seve miles in length. Naviga-
ion has been established from the tide water to |
lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, Cayuga Lake,
Crooked Lake and Like Erie, and to the Mohawk |
he ST. Lawrence, the Delaware and the Susque-
hannah rivers Not only Mas our frontier trade
which sought distant markets, been incidentally in
reased, and concentrated At the city of New York
md Lake Superior, and the banks of the Ohio, the
Miami and the Wabash haue been reached by our
'essels, and the once inconsderable traffic of that
,ast central region which stretches from the sum-
nit Of the Aleghanies to the banks of the Missssp
H. has grown into an immense trade and become
argely tributary TO the same fortunate metropolis
Meanwhile our canals and railroads have been con-
lected with similar systems, thousand miles in
ength, in the Eastern States, and with still more
xtended artificial channels in the communities
,eyond our southern borders Our revenues have
een increased from S419, 900 in 1877 to 81 ,952 600
n ISil-our School and Literature Funds have
'een doubled-the remote districts of the State
lave become the homes OF an intelligent and in
lustrious populaton-four fourishing cities and up
wards an hundred Incorporated villages have been
,alsed into existence--our commercial emporium
las trebled in population and added one hundred
md seventy millions to its wealth-the revenues,
commerce and physical strength of the whole Com
nonwealth have augmented in almost an equal
the States are bound together with
lands stronger than those of merely political com
act, and the danger Of dismemberment is happily |
verted. OF the system which has. though yet in