The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-21
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
prom our regular sems.pondsni,l

merce and Courier and EnquirerS. labor under an
error IN suPposing the papers by the Liberty were
not put 10 the Newspaper box, at the post Office, on
Sunday afternoon last The pilots are diligently en-
gagged In investigating the whole subject, and they
ask suspension Of public opinion until they are
prspsa, WIN statements supported by shdavi.s, to
They say, In excavation, that Ihey had on for
mer occasions received orders from The Wall street
papers not to take their flee from on board ship
or, that the said papers had instructed sca-captans
TO deliver their files to their own news boats,
and not TO the pilots; while the Herald on
the other hand, had authorized captains Of vessels
TO hand their papers 10 them for conveyance 10 the
city; thar, in the case complained Of pilot and
a boy len the ship on Sunday with bundle Of pa
Pers and the stter-bsss that on reaching the city,
they len the Herald de ofpaPers at the Office, and
at the post oice, which the clerks did not overhaul
I'LL next morning ct the time stated by the postmaster
The boy they say carried the lctter-bsg the pri-
ya's residences Of the consgnes. Mr.. Phillips. when,
hnding nobody there to receive H. the same boy
red = back with him to the pilot boat for ssfekeeP-
ing, not knowing what else to do with IL, as the
post ONCE with all places Of busness) was closed
hence the delay How far the pilots III be able 10
establish these facts, time will prove. There are
about eighty experienced New York pilots, who ae.
CURED knowledge Of their srduous profession by
FIVE years apprenticeship. They own boats TO the
amount Of about $4,000. They support they fam
lies by laborious industry; many OF them have
grown gray In the service. They do not object 10
submit to any regulations Congress the legislature
may prescribe; but they do object TO yield submis-
sion TO a selfereated body OF men In New York, who
appoint commissioner TO give licenses, and exact
severe charges for the same. They object to being
put on equal footing with boys taken from their
own boats, and converted into licensed pilots by
voluntary arrangement of class of men who have
no legal authority for their conduct. II is said
he .l
gentlemen manages the business in a manner 10
make IL profitable to himself IL wss reported from
one OF their boys, taken from Jersey boat that for
the privilege OF carrying vessel TO SEA, he gave
half his piloage fees to the said commissioner, ard
IS per cent. for the use Of New Jersey boat--re-
csiyng IS per cent for his own seryeesi This
subject Of Piloisge strongly demands the passage
by Congress OF some general law on the subject.
The war made upon the New York pilots by vol.
untary association, II carried into effect, would
either force them to submit 10 hmiIiang aud arbi-
irayy fractions, to abandon their business, with
the loss Of their boats. and the ruin Of ther fami
lies.
yesterday alluded to the able report Of our
comptroller, Mr. Fagg. Il appears there are ten
canals in this State, which cost $50, 732, 335 "a,
largement Sl2,s00 $50 76 The amount Of tolls
received from all Of them for ls45, was 90 374 COS
SO: of which S2,i06,s62 76 was yielded by the
Erie.
The annual in,eres, at S, per cent on the entire
cost of the canals ia al ,GS9,7s3 AZ
Revenue from do. l673215 %
Net balance of revenue sl64eS IL
Railroads-Stock was loaned railroad companies
to the extent Of IS 226 100 OF this som the State
has lost, by the Encouragement Of the Erie and
other roads, s3,575, 700. This amount 10 now
amount Of bonds issued TO railroads be added the
cost of canals, il would show the expenditure Of
s35, 1861, 236 SO for internal improvements in this
STATE.
Direct debt Of the Stais.-Tcmporary loans To the
treasury a, $, 6, and per cent. IS, So, $40 "a.
Debts of the several canals el9 $50 020 30. An
nual interest on do, $780,, 375 "a Aggregate of
direct debt, 255s5,570 A, Annual interest ON do,
81 ,l66,69O 80. Total interest, Sl,79I 1871 Ca On
bonds loaned railroads, the Stair receives interest
to the amount of sl,7l3,o00. or the canal debt,
slant; leaving a reduced canal 'ebt of only sl7,-
2l6,1l9 81.
.9rrears for enlargement coniraeis Engineers es
Inmates amounted to only $500, 600; while the ac-
taaly ascertained amount proved TO be much
pending the work, 100000 have been paid in liqui-
dation. The estimates exceeded s3,000,000.
Receipts into the treasury for the support of gov
eminent, ending 10th September, l845:
From permanent loans, 81 ,523, lao 50; from direct
mill taxation, S548, 504 So The expenses Of
..
The expenditures during the same year amounted
to 81, 60s, $50, leaving deficiency of revenue TO
meet expenses through the treasury of S275 1914 a.
Amount paid out bounty on coal, salt, eypsun,
and lead, 1911 $50 81, Of which the salt interest re-
ceved S237, 497 Is, and the coal Sl29,77I 81, and
gypsum, u 900. The comptroller advises the abo-
ition Of these bountes The quantity of salt
brought To tde-water from the interior, amounted,
in three years, to 9, 268, 989 bushels.
The returns from SIS villages and cities, show an
datf sbntr S,fx m
aggregate taxes, paid by the people Of the same,
amounts to ~, 40S,646 So This embraces the CITY
taxes of New York, amounting to S2,09G 900 le;
which includes taxes for both city and county pur-
poses.
A six-per-cent. loan was authorized by the last
Legislature redeem the And to satisfy claims
against the broken saftty-fund banks. Total sum
redeemed by the comptroller Of the loans and liahi-
tiles Of ten banks, in cash, $666l0. Chancery or
ders obtained by receivers in favor Of several bro
ken banks, and paid by the comptroller, s46, 1874 81
Paid from contributions, or from amount Of funds
provided, $2,l44,A7 l6. Amount Of notes suppli-
ed by the comptroller to the several Incorporated
banks to LIST December, ls45 under the act OF l843
va ,06l 1856. Returned, S3357,83 The largest
quantity Of notes issued to the banks were Of the
denomination of S5-being $6000,OOO, Amount
Of registered notes in possession Of the banks,
$20,703 As. The circulation Of non-registered old
emissions estimated at $3.50, 404 10 LIST November
last. On hand, $256, 6T. Destroyed after Isl No
vcmDer, $OJ, sol. IOtdI on manu- ana destroyed.
81 ,O86 242 The comptroller recommends that the
free banks all be required to redeem their notes in
New York at par, and not, a. now, at the latter
place and at Albany at per cent. discount.
Total valuation Of real and personal property OF
the State, 5000 479,0l6. The aggregate annual tax
alton Of towns, State, counties, for highways &c,
was Is, 384,17l 81.
Insolpent free Banks-Assets sold, consisting of
bonds issued by Illinois, Arkansas, Alabama, Mich
igan, and New York, with bonds and mortgages,
81 ,555 $685. sold for only S95337 75--aversging on
those other than New York bonds SO cents on the
dollar; including the latter they brought &c. Bonds
and mortgages 6l. Loss on pledged stocks of
States other than New York, SAG, 1854, AGO SO. Do.
on those Of New York, S15,776 IS.
The comptroller recommends that capital employ
ed by banking associations shall be assessed, and
taxed az other incorporated banks.
o'clock, P.m.--No news Of the steamer.
The market was very dull to-day Flour sold in
small lots at IS rs. There was rumor of a sale OF
3 500 barrels last evening at IS 62i. This some
doubt, though had il from shipper. The inqui-