The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-20
Pncs Two Cents.
Political lntAIll9ance.

h ppssfALo hAHsoE The Buffalo Common Council
t specia meeting on the l5th inst, to take int
confederation the matter Of the OF the hs r
%, ~ ma place The committee 20 whom the subject
,ug Tsoluuon Resolved That II Ii tho intention Of
ne 70 taks and appropriate the land necessary
tcusry described by the City Surveyor follow
msncns at point where the eastsry line Of see van
extended would nte.ect the northe,ly lin. ofths Light
house pier dock said line OF dock bsars N 3s deg W
Running from thence the following courses and dstsp
ess: 8 rs deg 500 feet-s 90 deg E. sOO-s 81 deg E
800 IS deg f.. 800 fset-s 30 deg 400 feat ana a
20 deg 3i5 feet point in the norther.y line OF
No 39-sad point to be rs feet from The vstsr
in Buffalo at low water mark; continuing on the
last mentioned Is % deg to the herly line
Of said lot No 80 and to the northsry line OF outer lot
No 40-thepce ~ deg 1925 feet to the thery line
OF the marine railway lot extended and 700 feet distant
In westerly direction therefrom-thsn 531s deg (.
1878 feet TO the northery line Of the south chsnns at
point 20 feet distant-on the line Of said channel
from the water In Buffalo Crssk-thsnoe norhsriy along
said south channel to POINT where line drawn IT right
angles from the last described line shall be 200 feet dis
tsnt thence parallel with the above
400 fe.tto the northerly line of outer lot No 81
thence essterly along the line Of said the
water in Buffalo Creek thence along said creek at low
Previously TO submitting to the Council the circular Of
the Hon } C. Spencer rs one Of the Executive Commit
tee for this state appointed at the Chicago ronven
t'on the Mayor recapitulsted account Of the bill
now resting with Governor Young, and providing
FOR our Harbor improvements and ststed-TkAt
for the last three years all appropriations have been
denied to by the Presidents veto The leading
object now is, by united effort OF all the friends OF
harbor and river appropriations to present claims
based upon facts and figures In strong light to the
president and the national legislature, to induce "a
vorable action and should the president still persst In
withholding his assent TO appropriations necessary
ana 20 important to the Of the nation then TO
obtain possible the passage Of such appropriations
by two thirds vote Of both Houses Of Congress
his veto, which, considering the state Of
the nstionsl treasury, be regarded undsrta
King oil consderate magnitude He referred to the large
amount Of money required for the purposes Of the Mex
war; and expressed a conviction that such q sum
should be borrowed would be- large enough to
the whoe OF tho extraordinary expenses Of the
as to leave In the treasury OF the ordinary Of
and rivers to uphold also the commerce Of the nation
He said unless the friends Of these improvements
prepared to take this position and strongly maintain It,
way but to abandon for the present. the idea OF
obtaining appropriations from the national government
for the obvious reason that there Ii surplus
arising from ordinary In the and
But the money collected from customs Ii the legiti
mate fund for the improvement Of harbors and rivers
respectfully recommend that the Common Council
ttion Congress usual for appropriation from the
ordinary revenues Of the for the improve
ment OF our harbors, presumDg that all the funds
will be provided for carrying the after
other legitimate appropriations mKde.BufaIo Gem.
.ddpsrtissr, Dec. 10th.
mond, that the whig members Of the Legislator .
almost unanimously in favor Of General Taylor for
the Presidency Many Of them reluctant to give
Mr. Clay, whose high qualities q statesman fairly
titled him long since to the highest honors but the
bitterness Of opposition to this gentleman might again
defeat him they DO not desire to him again subject
to the ordeal Besides, the character and quail
ties Of General Taylor indicate that he has strong hold
the popular Affection, without regard to party,
having been engaged in the hot political contests
OF the times And the western portion Of the State
pecaly disposed honor him with the Presideu
cy Measures will accordingly soon be taken to have
Taylor meeting In Richmond to prepare the way for
feeling, we understand, prevails ~ Washington-Win.
! chester (Pd) Republican, Dec. IL.