New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-31

- l. IS -,,si.-. in u-ohibiiirg the state from
u.rg ia credit AZ al except On e.h1--l,L' "a. -
-u,lv -ar e- it imr-acf 10 l-sl lLlss lN, -
--rl ana inferesi Of any debt hereafter 90 oe n
----.3 80 C-iv be discharged BY means OF direct
80 -. b. iruosei on 81 tie property q the Siale
- ;. ,L-as,-s srscts a. the indisTsrsable condiel
j r-s-sou.te Of any such debt, that taxes SHAH %
laid az the time ~ ts Great on 70 pay me .le4s' ~
i.--l.--s -ha rrircfral IN eighteen years.
me- fsople already begin % understand bow IN
.,~alfv ana uriustly direct tax operates Tor slch
4, ru-r.sa falling a. heavily on the portion oi lne
So NJ, ,ocaUv Benefited By the public works. a.
ro the more fortunate districts that ENJOY me Nloe
= F-ba-advar-srss and j. would be- dcll; indeed 70
imagine case 20 urgent, as 20 iniuce them 70 iin
re tax upon themselves i0r eighteen years, a. the
T.~v Moment when the state possessed revenues am
ri areent to ray the interest Of the debt and ex-
.--uisb The priucira and when no necessity collI
exi-, for res0rtinz 20 such tax ioT the purpose
The Constitution. therefore. by adopting inis pro
vision bas practically declared. that 10 iurher IN
rrrvemert sha be prosecuted 10 this state BY means
5f IL credit except when coupled with tax ana the
Celebrated dogma e Colonel orNG that 60 internal
improvsmeut is but another name for eternal taxa
ton seems 90 ar 20 have received that solemn sane
tion
The ONLY resource. then which remains for the ex-
'cenccs of the state far a. ~ present or future
public works are Concerned, are the to- oi the Lfe
Canal-and 10 has therefore become more than ever
important that thev shall be yglanty watched and
thod shall be employed 20 promote their sro"t
aud increase above at that they shall not Dc
-ecklessiy dissipated or waut0u.y reduced BY mere
politicians % subserrs any temporary or selnsn
.cheme.
~ fbis. however there seems but little danger A.
rresent-ardit .uot ii.tle ci,Jng 70 perceive ma,
those who most violently rlcu.ed the idea tnal ine
canal revenues would suffice as bass Of debt, are
TOW comforting neir friends on The line Of The clna'
bv the assrrance that the tolls Hil nat OILY pay
i. b Ill IL iIIfHf o.
viii afford in alliiion ample mears for rT3ceeiirs
with al suitable despatch. 90 complete iAe plo"c
works
The Sum annually Sc; apart by the constitution to
eytiugmsh The principal ana interest q iAe eeo', J.
81 5000 20 which IS added --WnlD on account oi
fhe ordinary expenses OF the government Ihe
annual balance remains 90 be divided between
the Enlargement. the Genesee alley and BLACK
River Canals, and is now about million % dol.AIs
II d. ihe concession oi tIis balance 20 t-cse three
works which constitutes The principal, and indeed
the only element Of " compromise when ne constr
tuition contains. 10 has, however. feature when
the friends of the public works regard az important
and % i.. that the state officers who manage the
Canals a-l their revenues shall hereafter oe elective
hy the people
AT the oryninr Of tie Session Of the Legislature in
lsi7 SIR fAGG announced the surplus tolls then al-
rlicsble % the public works % be Sll1Wt. ana IN
the course ofthe autumn in view Of the immense m
crease 0 the business Ot tLe annals ~ tnat season, nc
made some considerable ADDITIONS 70 li4t tLl'tut
in November. lSi7. 40 the first election after the
ADOPTION of the Constitution, MILLAHD flLlMoRE,-
than whom this state has never possessed more
honest capable and patriotic public servant was
elected Comptroller.
On his accession to Office in ISIS be proceeded TO
examine Inc public accounts. and discovered a sdm
Of about tj0DDlO which be decided 20 be justly and
consttutiona.iy applicable 90 the completion OF The
works selected by the Constitution. On The election
Of 1lr fufn0FE 20 the ice Presidency, be vas suc
cceded by Air WASHINGTON HUNT, an omcer not
less upright and able than bis predecessor, and
,mirenty distinguished by bis efforts % Congress 10
secure The improvement Of The numerous laFbors ana
rivers, the commerce ot which more or less aH-cls
our canal revenues Alr HUNT, on iurtler eA-
animation discovered sums amounting % about sSN,-
00O which in bis judgment were al-o applicable t.
those public works lt is the application Of these
sums Gn al about T: l.3ONOi) that has drawn down
on Sir lr,T. aad his Wing colleagues IN the Da-al
Board the assaults To which your letter refers.
The canals are q noble property and deserve good
care and attention. They ought % be IN iIiendiy
hands With the moderate means the Coniti-
tuition has left 90 present faithful ana pam
otic officers. the locks Of the Enc Cana! may be
finished and opened icr the reception oi the enlarged
boats bv the Spring OF ISL Bg, the progress OF
the main work must necessarily be slow and painfully
protractcd aud exert whatever effort We may, the
reat and final measure Of deepening The channel and
realizing is larges; benefits, can hardly be finished iu
time % enable Of US, upon whom the shadows Oh
evening are lhAlNEs TO laiANi fsNf ia -.l- ~
tions which an achievement 30 important Woul na-
taraliy enkindls But the smaller qualification we
NAV vet enjoy unless. indeed. board OF hostile IN
cumbents foreign 10 the interests and distiu-uA oi
the value Of the noble work, shall again OBTAIN i1s
control and on a smaller scale, rc-enact the scenes
OF | -.
Ia. rich revenues, its enormous commerce, row
eutite>jt 10 better, 90 more kindly care Inc 'l-,
pcndou, mass Of products doating on the canal' oi
which IL Is the main the central, the vital artery
j in Na N.a nf IA
ou. amount Of 736 30 tons, exceeding, by eleven
hundred thousand tons. the amount tF>asf rtsd 10
1913. and the products Of the forest, wAich iIs
enemies declared IN 1874 had " diminished, nave
actually increased IN i've years from 81 hundred aud
eighty-seven thousand tons to one million and
eighty-siX thousand.
The amount paid upon the canal in ISIS, for tolls
and freight i've millions eight hundred thousand
dollars and in the sctiye season of lol1, eght NIL
lions four hundred thousand dollars
As an avenue Of trade, tnow All bat outstrps every
channel of commerce, natural or artificial IN TIE
New World or the Old The transportation on the
great river Rhine. flowing more than 90 miles
through the heart Of LlIopc, furnishing a SAFE anu
comiaodous outlet for many millions OF inhaoitani'
its uayig CATION wisely and sedulously improved BY
the seven Sovereign Power. adjacent to rs banks
exceeded by that 0f the Erie Canal nearly three
fold.
Nor is its enormous activity impaired, TO any sen
ble extent by the long line Of railroads iyng on is
margin and enjoying the full benefit Of the ner mo-
n0poy. The whole descending cargoes passing over
the railroads in the whole 0f the year ISIS, we're out
~ a9 TONS while in the seven months Of navigation
q the same season the Canal brought down eleven
hundred aud eighty thousand tons 20 ilte-~aier'
The pecuniary amount Of the Canal commerce,
which in lSl3 had reached seyenty-six millions, as
cendei in l-ls % one hundred and forty millions o.
dollars and yet the representatives Of the people o.
New ork, IN framing ts organic law, were assured
and some were weak enough 10 believe i, that the
Canal revenues had reached taeIs culminaii rolnt
OF were fast approaching II.
tor 0ue--tnc writer u this hasty sketch lAs ven
urcd % believe. and yet continues 20 believe, mat
An immense interior region OF ulequalsd ieriiIty,
and VI truly imperial e1tent-the destined centre ol
American population, commerce an pOFer,--as ye'
bat in the eaFv morning Of it, days,-les JUS.
bcy0ud cur western border, and plainly within our
reach and that 10 does not fall within the narrow
ken ofthe OF the present day, fully 10 eLoompAss
the vast extent oi 10, future wealth and greatness
To connect the ocean with region nus WIDE spread
and ma guidccnt oy commoiious, constant and ample
means of intercourse bind IN bonds 0i mutual aud
ever enduring interest asd affection, the far tstal-
portions OF our favored aut,he has always believed,
and vet believes be the bounden duty 0tae govern
ent 0f this state and tie ain o. the Intelligent gene