New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-29
Carsl Meerinzst Rochester.

There Vas very axe aIa respectable meeting
Of tie saIeas CT Rochester. o1 Moncsy sverius IL.
cuces ~ rrnor ihsf 81 eS,rt wort be made 70 ecu.
sns Al tss appropriations sor tie sriArssnsa, Of the
Eri- Csns esst u syrscsse TIE M,yor PRESIDED.
.nd speeehes we're -.is by MsssIs. Heic, : Pe.sne
snh. sssch. L D. smith. Nlliner Starr. Ssissy. Al
trsws sad otAers
Ps,slne Salts, ESQ rsPorted ansn'orisl. 'e;nns
forth IN very iorcis. u.nnsr tie claims Of TIE West
sni their go 70 psr;cips;e - the ful extent n al
the sgproprsfcrs rsie IS tee STATE or ,ae Prcsecu
ron Of ths enlargement.
Various gnsnsweEsbe reasons are urged n siFocsey
oi tie policy 81 such lisirouucn-rsssoas ~hieh
nst1rA y impress themselves upon the mris u every
intelligent nan acquainted ViA the real source ot our
State wealth.
TIE foliovins s-s the reso'lton.
Rssiirse rtst ss citizens OF Western New lors. ~
feel deep interest 10 such expenditure VI tae funds
Appropriated by the Consultation - The completion OF
tas Ere Csns shall ve ~ those engage IN "a nsvi
yston TIE beneai u the work sresdy accomplished II
Tie earliest Day srd that the resdfst means oi erect
ng this end are 70 be found 10 the immet se cousrac
non of the 'eW enlarged ocks oecesssry % compete
single chain Ci structures sri tee consequent use
OF oosts Of increased cnsth snd tonnage
Res5lrsd That any departure from tae established
policy Of the Stale In THIS psrtc lsr tor the purpose OF
tevOung an increased sIogut " the Cana Funds u
the entire completion ofthe casane and structures east
Cf Syracuse would be isgEsnt wrong % the ssricu
turS snd Transporting interests II Western New ors.
sui deep injury - the oi the state tor the
beneHt mainly ot a rival route and foreign govern
meni iussmuch a. s Necessary eject must oe 10 com
pei the products Of the West % pass the Wesnd Ca
nal order 20 avoid the necessity Of trans shipment
into smaller bos ihus dcprvng the state OF tolls upon
one hundred sni dity ive miles transit more than one
third Of the entire length Of the Cnsl and sostrsctng
nearly proportional smoung of "a total revenues.
Resoirsa That Justice q tha manufacturing Interests
Of this city demands such distribution OF tie moneys
devoted by the fundamental lsV o. internal Improve
menis 80 shall most speedily erect the supply OF the
Csnsl from Buffalo % Mont Kuna from Lake Erie, and
the relief OF the Genesee River from the burden on
feeling ia channel 10 the prejudice OF those who have
purchased IL waters ln the istn that the state would
q take their private property with or without
compensation. soon the necessity could ~ ooyisted
R.s0'rcd That while no complete snd edectusl RENE
dy be expected until the construction Of the en
isrsed Canal between this City and Buffalo the partial
relief q be secured II very suall cost by making
reservoir OF Conesus Lake for the supply OF the Gene
River during hs dry aud which WAS suihor.
ized BY the Legislature OF sis, ought TO BE- rendered
available by the immediate appropriation OF the neces
ssry fund and that We confidently expect the Legsls
ture % provide without delay tor carrying into eject
the provisions of the existing ave-.
RtsOlrsf That until something like an equal snount
Of the public money shall have been expended upon
the and middle sections Of the Erie Canal To
that expended upon the eastern sections II 10 not un-
reasonable for the citizens Of Western New York. 10
ssk the larger share Of the current appropriations ss
due alike 10 the Interests Of ths state and impartial
distribution OF the advantage, OF our Internal I'm
provemens.
The Aibdsy ErsnisS Journal thinks there 10 q ussp-
prehension on the part Of the people Of Western New
York in regard 10 the rule OF expenditure recommend
cd The Editors OF that paper have heard nothing 10
warrant the story that no appropriations are to be
m sds for enlargement west Of Syracuse