New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-03

tor 70 SV tractors the breath Of sproach has new
FINISHED his Official or his private characier
eseSIei 10 be- Obliged 70 remark that the same o.
.r,s.iop can no; be made N reference to nj w
'ir,ne although with what truth or lustlce ne ia
In ssssi'ed 90 not undertake 70 decide
There IS still another aspect m which tins par''cV
s.,sctjon and that for secretary OF otate anu
iEe..n,,cIer should be -arde3 and that Is tH'
,ohable effect upon The present CanAi FoNcl u '-0
State. ..., %. .,.o Canal Corn,
u,.s,oners who hold over. bel0ngio the Den0cIauc
s.x nd two Of them 90 the Ia nDurner or n
soI fart,on. The Canal Board CONSISTS OF nae
nmhers comprising the Secretary OF state Con-
,,oIl,r and the State Engineer ma surveyor 50 tdi
~ two latter are chosen rom the DemOcrattr
formations that party viii havethe majority IN the
Canal Board And here permit me 70 eau your az
,entcn TO the consequence Of the scheme OF selec'
nc an equal number OF candidates from the tchels
"T,hs two Dartes-apparently equal, yea II IS most
nnsousl There are three members OF the tana
BOARD Of one party now IN office TO take thfee nom
each of the party tickets. 10 make up the remaining
ar casts the pow or OF that BODY into the hands OF
he party having the three areadyin possession anu
is exactly The reverse Of equal fairness nl1sraeS
he inherent OF the idea OF an equality or proA
mate equality.
The consequences OF thus placing IN the hands Of
IFS most determined enemies the exec luton OF the
Law for the Enlargement Of the LTe Canal, should
be well considered by the citizens OF our commercial
metropolis, before they resolve to incur them L
know full well that Attorney-General Chatheld and
ms associates, after having Tesored 10 the most uh-
scTuDulOus and revolutionary means 70 Oelttt inc
law after having threatened an appeal 10 the courts
10 arrest ITS execution, after having denounced us
passage as equally corrupt and unconstitutional ana
sworn never TO cease agitation until twas repeater
know fun well that after having done all TINS, ana
appealed to The voters IN their own parry districts 70
sustain theIn-and having been rebuked by an over
Wheimug MAJORITY not 20 much from IoVe OF tne
Canals from adherence OF the traitOrous attempts
~ resist the will OF the constitutional majority
say know full well that Mr. Cbat6eld and his asso
GATES now promise obedience 10 "a law which they
ttreo rgt
1ld dstlch on that line of IT, which says
The Devil sick, the Devil SAINT would be.
and suspect these gentlemen are IN that predlca-
Fnent politically. They are doubtless SICK b0m tne
rcbuke ana punishment they have received, AMI
SICK from the Apprehension Of its being repeated
BY the next voice Of the ballot boxes and they
are very desiIous Of being or appearing to De
saints now
But restore them to power, eive them again 20.
hiical health, and The other line OF the dlsuch VIII
be verified
The BarnDurner portion Of the Democratic party
not to be trusted on the subject OF the Canals OF
the state This is proved by every word they nave
uttered and every act they have performed since
they have been III existence as faction. they
originated, and the faction vas born amidst the
throes and commissions OF the Development OF the
Canal policy Its first appearance was IN the shape
Of the old Buckta party which so long and perilna-
,ciously resisted the heroic struggles OF DE WITT
CLINTON for the Original construction OF he Canals
II was silenCed for time by the wonderful success
1872 and was exhibited III the fanatIca and insane
stop-laws Of that period which under the pretenSe
Of preserving the public credit, shattered It by repu
dating the contracts MADE by authority Of law, and
by exhibiting total want of confidence in the
revenues Of the Canals and the resources OF The
State Claims for damages TO an enormous amount
were not the least ev effect OF their proceedings
the heart Of the people was broken confidence IN
their mighty strength was paralyzed, and for ten
years there has been miserable pitance doled out
OF the millions OF revenue OF the very same Canal
ont 4T4h IN
result but the waste of money and the loss OF inter-
est The same faction broke with Mr.. Bouck, the
Democratic Governor, on this ldentcal question,
and under the guidance of Michael Hoffman, A. {.
Elagg and Lew 9. Chathe1, sought to manacle and
bind down the energies OF the people by provisions
IN the Constitution which they fondly hoped would
forever preclude the completion OF The Enlargement
Of the Enc Canal, and NE other Canals then under
taken. Fortunately their ingenuity was not equal
70 their hatred of the Canals They were compelled,
BY theSmal majority composed OF the Wings and the
friends OF Gov Bouck to suffer other provisions 10 be
Inserted in that instrument which enaoledthe people,
through their representatives, 70 burst the chiihs
that had apparently fettered them, and by antlcl-
pa,ng only the surplus revenues, which the same
instrument had pledged 10 this great oDlect-a
pledge which these men considered chemerical, but
which the event has proved to be the most su0Stan,
tial-they struck out mode Of enabling the Canal
~ complete itself
The revolutionary means by which the same fac
uon, under the leadership OF MI j. van bureh, en-
aeavored 10 defeat the will q a constitutional ma
iority OF the Legislature, are familiar TO you. Inc
same intense hatred of the annals was Inc moving
cause of these disgraceiui proceedings
Now, the recent action OF the Salety Nonhltiee
- calculated and n successful, viii evidently place
the hands Of these very men, the power To erdliy
tins hatred by embarrassing and ohstrucIhg lAs eA-
ecution of the recent law for the Enlargement Oh he
Enc Canal and by depreCiatlng me revenue certH-
Gates and impairing Their creGl
Let me ask whether the coUnscls OF the ing
uevsDaper that processes 10 be the organ of Tue
Safety COMMITTEE this subject, are entirely dsln-
terestCd and entitled TO your full confidence ihh
paper rendered IT'S Owerful assistance to defend the
whole course and maintain all me objects and move
ments Of the faction which have described. II mas
invariably opposed and resisted the Enlargement OF
the Ere Canal Is Il uncandid To suspect II OF the
same influences and motives nov IN promoting the
election OF well known enemies of the Canal poucy
Before the inhabitants of our great metropolis allow
their confidence IN the pTlncpicS maintained oy thdl
paper on the subject OF the Union 10 lead them INTO
an implicit acouiesCenCe IN its preIudces on another
and wholly different subject tusl they Will mature
ly consider the consequences The public fatn Is
pledged by the passage OF the law for the speedy En-
lareement of the anal One million OF dollars nave
been borrowed under lis provisions. The contracts
for the whole work now IN The course Of letting,
and will be executed before the close of the year.
Shall tins plecge and these engagements be repudla-
ted or shall they be faithfully redeemed Above all,
will the Hf real estate the merchants the
mechanics and the iaborerS OF all descriptions, IN
your emporium, consider what mighty stake they
have IN the completion OF thlS great thOroughare OF
states and Its tributaries
The amount of benefits and advantages which the
present Canals have poured into the Cites of New
York and BROOKLYN far exceed those which have
been conferred upon The whole OF Tie residue OF the
State The limits of tins letter Wall not permit
statistical review aud compariSoa OF the condition
OF Newly orb before the construction of the present
Enc Canal and since that event, But affirm, AMI
challenge DENIAL that 70 that Canal more than any
other cause. ana than all other causes are owing tae
astonishing prosperity OF New-iOTS and the very
existence of BROOKLYN and year crow lied suburbs
What may no, he expected when transportation IS
Cheapencd ont hail. 50 a. utterly 10 DEW all cOulpC
utlon by Canals or Railroads leading to Boston, Bal
nmore, any Other city A people that have
raised their thirty millions OF dollars 10 connect their
city by Railroads with the West and the North, cannot
fail TO estimate the rich rewards o. an enlarged Cansl
that will heS on It's bosom the contributions of SIX
OF egh, OF the largest States OF The ContedeTacy and
carry back, aid scatter IN those immense regions,
me proceeds OF your foreign and internal commerce
have reserved TO tins place the observations IN
tended 10 BE made IN reference TO Mr. Patterson, the
Wig candidate for Controller, whom the Safety