New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-23

Of a few brokers, BANKERS, and spectators ID
stocks
Second. The holders OF stock in Rsrosd,wb..
compete with the Csnsl, fear that they nav ~
compelled to reduce their freight and ,heirsivs
dends To this objection We reply,
l. That even II the stockholders In Rairo,s,
should fail to acquire all the gains they msy nav.
anticipated from the monopoly they enjoy. IA
people who use the Roads would be gamers h
proportion thereby.
, That the railroads will share in thNine,a,,,
f Of business, and that promotion Of the gsps-,i
prosperity, which the completion Of the enlsrSa
meul and the lateral canals will produce aad ,6,,
they will, therefore, be directly and largely ba,
Gifted thereby. II the Csnsl is not enlarged ,ba
railroads OF this State will be injured BY the ro,5.
of Pennsylvania and Ohio. as those Toaes AFFORD
nearer route 10 New. ork from the Southern a.
lions of the Western States than our own cant
The enlargement OF the Canal will DESTROY IT,
competition Of the railroads Of other States AL
thus essentially aid oar own.
3. Until the Canal is enlarged, considerations
public policy will justify and perhaps require.
continuation Of tolls upon TIE central hae Of raj
roads. and the imposition OF them upon the norts
ern and southern roads, both OF which, II freed
from tolls, might seriously iDj1re the business of
the Erie Canal whereas, the moment the SPEEDY
completion of the enlargement Is secured khe.s
tolls may properly and safely be taken oil
Th.rd, The third class Of persons who wosls
naturally be opposed 20 the completion Of tie
. Canals is made no Of those political dem4gosss
with whom psrtlZsn considerations are aEiys
superior to the interests of the State The Oey
reply which will prove ellectusl with tins clusof
enemies must come from tue votes oil the people
themselves.
A proposition was made in the Assembly ~
one Of the opponents Of this oil, To borrow eight
/ millions OF dollar for the purpose oil cOmpeaas
the Canals, and imposing direct tax saAc,e.i
10 pRv the interest and - redeem the pinc
T nal within eighteen ears-tne whole Q1sstO,
to be submitted to the popular vote. Il ia SAT
icient 10 say that the revenues provided by Ihs
/ Constitution are ample tor the work 10 which
they are set apart that 10 complete the
Canals by direct tax would be unequal, Cd.
pressive and unjust and that for these rsaiOas
the proposition was not accepted by the friends
OF the Canals.
Asge have already stated, the action Of h.
Senate upon this bill IS well as upon many oh
ers of great importance, was suddenly arrested
by the abdication Of thirteen Senators Amoas
the bills thus defeated, was one providing for he
/ speedy enlargement Of the OsWego Canal, which
had passed the Assembly by an almost unanimous
vote, and which, bat for the revolutionary move.
/ ment already referred 10, would undoubtedly have
become law. That work could not under the
Constitution, be paid for out OF the surplus reVs
nues Of the canals which are exclusively devoted
TO other objects the bill before the Legislature
ana WDlCn, VIC ttubL may 1Sbh PessSu pto'Nel,
/ therefore for borrowing she money needed i0fthG
purpose under al other section otthe Constitution.
W e are con PEELED 10 believe, by facts genet.
ally known, and BY declarations made on hyh
authority, that nO such revolutionary and dliot
gRnizing movement ss that by which this OIL hu
been resisted, would have taken place, n Tue
/ members of the Senate had been left 10 the eIH.
else of their own Judgment under afree sense Of
their duty TO their constituents and the state
/ That this was not the case we have the most
conclusive evidence, not only IN facts which have
come under our observation, but IN ststemenisdn
tncty made by prominent members oil the party
with which the resigniI Senators ara connected
distinguished Senator, who refused 70 %
come a party TO the DISCRIMINATION oil tie
body to which he belonged. declared In deon'
upon the last day Of the session, that "prepOadsf
"eting ard extraordinary influences had oeea
drought to bear upon the resigninB oena1on
"to control them that he had been ne~y %
controlled, bat he hsd avoided the overpowef9s
"fesponsibilty." And thus 1t seems tnaI va
acts of your Representatives have been obsha't
ed. and the progress OF our Governments hs0eea
arrested, by a secret csbal To which you MN6
confided the power OF legislation. The histoyd
the Jacobin clubs in another country, which Over
awed The representatives OF the people hnal
/ Frustrated their liberties and their republican 4
situations ct the feet Of despot sbood be
warning TO US, how We regard such inhuenca
| with indifference, or put confidence ia men vn
/ have yielded 10 them. Another decaratM
equally important, and relating probablyt TO IL
same facts. was made ia the Assembly, IN hE
words: 1--WE have seen lurking about these ks
"bies the agents Of mOropOIes, like crows ri
"vultures about a CARCASS laboring 20 preVea
"the Enlargement OF the Canal They hsveE
"cured their victims and carried their dupes
These statements. made by persons 10 I. Pf'
tion 10 know whether they are true or not, es'd
little doubt that, in the high handed action neg
have taken, the resigning Senators were mai.
the tools and dupes OF selfish mon0pOIists anta
heartless demseogues, whose agents have croEd
ed into the halls Of legislation. and driven tfon
/ their seats the Representatives you had chosen
/ FELLOW CITIZENs Such the iniaenc"
which have controlled the scton Of portion
/ your Representatives it is for you 10 say wne
Their they are such rs should govern the condaa
/ OF men Who act for free and intelligent PsOpe
Such are the pretexts by which they attempt 70
excuse their conduct it rests with yOa pny
whether they are satisfactory. |. is you
determine whether the action OF minority, u
abandoning their seats for thu purpose OF deieh
ing easures they do lot like, shall receive w
sanction Of a popular vote, and thus becoms'
precedent for minOrities 10 al time TO come
We have fears Of the verdict which w
will pronounce
2-JOHN A CROSS. Kings 60.
3-RiCHAR0 ) WILLIAMS New-YorL
5-JAMBs w BEEKMAN. New.YorE
6-EDWIN ID MORGAN, New York
-NARiUS SCHOONNiKER, Ulster.
ll-STEPHEN JOHNSON, schenectady
l3-JAhES M COOK, S1sOgs,
<2-GEORGE GFDDES ODooda2a
s3-LENi DIsMICK, 1TO PIE
II -WILLIAN BEACH, Gauge
T.-SAbUEL MILLER Monroe.
N.-ALOkZO UFHA8. Geresee.
g. CbARLES COLT LivugsrOn
a-CHARLES ID. HOBlNsON, Allegany.
5i-GEOBOE X. BABCOCK. Ere.
32--ROBEhT OWEN, Jr. Cettnaugus.
HY j. RAYMoND N Y Co LEVI HARRIS, CheIa1ga
ORLANDO ALLEN, Erie. s r. HEATH, MontgomT
WIN H. ANTHoS. Richmond HENRY @ HEWITT. ChrS
HENRY Atwood. Erie ROGER w HiSDs, Broon1
] " BABCoCK Niagara FRANK. q. HoTPIs, MHps
r. T RACKHOusE Kings w J. HUMPHREY. Wy0nIi
GEo E.BAKE. Kings l.. INCERsoLL. Che nasfa
OLIVER BELKSAP, Orange. ALvAS KELLOGG, G0fikl
JosEPH BENEDICT. Oneida OKRIN D. LAKE, LiyiBgna
II BENEDICT, Westch'r lJOHS ID LAECDON, C0lgnOa
WM. a BKD, Erie. ABRA'A LECC EFT, S9ssosi
W BisHoF, Columbia GEO Lesley RensselseH