The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-06
THE CANAL ouzs TON
VIEWS OF GOVERNOR HUNT,
The Improperly Of an Extra Session
OF The Legislature.
Letter from Gov. Hunt Ia the Mayor OF
Rochester, on ths Enlarge ment OF the
Rste Canal aud shc ION, i,,cti0n OF the
Unfinished Canals.

rochc,ter over Which you rgcsictd In which ! am r.
uueted the Lr-sla;ure IN extra session for
ahe purpose 81 snbnting "A law TO the peopl. at The
g,nlrcl Ccc,lon authorizing loan sufficient 10 con-
sipue the work the canals. with provision in che
and also in the propo amendment to the eoustitu-
ion h' the state tax 70 pay he interest on such loan
fhall 81 the expiration OF and that such
Interest VIC ehargcabe upon the surplus revenues OF the
ranat, and the similar ions which have
rcachedo from other anartcr have received nay earnest
ana imrs rial consideration IN my deliberations upon
Arc subject have endtaNoted 10 examine the whole
0ucst, a in sirit caudor independent OF at party
iuhuebcs. and with sincere deste 10 cooperate with
NY citizens IA the mos judiciou, eort, that
~ ma IL T. important publc measure from tn
rmha=rassinents which have been thrown around il Nv
rptnf ,caIrenccs 1t hardly be necessary Tor no
yen that tho opinions eKpres I'd y tho MEG ing
an favor ~ carly completion Of unfinished canals
entreiy IN accordance with my view oi public
policy.
Durnr he entire period OF sevoDteen vcars shch has
elsr.d since The Ltgtisue OF 1855 decided 10 enter
sgon the enlargement 81 the Erie Canal have ppNor
In" 20 "ig' NErous le"@pcutlon 81 'ae untcrtnklng
TO the best OF my a,ty have sustained and aiyoca-
tcd every feasible measure for the advancement II the
work aud have resisted the eFrtS which h'c been
ioyed with too much success to retard if defeat
its execution In every Quotation Of policy, even
curing the dn,a years Of suspension and abandon
ment my faith in the enterprise, well in the beneic
Iesull- TO How from il in the ability of the c
somprh II, has been firm and constant, After common
cling Improvement % honorable to the State
ssntagcous TO all our public interests il appeared t.
as mpor. ant that should be ni.hcd rs that il should
te begun have always contended that the generation
which need the work capable compile mo n
IN my Judgment it ought 70 have been camptci some
years ago and who doubt that il would have been
if the could been rescued soin
II party spirit which has lowered over il and around
"a: every step be bird evil omen assailn. The pub
SIC with discordant slcks q debt bankruptcy ami
eternal t. .ation
You that large proportion II the enlarge
ment put under contract il 1895 under the pro1i-
rions mace py the Legislature Of that yea. pursuant
she contained in the
nor Marcy A. a citizen disacutcd from the policy
which caused the suspension al the works ana The aba,-
al tho contracts ia lSl2 Notwithstanding the
general derapg u, which then existed in the monetary
affairs Ct the country 4 Appeared 70 me that tlbe
contracts might have gradually carried forward y
prudent energy and TO have
xhc esIty completion q the Improvement and the alvn-
taccs II was intended IL secure IL The same time u, c
40 the State the enormous waste q money awarded
contractors for the damages produced w Ting their
opera ions Experience has sufficiently demonstrated
that the SUSPENSE ION OF 1872 and al the subsequent opro
siton TO The enlargement must have pfocc, dcd from
visionary want 81 confidence IN the future growth and
progrtss Of the country. and an Inadequate apprcc-
alton of its wants aud capabilities. An interval cf
xen wears has wrought wonderful change in The