New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-05

70 I'D shs., ssssas 70 ~ ,hs daily demands 10 carry
on the Cover Dneni
when the Wigs csms TITO power they restored the
sbaTsssd fases 10 the Canal lss; they appro-
steo fog Canal purposes all the upappropsted lands
applicable to the construction, an1 applied the irpus
revenues provided In the Consultation, to complete
the public worbG
UDoer the Wing management of the Canals Ia 1876,
~, 30 and 81. including ANAL snOuns expende1 IN
le47 there was applied to The construction OF the Ca
nsb more than 10000 arising fro the Canal reve-
Iues and inappropriate funds 10 doing ths the Ca
paey Of the Canals had been largely increased. aud
the COST of transportation reduced. The charges on
Up freight from Albany to Bafao. had beeo reduced
from Is cents per 100 pounds In lsi7t1 cents Ia 1871
The charge for down freight per 2l0 pounds Ia lef1
vas 10 cents, while In le50 and ls5 IL vas out 70 In
le47 the whole charge for freight and tolls barrel
Of -four from Buffalo to Albany - ceots while In
1850 but % cents, the tolls remaining SANE
Th difference cesr saving 10 u produ 'er aad
WIS Affected ~ te ab7 Ct the Canals 10 carry larger
loads In less tine in 1850 than In 1s47.
The history Of the Canal Of 1851 10 too recent and
too we'll Known 10 need extended notice. IL pro-
posed TO complete the Canss IL three years. BY petg
iDs their reys1ues II introduced distinguish
ed Canal Democrat psss-d ihs Assembly, vent - toe
Sepsie and defeated BY the resignation Of l3
antLCsnal Democrats. special Gle cton let seven OF
these men 81 home. The new Senate passed the blu
and under its provisions and made
for al the work by q Canal Board consisting OF i've
Wtigs and four Dem ocra1.
In tie appeal Of the anti Canal Senators to tie peo
PIE thew bad been u,os, s'snsiy defeated They no"
Tesorted 70 a bench Of Judges on which there were
seven Democrats and one Whls. Their deSision was
adverse 10 the law and al the new work undertaken
was sgain stopped.
There was one other move by which he works could
be seriously crippled, not stopped aud that was oya
reduction Of tos 30 az 10 reduce the revenues 40 OF
that surplus would be LETT
The moot mpo rant items 10 the payment OF tolls upon
the Csnss ave nercba ndse, WHEAT and -Four The tolls
on these articles had for many years been Uniform
they we're 10 great extent paid by the ci'zers OF the
Western Ststes and Canals
Ire quantity of wheat and -four transported on the
canals had for many years been very uniform.
In 1913. 6l0 653 tuDs the tolls were. ..t,l2o lS5
In 1s49. 6s7 S23 tuns; the tolls we're. ne Oo4
In ls50. $50 1856 tuns; the tolls were l,ll45l9
10 1851. 626 l29 tuDs; the tolls were oG7oel
Upder the prstsnse that reducing tolls wheat add
-four would increase the quantity transported and tue
revenues the Democrats IN the Canal Board la lo5O,
proposed reduction Of 20 W cent In the tolls, aud &C.
complained a reduction OF 20 q cent oy g-tung the
vote Of the State Engineer in p favor. The above
table shows tn 1t the qnsLsty not increased while
the tolls fell of, la the first J ear, S246,6}o
To the 24tb Sept OF this year there hss osen an In
crosse Of about 900 OF wheat and fcur over last
10 IL winter Of 1852 the tolls merchandise we're
reduced; and to this period there has oeen falling
of In tolls Of than s2000OO chiefly on merchsn
disc ak there bAs been Incesseio the qasaty
Repairs Of the Canals.
The Auditor states the expenses for collection OF tolls
am the re pairs Ct the Canals as foloss: .
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1850 80 90 W
1852, estimated for August and September ll4I49 w
s29l 299 more than the hishes, year OF Wing role
(wbsn they paid for Dew structures spd fr materials
and eols, Slz9 l S. than paid FOR like par.
poses n 1919 S46 346 than the 10 rest year
when they had charge VI the Csnsls
The surplus Of 1851, applicable 10 the Eu'
lsrgement and TO the Genesee Valley and Black River
C.nsls Stt61 13l 90
They were esiimsted for 1884, st........ 7G8293 90
There will bs realized stated by the Aeoitor, scout
s2O0 00-a sum scarcely sufficient to pay the awards
for Csnsl damages made, and for claims which
testimony has been taken.
la he whole history Of Canals, We fad the Wngs
scrDg soDcart, and unlfsrny In favor Of extending
tne benefr OF the system, a. far a was practicable,
and % rapidly ss The means at the command OF the
State would permit We find them defending tbs Ca
psls from the ssssuts OF LoeoF ocosm from 1899 TIL
the meeting Of The Constitutional Cnnveo,iOn ~ 10
she Convention but for their efforts resumption of
ouT public xoIks oud never have been undertaken,
fer 10 that Convention the bunker or Canal portion Of
the Democratic party could net alone have Whilst od
the assaults OF their Bsrnbufpips oppooents We md
the Whgs applying than IS 100000 10 the prose-
cuton The pubic works during the four years they
held power subsequent 20 the adoption OF the Consttl
tor and passing law Will b, had II been carried out
WOULD have completed I'll public works within the
nex, zee years We fnd them now not vithstandins
the deplosole cond'ten in which the State 6osncs:
are placed by their spponepts endaavorng 10 sneud
| the CUnslUilop Ina, the Canals can BE- completed
wiihcu, TO tGzins IKE People In doiog ths thev
sao to know that ,hey have been assisted by very
msDy Of the true fsnds of the Canals Who ne ong 10
the opo,i'e party, but who, upon sccasiors like this
Ie superior TO al party tes and act solely for the
good OF their country
On The other hand, ~e fnd party which has grown,
from small beginning 10 Clotons rime, UPON tae self
ishpess and msreprese ntaons Of e Interested cad
ers opposing the Enlargement and h alsck River and
Genesee Valley Canals at their incepion--sstimating
the cost of these works az less than s6 OCO0V0 when
they will coat mere than $4,000 0O0-makiog eobtrao
for milons without the means OF payment aud lhrp~
Ing upon the Wbips their liquidsion-e 10
destroy ths eoi, of the state when power departed
from them; and, when law passed for tbs Immediate
completion Of the Canals, procuring s nUll6c alton
possible potsihstsndng the pledge Of re Iced
then reducing Canal tolls 20 leave bu, al
surplus and finally reducing nearly Inc ~hee OF that
surplus for repairing The Csnsls and lesvog far
can ever BE- judged not dollar 20 ex2cnd tor the
works during the next year.
The success destruction Of our Canal system the
ruo pOiut at Issue between the sso grea' political par.
tee far Interests Of this State concerned
al the coming Election. Whis success ~i carry our
Public Works 10 completion Ia the shortest possible Pc
Rod wi hout taxation while the Of tae oppo-
sie party w the OF 1912 and defer their
ssmpe,ion for a long perod-peIhsDs forever