The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-17
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
ALBANY, July 15s P. N

ALBANY, July lo-o L. N
PAssAGE OF THE NIAGARA CANAL BILL
The consideration Of the point OF order resumed
The president (r Morgan, thought the for rails
ing the objection successfully had gone past
Mr.. REKMAN (whig) moved IT, recommif ment, He had
been somewhat friendly y the blu. but ne believed be
had been in error. The city Of New York nas direct
interest in the chez and beet rhs Wet 10
epsrgDg the canal her gIest interest il found 10 pay
ing the debts CT the State Ne York lions share
1hst O0wego and Wbeha should be In its tsvo. is not
surprising What becomes Of the Of the Erie canal
this bill should be passedt Greatly a. the property
Of Oswego may iLceased What is TO bsco Of the
one hundred and ninety mi of .cuss Sea its
fate In the Pennington Canal built 70 carry crest
trade which rails now laid The question OF
ches yness governs the whole thing ard trade will follow
it, ami the mute Bostonians will be made the means of
divert,ng an immense trade from this city Mr. b al
luced to the great changes which surely
the Of trace Believing that the effect Of
this canal would be disastrous to New York he must
Mr. VAN ScHooNHovEs thought that ths alarm which
had been sounded this aternt had Influenced roe fears
the Senator from Fio thas judy ne at
IL all these evils to come, where Buffalo,
Why does she slumber, when e-e Away so active in
discovering danger even afs OFF Does not the SEN .or
from the Fifth that the object OF the bill is
our trade from going through Canada and keep
ing il in New York
ginaly created BY the Erie Canal has it's great ae of
railroads and has t nseparabe with the
Hudson IL has its tens Of thousands of Inhabitants,
and fred in irs business Buio THE canal and Buffalo
will get 20 the head OF business IL viii that canal
as rev does The Welsnd for one merchant OF Buffalo
last year sent 40 600 barrels Of -four Odensourg
railroad 10 Boston. This very day Buffalo merchant
had iDfor med BIN that he received consguneut of
slaves from Oswepo, ing round by the ray o. the
Weapd Car al and as mis- charges the City
dollar less he had given orders TO have al bis slaves
citizen Of Buffalo, he spoke citizen and Senator Of
New York
Mr. VAN scHooSHovES-Do YOU mesn 10 say that the
merchants Of Buffalo their freight che4 per ia
another way than by The canal.
Mr.. BABoocK-They do it repeatedly, and 10 various
Mr.. VAN sHooSHsvES-The reports show this csnnos
n. , shorr saba
The facts say, and show prove IL Either this
road lie stock obbipg aDsir-s canal to he bull orly
Wall stseet-or it direct blow at the Erie canal How
any Senator wet of Syracuse how any in the
city of New York how any Senator the line Of the
Erie road can vote for that bill (said NJ, cannot
RIO is much diverted from reaching the Hudson
or lying wharf at New York. WHAT benefits do the
Senators the line of the Erie road promise elves
for this lossp 1t IL impossible to understand
Mr. vASDnmr (den believed that THU canal as it
would tend 30 cheaper the poration to the
board would be of the greatest advantage locality
but statesmen they 10 look at the entire state
not At localities The great debt Of hs stae alresy 10
existence needs 70 be regarded The amendment
contttution in respect the canals Is to be submitted
TO the people adopted some nine ten millions rill
be added II Is feared by many that the ion of
this canal may power of the canals 10 pro
duce revenue But he did not believe this He thought
abundant business would DO found Mr. proposed u
section reserving TO the the rsht 20 i'm oose
tolls on this caDa IT snail be found pre- judicial to the
business of the Erie canal
Mr.. Plat (whig) said millions Of American pro
perry we're subject 10 the caprice Of foreign gov
ernment-a government that has already threatened
close It, These merchants sensitive on this
and they have looked TO American canal a protec
ton To have both would be vast advantage for it
would enable vessels to take the Wen.nd Niagara
though the current Of the Niagara oud always be an
objection TO that route Suppose the weIand C.nal
cos ed and this canal not built how disastrous would be
the effect the consumer
Mr. BRIsroL (dem read from the report OF the State
FrgDeer statistics to that New York could not be
injured, but must all other places have pre-emi
nencs ton from Quebec 20 Liverpool Sill from Nex
York %. At New 70 mea buy cheapest; from New
fork men transport cheapest That settles the case
Mr. BABcocK-Whep before cid the L<xi, lsture of New
York ever even patiently listen an, measure enectnr
the Erie canal
Mr.. CooIxr (dsm) foi.or e ia a. snnsted defence Of
tho bill. "
Mr. WRIGHT (wbig), raid experience Of the las, vesy
had taught the BOSTON, heir efforts 10 win bs
butDees Of the West bod fssui,ef N = dad loss
The Senate refused to adopt Ar Ysnderbilps amend
meDt, by ayes 8, nays IL
AID then the bill passed ly The following vote -
ANns-Messrs Bartlett, BsnnaLt Bristol Clark Coo,sy
~ ysnpo.t Huntington, kirpy, Newoomb Otis. Pisu
Wrirht=H. "n's"''
Adjourned. s''