New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-05
THE CANAL POLICY OF THE STATE.

IN ASSEMBLY.
The House (Jsn. IL being in Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. ID. d. TAYLOR in the Chair, on
the Governors Message,
Mr.. BusRorsns said: have no desire, M
Chair % occupy the attention. IL the House at this
time In the discussion of the gacstcathe cansisao~
under consideration. FOR some tine pat have been
lSborng under severe inepos.fion. and have sss ~
;arLtd TO my scat ser necessary absence oi several
DAYS have had time opportunity therefore. 10
properly review the message 70 which. IN TIA prosecu
non 81 my remarks Il viii &c necessary for o TO rvfer
A however, there arc ios minutes lefl bcsor- the
arrival of The usual hour Of sijoarument viii occupy
thst time in such lie rlcry remarks may occur % me
IL twas expected. Mr. CASirnsn. during the pohtscal
canvass which resalsed la the election o Mr.. Seymour
the ,ee OF Governor ths II cected, there woad IN
his first messge he Recommendation Of sonic plan tos
the ss eczFls;ies Of the enlargement ct The Ere Ca
nal, snA OF those Other public works sssSssedwhn
IN the Constitution This expectation was very general
Il the west, among ,spse wAo supported him Tor III
high otsce TO which be hai been ehosen. BaI SI dd
hos psrse'p~is IN those expectations dd MT believe
those who secured his nomination that H. would dare
sttep, the iulahnenf OF the Just though anlouaic ex
pectstioDs 1t the coDhdng friends OF the public works
IL Is tue thai these expectations were ussned by the
speeches made during the Canvass BY Governor Soy
incur himself l have extracts from speeches In my
pcssessOn made BY him. and Published In several pa
PERI In which he not only svows profound affection
for internal improvement system but declares that
itAse the completion ct the enlargement rnis be
ayowed his plsn-as his policy these speeches were
not rsde in corner, but before ne people a. Tie csask
sctieHs Of the State no once, but nsny nmes laese
speeches and promises accepted as sincere They
were rlied upon by uulrtuies who had feared sec
ord betrayal OF their hopes and OF the interests ot the
State They could not deem il possible tsf after such
speeches and such promises, the man for whom they
voted would so far discard the common principles OF
integrity violate those promises But such con
fdenee was felt by se CT by those who knew the man
and the motives oy which he was governed
have Sir after all that he sa.i 10 the people, ngat
10 insist thst he should have s esented in his ssgs
practc able recommendation for the resumption prose
outon and complexion OF our public works hs nc
done sou have examined hs Message 30 hnt out tho
policy of.his Exce.enSy and What expectations might
Justly be built upon thst policy blt have looked In
vain coniese TO having been unable to dscOyer any
recommendation harmolizng with his campaign prom
iSos, and others have been equally unsuccessful There
is 1t is true suggestion here snd there bearing upon
the subject but they cogched in language VI tho
most profound delieacy. Many, very many Western
gentlemen who sustained the Governor, hn1 themselves
exceedingly puzzled To decide whether h. has or has
not uSde any distinctive recommendation al all II
you sir, desire 10 see tho character OF his connents
upon subject to which he dsiincfiye ely pledged
lock on page % OF the Message He there speak
thus:
III one million OF dolan can be expended annually,
upon the unfinished public works, the iAlegsl canals viii
year year and the boats here sfler built
their ia loads OF two bundled ADD forty toas ras In
his year they os
full size required Tor the enlarged cansls viii be ssnet
BY allowing them "a draw water. Eroy iHcreass Of
sif iheh 10 ne draft E add about ieHyre ioas 10 l'sr
loads
psge D, the Same plan IS more fully suggested In
tie following paragraph;
deem it OF great importance secure an application
OF least micn y dsars ah.nay towards the com
pston OF the Genesee Valley anal the Black River Canal
add improvement and the eala gement OF the channels Of
the Eie and oswego Canals THIS w 10 short period Of
time eth CT these desirable objects aud relieve the embar
Op d iu-
sufficient supply OF water and ch1nnos aud enable
the boats TO be built TO carry her full loads ottwo
hundred and forty tuns Many expensive woIks OF nero
be postponed un theso ESSENTIAL points
gained 4 Jadeou, aaaie'i;R y SIR ~Lia.s dair,'
IA nearly equa othe original cost OF badns the whole
Ere Canal epcaded "a egEa! saasa! ssss ea S0srt iaee
qyoot otJcc,s"
do not understand the Governor here TO recommend
the line of policy 20 which he was pledged before the
peo pean enlargement OF the Erie Canal 10 depth OF
reyen feet aud TO width of seventy No man in hls
senses believes that six millions OF dollars will complete
The work In 1851 those who opposed the bull then pen
ding, and who are the Governors associates and
eounseors estimated the cost OF the completion oi tho
enlargement at HeHfy millions OF dollars. Hut that sum
Was too large, an Intentional exssgerntion believe
and that opinion Is based upon tho careful estimates OF
competent nenthat all the canals associated IA tho
Constitution can be completed for teeise asiloAs
lis covers lend damages as well as labor
What, then. Is intended by this paragraph and this
paragraph in the spirit OF the whole Message what
cir, Is intended by iil Why "bapsos' the Canal and
net sHiass ~ am awaIe, SIR, that In another part ot
his message, the Governor throws out suggestion,
from which the inference may be drawn thai he IL in
favor Of the Enlargement, at some future dayat
day FAR down the VISTA; for On page 2, he saysi
THAT we can have EnlArsns Canal aatil Il becomes
When this Enlargins' Canal Il 10 DO Enlarged. III 9
Fxceency does not say He has i=dsed suggested hat
during the present year some six or locks might
be ridessd and iepgthsRsd not Enlarged II this SUI
gestion should be- carried out IL will BE- founi Ia oay
opinion 10 be perfect waste 500 900 Of the 800 0OD
which the Governor says this pidsnsg and leagtleaiay
not Ensrging) these seven locks will cost
Bat what does be expect 10 gain by this process Of
gradual Improvement OF the capacity Of the Canli liz
sGys, substantially sat by pursuing ts soothing policy.
bCaiInen al once construct their boats the
larged plan and that soon a. the nkcring process
III these lock, sha have been completed forwarers
convey one hundred and twenty tons OF freight la
tOs bull 10 bear bnrtlen o too hnsdred and orty tons.
He regards Il m very Important that tue highly rcspecta.
BILE clGss Of people who navigate the Canal should
be a0Esd 20 eoEsrHd Jorge boais To carry hundred
and twenty at once with isdfnsy remote proc
psct Of beng able avail themselves OF their full capsc
ny But what kind Of economy would this be-
Canal boat viii not ordinarily last than six seven
years He therefore gfsyeiy recommends our forward
e.s build boots Kheh cannot, under the Governors
plan be available Ia less than years, when II
built, they VIII then be worthless Whs administering
this profound and sublime advice 10 Canal men, tho
Governor should have made another suggestion, 1ss
"a. go 10 FioTids for lie oaI sA SAcA 70 build ssr
boals that sy miSM ssruiDs sss sa0sEhto be sctesb
when channel sufficiently large % bear them Ahsii bs
period N remote II not interminable l have not now
time 10 suggest 10 tbs authors Of the messsge-I bog
pardon, mean the seE constfuted cabinet council "
whom submitted, sad by whom several times
reYsed so roInor has )the proprety u revising sAis
profound SUGGESTION although ana quite sure THAI
orwsYders titre likely 10 be silly enough ~ fo
low he GoyernCrs advice la this matter the frisnds
ol our Canals 10 be sase with the general tone Of
tie message.
am reminded, s1, OF the similarity between ths
Governors suggestion, which have qaotei, and tho
plsn reported b. Achss Hoffman, In the Constitutional
Convention Of 1916 reach the end. The plans
are shke the only difference 70 that the Governors
proposiion u On soliewhst larger scale The third
section of the financial article Of the Constitution To-
ported by Mr. Hoffman Out not Adopted read thus
% The surplus o. the Of the Canal stf4r
psyibs the eap~nsrs Of the Cana and sums svproor
sfed BY the two preceding secsons shall In zach s year
be- applied the ipy0rensnf Of the Erie Canal 10 sscL
may be directed By A~ until such sarplas sAi
amount In the aggregate. 70 the Of z5 G000l tnn
naionsy IRE hundred o0asdnd <Aars."
lie Goycnsr proposes 20 increase tho sum 10