The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-23
complete review Of eur trade with France and
statement Of the charges TO which our goods
and vessels are subjected, over and above those
which are here levied on subjects Of Napoleon.


which are here levied on subjects Of Napoleon.
Adjournment or the Legislatare-Wo,k Of tho
Session.
five congratulate the State on the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature, we ought not to omit
word Of praise to the legislators themselves
for the labors of Thursday. 1t is long since we
were able to record similar days work. So
many days and weeks have been squandered in
personal chickering's, fruitless debate and unpro-
ftable speeches. that the news Of eight or nine
hours spent in the actual transaction Of bust
ness and making of laws excites as much aston
ishment as pleasure. Ideness has been so
firmly established as the rule that an excep-
tional burst Of industry takes us all by sur
prise There was such burst. however, on
Thursday last. and both Senate and Assembly
did their best to make their peace with the
people by condensing ten days task into as
many hours. Nor was the haste with which the
public business was transacted accompanied by
the errors or with one exception) produc-
ton of the omissions to which legislative hur-
ry generally gives rise. Nearly all the great
bills were carried, and contrary to the usual
practice, no measure directly hostile to the
public interest was Struggled through in the
confusion. From whatever point we view
them the proceedings Of the last days session
are in the highest degree satisfactory.
In the first rank of the important measures
which owe their enactment to the extra session
stands the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany charter. Though nominally a private
undertaking. it is in really public
work of the highest moment. In fact. we may
well look upon this, the first actual
step towards the union of San Francisco
and New York. as an event of national signif-
canoe. Should the company be as successful in
their application to Congress for aid as they
have been in their dealings with the State Le-
gislature, we may fairly expect to see ground
broken before many months elapse, and those
who read these lines to-day may ere long ira
verse the central deserts of America at the rate
of thirty miles an hour. We have no wish to
conceal the obvious difficulties of the enterprise:
difficulties not arising out Of natural obstacles
alone, but to be confidently expected from
apathy encouragement and fickleness among
the public. Nor have we any desire to lend our
aid to the establishment of a new fancy stock
Tor Wall street Still, fully. and, we trust
conscientiously viewing all the impediments
that can reasonably be anticipated thoroughly
the improper purposes which the
new stock may serve-we are firmly persuaded
that the Legislature achieved useful work in
the company, and not less confident
that, if the right men are placed at its head the
railroad will be promptly constructed. New
York may very possibly congratulate herself
hereafter on having been the first State to take
up this gantic enterprise.
Next in Importance indeed seconds the
final settlement of the canal question What
ever omissions be chargeable on the Legisla-
great the waste of the public
money in fruitless discussions on the subject
the hopeful fact, that henceforth the canal en-
largement will cease to be q political issue,
atones for them all. Twice the cost of the extra
session would have been cheap for definite
prospect of the cessation of party squabbles
about canals and ofunbridled corruption among
their administrators.
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three quarters of mill in addition to the pre-
sent quarter of mill, on oil taxable property,
has also become q law. If by this means the
existing debts of the State will be paid. and its
credit raised at home and abroad the measure
will meet with general appreciation. But to
advocate its adoption on the ground that le-
climate fear Of reputation prevails is to insult
the understanding Of every citizen OF New York.
Mr.. ID. Il. Taylor has carried his Ten Hour
bill. Under its provisions the working day OF
workmen, and mechanics in manufac turing es-
adjustments, is held to be ten hours in length.
This involves no interference between employer
and workman as it is still at the option Of both
parties to agree that the day shall be longer
The law only applies to the cases where no
such stipulation shall have been made.
To this City the bills authorising the estab-
lishment Of public parks on the sites known as
the Central Park and Jones' Woods are proba-
bly, of more Importance than the two latter
measures 1t is not without feeling Of pride
that we look back upon the share the press has
had in the advocacy of these parks. Without
the persevering appeals which have been made
during the past three months by the journals of
this city tn people may rest assured that
a committee would never have been appointed
We need hardly remind our readers that
our exertions were wholly devoted to the open
ing of the Central Park. Regarding Jones'
Woods in the light of a rival whose claims, though
far inferior to those of the Central Park, might
very pOssbly result i'm 0ccasionin0 tho lois of
both, we felt it our duty to expose the wide dis
parity between the two sites, and to set our
whole energies to work to secure the grant Of
the most eligible. We have been entirely sue
cessful. The Central Park is gained. To add
TO our good fortune, the bill appropriating
Jones Woods has also passed and we need not
say that none rejoice more sincerely at the fact
than ourselves. We would rather have one
park than none, two than one, six than two.