The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-15

tVils Pf.tis Will Do delivered,
may assemble respecting the election she
At the appointed hour about thousand merchants
and others being assembled in the round, Of the Ex.
change,
Mr.. NJ 81 GRIsSrI moved tina. Mr.. George void 10
take the chair. Adopted
Nj. GHsSnL then moved that the following named
gentlemen act officers OF the meeting and the motion
wss adopted -
GE0RG e OR SWOID.
Presidents
EAepard Knapp, Caleb Bkrstow,
Male. x jones' S.s.u Philips psosis
E. W. Dunhsm, Jacob Hs-rck
David Dsws, Tnonas Thsston
sKogrrAMs
+. W. Guiteau. John j. H.rrick
Waiter 8 Grifaths
Mosrs q. GRsSn1 Esq came forsard sni said
Mr. President and fello- ctz.nt-I hold IN my hs nd
few short resolutions eparel TO be pro
scented to you for you rStidcson rel seton this
mserg Bat the jsction' does not belong TO
merchants mecb,nics sh srs ard men OF All pro
feftons BIO have met her. day couaider what Ia
incumbent upon US to 60 in the to morrow.
GsIpen, do not apPesr oefoe you for the purposs of
making sny speech, bat simply to present resolu
lions, which shall ask the ecetsry read and add
my conviction As merchant of some psrisnos
tbe city OF New Yo-k that the crisis has cone-thAt
period has arrived when every heart the
tatersss Of this city should opinion through
the ballot box (Applause Gsntlemep, this s great
commercial city and not on y to the far West
OF our STATE but Of he States beyond owu
large the avenue or approach 10 he city OF New Yorr and
tho greater that avenue bs the chsspe viii produce
be brought down from the Far Vest to tuts great
msr:iii ely. Gsolsnss can only SAY IL addition to
resolve your unanimous appreciation at all events
doubt not they will Of the vsut maj ry o, vho
them read Let as DO duty cltizsns OF
this great city, without duGcton OF party; let do
Is men intimately coDn-otea sith tns ammeros of this
country, this b-iug the ssa. commercial emporium Of
America (Applsuse)
the ,nwDs resolutions were th.n read b. the s,cre
tay-
Resolved That the eulsrremsn. Eric AID oswcgo
dueA the oost q ,rsr halt viii
S cost 81 b w 81 fs wa
m.ts the welfare and prosperity Of sh city and it, nna
1hs' s,;s asn,Sss hs ssy
tren ALREADY ex led snd shch mu.t remain compare
fe past sh. 'ts the inc
tiaess from the western ssate which would follow the
Of revenue rere han sufficient TO deirAy the cost of
" A. ,s s ss ,Gs sSpgsn: se
n, sss ss 81 iii and s. merits the and
Resolved Thai the meroA of New York are espscay
9 ,wH" G ,s sas
tAson as the 90 cree Of this part add tho
sss iphssi.aas s'-'tA' '@'s'
Resolved ThA'Le empis made 10 mislesd the pubic
iudrment on this satjct and TO exci'e preadice
,ns Plaza pSsd tiS s IF s ss and o.
ts.d BY motive, q personal, party interest and hos
Resired Tia. e,rss'tly recommend every eisi1ss
a1. a6 70 aesd poll, m3rrGs h.Tnat and
great work can be secured. : va
Hon. G. R. BADoocK OF Buffalo, 81 State ssn,tor vas
.then introduced to the meeting BY Mr. Grinnell Mr.
Babcock received with much spplause and sail =:
Fellow oEensI hardly expect to be beardia this
Tcom weak As my voice now is "a forced to ride all
ing, and here q observer, without the
slightest expectation OF being called upon to address
n eting OF the merchants OF New York. Therefore ~
fsve n,osssAiy ad tine for preparation hope you
will excuse not addre ssns understandable
sesre that you are msn OF business men or facts aad
figures and that you WSn theory this great auss
ten You TO be called on to morrow in common
with the rest OF the people of the whether
the Erie osvego AID CbaNpl,n canals Ghsl be enlarged
whether they shall be adapted to tho exgsnces Of tho
business Of tae West whether, in xord may shall coz
butt ~ they ought 70 the prosperity Of this great
cry, the beait Of tho commerce. not Only Of United
States bat of the Now World 1t would DO absurd me
T. aaud here haneA.h this dome which NAY say IA the
c-sstos OF the Erie cana u talk to New merchants
OF the importance Of petng this great work Where
not in this city, should this question be uuderstoo
Where II not IN this city, should the immense benz
ats growing out OF our great system of Internal in
provements be founoS 1t /. to them and yoa
must know 1t, tina. you Owe the ,Araleled
WITH Of your city; in fact when the csusi ~ss com
peted 1926 city cid above the present
lanai street and 1t more t. the Erie CAn.i than TO ali
other causes, that you owe ~hst has made New York
what is today 1t is Dot your noble bar cor that has
mace your city prosperous because at NsSp1rt
b. you is S good and another a. Norfolk also; and
yetyou hrd Nc emPorums commerce at either place.
opens mp greater extent of country than your North
river; bat is the Erie canal which hAs popu ated
country that wss me-s bowling shdernss, when tho
nal was opened ard tIInspors the merchandise that
Ia reecet kmopg those populstionS well as the
The canal has created the railroads l. Is the wealth
busipetr, and commerce OF the West brought in,o
Ray. created the New Yors an Eris ,sil oss
and all the other railroads which radist, from
sa s ss,,a 59n na ssn. .sa a'ss
ing and prosperous people Great IS hsve been the
achievements Of the Etie canal they nothing t,
what lies In the fu This great Western country hiss
not nhabiAnt to tie tHony which it Is aols
These of approach from the West your
city must be improved for composition IL every side OF
you; though yet 1t makes out very lit IL i'm preston
npon your towns still 1t must be felt The mighty West
must have outlet AID IL you do not the
stutonal barriers 70 the nprovemsnt of Eric canal
II VIII ind an o1tet through Pennsylvania CAtaia or
Suss. Of Daniel wessts, sye.ter uster.nce to n,
West" and that only bs done through the erlArss.
ment Of the canals. was .urprisad to this canals
moderated By sone OF tbs public journals bsinx good
soough for past ages, ort not sufcisnt FOR th' go
sn.ad spirt of the prese,t times. When they
oAlsl tell you to lock at the Engineers II port Rail
roads but auIillsres, ssr al TO your business aad
your principal business will always be carried through
the Erie canal Il not your foreign import
ant Ingredient in the forms OF your commercial pros
perief That con- meroe Is immense Why does II come
here and not 70 Norfolk Newport l. Is because tue
merchandise brought here will seek the consumers
through those avenues which are Afforded By yoar
nas itu must, from your Avocauop, your ob1ervat
and asAsiiJ, unsrrasd this question far betsr than
can vas brousht upon this stage bscauss belong
70 he vet Buffalo NAN. u IA tue that in that
city veto feel d-'p interest 10 this question Brf,lo
tns etesuon ot The Eae eaosl bat has = les later
gain tsI hAn THIS cry; you have greater interest
IN ttbsr s me res Of saes and when Won hear the
cry "tnisves and Taxation y say to them Bs 1t So"
The best Investment that this city could ever ave made
would have been to make this cseal by .Y.,, an tbis
veryisatd but there "a necessity fof is prl.r9a the
canal aud there is 10 ecubt toat II car o,y ~ own
debt Aai, WHEN you are told that TIE ssna ia Won
out stage coach ne lcok at the report 81 the ,proser
and say whether canal WI ch transports four l,oas q,
errS psr IA Nau nnna =
pieHy respectable "ttAye cseh hns.n Uauzh,er0
Look At tie canals Of Psnnsy ylrg nia
and C@nads yet they rsnsprt far less thar this single
Iloe OF communication, raio1 you are called upon 10
rouo~ T. enlarge. AL thess combined de far less to
wards resohog the basntss aud produce OF the West
Than this despised canal But you told that II you
TO ask for legislative permission TO borrow thi
moncy, that viii be sqasu6ered and missp ent TaAt
may BE- true In part bat what great enterprise has
keAl cAxTtad nj lhnut lnaa f-ahAt huel-