New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-15

let TAe YVES. must have greater ute, -nce and II New
York does not afford by her enlarged Canals Penmyi
vania ana Cansca Hil not DO backward 20 py1.Hs ~
her porsimony have been greatly sar risei % SEQ
some Of your metropolitan journals signssiae tae Brio
Canal s. old worn out AID efste' Saeh mh e2rssen
iations opposed 70 common sense II YOU vaa the
fscts in the ease look the reort Of the Conroler II IS
through the csnsls tas your whsrvos hronxed oi
shps fom el parts q tho globe fog were Il Dot thai hero
they could meet 81 the products OF the crest West Nor
New York.
was brought here as wer,ora man. to speak Z, YOU
on this great question Buffalo has great iaeres; in the
canal comTlstion; by Il she has been baiis bat Now
York has greater interest in Is conPste enlargement
than ell ihe other cities in The State together Much has
Teen talked about debt and taxation resulting frOm this
expenditure Of money, but hadhe canal cost dOabe Whist
II hss the State would have been greAt loser without t.
They talk Of TIE canal as ou; and old foyyh bat
ask ii system Of canals that transports Aoo0O0 Of aas
Of produce per from the Great West to tae
board not pretty respectfully concern lAprlslse
WHY the entire railway snd canal systems Of Pennsylva
MIA Ohio Virginia Maryland Canada and all the railroads
Of New York together do far less for the great business
Of the West than this great lpe Of canal. lApplause.l
Ii II true | ana free 70 admit that the money which
has been voted for the great work OF Improving tho
mails hiss rot always been expended In the most adcoas
manner but because yoar streets not cleaned "a wen
as they might be- viii 70 say viii pay eney
for such purposes but viii ei them remain dirty Antso
with the canals because men have been ecreant % Their
trust VIII you say VIII do 10 more 70 improve themt
Re;her say viii put in better % execute our 5us
admit tha, the party with which have been con
neced has been somewhat to blame bat this Is question
read much money hes been expended and b make this
expenditure remunerave the work mus; be completed.
To you the West looks for outlet nature has dons
much for you in your noble Hudson. which ceavos lis
way through the Aeghanios aad ell yen have 20 DO to
continue 70 The valley Of the Lakes That which alone
viii keep New York foremost in this great Coneierscy
is the completion Of the great Erie Canal. Cheersl
You may build railroads many YOU please but yoa
must look TO the canals for cheapnoSs Of transportation
and that financial prosperity which viii ultimately triumph.
The speaker concluded by hoping that the vote 20 day
would show that the people of hs State understood their
real interests. Great applause.
Mr. GRErLEY being present he was called upon for
remarks He spoke few words to the point the gst Of
which that the practical effect of enargng the canals
would be cheaper food the consumer AMI at the
tire return the farmer for his proince BY the
argemen the canals boats as large soops could
gse them and in the OF few years not barrel
cs =, he =. .. s.,,' ~
sh speculation in foed make lumber plenty and open to-
the world the prodsce ofthe West generally He eeaslu
ded by eloquent appeal TO voters 70 do their duty
The resolutions then passed. aor which the meet
ing adjourned.