New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-15
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
MEETING OF MERCHANTS IN FAVOR OF THE
CANAL ENLARGEMENT

CANAL ENLARGEMENT.
At 81 o'clock yesterday afternoon the merchants Of this
City held large aid influential meeting at the Exchange
The meeting was called to order by Mr. MOSES II GRis
NELL, who nominated
Mr.. GEORGE GRISW0LD as Chairman,
and the several Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
The nominations being approved,
Mr. GRINsELL said he held in his hands resolutions in
favor OF the Canal enlargement which would be submitted
70 all present for ratification rejection But the word
rejection did not enter into their vocabulary they must and
would be passed He had not come forward for the pur
pose Of making speech but simply merchant Of the
City Of New York to express his conviction that the
time was now when every man should exert his in
uence at the ballet box and be valued the continued
and augmented prosperity of the State, in proportion
would he see the necessity for completing The enlargement
Of the canals As the Commercial Emporium Of the
try New York owed to ITSELF and to the world the compile
ton Of the great line Of communication with the Lakes
he hoped that every voter would day do his whole duty
for hfelf and the country voting for the Canaienlarge
mtnt.
The speaker then read the following resolutions
Rred That the Enlargement Of the Eide ard Osweso Cns
By nerespg he ae Ees d and the cost Of
f siYorE h he Western states eheepsn the cost Of tbs
Ieesfass M and promote the welfare and My Of this
BSsJ Ths demands the speedy completion O
voI eG o0 COO have been air appended and gbh
comparatively unprOaueiye until sin1ed sad that
the peepcs past eoneuysly that tie aereaed
ueni Of Ee and oeg cana would saord an increase u
Teyelue ore than eisnt dsfrs3 the Of s completion
red That the plan proposed for completing this work oy ne
lst agre which ali political parties united Ia Recommending
- IL tcope eHineatiy safe AMI J1dols AID
e Re aesHHoss and hearty APPRECIATION Of all "e' seek % pro
Eed TEs tLe Merchants Of NewYork are especially inter
sted securing the adoPtor Of pan which val nsige ,2 aot
C,r e6ce ne ccsf Of trarsDoaon tbs VI
81 o ia 10 t4 revenue. ohe state prgn,ss largely
tie general interest Of Us inhabitants 80.
Rered That the attempts maze 70 mseed the l0 jr1snsn
h subject and e excite pr,aeee sssI .ee Pss Rtego.e
dictated By motives O. PeF'cns Or party
ilteresf sne az hostile 70 the puone re.e, ,, r. ~
York 10 attend polls morning and % give his vote
bis influence In favor Of TIE y. q .S "
aons the completion Of tl gst ~ork can De secured
Mr. BARcoK State Senator from Buffalo was then intro.
diced TO toe meeting AMID great cheering He said
Fy1LowcrrIzEss: II may seem strange thar shoad
sneak 10 YOU undtr this dome Of the importance Of com
Mating the Erie Canal when this Exchange Is Itself the
creation Of that Canal To The Erie Canal you owe your
existence ss a commercial metropolis When the Canal was
completed The City extended further up than Canal
now where does end Whathes msde New York whhit
Il eeItany not your harbof for excellent though BE- to
the eastward Newport has is equal while 10 the south,
there il Norfolk equal % either Nor II the noble
Hudson for the Delaware and the Chesapeake not is
has made the City Of New York first in the cities
Of the Union, which has made the State wonder
Of the world in it, mighty developments that has 9rig
mated the railroads that spread ali over the State The
great West would have remained a comparative
Wilderness had not the Erie Canal called It's into
being by ouenipg 10 il the market OF the world And this
great extent OF country fertile and fruitful now j. has
one tenth oft BE assuredfh4
this imrerc tra5e is sought eagerly afer By sister Sases
competition Is all around you the Wet will have AZ cat