The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-29

must be fettered compelled 10 seek slow unusual and
unproatabs routes to mArAet or not to pay an un:
usual tax for the support o. toe canssY know OF
Such law would be directly opposed to tue spi
rt Of the age Commsrce must and VIII in evey well
regulated community b governed BY the Law Of supply
Let look at the practical effect Of the imposition Of
tenn Under the OPERATION Of this law, ium ,sr dealer
residing in Buffalo send his lumber TO market at less
nv ssp Be sen, On 10
addition TO the grea.e charge necessarily made 6y raft
roads compelled to pay In addition canal tolls
penalty for residing in the neghborhood Of taxed rail
such must Of necessity, be the practical effect upon
the amount Of business to be npon the
roads proposed 10 be subjected to canal tolls The
then sought 10 be imposed would tolerable,
did any portion OF the means, when expended go to
bere6t those no contributs them % the contrary,
not one dollar be Appropriated for their benefit but
the whole be Ell ndsd mainly for the benedt OF the
Western States this equal taxrton, and is this equal
distribution OF burthenf II requires argument TO
show its gross inequality aud injustice.
ticulsr, changed the Of Formerly the
business Of the country was concent sted into few
months, during the season OF canal navigsti,n. Now
BY the aid of rarc ads the whole year is devoted the
interchange OF commodities
By this the bushes capacity of the whole
munity, both city and country, gr- increased
This improvement is common to the whole country,
and is stepin the onward progress Of society all
And shall II be said that the great State Of New
York-the first to enter the OF internal
p.oyement who has done so more tn her
sister states and who stands proudly eminent for
her capital and enterprse-that where within her
VIDE borders csn property be sent to market in or out
o! the season OF canal navigation without being sub.
jected TO the imposition OF canal tolls 1t viii
spectacle no whose else to be and hope for the
be true that railroads have diverted business the
canals, ! deny that IL is lgitimats ground of com.
plant The citizen, Of this State tied to tho
efths quickest safest, aud most emit mode OF
transporting persons and properly and it the duty OF
railroad companies chartered in aid the BUSINESS of
the country TO afford them every facility in their power
The direct inevitable effect OF sing will be
to divert incalculabe amount of business from the
thorougfares OF this state
Large qusntties of lumb sr manu'a, turei on
the Aegspy and Genssee rivers, aud their tributaries
At present the great bsk Of it seeks eastern market
1he imposition OF tolls sill send large roport0a
Of this modify down the Alesany the waters of
Susquebarna extending 5o miles scue the southern part
of the State. In like manner II tolls be imposed the
Delaware section Of the New York and Erie Railroad,
the lumber OF the Delaware will seek arke do
the stream II should not be forgo ten that by
Of the Wiliiamsport and lmira railroad, and other
roads Interrupted railroad communication pen
ed from Elmira to Philadelphia bringing Emira
to Philadelphia than to New York and that 10 the pre-
cent year connection leading to Jew York city,
distance than the present route will be fnisaed. Also
in the coarse OF another year, rsroad conn setting
with easy grade, viii be openea from Eira to B,ti.
more, bringing E)mira thirty seven miles to Bal
mpost OF tells will reno vast amounts Of prop rts to
those c'tet Can those representing the city Of New
York consent 70 sunh diversion from the importa
But let take ope step further The 70 al from Great
Pend 70 scrsntou is being pidly built through
the distance s cot increased win not this divert its
share? snc with this diversion husoess relation,
will spring up, and tbs commercial Importance OF New
York be psepeo ny the formation of business rela
lions with Ph,saelphia aud Baltimore.
Nos IS this the most formidable view Of the subject.
Il is well snowc thst large amount OF transp
dcDe by the New York roads from eyoud its
western borders II Il only by "a skilfu riusmsn OF
tie rats of made with re erepcs to the
lowest rates at whi,h property be transported that
much Of tits "a retaued. Already very large amounts
OF property sent and to and FRO, New York
and avn ansII ~
The tolls charged upon the oads OF New YORK will
cripple and embarrss them 10 that extent operate
ssa bounty 10 orr competitors.
The New York papers are loaded with adv
inviting Western trade through those competing chan
ravigabe they otter to carry from Ca linn .ti New
York via Baltimore, for 10 cents per 100 los do via
Philadelphia 10 cents and by way OF Dunsirk the
price is so cGns and canal tolls will aid by the latter
route, from to cents per 100 tbs. II these things be
So Ia II DOT wise to aud roa9er carefully before
3 step be taken, so fraught with peutous conse
queness? l. not someh ng due to the enerpris ny nd
vduas who haze invested their in our aystAm Of
rsroedb Is net much due 10 even orieeo ao al,sts
who have inverted their N lions upon the aith Of the
Stste ard our ernm.nt. and who could never have
cope 30 had they antcipat.d legislation ike this
proposed snd is II not still due TO the ding
men and widows and orphans who have Invested their
little means Of living 10 stocks o. railroads? And
not the rights and leges Of toe great popnlton
along the line OF the railroads. worthy the serious
gsrcs and attention OF the Legislature? trust taat no
plan SO clearly psrtsl and UNJUST can prevail
wish spec fcally to dissent IRON tae doctrine held in
TIE report msde by the Chairman of the * mmlttes of
ways aud Means-that there was Diverted last wear
from the canals by the New York Erie railroad
.Sl 1877 hos az -four shipped via Dunkirk aad 1888 40
.btls via Buffalo. IL Is known fac, by all familiar
wits tne country through which tn passes that
very large port OF ibis -four consumed by those
engaged in the luhtr coal aud graziag bus which
fpds its way to this road IL Il al1o well established
fact in ny mind that the quality OF coal
pcrtious Of the New York nd Erie road deli
at BiuRhsmtou and 0wago with the qrautity Of
lumber delivered at Corning and Eimra that sh ppsd
Stste canals, brings Of freight the
caras ths, eetpstel, diverted by this I'd from
the canals Hence tbs preface o. the diversion Of
freight by Ills road 10 justify the imposition OF tolls
uprnit, Ia, in my judgment entirely unfounded.
In cor cIus on, | WISH firmly 10 protest against
much Of the yeprt and bill p.roducai the ubiect
be;eu sic e-ed rlaee the imposition of tolls
the New ork and Erie ra lroad L 8. MAY.
Con tin nntIOn Ofthe Strike Manchester, N. IL.
From the Manchester Am.ricao, March ~
Yesterday furnished the rou,ins-the procession
in re mcrnngthe meet ny at ten o. ock-the process
sior at ere o'cocs-the nesting in tae aftern and