New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-01
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
LEGISLATIVE VISIT TO TIE HARBoR or
NEH-YORE

/ made upon the HGIbor Of New York. Accompany
ipg them were Gov. CLARK Of New York Gov. Pcoe
Of New jersey; and Gcv Dattop, Of Come ,ticus
together with the SecreAry Of S,as-, Cgo,r1ior,
Treasurer and Attorney General JOINT COMMITTEES
OF the S%Dste aud Assembly Of the sac Of Neg
jersey the President OF the Chamber Of Commerce
Il President Of the Board Of Underwater 'he Col.
lector and Navh Officer Of the Port NsF-iork,
Commodore Boorasn, lCosrrsndAnt Of the Navy
Yao Capt Hudson Of the L. 5. Navy snd many
other distinguished citizen, OF SewYork aci
Brooklyn.
4. Il o'clock, the company len the Astor Houss
under escort Of Mr.. Z. Merriam who acted for the
UnderTsers a0d the Chamber of Commerce.
AT the Navy Yard, the s-st point visited fls OF
marines sae the Navy Bad received them with mill
tay houois, and the irgate Worth A-olns FREQ a
Lutte Of II elfs, for each Governor. Com Boorm4n
and Cspt. HgGson conducted TIE psrty over the Yard
and expsinec that rom recent grants By the Desss
ture, il would specify be in possible TO launch a
ship from toe Government stocks After visiting the
frigate Sabine, laOS ready to launch, after having
been 90 years Oh the stocks, and frame Of tue
new steam fIigCte Niagara, the Dry Dock. and
other interesting features Of the place the com
psIv departed with the ssue hcnors th.t
greeted Their arrival The wharf OF .he Brooklyn
Gss Company, the Pier ABOVE jackson Ferry, Wet.
mores Pier foot Of Adams It, the coal wharf Of
Marsion and Power, inst above the Cstha-ne Ferry
ara Tie wharf mex, sbove Hamilton az. Ferry we're
all visited il succession and the effect OF these seve
raj extensions upon the current Of thu East River
noted. The COMPANY then crossed the Ferry to NeF
York and thence across the North River 10 Jersey
City, where the wharf Of tue Cunard Steamship Com
psby come new bukbeads beng constructed in the
immediate nei Sbboihood Of the same aud
railroad pier recently constructed by the Railroad
con paDy four hundred feet from the shore line
were also ,istod. The prescribed tour having been
completed. the company re'urHed 70 New. York, Ar;
49, rf.- aH.I..
the evening.
At 5 O'Clock the entire party sat down to al sle-
gaut orner provided for their dedication by the par
ties for whore benefit the visit wss made.
When diLueJ lad been duly discussed, the Commit
tees 81 ia priv ale room OF the Astor House, aud
Mr. ERAs1rs BROOKS called the meeting 70 order.
He said il vas 'arcely necessary Tor MN 10 dwell
upon the importance Of the haroor Of New York TO
the cizeis of this State, and not TO TINS state alone
but also to the people Of New.Jersey, Connecticut,
spo indeed Of the y hole Union. New York nigh.
have primary interest in preserving THIS hsrocr
from encrOachnent, but the interests OF New jersey
aid ConDectcu nesrly equal 10 hers IN this re-
spect. As to whom devolved the duty Of this labor
different individuals and different parties held differ
ent views but all would concur with him that It was
recesssry that it should be Ii wastte desire
Of New.YoIk to obtain such legislation as would
enable her to do this with all possible speed
Mr. BROOKS moved that Gov. CLARK be cale1 to
the Chair. Adopted unanimously, and the Governor,
in taking his seat returned thanks for ths compliment
been observed by Mr.. Brooks.
Messrs johnson n Seymour, Of New ork, aud
Hoxie, of Ne~-Jersey, were appointed Secretaries.
The CH,IRNAs then announced the meeting ready
for bu-iness.
Cav. PRIcE, of NewJersey, then rose He said,
On behalf Of the people Of NewJersey, that they de-
sired to second every proper measure taken by New
York to preserve the harbor from eucrolchment.
New jersey felt that she had interests equal with
New. York in this important work. She had great
and valuable rig hts at stake Der waite: front vas
Iearl, az vast a. that of New-loF with the dfer-
erce that while the latter had been improved almost
beYopd precedent the former had remained compsr
o,iyeIv Ipimuroyed. lie felt that New Jersey had
much at stake in this matter ard she cesired to DO all
in Der power to prevent the destruction OF this nyal-
usbe seaport BY the booking up OF Sancy HOOK ia
LET with SAND bars and shoals. New Jersey feels that
the time has come or soon will be. when the expan-
siop of the commerce of NeS-fOrk VII drive her
10 New. jersey. Then New Jersey will be prepared
To supply valuable waterfront with safe ami com
n odi. ns docks-like the Atlantic Docks, on Long
I.land-on chssp, equitable and liberI terms Neg
jersey is willing eDd anxious 10 promote aoy le8sla
ton that VIII heep this valuable ha Dor free from OBJ
srucon and render this port what it lie destined to
be-ihe first commercial seaport in the world Tue
Governor COZ tinued have read the bill before the
Legislature of New York and am sure that It meets
with the entire approval of the people OF our state
New jersey is DESTROYS OF placing every obstacle IN
the way Of the encumberiDg Of the channel Of this
barbor You have taken the initiative and have
no doubt that New-Jersey will follow you in doing
Gov. DUTION, of Connecticut, said-Sr; IL might
seem at fret view, as though Connecticut had but
pGlatYsy but little interest IN the preservation
Of tie baTNot New York nom cncroaconsnt. Bat
Connecticut il one of the States of this Union, aad
vhsteyer Of. cts one of them affects her. But when
the baTt or Of New York s threatened, then Sir her
interests are mminenty involved. lie went on to
ssy that the commerce. agriculture and manufactures
Of America were GeroEsly iDperiled ID the choking
up Of this barbor. His State was mainly manu-
featuring State and the surplus OF it, manufactures
i. q tta into IL tho
world therefore Connecticut felt lively interest in
the que stCn st issue. The surplus products
Of tie whole country found mao outlet
through tLis port. II would seem that this
broad halbOr would be enough TO accommodate the
commerce Of the wh)le world, bat he RENE n
befed the time when Broadway was deemed amply
broad enough for any city that might be butt, and
row q man could scarcely cross It, without danger to
bis life or limb. And so in few years would II be
with tits port. The time wall come when this CltY,
instead of hundreds Of thousands will number her
citizens bv millions. lie though II beloved the pre-
sent generation 10 take such prt cau'ionary measures
As would iusure 10 the New. York Of the future, an
ule bsrbor room. He alluded 10 the vast system OF
railroads that now converges 10 this City bringing
hitber The products Of the llimitabe West an1 the
thrifty Fes, the former feeding the people OF the Old
World with its surplus and the latter suppl ping them
with its products Of mechanical skIl, ana tue con
stsnty Increasing iced that this surplus should find
ready ou,let. New-York, destined as she is, to be
frst In the commercial rank Of the world, should be
rroyided with facilities sufficient to sustain that po
iitiop. he concluded by saying, trust the result Of
this meeting will be such, IS to entte those who com
pose H. TO tie gratitude of all succeeding genersions
Mr. LEAyENwoRTH Secretary OF state, thought the
lin its of the harbor should be defined speedily
possible ard for sll tme-that theharbor should as it
rtre be stsked out and then, in his opinion the en-
croscLmerts that have already taken place would be
of but little importance. He thought the Leglsla-
,nre .hould immediately take measures to restrain
Mr.. HerIy Rugges and the Brooklyn Gas Company
from further irurng the channel Of the East River,
and that Mr. Wetmore should be prevented from ex-
,,ndipc bis Pier 10 the limits allotted him by former
leoislstiop In bis view, these matters should re-