The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-04
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1856.
The Snip Canal from sc. Lawrence to Lake
Champlaln
Trom this Alha0v Abas.1

The Snip Canal from 81. Lawrence to Lake
Champlal
from tbs Albany AuAs.l
We have procured from Canada, and publish IN
full to-day, the report Of J. B. Jarvis, ESQ., TO tae
Commissioners Of Pablic Works Of Canada, on the
project Of ship canal to unite the 81. Lawrence
with Lake Chsmplaip. The report is quito long
occupying twelve columns OF our paper; Dut We
regard il es more impor amt to the people Of this
Sfste than aoy pubic document that has been pub
The prr lee. OF this ship canal is part Of moro
general ecbsme tor securing to the canals OF Cana
ca the immense transit trade between the Atlantic
clusively by the canals and rair ,sds Of this State
The improve ment Of the Welland Canal and the re-
moyal OF the oos'ructi0Es in the 81 Lawrence river
are parts q this scheme, which can be accompanied
The CONNIE CO of the Western lakes Is constantly
increasing. 1t ID indeed but in its infancy Lake
Superior IL jost made accessible to the vessels OF
the lower lakes. Toe region Of the Northern Mis-
saeippi az OF the Miss uri and Yellow stone rivers,
which are connected TO the lakes by d0ub system
of canals and railroads, IN almost untouched. Tue
people of Cacada have awakened to the importance
Of securing this trade and OF prohtng by our errors
Of State mismauaee which are rapidly loading
up our canass with an imp sssable burden OF debt.
The Reciprocity treaty which opens the 81. Law
rIce &, the free nsviea ion OF vessels and viii a
has done away With the custom houses, a. regards
most articles of transport, offers the occasion TO
enter On T..
A ship loading at Chicago eau, by means o! ma.
IuI6l Hu0 hlluCih VhVIkbtOu, ItuCu oOoh Nv
Whitehall, carrying larger bulk for less toll than
by the Erie canal. or course, the ultimate widen
ing of the Cbapplain canal to the dimensions q
ship lavilation, would follow. This new route
would doubtless divert trade from the Erie canal;
but would not necessarily on that account be In
jufous to the interests Of the State Toe improve.
ment Of the st. Lawrence and Of the Weland and
other canals, opens direct route for the West
through che gulf of st. Lawrence, to the fisheries,
the New England coast, and to Europe. To tap
this current rs to draw it to New York city, is
to regain all that may be lost. The emancipation
of commerce from governmental restraint All the
flow of the currents Of trade to their natural chan
nels produce results wonderful and unexpected;
but all ultimately beneficial.
The competition Thus opened agaipet the Erie
canal nust move all the interest dependent upon
that rou 'e TO Of the necessity Of rescung it
from the Improvement that is de,troying it. Toe
miliors spent pretence of the Erie canal enlarge
ment will be oil gone without eriargpg It's capaci-
ty for the through trade, one particle When II is
all sp Mt, millions will be called for TO go ia
like mar ner. Nothing Is accom- plisbed but debt;
srd this peo up at the present ratio, II soon pro.
duce an obetluciion, as impossible az If the chain
of the Alieghanies had been thrown across tue
great central valley Of Nav York.
But We commend the report 10 our readers for
their careful perusa. II relates TO msrely specu
lative matter, bnt to project which time will rpen
into contamination, and make Of imueasurable
consequence to the people Of this State