The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-20
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY, June ~, 1857.
The R<ps1Soan Canal CSsyassno Board-As Fhiuye in
Party Serss-C Commissioner Fashueh Ms Nerpe-Ensi
Seymour TA~orted-BogSs Officers No Pay-Proso-
be Heary Decrease in CANAL Tolls, DC, dc,
fresh n the recollection Of tho numerous readers OF
the Herald that, among other laws passed by the last
Legislature Of this sate calculated to strengthen the re
publican party the depriving the Canal Board
which Know Nothing of certain duties which has al
ways possessed and placing those powers and duties
what is called Contracting Board, majority Of which is
composed Of republicans This bill was drawn up by Mr.
Engineer Sey placed the hands of Senator Upham
made political question, and by the vote Of Mr. Sckles
passed into law. The purpose to from office
on the canals every Know Nothing engineer and supern
tendent and substitute true and loyal republicans There
has been no harmony, united devotion TO the
public interests ever since Mr. Engineer Seymour was
elected upon the Know Nothing ticket With Comptroller
Burrows Attorney General Cushing Secretary Heady and
especially with ignoramns and arrogant Whaon the Know
Nothing Com missioner Seymour, in continual oppo-
sion and finally abandoned the dark lantern and return
ed TO bis republican Seward WING first love- The Contract
ing board COMPOSED OF seymour Ntzhugh Sheriff. re-
the majority
few days SINCE Burrows whalon being present.
Inc other three went on consulting as to who
should be removed and who appointed Seymour
had prepared list, and Fitzhugh another, whilst
Sheriff. looked calmly on. While Etzhugh reducing
bis list to writing, Seymour, having his programme pre-
vously prepared, thrust it forward To this Fltzhugh
strongly objected having given The first notice Of his In
tention to submit certain Mr. Commissioner Sher
rll being Chairman, entertained Seymour modon when
Ftzhugh instantly withdrew from the meeting In the high
est dudgeon. perceivng, he believed conspiracy be
tween Seymour and Sheriff. to override him. The with
drawa of NtZhugh left the famous republican Canal Con-
tracing Board without quorum, and the two solitary
gentlemen assumed the responsibility of adjodrnug them
selves until the 23d instant In the meantime, Mr. Engi
Seymour took the responsibility of dischargng some
eight or ten engineers and appointing others Mr. Fzhugh
being man Of nerve, excellent public officer President
OF the Board OF Canal Commissioners, and an honorable
and high minded man witha will hesitate long and
weigh well the insult offered him, before he
Contracting Board Mr. Auditor Benton and ATTORNEY Gene
raj Gushing both declare the Seymour appontees shall re
ceiye no pay while they are members Of the Satedmns
uation.
Is this not lAmentabe state of things? The canals were
never in condition than ct present While canal
canals obstrucsd the people heavily to support
them and merchants and forwardcrs losing thou
sands daily in consequence of such conduct there is
no prospect Of better management Like thetwo
of police In the city OF New York. there will be two
Of officials on the canals, and between them all the
U sso w Os r grossly One
ready passed, and only now the first boats are be-
ginning TO arrive from Buffalo The spring business is
thousand dollars in canal tolls compared with the receipts
Of last year up to this period and the prospect is
that there will be falling OF Of half million from the
~ agmensng hundreds Of thousands of dollars as pre-
oiced and again by those who caused the rip
ping open the bowels Of the constitution, and taking out
and equRndeIng the ten millions the tolls largely
creasng and the people inflicted with direct
to pay ierest on twenty four millions without least
prospect that dollar viii be placed in sinking rand
redeem the cars debts s the State when they become
due.
The law creating the powers Of the Canal Contract
ing Board political measure and nothing else Is sf
the batch with the bills relating TO the city Of New
York and Buffalo The object to concentrate power
here we'll to deprive the Canal Board of the power
which has always possessed and under which canal
system heretofore fourhed This the hast season Of
Know Nothing rule on the canals Their power for mis-.
rule or mischief would soon come to end They were
responsible for the management Of the carals and why
that republican hot haste of throwing useless and unheaYd
OF impedimens In their ways Having swept the State last
e!econ the republican party they had any confidence
in their future strength should have appealed the peo
pie next November instead OF epactng by the Legislature
series OF laws which instead OF adding strength their
disguised tens OF thousands turned them away
This political canal contracting regency law will react with
terrible vengeance.