The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-03

thirty six hours he has s eighteen pardons Into th'
Secretary Of States ece osrsons sent Tor rape
Hcsi opponent % Of the kind ~ rted Governor declare
thai was oommendabls In hsa 70 remember MS friends
The members are not heYs in any great mum
bevs ct present. but ne cassN ysins Tor spe.ys.
has already commenced actively @ sns sh sv rsnas
Of Henry A. Prendergas. VIII make violent II 20
successf opposition They see NJ ISssce ,,o or ptu y
@ lat session in try ing and and irrssios cosA St they CON
sder that LIE should De rewarded now - ,n9 serve
hs rendered The Psry A;i st SnsSr go
and dlwhasevsr may be said thought 9 ., tus pre-
have made themselves thoroughly csnveuuus WIN ,ne
business and policy OF the ate, and xe prepAsN ny
same time the undersandAbs ana cempeerh sports
that ever issued from the aepArmerss OomN 'osV. e
sets forth Ss ,U.Son o. the sas asni
or noursh. He states plainly the benodsS ! ass M
would result from the imposition Of 90 %
Of the canal in addition to the min tax, whi,h fscn
win be sufficient for the support OF the government n
does not exactly recommend its impostoa hcwevcri
preerrpg presume to leave the responsibility whttse
republican majority IN the Legislature Ba! hc sets fen
OF the works He will probably refer to the alternative
Of opening the constitution but this would OF course
compel the temporary abandonment OF tue e1mryemen@
will be that OF the Commissioners OF the Canal Fund
This is prepared by Auditor Benton who has dsyoted
pare an able paper. und rssnd that he will thorough.
" examine explode the theory or Mr. Nc Alpine and
viii endeavor TO show the policy OF protecting the canas
interests of the State by the imposition Of ajax ON rau
reads The report will also bring 70 Light some gses
errors Of preceding administrations The Old systencf
forcing balances and OF drawing upon fund for tho
liquidation Of the Indebtedness OF another W, en
rightly informed, DO abandoned, and the mschievous
appear. Hitherto the public have been Kept IN entire
ignorance Of the res. condition Of the several funds. ssd
have thus been unable to Judge uuderstandngy OK tho
wisdom or folly OF the State policy.
ent but doubt that he will recommend the direct tax
although he approves OF that portion OF the
report which sets forth Its The policy Of tho re-
pubcans will be To the constton Tor they dread
the responsibility of the tax No matter how great the
benefit TO the State long II stands chance Of da
msging the republican party the measure will meet with
no encouragement from the Legislature.
There ID to be strong lobby GO here from the West
this session. 10 the reduction Of tolls on dou from
twenty cents TO cents, and on wheat In pro-
portion. Tns interest will energecally oppose any tax
on railroads, that they suppose would keep up the
price OF freight and cheaper proauoe ut lake inets
These consderate and benevolent gentlemen desire TO
the cost Of transportation not for the sake oil re
ducpg the Of the article 70 the consumer but In Or
der to enable obtain higher prices Tor h hAr hour
and wheat in Buffalo snd Oswego ten cents snoud 90
taken of the canal tolls barrel OF Hour, would DC
added ON price In Buffalo, and the amount would
dealer at this end Of the lake.
One thing Ia worthy OF mention while considorng tnm
matter Of taxation. Although the Central Railroad Com
pany conceas, by all the means u III command, tho
obtained knowledge Of the fact that tWo millions and
nearly hundred thousand barrels passed over that
ro.f to Ndewater from October 1855, until Ocsooer
be s Can
necessity needlessness or xas& the road for
the protection OF the state.