New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-23

has sre % up-hourpg mis- e9'h " sNe NJ ~" vDseio
~ mr., han a nBhon Of barrels OF ar pef ssoan'
"a v,,;op, o,bsr manufacturing Establishments con
,,,rc.d eos.pg 10 The ~ greRse mi'hos. o. dohsfs.
In eopp c,on with these, Vaet isse Aho cansl Tai
he Safe 20 adop: measures nov tss. viii crush
,,is trad. sDd destr the vsDs Of al this properly
rid be DO Wright oppiesgcn ana sngect DeT 70 TIE
mt mpuat'On VI hs'iDg -oid heT property dnder ias7
t,t'erses ,,L
The VAT r.own and Rome Railroads vith unres'rc;95
ever to cary Height Con he. n ne Ics 20 sle
rosos % say no:bIg " .os Profession oGe . u
tDs of the Sae tirossh wbr-h oe5 prs eoe't - 81
20 oh BIZ reduce HE bus ness, ssaOu' Ehch tDsy
cs4 Dol b. u aihtaDed
According 70 The the lat Annual Commercial R-poft
OF b. Uued St.tes Treasury Dspa .neot the Amen
esn ST. jig On Lake On'ario smouDs II o'np tno'
Or this ug, rpt re than 10 0I0 is eogsged Ia the
bps,h.e. Of Like Ooisrio si1Le Toe remainder,
90, L, CO. eco employ % ID the Uppe Lske lrade,
boz been growing mp srd gradually ncress % IN ~
,rsce rough peTiod @: near ;hr yyeafs. l0e eohe
IA bern sbre Oi Lake Ontario auc ths 80 L. &c,
70 The Canada line is within our own b)rdefs And al
nj, thppiDg owned snd navg sted by oar owa GA
zeDs Con the Safe s0 or would II be wise. llst Or
e1I.ditnt, ss question Of St+e 20 lc}, 70 adopt
nts,ure must sub sntiay blot oct tai. trade and
crIve bs ippDg and its sesmen 20 otner occ1paon'
OF othFI spt ees of acjOn Shoud the Safe, fIr tie
g nscers;iOns urged 10 the support Of determination,
v.re they certain TO be fahzed, drive from her great
in AMI sea- Like Onaiir, tbess elemens OF veal and
po~er, suo q just S's.e proe
The meaiuJe would be source OF annoyance Ant
riatiou too would provoke retaA7'icn rom our
sister Ss'es sDd the Canada oar best cuttonsrs,
Whether sfOrdpg cmle,ce 70 our c,nes or az con
tumers Of great staples al our O@D prVductiDDe or
ore ,ba, make up ine,nsl sId foregu commerce.
To cav b citizens OF the We-t-rn 1te- and ~
CsDsd ons on tie tboIes OF the Upper Lakes when
knockug At the et'r-Hc. f ihe Oswego Ca al the
Ere Canal 81 R0chtGter o. K me or tbs ChaDp.si1
Canal az Whitehall, with their csrgoes of gan or
other re. BIZ; tbst ;hey mus. pay double or Febs, r.
the case nay be- that !. charged 70 citizen OF OAK
o4n Siote the sIcies from the shores ot LAKE
Ontario whether Canadian or Anerc'n, YOU'D De
iu-y de. meo q uOst oppressive eIaoton, snt <oalt
neetsbly lead 20 coup'ervsinG measures on the par
Of their respective Saes injurious ~ our commerce.
interests, and destructive OF toe harm1ny and good
viii 70 imporan 10 the happiness and prosperity o,
Deiel boring and sis'er Sta'es.
Our relat 'ons with the General Goveramtnt, also,
rel Ger it inexp' dent 70 favor Discrimination
Under tie Reciprocity treaty, the product5 OF Can
ada are soIniOd into all pors "a freely az the
products of our own country. Discriminating
would pDllfy this free trade effectively, As reg ard.
products from the Car ediaD shore OF the upper 4ses
entering our canals a. any of toe points nterdicted 70
tn WtllsDd Canal trade.
II would exclude them from the markets OF our Ss'e
uubss they come through a single favored city. II
would be Ievying a tax svowe1y for revenue upon
the inooIts + the portion Of Canada refetred TO- and
thu Western States. SPECIAL pleading may call II
toll for the OF the c.nsls but there Is no di.pung
the f6C that II wCud oCsitlO0 Tor revenue. ind
"rtgula'ion OF commerce. to roe It into single
channel ito which il would not otherwise flow.
Lawyers may say the state hes toe Oser 10 do ell
Il is ord that il would 70. be in contrsven on Of the
c. nettutiCn Of the United Stses, which deleTae5 the
power Of levyDg duties for revenue 400 regulation OF
ibe trade between the States solely 70 Copgress-but
merchants wOnd know that the power Of olscr'mns-
tic az proposed TO be exc cisco, on granted to
State would enable her ~ assume both these delegated
right, just az effectively ga II they had never been
surrendered 10 the General Govern ent.
ia view Of what they have said on this subject Of
determination tie undersigned rei.srses the opil-
ion tat ts adoption wouIo csase large loss lnsesd
of 81 ncre8fe Of canal revenue and woud be unnst n
our own ctzeDs, and 10 those of the Western States
and portions Of Cansja and unwise and mex edent -
measure of Safe policy.
But il lie alleged that the Osweso Canal would not
bsve been contributed if Legislature could have
forps..n that the WGnsnS OsoeI you'd ho"o born
puIlt CO ID proper no. TO protect the Enc
by Discriminating against the Oswego. Toe tr-t al
aver TO ha ale alton is that the Wellsn1 and OsTego
Csnsls were constructed simultaneously, and we're
brought Into use together 10 1872 la ISL, Wha
the work was in progress, Mr.. Heaeock, repre-
sentative in the Leg stature rom Buffalo, moved
resolution to stop s further progres the ground
that it would by means of the Weland Canal, divert
trade from the western eec ion of the Ene CanSl'
which resolution wac defeated: In 1870 the Ltg.ia
tue were urged 9Th zeal and 10 ests7-
ish dsciuinsi& tolls ssaiDs the Oswego Canal upon
the public ground nov urged, which Was defeated
and rebub ed by strong vote.
Soon after in the yea lSi7, while the discussion on
the suhiect OF discrimination was fresh III the pablo
mind the Leg ature provided for the enrs sment 81
the locks OF this Canal a0d In 1871 spprop,i4ied
$1,000 10 its Enlargement aud hbeliy In le@a-3i,
prov ded by the apeL dmeDt Of the Constitution. for
the con pleton OF this eula Cement by the Canal
law of 1854 directed thnt the work should progress
mari pG,su with the enlargement OF the Ere Canal.
Thus the Os~ego Canal, by Successive acts OF TIE
Leesls ure and by 81 amendment ot tbe Cpusirution
referred 70 AID approved by the people 10 the fse OF
~
ard made more effective competitor for Lake Erie
trace Since he dis ussion Of The subject OF dicrlmi
nation in lS45 tho State hss granted chsi ers for con-
structng Snip Canal around the Falls Of Niagara.
al foT canal from Great SCdus Bay 70 the Erie Canal
a, Clyde.
The state has thus through period o. thirty ye.rs,
by numerous ensctrnents evioced setfled determine
itn 10 give free scope and he largest liberty 10 trade
through all her be!ders. The undersigned doe not
think that there any great leading articles Of trans
port between the Lskes aud tide water upon which
the tolls DE raised with any piooaoluty OF esq
ing the Canal revenues II toll on beet was made ne
same as on pork ANAL increase OF revenue IN ght
reasonably be expected. The undersigned rust. tia,
while referring 10 the CGra revenues, Il viii not be
cons6e ed Irrelevant for him TO express the opinion
that the finances OF the Se So far as the Canal debt
is concerned are not in condition TO create alarm or
apprehension.
Ibis debt al the close of the last fiscal yeM amount
ed 70 t23 IA 2iO 3d. after deducng the sinking funds
on hand apple ,be 10 i:s payment. 50 800 900 more.
AID ABOVE means on hgslChoic u Tue WON
of enlargement and pleon, required 70 Dish
Them ~h'ch vii swell The amount 70 something less
than $27 eco coo.
The ne. income Of the cansls next year. under exist
ing rates Of tolls as estImsted by the Auditor. ID
81 COO QUO, which is The interest $50 00OO OJ.
Up TO this tin the cost OF portsoD has no, been
reduced by the expenditures Tor ca Ngng the csusi.
TIE enlarged boats hsve only been slo Sed 70 load
down 10 three and half eet water and though cary
rg % to so ,uns more freight th@n bos.s 0. the od
Glars yet ,Ae increased e1penfe OF constructing and
towing the large boat, az mpsred with small
about uDte balances the profits sing l-r IN
creased freight AD aPpT pr.ton Of three ard quar-