New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-01
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Wednesday, March 80, 1859.

From Our own correspondent
ALBANY. Wednesday March 80, 1859.
It my be remembered that there WAS some cav
ling at the Governors Monument message, re-
Gently transmitted 10 the Assembly, recommending
the repeal of al act of 1853, To ard in the cree
ton of a monument commemorative of the Dec
d" laration Of American Independence" Tbe facts
in the case are, that in 1853 bill was passed by
the Legislature of this State providing that when
ever eight other of the original thirteen States shall
pass a similar act, Ncwlork will pay her share OF
the expense of constructing and maintaining mon
ument in the public square, adjoining Independence
Hall, in the City of Philadelphia The management
of the affair was to be vested in board OF trus-
tees of whom each subscribing State was to APP
point one. The act further provided that the whole
expense should not exceed $4,000, and that
each State should contribute in proportion to IT.
representation in the popular branch OF Congress.
No appropriation was made by the act, which con.
tains a provision, however, that when the other
States are ready 10 proceed with the enterprise,
and when the trustees shall have reported their
plans and estimates the Legislature viii appropriate
New-lorks quota of the expense. thing has
yet been done, since the passage OF this act beyond
the appointment of Commissioner or Trustee on
the part Of this State for lack of the c0Operati
Of the requisite number of States. The Gov
Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Msssachu-
sets Connecticut, Pennsyyania, Delaware, Mary.
land and Georgia, have passed similar acts, and
that the Trustees Of these States contemplate
meeting soon, TO perfect plan for the erection OF
the monument.
In this state of the case and "bcfoTe any ex-
"per ST has been incurred on the faith of former
action Of this State" says the Governor, - aud
" while no principle of honor tOrblds IL | deem II
: I,tn ~ IN hp ler he
" of this law" Gov. Morgan proceeds to state
his reasons for TIE course proposed, among which
are that while NewYork Will be called upon TO pay
onethlrd of the expense che Is allowed only the
same voice in its expenditure as Delaware, which
will be- required to psy but Onehuntredt5 part OF
the expensc-thst II the question were new one,
there would certainly be strong reasons against the
appropriation of puhhc money FIR such purpose
that since il bas become necessary 10 lay direct
tax for the support of government, for the compile
ton of the public works, and for the payment OF
portion of the interest on the Funded Debt, and
when many of our deserving charities are refused
aid We ought, while seeking 10 increase the rev.
euue whereyar il can be done with pr0pnety, 10
discontinue any unnecessary expenditure, ana mat
for the present the Hall IN which the Declaration
of Independence was adopted IL a sufficient mOnu-
meDt The Governor suggests that If Il is thought
desirable for the people Oi this State 10 contribute
10 the erection of another monument 70 comment
morate that great event, such contribution can be
made st a future day when taxation shall be less
oppressive than at present. .
In compliance with this recommendation, MI
CoNklING introduced some tiHe ago, bill TO re-
peal the act in question, which bill was called up
today ON the motion OF Mr.. SCnoLIFIELD, when
Mr.. CONkLING forciby explained the purpose OF
the bill. The act sought TO be- repeslei was passed
in Pursuance Of a scheme connected oy single
individual IN Pbilsdelphls as pn'ss eutsi'
prise. The monument vas to be erected 10 fhale!-
phis and unless the set should bs repealed the S's,e
will be involved 10 q useless expenditure o' iIon ~,
COOtC $1,000 al u time when we are uoaoie ~ p!
our honest debts. The reasons assigned by the GOV
eIpor he regarded as conclusive. Ine oo'si'
nor bad been charged with psrsnony. Iaat gen
iemsn was, to bia credit, Disposed 10 be economies
with the money of the people, while no man 10 the
State vas mere literal With his own money than was
Gov. Morgan. NJ. Colk..ng referred to the aDofuFe
attempt 70 erect a monument Al Nashug:or, 81 l'e
Ft dsIa! Capits 10 snow TAT commences, tns 'noa-
UpeIt WIS r,yrr likely 20 b. con2eiei, and t"a. "a