New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-03

.ford in order To- run do the Of the Caus
was no boon 10 the lsirosd OWEN, for destroyed
that property as well the property Of the Stste:
The object Of the roads folly Understood. IL had
been given out in properly authorized quarter. l
vas to compel the S,ete TO sell the Canss 80 that tue
Railroads might own them. TINS, he beeNoo, tue
people Of the State would not subnit 10. They Tould
never allow tie rates Of freights aud AL the means %
transportation to be in the hands of great monopoly
Should such a tine ever come, ana lne Suo'iaZeu
prsse predicting II, tue people wonil Use
against L., AID the locomotives WOMB become IKE
oha and the rails ike straSs before tner ndis nation.
lie reminded the Convention that snort tiHg since,
members of the Leg istnre we're ashamef TO have
known that they accepted passes for Themselves snd
families from railroad corporations, Dut now they mare
II II after OF public tall. They Fere no longer IKE
the yisge girl led ssTay from the path OF virtue, out
Ike the hrszep harlot at the sIeet corners He mad
heard that this Convention intended 10 make inquiries
of The candidates Of the poitlc Conventions a. 10
their views upon the canal policy OF the State, ana
then to guide their future sctlOn by the answers
thew received. He hsd no faith in such policy for
men would promise everything and fulhli nothlng.
He suggested that the plan was, IN disregard OF tne
poltica! parties set up the banner ana eau upon the
people to come out add protect their property ard
restore the Canal TO lie former proprietor. Inc people
ave with the Convention. They are not IN love wl'h
this power that stands behind the Legislature cohio
ling and shaping il at i's will lie woud have the
Convention send forth exhOra alton to the people IN
every Assembly and Senate district 10 run pure Cs-
s ticket that will set legislation right on the subject
II men are intelligent enough TO act honestly 10 thls
they will make good legislators other subjects. lie
vas political man hin self Al Anti Slavery man, ana
would not yield his prDcS!es-but ne regarded th's
natter Of an impOr' ance oVershh1O"lh9 all queS-
fiOps He urged acton on the Convention, Tor De
assured them that the party machinery OF the political
organizations in the hands OF the railroads, ana
was impossible to reach them IA II was 10 pun GOWN
the pillars Of heaven. Applause.
MI s. B. Hunt of Enc, from the Committee
Resolutions then read the following series, winch he
ssd he'd been unanimously adopted by the Com
mttee:
Of resolutions adopted by Caoa Convention OF sst ye
NC If be Canal. t6e embarrassment thrown 10 the wsy Of
th practical operation and the recent published expressions OF
sr.soy ns,ure TO field Of competition by
Transferring them to the control Of eoroLste monopoly before
which the Interests Of the Pc pie VIII be ceienseless
Mr. Ansel Bascomb urged a. length the passage OF
the resolutions.
Mr.. George r. Babcock, having been called upon,
SAID that he regarded this meeting az one OF great I'M
portance. lie knew that it was common to appeal to
The people ON the eve Of AL election but he urged
them 70 action, for he really believed the properly IL
not the liberty, Of the people OF the State depended
upon it. THIS State was now III the bands ana at the
mercy of a corporation which possessed power only IN
the State but such power never before was welded
by any private company. The great work Of the
State the Canal nov brought to the auctioneers
block by the efforts of this corporation.
He believed there were fifty men on this floor who
could take the management OF the Canals In their
hands and in few years pay off the entire indebted
ness Of the State. There was no reason, then, why
the State should not herself make prOnt out Oh Tue
Canals and she could do were it not for incapacty
ard dishonesty in officials He argued to prove the
certain growth and sure evils of all such monopoles
In regard 50 tOlDg railroads. he declared that he
had been always aud consistently opposed to tollng
railroads. lie had steadily opposed the relmpOsltlon
of such tolls up to a ent period, aud now he would
say that il desirable for the reform IN the
management Of the Canals could be secured, he would
still say do not toll the railroads. Bat If the railroads
tep in and interfere in all measures relating to the
Canals, then he would go for carrying the war INTO
Africa. lie was hOt an enemy TO railroads, anu ola
not object to any man, not puohc ofhcer, TAKING
passes roads but he did dlsapprove OF legislators
and especially of Canal Commissioners accepting
passes yet he did not believe there had been Canal
Commissioner Engineer for years who had not &C.
tepted railroad passes.
Noice-"fes, One-lienfy FtZhugh OF OSwegc.
IA2plensel ,.,;. oh., o,a.,.
known Mr.. Fitzhugb TO be an honorable man. lie re-
garded this matter of far Importance TO the
people of NewYork than the question of who shall be
President 1860, than the present or the future
condition Of Kansas MIR. B. concluded by crltczing
tie conduct of the City of New York. which owes
nearly all her prosperity 10 canals, and YET generally
favored the sale OF those works.
Above all, he urged the earnest advocacy OF canal
improvements. At the present moment prominent
citizen stood prepared to give bonds OF u ,WOOOO TO
enlarge all the canal LOCKS thirty feet in year, at an
expense of $5OOOOO by means OF the iron sliding gate
"a work that the state Engineer had estimated at
million and a quarter. These were practical PROPOSE
tons which should be pressed forward 10y all the canal
nen.
Judge Warner Of Monroe, in response to a call set
forth in a strong light the present embarrassed cond
ton Of the State finances. debt OF thirty millions
Wa now fastened upon the people OF the state. IL
Was a mortgage Iot the Canals alone, bat upon
every mans property IN the State. The Canals must
be od to pay paIt of this, and the balance msde up
cut OF the property Of the state, or some other means
must be used to the interest and gradually hqm-
date the debt. There bat one other alternative,
and New York would never repudiate.
lie doubted whether the Enc Ceoal could defy COM
petition by railroad If the enlargement was completed.
He thought, III justice TO the State and 70 the people,
the power of the railroads should be restricted they
should be prevented from competing with tue canals.
He approved the policy of appealing to the people, a.
though be did not believe II practical TO Canal
ticket independent of political parties. lie preferred
h. adopt resolution 10 appeal to the Legislature 10 re-
anct the power Of the railroad corporations of the
State.
Mr.. j. Myers of New-York refu.ed the statement
tst the canal when completed could not compete with
dc railroads. lfthe canal was enlarged he would not
desire tolls on the railroad.
Here the Convention adjourned Till p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. james l.. Barton q: Buffalo addressed the Con-
veuOD primer pay attacking the Central Railroad and
it. way Of doing business. The reports OF that road
Were never understandable and the two portions ottne
report that which is sworn TO and that which il not,
never agreed with each other.
lie believed tina, She road had never paid four per
GILT per atnum since ITS construction 10 the present
hne and II had sunk half million Of dollars IN ex
penduures il was never authorized 10 make. lie had
spent several months IN investigating these matters
nj rot being able 70 understand the report, had
Written to Mr. Coming himself for information on
several points. The reply he had received was tha;
.he rule of the Coppspy was that any man who de-
hed information would obtain all that could be given
him by the officers, or from the books, If he would
pply at the Companys offices in Albany. OF course,
ne could not spare he time and money TO go to
al. ,..N. a..