New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-22
NEW-YORK AT CHICAGO.

APPHECIATioS.-Messrs Hamilton Fish, iirtIn
Rsuey Eta-tps Corning. Nsshipgtob Hunt. Dean EcH
moni ard Samuel TiIisu have appointed hy Gov
Seymour. under the joint resolution Of the "F-aoIe
siiand delegates rnm tho State o. Nrwf oik 10 tc sap
Canal Convection 10 meet al thica.o on The ID u June beF
Albany Statesman.
Ia it not passing strange that the interests
Of this great State are TO be represented in q
Convention which is to consider the project OF
a Ship Canal from the foot of the waters Of
Lake Erie through our own State to the At
lanlic Ocean by Che New.York Central Rail
rondl In effect, that road is the State dele
gate to this important consoca'ion.
Ii need not be supposed for n moment that
any project, however feasible and beneficial TO
the State ut large, can meet the approval or
have the support OF Messrs Corning aud Rich.
mond if the interests and prospects Of the
great corporation they control aud represent
will be put in any hazard whatever. is 1t not
enough that, in every essential aud material
measure that relates to interests Of the State
10 her Canals. this corporation rules and con
trols every legislative enactment No, 1t is
not enough That influence must be thrown
beyond our own borders and into the va't
expanso of territory bordering upon our inland
seas to whose drainage we hive always looked
Tor traffic and compensation for the vast OUTLAWS
of money We have made. To suppose these
any influence there is a cAimera; and "a sup
pose again that they will advocate any meas
ure when there, however beneficial to the
State. that is not prominently 50 TO the interests
Of tho corporation which they manage and
control, il the e1trems OF folly. They never
have and never will be found iai.hless to that
trust. ...
nut We have a Canal Board. consisting o.
high and prominent state officers: the Lieu.
tenant Governor, Secretary Of State, Controller,
Treasurer, Attorney General, State Engineer,
and three Canal Commissioners, in whom is
vested by law tho care aud management Of oui
canals. who surely may be- supposed 10 know
something Of their capacity aud means OF doing
business. Yet none OF these hayc been though
worthy Of place on that commission to rep
resent this State on an occasion Of so much
importance 20 her interests and welfare. Their
). not and cannot be- any question whatever
but that an enlargement OF the locks on the
Ere aud O-wego Canals. TO admit the passage
OF boats drawing SIX feet Of water propelled
by steam, and carr 10000 bushels OF
wheat viii cheaper transportation between
Buffalo and New.York fifty per cent. without
any material reduction IN the rate OF cana
tolls. This will be one OF the questions for
the consideration Of tho Chicago Convention:
and who may be the mos. tit and proper
persons to presen. this matter. the managers
Of railroads, or persons familiar with the work.
ings and the capacities Of the canals The
state cannot now open neir line of c1pendi.
ture without imposing Hen burdens Immediately
upon her people. This We cannot do in the
present posture of National affairs. aud we
cannot meet additional outsys from surplus
canal income for years 10 come.