, 1869-05-15

| PouSy VI ZIG ota1o, BON IN Its LeH1Aaturo
Ind Constitutional Conyeution, bad been to
hold these canals as a source Of revenue,
aud with nc reference to thsir being made
ires; that all efforts to apply tho net earn
lngs Of the canals to their own enlargement
had always been indignataly rejected We
callod attention to the fact that, il the OBJ
ject was only that OF enlarging The canal,
the State Of New York could borrow the
nine millions Of dollars for that purpose.
and the net revenues Of the canal in four
| years would pay both principal and inter
est Of the loan, We questioned. there
lore, the sincerity Of this bill, because vs
| did not believe that New York would ever
scll out an annuity Of &, 600, 900, Tor which
it had expended 935, ,o00, 900, for the,compar.
atisely small sum o3 q, 500 900. We then
stated
ne mese eApcndisorc Of sl0 200 90 to cp!sroc tne
enc ana QsKcgo c4na1s but to pusrha a The s.me
.,u. ~ .ee s,ase ot New York Al nothing whatev-
turc OF New Govt, involving Tue neoessst1 81 A.
amendment 70 The State Constitution, md an A.
s.nsement @ With The eondnolders q the state, tie
sa1Ee tocal influence which hsA chsttnately ue{eat
ea ever! measure 10 enlarge the trunk caIaiS. vii
- M = matter Of course demand that auy ssle ahsi
en, .ocse t@1outar5 canals and their enlarge
The canals Of New York arc over aoo mics
long; ; Iney hare eost With ther screral enlarge
added interest paid by the s;s1e, thea p purcnase
millions Of do1laIx Thai Is Tic reai propos;tion
which u presensei under tho bul appronriatin0
large the Ere Canal"
The Buffalo Erprtu denies that there is
any such purpose. II says:
Certainly nothing Of the sort has ever becn In
The renotest manner hlntcd Il, neither has il
eyer, We can confidently say, entered The thoughts
s ag ion
Congress ia plain and uumistafable IN ID intent
and Pprpoee- It provides that the sum of s8oo0,oo
lie and UsEeso esa t on ae th9 tb o. ne the
state Of New York shall guarantee dlmtuution Of
| tolls on these can2ls."
! The author Of the bill represents Buffalo
in Congress, and in his speech in Washing
ton, which he repeated in Chicago, he
pla'nly Fsated TINT the State Of New York
would never reduce the tolls and surrender
the revenue without compensation. Alr.
Hatch, Of Buffalo, in giving the biography
Of the canal. insists that it was intended
originally that it should be constz ucted by
the United States at the national expense;
and that the State Of New York finally On.
gagged in it alone, with the e1press UNDER
standing that when the United States wers
prepared to take it, they could do 80. htr,
Hatch adds:
"1hele Ia no withdrawal from the or.r.ns1 doc-
tItne of the State that the canal should Be con.
rtsrtet taet simply tthat Il odraned Eo1 oonst.o
fion o1d maintenance, and employ the surplus for
hs 91 e. hs
Mr. Bennett explains why New York csu-
not do this work from the net proceeds Of
the canals, thus:
Inc !; IT. rase re Suessea Of canal t
tent OF the canal system which that State hss con
strrGted Cpon tho Trunk line OF canal {0swego
tributary canals and river Improvements, more
iltan nEe hundred milea IN total length. Al you
Geoes Gsn ,5eae the Se.
1caou5y. and Interfere with the adoption Of snv
policy Of sound lberaNtJ towards The Eain canaf
mta1art 1gr liz Enlargement d fSs atie de11tei
~ dsna'.df from he former .'or corresponding
In the same speech, Alr. Bennett, refer
ring to what We have quoted from A1r,
Hatch, says:
The time has come when The Grand Ee,e
cana M ns Il Va early named, should be adopted
q the United states, and when steps should be
taken toward making It n fsee publlc highways
Swing the small dae that may Justly be collected
for s maintenance and repair. As hxs already been
eh fpo. I'll Is et e. oM NJ
which the cann! was conceived, and which Las al
RAYS oeen manifested BY the leading men OF New
dent, to-day, to any movement made here In the |
direction which l propose; and Il wilt be found |
CT3fUAfpI fNNnrf3nr t17T1fh fhn ia
70 give Place TO ! mere tonnage duty for malnte-
nance when her canal debt Is discharged as Il may
lie IN few JealH-"
It will be seen that the purchase of the
canals, "giring back to the State the cost |
Of construction and maintenance" is urged
by Mr.. Hutch as nothing mora than the |
original intention aud e1pectaton-which |
hns nevcrlbeen abandoned. Mr. Bennett re-
nfRrms this, and has no doubt that, il Con-
gress will e1pend this SO, SOC, 600 to enlarge
the canal, the state viii surrender the cana1
as free highwas when ahc has been repaid
the amount Of her canal debts.
The New York Tribune understands the
bill perfectly. It says:
"lf Congress shali see ut TO devote one or TWO
hundred millions or 20 OF cur surplus revenue a. 70
the purchase Of the Ere and oswego Canals, ana
Go thss IL ps sRs t. ss ss
donntless hold her present grain trade, and probs
ny n.'s soar r paclac Railroad experience /, ye,
fresh, and By no means assuring: and we appre-
hend that Uncic Sam feels TOO POOR 70 buy Or dt9
Esaoa ssoals !nss + present se Tr submit that
ton Of . SiaEasa Ship Canal With the Fedcra,
liberate consideration"
The people Of the West will never COM
| 1luiu of the tolls On the cannl II thoae tolls