, 1870-01-10
v81eed f7om suction eal, md other duties, by tho
state, Inward ther construction, snd Known -

- AIttr II psymeLt ol thess ssvees1 debts,
IN TIE order and psi, rts Aoo1c sisted, tha ust
adsyDcss in,de 70 tne canals slncs lSN with
quarterly ,nterett thereon. Ths*e advances ate
for mous,s ~tlch nave been raiset By t41suon 10
psy the II nisres1 M snd .esoeu tne nriaep o. f she m
above -ment1o ed dsbts - they oeca re due. Tney
are (oTeet hans from the peopl-, which eoe COZ,
IL. II ihe stste iron .ae canal reveuaes' Tne
OBLIGATION OF The State TO pay these debts cannp.
"hetcs it h obvious taas the only method b,
which lhe eauas can be liberated fr0m tae.r prea.
et buIdepB Il By the Imposition OF such toll upou
prop<r1A ttAnsrort+n On then ~ viii FIELD resc-
upon thenL AtJ reda:uou Of 70 y which vii
dlm1Ah The aggre gste A1onLt OF Tue revenues
win eoupe! resort 70 .s1auon, and postpone the
"a corrnuaI &c OF o1r present revenues viii en-.
Ahle NJ 10 pay on the euure canal dtbs, for which
boDds haze been gwen, within Tue period Of tlx
conEutunor. Anu reiease tue advances tney have
racc (which Il sk31ed the General Fund behs !,
vesha1t be Prepared 70 fedace tho tolls 70 the
I'll b. reduction Of tolls We could maintain the
pr cent revenues, By "a increased tonnage. Whlcn
we would POT otherwise obtain: then, and In raat
This experiment has been tried repeatedly, and
u every lnr1anee It has been proved that redus-
ton 81 tolls below tho present 1ntea has resulted
In loEs OF Tesenue, without tDy cnITesp 1nd!s z
inert Lee Of tcnna&e consequent upou socn redQc.
ton. Although authority has oeen cnafes1ed upon
r. cnd a s9,lo Mi,a tae ,o2 Ct ths
1se2, = wotid be irDpvntc and co ittar5 TO the
spirit Of the constitution 10 exercise thst power,
"Ary material REDUCTION Of tolls belox the
rates Of 1853, would %ostpoHe kAs Payment of The
eannf dttt 10 period when Ee maJ bs hrnugat
so eompeon Mxa aen ac 5saa aai, Gas9ae!s o.
pete With them than We DoW poaseas. n couse-
querce OF Cur Increased indebtedness" :.
Oi the cause and remedy for depression, the
Iii msy not be improper In tnis connection 70
tnqp're what are the rntes OF toll. A full and
tnpastlal snswer to snss question can pe OBJ
tbeeL II will therein be aeen that t0e tolls In
posed on any stugle artlc.e transported upon the
canals are 20 inatznisesnt that any consider
nsRe. To illo-t1ate, kake the article 0f gro
c41iea, or heavy metcba"dlset or coal. The toll
thereon is bat one MIL per 1000 pourda
Troy 10 Dpnalo, and only half these rates oa
b,tuu ibous coal del,sered at ude water. We're
CT cry article trausported upon the caoala !hus
above statement, and show that the tolls are nor
6udlcteLt 10 cause any eonal1crable diversion Of
ttaoe. Tne saae tt s,lts will be obtained BY u
ao ~ g ss9i aa Il
Ere and TIE s'a'e cans!s. The annual report Of
tbe Auditor on rne III. trade. a,d tonnsRe uf
Of flelght paid Oh The Ton per mile on the Ne1
Y.Ik ct1,ral. and less tnaa oue-nan those pad
But, Notwithstanding these facts and demon.
ttra,lolF, The CAunl board u Periodically be-
ale9ed, ulder some prett1t OF other, to reduco
TIE rollr. tbs nao!t eeem+ to hare hecouc
chronic The tMroW views wnch c-rtA.n
slippers have entertained 90 this su9Iect. and tue
pers stency With uhtch thes nave, on alI occa-
coucetsl0ns or the Canal board 10 tnii s.tCioQs
den 81 d. hare tenoed o create In our Wes'een
ptiQhbor1 suspicion that oor canal tolls are
IN Generous tax on the com uercs o. their sta.es.
'.Ho kut 1ett &eeH.6 70 have been 20 eI.ena.vag
duc1tted and 20 lureltectJ understood. The
most Important causts ot dlEesst and failure
nave teen e'laef isnored or o7etIootea N thee
on the 0'her robntuoLs OF snls trade, TO CON.
plst1ts would now be uttered sgairst nigh to!la.'
II u beyond comprehension that tRg3clo1s
butit eBa neu. who have betn llfe.lUtr consec.ed
win rhe ousress Of The ctuals should have fa!:el
10 d RcoVtt, AID 8pplI adequate remedies to ,ths
cautes OF failure. TO sas n0&hlpX o. the Influence
Of aorp5 md de1aEd, which lies at the toards-
lion Of I'LL commercial prosperity, or ths tnc1deu-
~. cantes Of lAEe frega1 atd transfer charges
We msy coneen1lJ As'trt thas no permanent sue
thorough II f0r1 ii Introduced 10 our Byetem OF
tcwaee. Canal Davix.t.on bus nos Kept 'pacs
w,th the improyemens Of the. age Tae
aas IN voQne nit. Yeas eso. - :,
IA feoactlou of time ~oala do more t. retain
The Iuslness OF our ca1sls than q reduction OF
ttlR. e'esM ~ hom9 tokM nun w supstssuteu
WE'VE 6a38 oes"eeu bC1alo 1no Albany, t1e
pakg- re eL0nid be accomplished In hslf taat tine.
ht "aois n's'oss 9! . anr eaaal maaagsp:n.
jlefed aid tmto.ed with strict regard to our rev.
tuue. lhe tGtire REMISSION OF tolls woa,d mt
ode sIs ~ sounsRS u Rn.
ftelGht Hhlch they had previous to the coustsuc.
uon Of raliwa5F. SUCH ave the present require.
~, hs M h..nn ~ ;es ~. sMe r,.a ~ ale,sa.
-, Irtirh, F1nrtss fre.ort rars e.1srhpd ~
,,ri,,',,a, y.,, 80 ,ra sy.mena ~ 10 t,a. ~
~ Il sre istrstt -noaae,, IN Ine car,ysny t,a'is'
= ~ ,,ns ~. - t.cr,a - r.ostar ro,esnS5anH ~ 49,
c.nai Iii. ~ r.,,lwav rserrea ~ sta ,,nat
10 rnn,.,,t - r. c1rr ;ne hanr;c. ,nn,e h.,rr ans
".s ns1iv n1sdnc;. ~ o1,"nt, "a arI tho,a III ~
- ,nJ; a. NJ ,ua ~ tni. t.Ga tuu.n W. , ~
shnn,h he sGtostef and the nansis managed ana
,r. 81, ,hat mir ,,no,,e ,., IA. t,,+hs-
,w r. .nrdtx ,riaree,tnn noiaf! n
i9si1stire a. the ioreno,ry and n1h,ss ,nar9,nr
~. ~ s NC w nos.nH ~ @ :"
anna,,ns ~. roiosn. ~ sanoa -. ~ uts
aTts Auditor. in bT1EnirT ia second animal
- ,n ,So1 ~ ~ ~ ~. r. 1r.t f
a. g, ~, &c e, ~ tts.r 9 nc Itopm,
Of Il e.r lraul,Y constrained gus1d,ana. Tney arc
ensa oGG hn. dnSa Sa"5 tG ~ ~
stockholters. II is not 20 .ith our
@ saIas They sess e1Hs " nna nsaasgsd 10! tua
beEeLt OF Tar people. Nor Ate Their A1VaufaTaa
co. COT NJ ed 70 our own S.ats. Tae cHfzens Of esnry
State ~ toe oL'uu aAo pet Gsttu W use ouo EoJol
tnem up"n e9ua Lelne WIN our people 10 ao
In,not'ahs seese, Me nola aoa maha&e loese great
purhc SolAs ios tas " neht ol oa1 cohmnn coao-
t1y. 1nsleHn o. ehllcdlbR our treasury H!tn t0elf
rGTeT ne, Al SINE etToEeousy suppose, oar an
Bual tsz ttEte, + " otBf 1ng1a aKanls testimony
to The g nuary. Ws!ln .he nat sseh.y IeatS our
1oNnld lueir surpoZt
TIE tut ertuIlty o! our cana!s over every other