The New York herald., 1871-01-04


code adopted at the last session has been received
with approval by Officers and men alike. consider
IL VI great importance that the State military orga-
nization should be generously sustained BY the
Legislatuie. 10 make 1t thoroughly enlcient II
quality and most approved pattern, and i recon-
mend a suitable appropriation for that purpose.
further ser settlement OF over 100000 OF The war
claims OF this State upon the general government
has be n elected this year.
Tho =, 9naEaST,Na pa na me. 10.
tional evidence OF the security Afforded TO the
pueic health by the proper administration Of quar-
ant ne laws Out OF S65 vessels which arrived In the
port OF New YORK from ports infected with yellow
lever, l07 had had cases Of this disease on board
either In the port OF de arturc on their passage
or were found on their arrival here to have some OF
their crew or passengers sicA with 1t.
n, mne total mum number O. eases on these vessels as
which ll2 diel. Twenty-slx cases from vessels
under quarantine were admitted TO the West Bank
Hospital OILY SIX OF which proved fatal In addition
to these, elghLy three patients prosrated with ycl-
low fever, were admitted to the hospital from among
whom died. Thirty vessels have been detained at
| quarantine on account OF smallpox. having an
| aggregate of over $4,000 persons on board, from
among whom sixty-slx patients, sick with this dis
ease, were sent To the hospital on ackwelrs Island.
Ten vessels have arrived, having snip fever on
gers, twenty-five OF whom died with the disease on
the passage ana forty others ne lSk with !. on 'ne
| pita
| Inesc statistics OF disease show the dangers TO
| which we are exposed through our foreign oom-
| merce. Happily tney have been warled or, that,
Notwithstanding the intense heat OF the past sum-
, mer the general health has not been DISTURBED Oy
them. 1t reasonable TO assume that this result Il,
IN great measure que 10 the vigilance and fidelity
or the quarantine author ties, and to Inc in.
creased facilities afforded inem oy the West
| Bank Hospital for the care ana treatment OF pa
ent TINS Is me Inc ss year ns5 1t IN, mas been IN I m
workings has fully met the expectations or the pub
lie and demonstrated The wisdom of its erection 1t
Is claimed however, that until suitable place for
the detention OF those who while not actually SICK
have been exposed to disease by passage in an
tnron tnt fnp thn
OF nec,ed goods provided 1t viii be dlficult to
protect the pubic fully against the dangers or i'm.
| ported disease. structure on West Bank for the
| former purpose has been commenced, out an addl-
toDai Appropriation VIII be required 10 complete 1t.
IMMIGRATION
The number OF emigrants irving at the port OF
| New York tins year is al2O0o, a loss as compared
with last year OF 1900. the number OF arrivals this
! year being about the same as In 1868.
1 We may reasonably EXPECT that, with the return
of peace III Europe emigration thence to tins coun-
try will be very largely increased.
| REVISION or STATUTES.
appointed under chapter 3s OF the Laws or 1870,
Amasa ]. Parker. OF Aibapy. Nelson j. Waterbury
! and Mont gomery Ii. Throop, OF New YORK, commls
to eyse % ,ne y arrange Nr % ana S
/ being prosecuted with diligence
| TAX REVISION.
Under the authority OF the joint resolution OF the
! Legislature. pa 'sed at It's last session, appointed
David A. Welis George W. Cuyer and Edwin
Dodge commissioners to revise the laws for the
| assessment and collection OF taxes. Their report
Will be submitted ut an early period Of the present
session.
|
hold to the same opinions, concerning our canals
as were expressed In my annual messages OF 1869
| and 1870.
The magnitude OF our internal commerce Is far
beyond that OF our foreign trade. Our canals
necessary OF facilitating this great domestic
traffc, aad their main tenance In good navigaDle
Condition rs esseniattO the general wei are OF the
people OF THIS state Our constitution, from obvious
! Considerations OF public policy has provided that
these WORKS shall always remain the property OF and
be under the management or the State aud the sug-
geston to surrender them to the contro Ia any de-
nY,Gi6
GRAFTON. The federal government has already enough
OF administrative duties. TINS State built these
canals without any eXtrInsic aid; 1t them, and
| Is quite competent TO take care OF them. Our
people directly interested in their good manage
ment, and these great works are much more nkely
to be well ADMINISTERED by ourselves than il put ur-
der remote a supervision as that OF the govern
The Canal Board, by authority Of the Legislature,
adopted iast year reduced scale OF tolls. AS was
| revenue, as compared with the previous sea-
son. AS compared with period OF years,
noWeyer tine ang rscen or is q, not @ serious Ine
the year ls46 down to 1869 inclusive tthe period OF
hga tols + very t,le IN excess OF those OF 1870;
and this includes the exceptional period OF the war,
wnen the receipts we're unusually large. The falling
OF last year Is not all due to tile low rate OF tolls.
| From purely commercial causes there has been
diminished traffic The business OF the canals more
over, suffered during the past summer from great
reduction or railroad rates OF freight temporarily
made made by rival companies In struggle for the
Yves ern trade
! Whether this diminuton OF revenue is to be tenn
porary permanent, the interest OF people re-
guireS that, Whatever changes in the toll-snee the
experience OF the past year may suggest we should
adhere, as far rs possible La low tolls. We produce
| in this State not more than 100000 bushels Of
wheat IN year. we consume, every year,
| 2l,U0y,O0O bushels. One-half OF tue total quan-
4 lty Of other grains consumed In this State
to wit, indian corn, oats. rye and. barley
tnat cheap transportation from he grain producing
States Is essential TO our comfort and prosperity.
means Il forwarding TO The West our own manu-
factures and the merchandise imported from
| abroad, our people gain much more by lowering
the rates OF transportation on the supplies they
| must procure from other states nan they lose III
| reduced revenue from low tolls. When we built
our great canals the people OF this State produced
all the food necessary for their consumption
ana had a surplus TO sell. # in spirit
| OF far-seeing and liberal enterprise 1t was
wise then, to construct these works lor
! general benefit to the internal commerce OF the
country, how much more essential Is II now, for our
own interest as well as theirs that we keep up the
freest intercourse with our Western brethren. Ma
ders and in the unequalled outlet to the Afforded
! 10y the Hudson RIVER: our people have united these
| 10y the const uction OF great artificial Waterways;
the interests OF the state and OF ts peOple 10
me to be irrevocaDly bound up now with the preser.
walton, In full efficiency, Of the connect.
| Europe aud OF Canada projecting canals
| on a grand scale; our government Is expending
in the HUDSON and other navgabe rivers; an inre-
renee that our canals are no longer useful because
ranted It would be to suppose that the free navI
cation OF the Hudson river Is no longer important,
now that railroad IL built upon It's banks. We
ought not to levy greater toll upon the commerce
of the canals than Is absolutely necessary their
maintenance and the gradual paymenL Of that
portion OF our debt TO which their revenues are
pledged.
Except in the canals our people have no efficient
check upon the rates OF freight when the railroads
may impose. The consequences OF natural rivalry
among the roads themselves are avoided by compi-
nations and agreements on their part for establish
ing uniform and IN view Of the TACT that this
State does not produce probably Onequarter OF the
food which Its people consume, while 1t
Hn01 Wv n
| 1t Is vital important to US that the great con-
nections or the lakes with the Hudson should be
| maintained, with the least possible tax upon the
traffic which they were established to promote. 1t
should be borne IN mind that the canals were not
constructed with view 10 create revenue for our
State Treasury They must be Kept up In their efi.
cheney out OF regard not only to the interests or
people or our own State. but to the great mutuai
good which, 10y means OF the ireest trade between
us. we and the people Of other States are capable OF