Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-22

cxpeGitious mode OF communication established,
between the City of Washington and the city Of
New Orleans The capital OF that province; not.
Only for the convenience OF government, but 10.
accommodate the ctizeas Of the several CONNER
ciaI towns in The union.
That at present the mail is conveyed Oh a
circui.ous route from this place TO Knoxville and
Nashville ID Tennessee, and from thence through
the wilderness by Nstetsz 10 New Orleans, a
distance Of more than 500 miles.
That BY establishing pust route as nigh on. q
direct line between those two cities, as The Blue
Ridge ard Allegheny alounfaiss vii admit OF,
will not epiy lessen tie distance abput 500 mics;
but as t!ais roaVe viii pass alinoat the whole way
through ceuHuy Inhabited, eishrr by ciflzens OF
tie United States O. friendiy lpdians, the mali
VII fbe more Sgcuse, fasa the persons euplayedin
trai5spagtngt it, better saru.shes. with the mransot
subsistence.
he committee aaiter themselves tat the
yiewsof tie general government III efeaipg tbs
I'M orsant sheet, viii be seconded by the go
verunents and citizens of these states through
which tins road will pass, by laying out stregbt-
ening and improving The same, as soon as the
most proper course stall be sufficiently ascertain
ed BUT as this has nor heretofore been used for
conveying yhe mail between those places, they
presume tina. The best rome will be better known
after it has bregused for this purpose, than it can
be at present. and with this view Of the subject
they deem i improper at this time TO designate
intermediate points; they are therefore OF cpl
Mon
THAT post road ought TO be established from
theCty Of Washingtoi, on The most direct and
convenient route 10 The lcnibigby settlement in
tie Mississippi territory, and IRON, thence to New
Orleans.
And further that post road ought also to be
established from tie saId fomoigbee settiemenE to
the Natchez. This road Will not only afford the
inhabtants of that piece direct mode of commu-
nication with the seat of the territorial govern
nlent, who at present are destitute of any, but
will shorten the distance between this city and
Natcbsz, nearly three hundred miles. And for
.he consideration of the Honse, the committee
SUBMIT the following resolutions
ReJolDta, That a post road ought to be es-
tabIisaed from the City Of Washington, on the
most direct and convenient route, to pass through
or near the Tuckabaehee settlement TO the Tom
bibee settlement in the Mississippi territory, and
from thence 70 New Orleans and from the said
Torbigbee settlement to Natcfez.
Mr.. Stafford moved the insertion Of the follow
ing words, /" and Carter's ferry, on James river,
Giles Ferry on Stanton, Dansv,lle on Danniver,
in Virginia, Salisbury, Beatty's Ford on Catau-
ba, in North Carolina, Spartanburg, Greenyille
C. II. Pendeton c. H. in South Carolina, and
Jackson c. Fl. in Georgia
His object being to designate the intermediate
points or the route between the seat of govern
ment ard New Ofeans and Natchez.
This motion was fupported b. Mtflrs Stan
ford, ]. Randolph, Early, Earle, and Macon, On
the principle thst it was proper that Congreis
ihuald dcGgnate the route, ard on the ground that
The route, contemplated by the amendment would
be- she fttcR.
o. The other hand the motion was oppofed by
Msh9s. Thomas, SRliiie, Holland, Claiborne, S.
L Mitchell, and G. w Campbell, on the ground
that Discretionary power fhould be repofed IN
the poa n,aaeT general 10 dtiignate tire route,
,aod on the ground that if Congf,fs fhouid under
take 10 delIgnate the route, the one fixed by
the amendment, was not an eligible one.
Mr.. Dennis declared hmielf In favor Of the
houir exercihng the power Of designating the
route, but was not fuffi-ienily informed 10 vote
on sny particular line.
Mr.. r. Gsifwold moved that the committee
of the whole lauld rife and six leave to t again,
with the view thar leave fhould he refuied, and
the report recommitted to The pof Office commit
tee, il order 30 obtain from them detailed re-
port that would u;nith the houfc with fatisfatto-
ry information.
TIE motion was fuPported BY Mr.. Gregg, and
oppofed by Mr.. Thomas and carried. Ayes 70.
The houfe then refufed leave TO the committee
Of the whole 20 fit again. Ayes le and recon
United tie report 10 the poR ofi sc committee.