The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-20

be brought nearer 20 the iarcf towns, and IL
Will not he low to avail it;tif If that happy.
change Of Etuatia;,. Why do our o,lar,i.s of
hine;tore, Of marble, & o. fate, ana oar nnnes'
of coal, iron. copper and lead, employ 10 few
hands, bring in Ia LITTLE 20 their owners or the
puh'ic, and remain as they 10 in their prefcn.
neglected fate: ''.'is ewing 70 TIE wan, of a
market Efficiently near and advantageous, 70
excite enterpr.e and rouf, our lcepir- facul-
ties. Why the neglect Of our remote woods,
where the ccur,ry is literally foree which
might be Ifefully employed, and PARTICULARLY
tor .rnc!tDg oIr iron ard ether ores /: 1t SOW
Ing to the want OF w3ter-csr,TsEe, which, wrr.
il universal here, would rsudei' TINS commodity
of 70 much greater value where il grows, aud
from the exorbitant rate at which IL is nov
fold in and near ita- ports, would finally
fore fuch quantity of it as would iupply the
demand and at lat reduce the price. But it is
unnecefary to dwell longer on tine acknowledge
ed TRUTH, that inland navigation evidently tends
not only to eucreaie but even to create internal
trade.
.. The fare truth is equally evident with re-
gard to manufactures whole materials are defi-
we'd from other countries, or Whole market prir-
cipally depends on thoGe countries. To con-
nett with all the world, by means OF water
Carriage, not only the PRINCIPAL inland towns
in America, but even every village, every ipot
oferound ftuated on Tie whole range of the ma
vi,.,iions propoied, is 10 give 20 al thofs pll-
ces a command of The pr;nrL7 of manufactures,
frcm Ill parts oG the globe, Il; the cheapett poi
h5lc rate. The hops, bark, G.i;, coal, clay,
Hint, iron, timber, cotton, fix, leather. faX-
feed, pot-aih, wool, dye. tufs, maple fugar,
tobacco, ana other articles on which oar indu!-
try might operate, muit, mol. of them be car
ried entirely by horte carriage. To dinniff,
TIE expcnce OF this carriage, upon 10 many hea-
wy and bulky articles, will be an immenfe IA
wing TO he agricultural and mercantile intsrefts,
I've conieQucnt euCreaie of whoir profits would,
IT like manner as was already mentioned, tempt
competitors into the trade, and thus encreaie
the fun total of national induilrv. On the o.,
Their hand the exi;teuce OF internal navi:ations
would enable us 10 export, to the reh of the
world. H"ar, "heat, rye, Indian corn, rice, to-
bacco, &c. and every other article Of our pro-
dnce or manufacture, much cheaper than we
can do 1t Drcieit and The price, and demand,
IN foreign countries, Remaining nearly the fame,
ths U6f gan would centre a: home. and pro-
dsce The lime competition, the fame ercreafe
oil expectation, the fame enlargement of enter
prize, rs It a bounty, to its amount werc ac-
tuay paid out of he Golfers Of th, Gate. Ir
deed the benefits rcfuI;iuy from the fubHi.ution
of water for land carriage formia.iaitey the mott
eligible fort of bcunties that nation can brf-
tow, to route the iadCfry of its people; iince
not only very great deal Of national aGiivitv is
IL, ON foot, during the contribution of canals,
by which certain degree of capital is trani-
ferred from the pockets of the rich ito thofe
OF the laborcr, TO the great and final advantage
otthe former however, as well as of every bo-
dy ellie but the owner of the goods exported
receives the bounty, IN the reduced price Of the
carriage, as effectuaiy as if il were paid him in
money.