Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-24
alRraaorfa DaIp aobertfser,
FRIDAY, tAkuARY %.
fo, The .A1esandria Daily Advertiser.
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NfR. oNowDEN,
The subjee. Of the contemplated
bridge over the Potomac from the cry cf
Washington to Alexander's island, aud of
q turnpiks road leading thence to the town
of Alexandra having,tor some time past,
occupied great share Of the public a,,en.
ton, few remarks upon the general i'm.
Portanee Of that measure, ard "a short en-.
curry as to the msst eligible routesfor con-
Quoting the aforesaid road, will at this
t'mef perhaps, no. be unseasoDsb e.
The more We consider the subject the
stronger is Our conviction, Of it. great I'M.
pprtance, both in national and local poiht
Of view. 'Fhe distance from Cspilol-ilill
10 Alexandria, 81 the way of Geo. Town,
is,ab,ut, 2 miles: Thar sectuf, of the road
souih at Potomac, is in Writer frequently
almost lapassahle. aud extends over a
chain OF hills and lofty eminenecs, sonae
CT them cf a difficult ASCENT, and iufer.
sected by rivp!e,s, which. in high. freshes,
have sendangered the life OF, ,travellsr. =
On the othsr hand, ,i1e distance between
the C,aPi.ol aud Altxandlia, BIZ She con-
,emplased rouie, is about SIX miles the
road will LEAD oyer grounds Beautifully
waving, and ,uninteruptedby d sngle'hill
or rivolel. except a BARROW part OF Four.
Mile Creek. wtlefe il is scarcely baviga-
bic fas. e large heiteaux, and caoseway
and ,bfidge may be b1!lt at a small ex..
pence. The circumstance Of The new route
reducing distance of 1910 6 mlles, Of.
It's saving some. shousapJs of miles in rhe
annual portags of the public male, oi its
,iessenlng lhr public expence attending that.
posrage@to 4 know not what amount, the
encreased facility Of intercourse between
the inhabitants. of The district and those
Of the adjacvn, states, the superior Ger.
tain'y, celerity, and safety, which will at.
tend the Passage-of ahe public stages, ard
the conveyance Of the public dispa'ch
in all scasonscf The year, by night as
as BY day. are, jain,Iy and severallv, coz.
sidsraJIons OF immense moment An I'M
.prosetnent OF such grandeur and general
utility, commencing at the seat Of 60
ve*nment, and coming under the imrHe
aiate view of the representatives. OF the
nation, as we'll as OF strangers visiting the
City, from the most distant parts Of the
country, will go far towards exciting a
spirit for siuttiar improve ments, in every
s,ate Of The union. The Washington bridgs 4
viii be the golden cham Of union between 4
the northern and southern states. # w
indlss o,hbly unite the iinterss,s, and knii
the bonds of aa,isy and sociaiiatercourse
betWeeu the nowldisj5 laed portions of lhe
district Of Columbia. . .''',S Z
Taking i. for granted ,ha. measure SC
beneficial aud honorable 70 the nation will,
sooner or lster, be taken up by 40 erEgh1
tened congress, upon national principles.
let Us next consider whal would De the
most eligible. route. for turnpike road
from the Washington bridge to the tewn,
Of, AIexandria Here. am of opinion
there will be no material diversitysof sen
tinent, except where interest or prejudice
may lead 70 different and opposite eoneiu.
sions. The road viii probably pass by OF
near place called Sebaslian's Spring
where there is the most cop;ous Fountain
ct sweet and excellent Hater, to be me1
wi,h in the whole district it vii! thence
lead ever an extent Of 1--we! countryto tbs
'rarrows of mile creek where cause
way, united with "a bridge Of less ,haf;
fifty feet in length, may be constructed a
the expence of.ahopt two or. three thousand,
dollars aAd. thedce over a tract Of Level
tho elevated ground to the nos,hers exc
trenity Of WdShNestet street, in the town
Of Alexandria. his street leads directly
TO the heart Of the town, as also to thf
centre Of population and businc1., and, 81
all the streets it is at once thu most spaci
Gus. the mos; ,leva,ed, and the rnost airy.
In honor of the !lustriGus character whose
name it bears, /. was extended to The un
common width of 100 feet. 0a it there
are no less than four edihccs dedicated 10
PUBLIC worship; it is paved in part, and
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