Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-27

yet tferswasa time within ny rs,sp., !.
when more vessels were loaded G. ton
Eastern Branch, than at Gsores,os apoa,Se
time. Above the latse.bridee !, na ,s'tp
ter. and a, the head Of, nav,s., sslcats,
little town called Occoquan, in 4 s,.l :.
rapid impf oyemen.. There ere i 's's
or three very large manufacturing ni,S ~ 's'
several stores, and belonging 70 1, ss ~ '1
vessels. Thlsll stle town has s,ar,s1 '; I.
consequences, since the erection = ','
bridge below it, whilst Colchester, ) ,l ses
OF ancient standiog, and below the Sl Gsss
too, has dwindled into nothing. Tsr,.
not belonging to i, "a single vessel, NJ, :
1t single store. This is case. p,.c ~ -
in point. Colchester, place Of ,n,; NV!
establishment, and below the bride. ,sa
has sunk into nothing; whilstahe Town ~ ~ ',
Cccoquan, Only two miles above It, AM, y
crossing rapidly to state Of commend
importance. Thus i, is plainly proyrd,S.
bridges, have northe injurious sArel, m
GU commerce above them, which the nrs e.
pie of Georgetown would wish US 10 bslr,.
No Sir, il is not to these little artificial
causes that commercial towns, owe hi,
rise or their fall; but to enterprise and =,
pital.
We have been told by the counter ma.
morialists. and it has been reitera,ed1,,.
/" that natural advantages ough, nolNE.
injured by artificial means.n Upou hi,
|. subject MFR. Chairman, the people #
. Ge6rgetown oaga. to have been silent.
tilcy are not aware Of areto5, which thu
objection wiliforce upon fhem. WilAtv
reco!lect, sir, that to artificial means sIoo.
they are indebted for the greatest part Ct
their commerce? viii they rscel.cs thas
frem artificial means alune the towns Of
Baltimore and Alexandra have been De.
Prived of their natural advantages TO til.
exclusive beneki cf Georgetown! do they
not know that the Improvement Of lhspo
,tonac above them, has diverted from liz
natural course, commerce, which be.
ionged 80 Others and which now enrlcha
them? Aud viii they permit ne to remind
them tha, even TO she erection OF sbrMes
they owe no incensidcrate share Of ihei,
CONNIE, ce Yes air, wiIlremind the PEG.
pie of Georgetown of advantages tr0ma'
. nfciaI means, which they ought not to
have forgotten because TO 1bem' IN
great measure, they owe their present
commercial standing. The bridge below
] the little Fails aud a, the head of the naFl'
CATION of Potomac has given to George
town considerable quantity OF produce
from Virgins, which must otherwise have
gone to Alexandra. | am very tar from
eobjecting to the means by which the lmpcf.
lance Of Georgetown haa bean scqu!red-l
was pleased with the erection OF bridge
st the Little Falls, because it vas eonve'
nience generally, and particularly 50 10 l0a'
part Of the country from which come
and from the same priaciple, ! should DC
glad 10 see a number Of other BRIGGS"
rected, both above and below the faH'
| have always thought, and 'tI'! shNK 'nsri
ought to be bridge at Georgetown, ana
the people of that place are OF the sans
opinion, and will proposcit, 1 vii! p'0n''
TO vote for it: Is j. necessary airsaoyW
remind the people Of Georgetown 'n@ "
their exclusive benefit, one arm OF inc -
yer Potomac has been entirely closed "
au.horising q dam from Mason's l',s'' -
the Virginia shore, which give, to sne a.
some MEASURE, a monopoly OF the nOO,
which comes down ths Potomac! ano a..
we now to be told by the sane ptoP's We,
we possess no constitutional right 10 au'l'ys
ise a bridge across the Potomac Tor 'hsPa.
lie good, even with afree passage 10 W.
sells of all descriptions and thai even
we possess the right, it would be a "aa'S.
and cruel exercise of it? the erection o. Wv
dam will certainly proven; 40 II boats ~"
going to Alexandria, a, particular sss s.a,
ofthe year, when high winds are 't5q .sbI,
as theywili be obliged to SO cons'oe, o.si
distance round Nason's Island expos, .a,
Ianr,,ectai size OF Wa''