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

other day, upon the subject Of esolonay.
He then told us, what his grand father, an
old Scotchman, once told him; "that many
mickIes would make a muekle-take care
of the pence and the pounds would sake
care of themselves" ( agree perfectly
witt, that genlleman's grad. father, nshis
particular at least, and think we ought not
70 waste the public money because the sum
may appear triaing. s,
The. saving 20 travellers OF every de.
scrip,ion will b intellectually great. Those
who travel in the public stage or other hir.
ed carriages will save Cat the rate OF stage
hire from Georgetown TO Alexandrla) at
leas, seventy FIVE cents going and the same
returning, making Dollar and hall Tor
each passenger per day; every Description
of trave,Ie strom Ner Hampshire 10 Oeor-
'gia will save In an equal proportion; but
the saving of money bears no proportion to
the saving of time. The population OF
the district is increasing very fast, and
shall the eastern and western parts OF 1t
be Tor ever divided by an obstacle so easily
surmounted? Shall the Potomac be an
eternal barrier TO their intercourse, when
bridge can be so easily thrown across II! &
asihe e8pepce of company too wno vii
ask no aid from the government! Aud Wal
you force, not only the inhabitants OF the
district, but near Ave millions OF your cI-
tizens to the south and north OF the
Potomac, who may occasionally wish to
travel IN different directions to the seat
of government. TO go the ci'cuitous
route of Georgetown, over a Jerry, az
sometimes impossible, and at al times
disasreeable, AID road TOO, extremely
bad lndeed; when they CAP pass with great
comfort, safe,y and expedition, good
bridge and an even paved road at least tohr
or SIX miles nearer- is this eity pever TO
increase? Is II forever to be excluded from
a communication with the Virginia shore,
but by terry? Are the mails aud stages
always to be delayed by ferry? Are the
citizens OF every descriptions always to bc
severed, except by a circuitous route and
dangerous ferryi srustnos. I, is impos-
sible. A bridge must, and will be built,
at sometime or other; and the sooner it
is done the better. The people vii! not re.
main logger uncounected, and be silent;
the public voice demands it at our hands,
the public good requires it, aud it ought TO
be done. We have often heard, evenup-
on this floor, the metropolis Of the union,
compared 10 wilderness: Sir, the Gem
parison is not altogether unjust; it is, in.
deed wilderness, and am sorry for it;
but trust and hope it will not long re-
main so. tits time that the fostering hand
ofthe government had been extended TO Ha
Improvement, then indeed we might hope
10 hear no more expressions OF discomfort,
at the situation and accommodations at
this place. The erection ola bridge would
open to the city, very abundan. and cheap
marketat Alexandria, by which the lima. !,
bitants OF this place, could be enabled TO
Keep better and cheaper boarding houses,
and thereby silence at least one Of the 90.
jections to the continuance Of Congress
here. Hut we are called upon To say,
g where is there a commercial town a.
bove br'dge!' i answer, i'll almost eve i
ry direction, both in this couasry, and. in
Europe. ara told, and believe correct /
ly, tina. aiaes!enghs ofthe city Of London,
IS above its bridge; although ii has no
draw. In almosi al the states northward
of this, there are bridges Of this dsscrip
lion, and am told by genslemen coming
from that country, and we'll acquainted
with their effects, that no serious injury
has been experienced by commercial towns
aboye them; aor has the property fallen in
value, or Improvement been checked IN
those towus, by the erection OF tasir bridg.
es. In Massachuseis alone, there are
great many bridges below large and aou.
rlshing towns, some Of which | will ven-
tufe to say, have ten times the commercial
Importance of Georgetown. Roxbury,
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