Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-17

west and south. 70 N:
shall be justified in sayioc ),
chief market OF the wsatera ca. aS d.
be brought sixty or seventy nile, N.Y. sssa
them. "stis
3 TO them therefore h; this canal is an ,b;.,.
Of considerable interest. wye:
10 national point Of view the cam,
poses the greatest adyaasagssia The p'''
eof war. sssps
Without the aid Of England a ".
any principal power of Europe woall viz
pend, if not destroy, oar extsrusl nv sp
ZION. To possess then interior uay;s s'sa'
uniting distant parts with the ceut,e o as'l
couotry. would BE- an advantage Of ,. as
cplablc value. And | would bep ~ 'usaE' 4
nate particularly 70 consider the is,na ~ va
service the execution Of the scheme wa sp,
render in military operations, 10 fec,S s.a
ing the transportation Of troops, bspn..
stores and ordnance to aud from dr. Ill.,,
parts Of the coIa,ry. The raoyeynen,s US :
an snemy possessing the sea, ex,os.a
more hazards, couid NOT be- mad. hon,Y
tain points with more celebrity and ,sr,s'.
those O. cus cWn array Ba., cir. bom.
veT great the importance Of this csDeI ~.
be considered even byitself, sc. H. -
t,ca ongh: 10 view il, and its Just eosss
ensnce is only seen vhsn regarded - :.
principal link 10 a great chain Of iD,s,;o.
navigation extending fron The aoub.r,
to ths scu!bern ezsfea.isirs Of the can,
Try.
A caoal;s contemplated fron the DAB,
ware to the Rari.an. This vii! o,so
communication between the Delaware, II.
North river. and The Sound. A comma
nicasien is nearly effected be,veen ii.
vi ohswk river and lake Oaiato. Asa.
lar ore is pfacticabls between tas Hudson
and lake George, which would extend IL.
nayiga,ioa to Quebec. TO .ae eastward
The connection Of buzZard's and Hoyo,
bay carries the navigation TO Bustoa. Ia
the south a canal from E|ia sbcsh river,
through the Dismal Swamp to pa,qaoaok
river, extends she navigation to A!bsmaF.s
aud Pantheon SQUADS and c0unecoao Of
the iulc;s, which is represented as prac.l:s
BE snG .ikeiy 10 bs undertaken, carFss it
To Georgia. Thus We see an uobrostq
chain Of interior navigation Gao be Termed,
b'ndiag 1og ther al! Inc Atlantic states, Sc,
curing In time OF war and fali ains 10
time Of peace, the iatsrual s.ads Of he
ccnniry'
This extensive work is nc. only prscli.
cabie, bat / consider there is 10 hazard
in affirming ,ha, before the lapse oil many
years it will BE accomplished. The eS'
tensive ard powerful private and public
interest which depend upon il VII rot SCI
fer the Offices 10 be neglected - Inc
waters O. no country Of he same extent
offers SO easy and complete coameG!ea;l'
on as those of the =. S.
have GO, enumerated all the points OF
celaexion. | have stated osl those more
Immediately relating 70 .ae subjec! OF OUT
consideration.
There is reason 10 believe that tic suo'
jecs Of internal navlgaIion has no; escape
iae attention Of the Standardization. Int
present semenf is rropitious to'ihe uD
set'aklug. ,Yosr treasury IS fnil aud 'as
redee maole part OF ths public dest esoao
absotb ehc whole If yoar revenue. Ia A'
.ther house q committee has been ."
poiased &c devise a-plsa to dispose OF .n'
surplus have however 20 lament 'aa'
doab,s of the ~highes, authority eSls' a. y
the constitutional tighs Of this g'Ternhsutt
to apply the public mpasy TO o9j'e.' =,
this kind. Though the planl m'a !" :.
PROPOSE 70 the Senate is not expo'so 7" '.
this objection, ye, SHAH beg Pern''''''
very briefly TO consider~is. 49,,
It is admitted that the constitution Wv
no, expressly give til: power TO Gu, u, w.
nails, ba..ws possess aaa are 10 Ia: oa,v
exercise Of the power to provide !'I ". !.
protection and safety Of commerce anu ~. -,
defence oflh nation. Il has never 49, ~,
con,ended tina. no power exists wa"