Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-12

100 ton burden and more. SO as 10 afford 9
sal. aud expeditions inland water transport,
a;ien 10 all Of what now composes the coast
ing tr ads between Philadelphia aud Balti-
more, free from the danger and expense
of a circuilous and coastwlse voyage Di
more than 800 miles. Toshe whole extent
Of fertile, and populous country upon the
Chesapeake and the Delaware, and their
uibu. ary streams, including part Of North
Carolina, the states of Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey, il will give choice Of ths markets
of these two great rival cities by rendering
them each easily accessible 10 the com
merce of either bay; which must unavoid.
ably excite competition between them 10.
6ni,ely desirable. especially, to The sgri.
cultur al interest: for to those who have a.
ny acquaintance with the business Of these
two places, must be well known the i'm.
me use and understandable differences ire
quen,ly experienced in their respective
mar kcts between the prices OF the same ar
ticles of produce At the same time. Aud
another grievance more particularly COM
planned of by those upon the waters OF the
Che sapeake. is the irequent, the sudden,
and arbitrary fluctuations Of the Raltimere
market; to which the former is obliged TO
submit. for want Of an alternative, ADD
which probably ,he opportunity OF acholce
alone m gh, be sufficient 10 correct lhe
chief operation, rs il appears to me-, that
,hecapal could have upon Baltimore, would
be to keep her up 10 the standard CT the
Philadelphia market, aud it would have the
further effect of keeping them both up 20
the standard justified by the market abroad.
All the heavy produce Of the immense 4
fertile country watered by the Susqaehan.
"a, that mus, otherwise remain almostex tx.
clusively at the command CT Baltimore,
aud nearly upon her own terms, over ca
nal nigh. find a cheap and sic wafer
transportation to Philadelphia. The very
boats tina. now descend that river from the
Painted Pos. 10 the s'a.e OF New YORK,
more ,han three huodred miles up, with
the produce of the country, could unlade
their cargoes 1t the wharves OF Phlladel
phia, because hey would leave The Chesa
peake, and enter the Delaware at eoints
safely navlgable at all times for such craft.
II forms, however, sir, no partot this Plsa
to force this commerce, as has bsso in'l
mated, to Philadelphia, or by any untair
means to divert it from Baltimore, or IN
any manner to iniure Baltimore but mere.
ly to give to these people an opportunity ct
choosing for themselves between these IVo
sh
6tabe to them. Add in this aspect il il to
be observed, that the presen, qaes:ion turos
not between Baltimore and Philad.l rh,s,
bat bc,ween Baltimore and the winnie OK
tent of country upon the Susqaehsnna and
other waters Of the Chesapeake; whe,her
tha. country be can6asd exclu,iyely TO the.
market of Baltimore, or have an oppor u
nifty of choosing between tha, aud Ph,la :
delphi.. And admitting, MIR. Pres dent,
that the canal was now conp!e'ed, ys, tie
situation Of Ballmsrebeiug .siN more con !;
vcn'ent to this produce than that ct phila
dephia, she m GIT still command il with
the same prices current, aud this IL what
those who resor. &c her marke, have riga
to demand. Her capital may possibly b
equal to- such competition, the Industry :
enterprise Of her citizens know are no.
surpassed by any on the continent Ihe,o
is no city 10 the union should be more 10
willing TO see retarded in her progress. Is,
wealth and greatness than Baltimore; bu
surely, sir, the interests of half a m...on
ofpeople are not to be delayed or sacrificed
10 hasten the premature growth OF any par
sicular city.
Again, Mr.. President, i. is we'll known,
that many extensive manufactures, 10 me
tails especially, have been established. 10 and
about Philadelphia, Wilmington, Trenton
and other towns upon the Delaware, coal is
the very basis Of these manufactures, none.