Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-23

Newly or,S, much OF PENNSYLVANIA and othcr
portions of territory on the south and west OF
the great lakes. but also that of her own rel,
aud Fertile colony of Upper Canada But the
loss OF the carrying trade would not be the on
~ misfortune to Canada and the mother coun-
try. This province would be brought back 10
the state il WIS M the close OF the American
war IN IFS; its present mercantile greatness
would be reduced To ruin by an oyerwhelm,n,-
competition. II LoweE Canada were deprived
OF intercourse with the United States and I'M
Per Canada, what Would be the worth Off to
tie parent state. We may be told il is n fine
military position to over-awc the Americans !:
that we can hold Quebec IN spite of them
Tins we are nOtdisposed To deny; but we deny
that " is good policy To occupy colonies when
they are rendered like so many mill-stones fhs-
teaed 10 the neck of the state. We will how
ever, eidSayor 10 prove that the Cana,ias can
be made worth Keeping, by means of weil-di-
rected foresight and vigorous eNertioD.
These ought evidently to be directed to the
opening OF roads and canals. between this and
Prescott, and from the st. Lawrence To st.
johns. The legislature onght 10 lay aside tho
inVlaous wr1ngiings, which, tor 50 many years,
mas been tranS,it with incalcUabe mischief To
tn. colony. Fortunately the nation is at peace
and requires no sacrifices from her colonies /;
II IS therefore the duty OF this province, in par
ticular. to avail itself OF The golden opportuni-
~ To determine the magnitude Gifts future
prosperity Let Us point ont the superiority OF
our situation over our nci.hborS for inland
navigation. The American canal, counting its
directions, will extend 10 a length exceeding
500 British miles, ami the cost OF its completion
has been estimated yaroHsly from six TO ten
millions OF dollars but some are OF opinion
that twenty millions will not be adequate
theseOpmions are 0fno material consequence in
TINS quarter, where the advantage Is so much Ola
our side. 10 open anavigationtr from Montreal to
prescott for bargeS of seventy or eighty tons
burden, will only require u distance OF 10 miles
by canals; and 4, Is pretty we'll understood,
mat To open these, the cost will not exceed one
million dollars. Some may consider this a large
sum, and such as could not be raised in1Ilese
provinces; but we think very differently. If
Tue two provinces were TO pass laws incorpora-
tins the proprietOrs, the necessary sum would
be subscribed Ill Il few days, amd the money
paid as faStds IL would be wanted to complete
me work. Its true, we still think rs we said
before, IT the execution OF such Il work were
vested III the government, II never would be
finished Years have passed away, and the 60
vernrlent has not begun the La Chine canal
Notwithstanding the appropriation OF an inn
mehse sum OF money by parliament, for the
purpose OF opening the communication
The two stations OF New-Iorh and Mon
treal are become proverbial for their advanta-
yes, and the superiority of Montreal is gene
rally admitted. We have demonstrated that
with teft part o. The erpcHce and an eJudi Dro-
portion Of WhGt ,rOuid cost lie United Stdtes If
1lmerica, we can secure the trade of all the
countries within 80 miles distance on the south
sloes oflakes Erie and Ontario, and thereby
MAINTAIN decided ascendancy Overour great
rival, New-fork. But il seems every thing n
present is at variance with our best interests.
We are in want ofmany of the productions of
ourneigbbors, and these are prohibited by the
return into force OF the odious ordinance of
1879. When the merchant has collected sum
or money to pay his debts, he cannot remit II
without becoming smuygler. All these re-
strictlons will recoil on our heads, as similar
ones did OH the u. 5. from 1907 to 1872 Every
article, such as grain, -four, meal and sailed
provisions, ought TO be allowed free entrance
INTO this country from the L. S. at the eStab-
iishcd ports of entry.
Aforeign gentleman wishing to address let
ter to Mir Nj, of the Bellevue plantation,
Mason County, in Virginia, but who had kns-
man OF the same name, then visiting 1T his seat
wrote on Il slip ofpaper-
g \ Monsieur
MI. NJ
dc X Bellevue
dams la Comte de Mason, Va"
This lie gave TO another foreigner TO translate
INTO English, tliatthe direction might be in that
language which he accomplished in the fol-
loving form:
90 70 & entilman
Mester [. Nj
from and TO Bellevue
In County house, 60"