Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-13

The state Of New York. A canal from the
| Potomac Ia Baltimore, would give us all
lie commerce of that noble river-t
would, IA effect, transplant Alexandra
anu Georsetown, Qhai ~ The commercial
| paris OF theD) 10 Baltimore. Tins would
surely be a desirable acquisition 10 our
city. Baltimore must do by The Little
| towns III It's vicinity, as New York has
done hy the little towns round about her,
aud that Is, eat them all up, or what
amounts TO the same Thing, lei them have
no commerce except what they carry or
with aud through, her. The local sifua-
lion OF Baltimore, III 4 commercial point
| ot view, provided all The advantages ma
iure has given her are improved, 10 The
degree they are susceptible Of being inn
proved. is better Than that Of any city in
| the Atlantic states, except New York,
| which is the only competitor she need
fear, il she will but make the most Of he.
local advantages. But il all tie country
beyond tic Allegheny is to get it's sup
plies from NV Orleans and New York.
which is rapidly coming to be the case,
aud u the Potomac is permitted To float
aliiis produce 10 Georgetown and Alex
| andria, and if Philadelphia is permitted
momopolze the trade of that great sec
tion OF country waiered by The Smsquc-
hanna, which she will dose as long as The
present difficulties of bringing produce
10 baltimore on that river remain, II is az
self evid nj as the first principle In NV
drostatics, tina, the trade OF Baltimore MOI
only cannot increase, but will actually
continue 10 diminish. The country Dor
dering on the Chesapeake, which looks Il.
Baltimore for market, is Increasing in
productiveness very slowly, If al all, and
IFS boundaries cannot be ex,epded.-
Philadelphia is making every effort in her
power To extend her trade, both by good
roads and canals, aud she will finally get
the trade ofnearly all the country border
ing on the Susqucianna, unless SIT is
counteracted by Baltimore. Alexandria
and Georgetown are fast swallowing no
all the trade of the Potomac. Now let
any man take map and see what small
portion OF country remains 10 support
Baltimore. These are not the dreams of
fancy, they are sober realities, as any
man may be satisfied of, WHO will take a
little pains TO inform himself on the sub
jet.
The evils which threaten us are alarm
ing, but we have the consolation ofknow
ing that they are remediable. From the
best information we have been able TO
get on the subject, a canal from the Poto.
MAC I'D hdItltnOTe would not be dlftlcuIt
nor very expensive work, at all events
the expense wonld bear no proportion 10
MS utility. This canal once made, and
Baltimore would secure 10 herself forever
all the trade OF the Potomac and the sur-
rounding country. Alexandria d George
town must then transplant themselves 10
Balilmo Ii is believed that there isno
natural difficulty in making canal from
Baltimore TO the Susquehanna A poliii-
cal difficulty there might be, as part of
II must be made III Pennsy i,ania, and III
jealousy Philadelphia might throw OBJ
strnctions in the way. but it's at all events
worth the experiment. The canal once
made. and all, or nearly I'LL the difficult
Ties ot navigation on that river would be
overcome. That river would then be 10
Baltimore what "a principal artery is TO the
human body. This would he Indemnify
III some measure at least for The loss of
the western trade. These two canals
once made, and Baltimore will have a
vahd lease for another fifty years ofpros-
perry. Bait. Tel.