American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-01-25

ferred to them.
In relation to the subject under its general head
they believe it will not be controyerted, that, afte
the formation of good government, 1t is the mex
interest OF nation to adopt such system OF IN
sernsl policy will enable the people to enjoy, as
practicable, all the natural advantages be-
longing to the country in which they live. Labor
is Justly considered to be the wealth OF a nation
productions of every description, and all things va
luabe produced by it and the whole operation
OF society of peoples as regards their political e
economy and social intercourse, consists in obtain
ing what are usually called first materials IN the
conversion and fashioning of these for use anc
the transportation OF the raw or manufactured ar
tcles to the places where they are finally wanted
The transportation necessarily forms heavy charge
on the fund of labor, and, in proportion to the re-
ducon of labor in this respect, will be the gain Of
nation, as the part saved can be employed TO adj
vantage in other objects.
The great extension Of our territory, and its va
rous lattudes abounGing in almost every species oil
products, will always render the expense of trans
portation an object ofg great and national importance
Although artificial works may not for while, af
ford profit to the undertakes, still they will be
beneficial to the community al large not only by
the increased value they will give to productions at
a distance from market, but also by an increase in
the quantity Of productions, in consequence of the
additional excitement to enterprise and the general
diffusion of industry.
The utility Of good roads and canals has been
Tested by long experience in other countries. In
China, it is said, that by means OF their water car.
rage, their home market is nearly equal to the
whole in Europe Satisfactory evidence of the i'm
mense advantages to be derived from canals is
likewise furnished from almost every part of Eu.
rope, and particularly in England, where they have
been extended within the last SO years, in every d-
Tecon, supplying the demands OF one place by the
resources of another, and extensively spreading
Industry as to enable them TO supply their own
wants, and to furnish vast exports TO exchange for
the wealth of other countries.
1t must be source Of qualification to every A.
rnerlcan when he reflects that his own country DOS.
sesses advantages in this respect, not inferior to
that of any other on the globe and that there is
none that presents higher inducements for the le-
gislstive aid of its councils or where there is a
greater certainty of being repaid Tor any expenses
which their patriotism may bestow.
From well regulated system Of internal COM
merce in the United States, BY the means of good
roads and canals, the hAppies consequences may be
expected to aow. We enjoy almost every variety
of climate, and possess p9pulous cities and conden
sed settlements as well - vast tracts Of country
thiny inhabited. A regular trade in the exchanged
Of manufactured articles Cor raw materials would
take place. and the nation would receives within it.
SELF the whole benefit that usually gained between
old and new countries. 1t is admitted by the ablest
writers on political economy, that the most impor-
tsnt branch OF the commerce of any nation is that
which is carried on between the inhabitants of the
towns and those of the country; customers become
acquainted with each other and less risque is gene
rally incurred.
1t is also essential to the prosperity of nation.
TO obtain all the labor it can from its members and
as it is composed Of people possessing various ia
Tents and lnclnalons, every reasonable encourage
Tnent should be given to each branch of national
INDUSTRY as means Of calling into activity the dil.
terent qualifications of men; and besides, from al
frequency OF intercourse among the citizens living
in different parts Of the couRtry close and proGta
BILE connections would be formed, which would
have tendency tc produce harmony and affections
that would add to the safety Of tile Union; the
people would reap great benefits from stability in
their affairs, as Judcious system Of internal com
merce would create a certain proportion or level
Ill all the departments of industry, that could not
be readily disturbed by the wars and ycissitudes Of
other powers From changes Of this description,
over which we had no control, this country in seve.
raj instances has experienced shocks and sustained
losses, which would far exceed las il is reasonable
TO conjecture the aid or expense necessary on the
part of the general government for the completion
OF such artificial roads and canals and improvements
in rivers as would satisfy, in this respect all the real
exigencies of the country.
Among the many objects of improvements in in
land navigation, some are limited and within the
means Of individual and state enterprise Others
are OF character too extensive, their productive
ness depending on improvements to be made in diff
feren states, at great distances from each other
The great and important line of inland commsni
cation conte, aplaed along the Atlantic coast would
be beneficial in varions degrees, to more than on
half the states in the Union; yet no one or tw
states would have sufficient inducements to furnis
the necessary means for the completion of any Z
its parts; nor could union of sentiment be scarce
ly expected among the states through which
would pass, to the particular routes, or modes
execution. Such objects are rreaf and national y,