American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-14

the trade oil the STATE, ans win e i"e' Sh'e VI sa
THE dividends on the two millions oil BANK stoci
owned by the government, will again De what the
were few years ago, and the auction duties ana Ia
on banks be augmented to a certain degree whic
would of itself be pecuniary recompense Tor III
money advanced, even if il was to be donation II
stead OF a subscription TO productive stock.
! When your committee recollect the deep intel
est which Pennsylvania, as a member OF the col
federacy, has in the general welfare OF the repub
they cannot avoid advering to the importance oil tn
contemplated canal in lime Of war, military poiT
of view. In the language of the Secretary oil Wa
Calhoun, " such improvements enable US to brIn
the common strength to bear on the point that ma
be menaced by an enemy they enable the govern
ment, in the event Of war, to save as much as WI
go far towards indemnifying the expense" III
father OF his country, Washington, was also trequen
y heard 10 say, that g canal from the Chesapeak
to the Delaware would, in time OF war, greatly I
cilitate the defence OF the United States" Thes
considerations it would seem, might be more ar
lpropriately urged to Congress- but it is known
all, that both Mr. Madison and Mr. Monroe, hay
depressed doubts as to the constitutional power
Congress TO effect improvements and as half
century has elapsed since Franklin and Rlttenhous
demonstrated the practicabily and utility Of tn
work, it, from regard to a parsimonious policy
incompatible with our true interest we refuse to &C
until Congress assists, we may continue TO be depr
we'd of this great work, which would give new Iii
and energy tothe various branches of productive in
Idustry and would be noble monument OF wsdor
and public spirit, which, when completed, would er
dure for ages.
From the opinion which your committee hav
ALREADY expressed concerning the river Susquehan
ma, it will be perceived that they believe it to be tn
true policy of the state 10 assist in its improvement
IN conjunction with the construction of the Deawar
and chesapeake, and the Union canals. In the las
great improvement bill, the share Of money apple
10 the improvement Of the Susquehanna, was no
IN proportion to the stake which our citizens have
IN the accomplishment of this object 1t is TIL
outlet for the surplus productions of more than q
counties, and OF nearly four hundred Thousand per
sons. Petitions have been presented from amos
every part Of the interior, from those parts which
the petitioners emphatlcaIy style "the heart Of th
state,' praying for an appropriation of money FOL
the removal Of distractions, and your commite,
have, III accordance with the prayer oil the pet
TONERS, annexed section to this BILL apEropriatins
boO,O00. From the manner in which the money i
Q De applied. il vii, be perceived that thar
1teen or twenty thousand dollars will probably oe
aiken from the treasury in one year; and they feel
confident that bya judcious application OF this appro
:nced It would be objectionable not to endeayor
o remove by art, the rocks and rifles which nature
las thrown in the way OF easy aud safe navigation
u this vast river, and at the same time to create
.hannel of conveyance to our own capital. Expert
nee has now tanned that the money appropri.
ted in the improvement bill of 18202l "a, the re
nova OF distractions in creeks and rivers has con-
erred benefits far overwhelming any considerations
rising from the cost. In communication made
y Governor Clinton to the Legislature of N. York,
e states, that half million of tons are annually
on the waters Of Hudson river. The
uantlty which is transported upon the Susquehan-
ia has never been exactly ascertained. The petit
toner's state that if the navigation was improved the
alue OF the product OF the mines forests, and soil
Yhlch would at the present time be transported.
would not be less in value than from three to FIVE
Millions OF dollars. slight inspection of the map
md knowledge of the fertility Of the soil, which
watered by the Susquehanna and its tributary
dreams, and The variety oil agricultural and mineral
PRODUCTS must satisfy every mind that the period is
lol tar distant when the transportation upon the
ousquehanna, will far exceed that which now exists
ipon the Hudson The sanction Of the House is
therefore, urgently recommended to those sections
u this bill, which appropriate money for the im-
'royement of the Susquehanna
Your committee will conclude in the language of
wise political economist: "Dimnsh the exDense
u carriage and you form as it were new creation
ot only OF stones and earth, and trees and plants
ut men also, and what is more, of industry and Of
lappiness."
Leather.-fhe great consumption Of Russian lea
ner IN France, having rendered that country iri-
utary TO strangers for SO useful an article, the
oclety offered premium OF 5000 francs for the
discovery ola process which should enable the
to dispense with this tax ON the
rational resources. currier and young chemist
ointly undertook the task They found three
'Tticles necessary to the composition of this kind
y leather viz. pyroiigneous acid, tannin, and oil
And II appeared from their experiments, that the
,dour Of Russian leather which preserves it from
ne moth) was obtained in currying only from the
vi OF the bark of birch: that he hest rneIhoA &c