Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21


cross the mountain. 1t is but an act OF
Justice to state, that this highly import
ant discovery has been maae within the
last thirty days by our enterprlsing and
merltorous ieiiow-cItlzen, Jam .5Arl-
yer, Esq. gentle uian of well known ex-
perlence and scientific requirements to
make the Survey,in which he is now en-
gagged with the laudable and patriotic
view OF making map OF tHat noun
famous part OF the country, winch map
viii soon be published.
According to TINS truly interesting dis
ccyery, 1T now appears, that Dam a
cross Deep Creek al Hooppole Mar
rows, can be constructed at very incon-
siderable expense, so as by raising the
water about thirty feet, to reduce the
cutting in the lowest gap to 10 or at most
90 tee5 and this beng only at the sum-
nit, the extent Of this depth across wall
be uncomfortable. That the level thro'
the ridge, from the point to which the
water may be easily damned, will be
but about two miles, and the average Of
the cutting Tor that distance, by which
an ample supply CT water will be OBJ
tanned, viii not be more than % or 50
feet, aiiording an easy communication
with the Potomac, and securing the
| trade of the Ohio Valley, which, with
| the tributary streams Of the ONO, alone
contains about 100000 square miles,
Let the citizens of Mary land, and parti
cularly those of Baltimore; let also the
citizens OF Washington, Georgetown
and AlexandrisG let also our western
brethren pause and reflect on this mo-
mentous disclosure let them reflect On
J the close affinity winch it is calculated
to produce, anu the infinite mutual adj
vantages which it viii certainly insure to
our latest posterity - and they will JOIN
US in saying, that under such circum-
stances and considt the Anegany
! mountain dwindles into mole ind.
! Ihi. information, on winch we are as
sufed The utmost reliance may be pIa-
ID, removes al once all dlIiicu ileS in
| tins stupendous nauonal undertaking,
and at once throws open the door OF
commerce win our western brethreu,
Oh terms of infinite reciprocal advan-
! tage. w hat comparison viii the boast
! ed New l DIRK canal bear with tnis!--
Although we give our brethren Of New
York fuiI credit Tor then noble and high
ly mentonous exertio.ls, YET e do with
gratitude reflect, that DoGA.iful ProyI-
dence has not Deen partial Al the dlstri-
button Of his iavours nat ON TINS trL-
ly tavoured land, which Is evidently in
tended as the specla, residence OF Llber-
/ ~, the mansion house OF ,he rights Of
! man, KIND Providence has iayisned his
taVours with unexampled uoeraiity.
" 18th this truly ausplcIous statema nt
OF facts, the realization OF which we do
not for moment question, the commit
solutions 10 tie consideration OF the
meeting:
lst hesofped, that this meeting views with
great srathcatlon, the efforts OF the Legislature
OF Mar land and the noble minded partIcipa-
ton OF the Legislature OF Virginia, 10 effect the
Contemplated water communication by Canal
from Cumberland down the Potomac to tide
water, thereby affordng to our fellow citizens
IN the western section OF Maryland and Virginia
al hose advantages and tacilnies which are The
r1suIt OF water carriage in the transportation OF
The heavy and busy agricultural productions OF
the Country-and we hope to see this measure
most renuously persisted in until ii saccom-
pilsned--
ID Resolred, that in order to sfford to our
Western fellow Cnizsns and to the Citizens OF
FIedenckCounty, ali those advantages resulting
from choice OF Markets, and to give to the
STATE OF Maryland and To the Citizcus OF Free
derick County ali those advantages which viii
necessarily result from the passak e of portion
OF the products OF the Western country through
tfedeuck County 10 Baltimore 1t IS IN the o.
lihou OF tins meeting iudispensaby necessary
mat the Legislature OF MaIg laud suaII reserve
the prVile ke ot lateral or cross cut Canal
from TIC Potomac tnroua Ii Frederick County to
the ClY OF Baltimore, and that the junction Of
the lateI al Canal with the Potomac shall be
made as high up the Ilvcr between the mouth
OF MonoUocy &nd tiarpers Ferry as is practlcs.
Bile
! Sd Res0fued, that this meeting views with in
crease pleasure the contempia'e Cd come xlon Of
the Potoldac with the Ohio thereby atfording to
our fellow GIuZenSn the Western sections OF
fennsy vania and OHIO, (whom we cannot con-
Sder IN amy other point OF view than as most
/ respectable members Of our great political FaIn-
ly) Tie same taCltles and advantages which
] We shan ourselves ENJOY, and a measure calcula-
ted most einnon'ty 10 increase and perpetuate
, that Intercourse, harmony aud good fellowship.
which now 50 happily exists among the mem
bers OF tins great pubic, and to perpetuate
our great pOA,Ical compact, the basis OF our ma
tionsi prosperity and importance, and which.
from tstrue republican principles and prov-
slons, must result in the happiness Of millions
! yet unborn
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