Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-08-30

tment OF facts, Tie realization Of which
~ do not for moment question, the
s<Wmittec beg leave to submit the fol-
loving resolutions TO the consiaera.
lion OF The meeting:
1st Rssotred, That this meeting views
with great qualification, the efforts Of
,he Legislature of Maryland and the
noble minded participation Of the Leg.
islaturo ofVirSinia, TO effect the contem-
plated water communication by Canal
from Cumberland down the Potomac
TO tide wafer, thereby affording TO our
fellow citizens in the western section
of Mary land and Virginia all those ad.
vantages and facilitates which are tho
|, resui, Of water carriage in the trapepor>
tation Of the heavy aud bulky agrieul,
tcral productions of the eouutry- and
we hope to see this measure most stteu-
ueusly persisted in until il is accom-
piished-
Resolred, That in order to afford to
our Western fellow citizens and to the
citizens Of Frederick county, all those
advantages resulting from choice of
markets, and to give TO the state Of
Maryland ard to the citizens Of Ere.
derrick county oil those advantages
which will necessarily result from the
passage OF Il portion OF the prodncts of
the Western Country through Frede.
rick county TO Baltimore, il is 10 the
opinion OF This meeting, indispeusabIy
necessary that the Legislature Of Ma
ryland shall reserve the privilege of a
lateral or cross cut canal from the Pc.
tomac through Frederick county to the
city of Baltimore, and that the junet
of the lateral canal with the Potomac
shall be made as high up the river be.
/ tween the mouth of Monococy aud
Harpef's Ferrv, as is practicable.
Sd. Resolved, That this meeting
views with increased pleasure the eou-
templated connection Of the Potomac
with the Ohio, thereby affording to our
fellow citizens in the Western sections
of Pennsylvania and Ohio, whom we
cannot consider in any o,her point of
view than as most respectable mymbers
Of our great poii,icai family HI same
facilities aud advantages which we
shall Ourselves enjoy, aud measure
calculated most eminentIy to increase
aud perpetuate that intercourse, har
mony aud COED Fellowship. which now
20 happily exists among The members
of this great repuolie, aud to perpetu
ate our great po!iacai eompac', thu ha-
sis of our National prosperity and i'm
portance, and ~hi.h, from it, truly re.
publican principles and provisions,
mus result in the happiness Of mil
lions yet unborn,
4h. Eesoired. That 10 the opinion
OF this meeting, it is an nbject OF psi
mary Importance TO the future pro.De
rity of Maryland, thai III P,tomac b
canailed from Cumberland TO tide wa.
ter, aud that The iasera! or cross Gu, ca
nal from the Potomac through Frede.
rick county to Baltimore, to commence
a. some poin, between the mouth Of
Noooeocy and Harper's Ferry, shall
DE undertakes at as early day as
practicable and we do most strenu-
ously recommend TO the legislature of
Maryland the passage Of law to ef-
feet the object of these resolutions.
9TH Resolved, That John M'2her.
son. Abraham Shri. er, Vim Tyler,
VIM. Go!dsboroush, B. S. Pigman.
John Nelson and f 4. Scbiey eser..
be and they are hereby appointed a
committee to correspond on The suffice,
OF these resolutions, with The depu,a
ii MS appointed by Baltimore, Wash,
inston, GeOr getowo, alexandria ami
LscsbuTs, to attend this meeting; as
also win the Potomac compsny, with
sneh committees as may be appointed
elsewhs %. and such person or pr rs
az they may deem expedient, and to
concert such measures IA may be best
ea!euloted to eifeetuate The object Of
such resolutions.
9th. Resotred, That the proceedings
OF this meeting be published in The diff
fereDt newspaper, 10 this ely, and that
the printers throughou, The state be-
requested to publish the same.
All which is most respectfully sub
mitted.
JOHN MCPHERSON, ! 8
WIN. TYLER.
GRAFTON DVVALL. -
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