Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-12


down the river by taking advantage of
/ the freshets, and the whole produce of
an extensive agricultural district. arrives
at market in afew days, If is slutted and
| the price is depressed, But when by the
Canal we have constant access, the
period of its arrival will be extended
throughout the year. and an extended
business can be done on evena smaller
capital. A large capital is now requir-
ed, which can oaly be proitably employ
ed for few weeks, and consequently
larger profits are required by the mer-
chants--but then having constant, re-
sular, everyday employment for their
4 capital, continuing through the whole
year, they would be contented with
smaller profits abd consequently give to
The farmer, fairer price icr his produce.
But If we act onthe principles of this OBJ
Lection, we should discourage by every
possible meaas,. the Improvement of our
fine country. wesS Of the Allegheny. Yet
Experience does not teach us thar their
prosperity is incompatible with our own,
On the contrary, whilst they fouGished
with an unchecked and unexanplei
prosperity, our progressive march to I'M
provement and wealth was constant and
rapid, while the same periods may al
ways be marked in the history of each,
as times Of difficulty, distress anil Ian
punishment; shelving that as we flourish
and languish together, the prosperity of
one al least does not depend on the de-
| preston Of the other. J'he truth is, .,n-
der our Institutions, labor unshackled,
VIII always take It's most profitable d.
rection, and commerce flourish in pro-
portion to the means OF its growth; and
altho' embarrassment may sometimes
IN ark a particular year or two, we need
fear no permanent check, to our COM
nerciai OF agricu ltllral prosperity, until
luxury, vice, and disunion, break down
and distroy our present free form of go
Igernment
The objection Ehave been endeavour-
ling to answer, applies with equal force
to all other improvements, and yet, we
have seen the agricultural interest, in
England, as it bocomesmore enlighten-
ed, turning much of its attention, innu-
ence and capital to these objects, whilst
agriculture has constantly fourished
withth eprogress OF those improvements,
(which by multiplied canals and turnpike
roads, have given an easy transporta-
don, fro..l every part. Of the kingdom,
to .narlet--Ours own experience too
ccfutes the objection, for surely, howe
ver the turnpikes from Philadelphia to
! Pittsburg, or from Baltimore to Wheel
ing, may have added to the prosperity
of those places, they cannot be accused
Iof iessening the value OF our products
lin their markets. ...s BERKELEY.
/ The naked statement Of a fact in the
Washington City Republican, seems,
from letter which has been received
here from Philadelphia, to have pro-
duced strange impression abroad, with
Prospect to the character and value of
property in the City of WAstilNGToN.
| The fact, as stated, was, the price at
which an important piece of property
sold at Marshal's sale. 9 But the naked
fact proves nothing: the sale. was at
The suit ola Bank the Bank bought
in The property for the amount ,,of its
Judgment, and thus assumed the pay
ment of considerable amount of other
debt, for which the property was pre-
viously liable The truth is, that, COM
pared with any other town in the Union,
this City is in prosperous s. growing
| condition. There is certainly a scarcity
Of money here, but our friend Homp, s,
others, say, & we are half inclined to be-
lieve them, that it arises from the INSULT
ciency of the circulating medium to an
swerthe purposes Of trade and intercour
SEES There are people among US, as there
are every where else, who sutier from
this state of things. We Gper, that the
Cay of Washington IS mO~ receiving
more, zeal and beneficial improvements
than 1t erer exhibited at any time before.
As the ordinary kinds improvements,
| We have number of excellent brick
houses under way little or no proper
ty has been sacrificed, nor has property,
generally deprecated, if at all, in any
degree equal to the depreciation. which
has been experienced in nearly every
city and town in the Union.-.Nat Int:
| .Nc,c mode Of chai!snging-The fol-
lowing is extracted from Natchez pa
lper, s is entirely new mode Of writing
a challenge. TheI arty invited, however
seems to have understood the object,
and declined the visit
Nh. Denasgo Lemos, -,
Sir Should be happy of your COM
pany the next day after tomorrow, to