Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-13
From the Columbian star, Nov. Is.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL
The convention which recently ne. in
tins city, adjourned On Saturday esonlo.
last, having accomplished The purpose.
Tor which they assembled. Thc follow
ing resolutions were adopted, win d.
gree OF unanlnily highly ausplcisus I.
the success OF the en,crprZe. - t1.
course OF the discussion, much interest
ing information was eiIei'ed from gen
tlemen resident IN various sections OF tht
country, on points CONNECTED With thg
great mtcrSSts which VIII be Elected bY
The proposed Capai. The speeches o.
Mcssrs. Mercer and In. BIZ Wcrc pr.
Ii, ularA luminous and iutcrrsi m. Tn
former gentleman, parIcpi ar'y, des =, $
high praise H proposed tie resolu
tons, and explained and enforced then
wi.h eloquent and pefseeerln5 zral Ina
The enterprise viii soon be undertaken.
and successful J accomplished here c Il
be 10 ubi. Il Is equally udu5itabt. ,
that The benefits, direet and remote, who
may be anticipated, viii give this prole
place in our history, or among thos
etents which have tended moss to dew
lop our resources, To advance The co ~
mon veal, and TO strengthen The bond
IT na'ional union and social friendship
III ConUention Of Dttgate8, from The
8fafcs # V9ginia. Mryta, d Penn
SgluaDia, Ohio and the Diau5ct u
Cokum6ta holfen at The Cahttok in
Me Guy Of Washington, o. mr. 6th
TN, and SIN of Aopem6s r, 1873 fhe
GYo70ing hreambie AID re&ok4t oa8
7pere CONSIDERED and adohtea:
Whereas d conncxiOa oi the Atlantic
and Western waters, by canal 4dlns
from the seat oi The general government
to the river Oslo, regarded as locaI
object, is one Of he highest importance
TO the states immediately Interested
the'eIn, and, considered in d natl0nal
view, IS OF inestim able cons Queoce 10
the tnturo union, security. and happiness,
Of he Unne1 Safes:
/. Rescued. unan. aiousiy, That IS
eXpedlont To substitute, ion ne present
detective navigation Of The Potomac III
yer above ude water, novigabje Can't,
b Cumberland ~ the mouth 81 S wage
Creek, al he eastern base If the 4 lie.
ghany, add To extend such Canal. IS soon
thereafter as praclcable, 10 the highest
constant steam boa yigalan of the
M"nongaheia or Onip river
NAT tnt moe' elisl'le mode OF s'taIn-
ing this object vii, be by he iDcorDnra.
'ioh oil J"ia' nck com pany' empowered
10 Gu, me sa.d = mai through '"t terri
'ofy OF the Onl ed States ID the ID plrict
'i Columhia' and OF the states OF NlrGl-
lid' wary and anu feh3sy 'ahl'; ahd,
'n' re''fs' mat COMM tees be appointed,
facn consIsu X OF hVe Delegates 10 pre-
pare aha present IN o-halt u tnis A..
emit ana IN c"-operau' "n'ths C.n-
'rai C2nuni"ee' hereinafter PraYlded,
'al ao'e memorials 10 tNe Congress d
Inc o"lled States, and the legislatures
II inc several States before aatned, re
lnes'ihg their concurrence Inihe Moor
oorau'n OF such company, and iherr 0.
lhefalion' u necessary, IN the snbserlp-
ION II ihndS Tor he completion Of IN
'ald Z mai:
And Whereas by an act OF the General
Assembly, OF virginia, which passed thr
"a fe2ruafy, 1925, emitted An a..
hcorpora ing the Potomac Canal Con-
pany, the assent oil thai state, SO Tar IS
ne limits OF her territory render i "e
cessary, is already given to this object
and tor as enlargement, to the eY en- re-
CURED by The preceding resolution, the
sad act APPEARS TO furnish, with proper
am rp1me'ts' sntiielenl basis: