Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-27

submit ed, whether il would not be pro-
per to provide for the appointment, oil
postmasters, where the compensation
exceeds certain amount, by nomination
TO the Senate, as other officers of the
general government are appointed.
Having Communicated my views to
Congress, at the commencement OF the
last session, respecting the encourage
ment which ought to be given 10 our
manufactures, and the principle on which
IL should be founded, have only to add,
that those views remain unchanged, and
that the present state of those counlri+ $
with which we have the most Immediate
poll zeal relations, and greatest CONNER
cal intercourse, tends to confirm them
Under this impression | recommend a
review OF the tariff, for The purpose of
all riding such additional protection 10
those articles which we are prepared to
manufacture, or which are more imme.
diately connected with the d,fonce aud
independence OF the country.
The actual state of public accounts,
furnishes additional evidence of the eff
S'N'N u VIZ IA CoCit SNSiGUl vi dIt0uu-
liability, IN relation to the public expen-
dl'ure. Oi the moneys drawn from lbe
Treasury since the fourth ii March, one
thousand eight hundred aud seventeen,
the sum remaining unaccounted for, on
The 3o'h OF September last, IS more than
a million and half Of dollars less han
on the thirtie,h OF September preceding !;
and during the same petlod a reduction
OF nearly million ot dollars has been
made II the amount of the unsettled ac-
counts Tor moneys advanced previously
To The fburth Of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen. Ii WILL be
obvious that IN proportion as the mas ol
accounts OF the latter description IS d.
mnjshed, by settlement, the difficulty
ot setting The revenue Is increased from
the consldcrItlaD, that, in man} instances,
II can be OBJ aimed only by legal process.
For more precise details IN this subject,
i~'ter 10 repor, lrom the FIRST Comp
ROLLER OF the Freasary.
The sum which WAS appropriated a,
the last session, for The repair o. The
Cumberland road, has been aDoletI
with good eli Ct TO that object. A final
report has not yet been received !ran
the agent who was appointed to superin-
,o"d 1t. a, soon as il Is received il,
shall be communicated to G inercss.
Many patriotic aud enlightened CHI
zens, who have made the subject an obs
ject of particular investigation, have
suggested an Improvement, oi still great.
er Importance. iney are OF opInion
that the waters OF the Chesapeake and
Ono my be connected together, ny one
continued canal, and at an expense Far
short OF the value and importance Of the
object TO be Obtained. II this could be
accomplished, il is impossible to calcu-
late HE beneficial consequences which
would result from H. A great roriioG
OF the produce of the very fertile coun-
try through which it would pass. would
lid market through that channel.
Troops nil, ut be moved with great Ia
cIi'y IN war, with cannon, and all kinds
OF ammunition, IN both directions. Con
meeting the Atlantic with the western
country, IN line passing through the
seat oi OF the national government, it
would contribute essentially 10 strength
en- the bond OF union itself. B .leving
as do, that Congress possess the RICH
10 appropriate money for such natmn-
al object, lthe jarisdi.. ton remaining 10
the state, through which the canal would
pass) l snbnIl It to your consideration
whether 1t may not be advisable to au-
thorze, BY an adequate appropriation,
the employment OF suitable number OF
the officers OF the corps of engineers, to
examine the unexplored ground, during
the next season, and 20 report their OPT
hion thereon. Ii will likewise b. proper
to extend their examination through the
several routes through which The waters
OF the OnIp may be connected, by canals
with those of Lake Ere.
AS the Cumberland road will require
annual repairs, and Congress have no
thought it eXpedient to recommend to
the states an amendme en-, to The constitu-
ton, Tor the purpose of vesling IN the
United ates power to adopt and exc
cute system of internal improvement,
it is also submitted to your consideration,
whether Ii may not be eXpedient to au-
thorlze the Executive to enter into an
arrangement with the several states
through which the road passes, 10 esta-
bli,h tolls, each within its limits, for the
purpose OF detraymg the expense of fu-
ture repairs, and OF providing, also, by
suitable penalties, tor It's protection
against future injuries.