Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-11-22

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The following article is copied from the North
ern Budget. 1t was written upon the occa--
sion of the opening OF the navigation from
the tide waters OF the Hudson, to Lake
Champlan, 1t contrasts, very happily, the
present sheltered and accommodated cohdl-
ton Of the country To the north, with It's
comparative recent unprotected and Wild
state, and our readers will be pleased with 1t.
On Saturday last passed the sioop
Lock, two Canal Boats, one light, from
Wnitehail The other The G!eaner Of 3.
A bans) from 81. Albans, with 40 tons OF
wheat and ashes, bound for Newly ork
The Cleaner is sloop rugged with
mast that can be raised or lowered al
pleasure. She had some delay for the
want of water IN toe northern canal, and
some trouble IRON the canal bridges,
some of them being too low Tor boats oil
Ter size.
twenty-five years ago St. Adams was
wilderness, "where nothing dwell
but beasts of prey" Il is now flourish
ing village, and the northern canal viii
open TO its inhaoiiants an uninterrupted
navigation of $40 miles. The entcrpri-
ling owners of mis- little vessel describe
lie voyage as extremely Interesting, tht
anal passing through region OF conn-
ny, with which are associated many re-
collections OF our earliest history. The
canal passes in sight Of the very spot
where the tree stood that Putnam was
bound to in l757. Fort Edward and
Fort Miller VIII also recall 10 mind many
circu distances Of American history.
There is scarcely ves.ige OF Fort
Miller remaining. Fort Edward was
Quilt by Col. Williams in 1855, and the
walls in some places are 20 feet high.
The unfortunate Miss M.Crea was muir
dered by the savages near this iort. The
rec 10 winch she was bound by her
cruel mnrderers (PruEessor S.ilnan
says) is large aud ancient pine, Fl for
the " mast OF some tall Admiral" and
is wounded in many place. by The balls
of the whites fred al the Indians the
trunk is twisted OF at a considerable
elevation, by some violent wind, SO that
there are but few mutia,ed branches
remaining as painful memorial OF the
fate oil Jenny NJ Crea. Her name is in-
scribed on The tree with the date OF l777.
The canal passes almost over the very
spot where the hangh'y Burgoyne sur
rendered his sword on the l7th Oclober,
IVY, add near the ruins OF Gen. Scuy-
ler', house, Which was burned by that
proud Bfitnn. The fatal ieId where the
brave Gan. Frazer teli, is near the canal,
and The house where that accomplished
officer died, is now stand!ng--lhe rooms
formerly occupied by tl,r Countess Rede-
sell, aud in which the General died, re-
u,ain unallercd. When the workmen
were excas a'ing the canal through the
plains OF Saratoga, it was common to
dig up human bones, and the decayiog
implements of murdero.s warfare; bat
now boats traverse in feace over the
ground which the defenders Of their
country, and their foes, once trod in
steps of blood. Mt half century has
elapsed since our fathers fought for the
sacred rights OF man. Our country has
celehraled bat the forty-seventh anniver-
aary of the declaration of Independence,
when an appeal was made 10 heaven,
and to the nalions of the earth, for the
business of the holy cause OF liberty, and
the cry OF oppression arose from the
deep forests of America. Tas ioyfu!
shoa,s VI ircemsn have succeeded and
resounded through the habi'able earth
the fire Of liberty has been klndlcd upon
the affairs Of freedom: its flames have
Illuminated the world, and the holy atH-
ance OF Kings cannot extinguish them.
When the infancy of our Republic is
recollected, and the astonishing improve
mems which have been made by the
Ireemen Of America in arts, sciences,
navigation, &c. are better known, nations
WILDE aslonishsd al the progress of the
human mind and the Improvements Of
society in every thing which has ten
tency to mclIoratc the condition OF civil
llzed man. These are the blessings oil
ireemen-whogove themselves.--Th
Inhabitants OF the earth will look to
America, and be redeemed from slavery
A man may indeed be proud to call
himself native of the state that has
wealth, talents and enterprise enough to
accomplish more magnificent design
than was ever undertaken by kingdom
of Europe, and this, too, SO soon after
her escape from the yoke Of bondage.
MAHOGANY.
The difficulty of procuring mahogany,
or other costly woods, and the conse-
quen. cxorbitant prices demanded for the