American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-01-28

embroidered by the belief that the acknowledge,
portance Of this great work and the increasing o'
rest which particularly of late has been nanir..,'
for it by large portion OF the people oil these s,s'.
will obtain the favorable attention Of Conpres,
with this belief they feel it duty due alike to tt
constituents and to the public, again to solic ,l
attention.
In the memorials heretofore presented and Il,
numerous papers which accompanied them tbs n
portance OF this work and the ease oi e1ec,irn
with moderate sum OF money, together with f.
history OF it so far as it has been conducted b.,
been SO fully detailed to Congress that it is need.,
now 10 enumerata them. Its importance in ~
tional point of view is universally admitted and II,
ease OF executing it is equally acknowledged e.
whatever opinions have prevailed as to the choice
la particular route for il, il is undenable that t
canal may with almost equal ease and expence h
executed in several places During the present ven,
your memoridlists have caused new survey oI
taken which has confirmed this lact so that tb.,
can be but little difficulty for those who may lun
the necessary funds to fix the site and carry il inn
immediate effect, until which tme it is plesnmI
all speculaions upon the subject are useless frn
injurious, as only tending to divide the public oni
ION when il is OF The utmost importance to conccr
tire it
'Oui hSWoiiuiiSt9 alS equally sensible, that when
the canal is executed, it will yield large reyen,
and pay an ample interest upon lis cost, these ara
data upon which large body Of stockholders al,
prepared to engage in it, but there still exists IN
overcome the timdity of individuals to assume m.
undertaking Of large public wo ks unless the pubr
leads the way, no great work oil the kind has w
been completed in these states, those which hay
been undertaken have universally received the pJ,
he support, particularly the great canal of N Yo+
which IS now so rapidly proceeding, and furnsbe,
SO admirable an example of what may be effected
oY private enterprise when the public encourage
IT. but the present work passing as it does through
different states, is considered as national one, and
certainly Is so in lis most important features 3,
such therefore it particularly recommends ilseln
the attention of Congress.
Your mcmorallsts are sensible that objection,
have arisen to the constitutional powers vested in
Congress to elect works OF this kind but they hum
oy conceive that this has peculiar features which
shtie IT 10 rank among those comprised within the
scope OF liberal conception of the power of Con-
sress, so tar at least that though it may be though
10 assume its execution allogetber ,e
hat IN some constitutional way money may be py.
I'd or lent to IT, and under an unqualified belief Tia.
moderate aid from Congress will give mmedists
;itsot TO the ardent desire of great number of pa
lIotlc individuals to revive this work, your memo.
lalIsts humbly pray that Congress will please 10
axe the premises into consideration and grant such
I'D as to their wisdom may seem meet.
(SigneD KENSEY JOHNS, President
II. d. GILpIN, Secretary.