The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-24

+ Day.
Tho following is the Address delivered
! by u Widm Bayard, Esq.
6entleinen--iu behalf Of a meeting OF
the citizens al New York, convened on the
9th instant III that city, we we now the
satisfaction Of Offering Ia you their curdlaI
congratulations on the great and interes.
tiog event which ". are nuw commemora-
Fling.
The completion of more than three hun.
drei miles nf Canal IN less than seven
years, by State which possessed "A popu-
lation not much greater thanthc metropu-
lbs Of The British Empirc-the junction 81
the waters Of onr inland seas. with the At
lanilc, are facts which will exercise y most
lnpnrtant influence on the prosperity OF
our state, in the social and moral character
of our people, aud on the political power
aud importance of this nation. II wenld
be useless at this moment TO speak of the
advantages Of the Great Western Canal.
You have the best proofs of them IN the
Ioy1Is acclanaton of the ffeenen who
strio und you--but we may be permitted
To remark, that the character aud happi-
ness Of the United States are intimately
concerned IN the extension of agriculture,
aud the increased produetyeness Of our
soil.
The great enterprise we celebrate, des-
tined as il is 10 connect the yallies of the
Ohio aud the Mohawk, will hereafter ere
ate home market for our products, VIII ich
perhaps the must sanguine amongst us do
not yet full, appreciate. Our canal is but
The commencement Of system of internal
transportation they will afford, while they
lessen the cost, will increase the amount of
our domestic productions. Hereafter, our
wheat " i'll compete in the European mar
ket with that of Poland and Odessa, aud a
commerce be established, important TO the
merchant and beneficial to the agricultural
isl. But we pass over this and every 9th
or topic't address you on one which APP
peals powerfully 10 the heart of every
American jealous Of the character and per
mansnec of our republican institutions
The Great Western Canal, whilst il brings
distant countries into close contact, aud eX.
tends the blessings of social intercourse,
will unite large p0ition'of our people III
strong ties of a community of commercial
interest and under God, as we trust, Sc
cure aud consolidate the Union of these
States. Thus our republican institutions
will be preserved the example OF a re-
preventative Government, founded on the
peoples will be maintained in its pristine
purity, and the once fond wish of the pat
riot be realized in the unsulhed perpetuity
of our Constitution.
We beg leave, Gentlemen, 10 fclicitate
you as citizens of this ancient capital The
Canal will pour its fertilizing stream into
the bosom of your city, restore it to its
wonted prosperity, and add another tri-
umph TO the patriotic efforts of its uhabi-
tants.
ADDRESS OF DIR MITCHELL.
Nh. Mayor and Gentlemen Of the Common
Council.
Through you solicit the indulgence oi
a few moments, to add my mite of contri-
button toward the exercises of the day.
Offering, as tokens of intention or signlli-
cations of disposition, have had long es-
tablishmentin society. Thus delivery vi
twig and turf in IA solemn manner, put the
purchaser in possession of land aud pro
ducc so the pipe and the cup, with the
accompanying tobacco and coffee, are
the signs Of welcome and protection
and in the ceremony ola marriage the ring
presented by the groom, & accepted by the
bride, IS testimony of the promises they
mutually make.
On this great and Joyous occasion, &C
IN conformity'to the wishes of many re
spectacle citizens in requesting the Com
mssloners who conduct the work of IN,
/ Great Canals, 10 receive an humble ota
ton.
1t consists of two bottles of water, one o
which Is derived from the Atlantic, aud tn,
other from the Indian Ocean. They ar
1 brought here for the purpose of manifest
! ing the satisfaction entertained by the do
} nors, aud their maritime brethren, on thu
| union between the vast reservoir of water
clrcumiuslng the globe, and the extensive
? Lakes of North America.
lfmy observations could be conveyed t.
: you in the phraseology of the natives Nh,
t many centuries ago inhabited southern Eu
, rope, they would run thus:
I Neptune having understood that project
$ were on the point of completion, by mean
+ of which his dominlons would be very mucI
1 enlarged, and rendered more useful AN,
c convenient, has directed Commodore JOIN
. Rodgers, Of the navy, and John Austin
: Esq. of the merchant employ, TO draw
3 those fluids from the profound abodes.--
!, Accordingly, these samples of his salin
! element from the latitude of SO deg south
: aud from 10 deg. north, were carefully in
= cased for the present celebration. 1t j
k hoped they may be considered as symbol
D expressive of the good feeling with which
: his subjects, the navisators of the expans
h of waters reaching from arctic to antarctic
e and from west to east, view the erterpriz
j in which you are all engaged, and whicl
! my respected colleagues of the mission
= from the city of New York have COM
I hither to witness and celebrate. am au
> thnriSed 10 say that the Venerable Sow