Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-29
LYOL. AX.---NO IS.

THE FREDERICKTOWN MEETING.
The following is an extract ola letter from
one OF the persons who attended the Gte
meeting at t'redericktown, on the subject of
the Potomac Canal Nat. mt
FREpERicKTowN, AUG Is
The meeting the people of Frederick
county was fixed for Tuesday afternoon. at
fociork, I" receive the report of their COM
inittee' appointed at the meeting in June In
.he mornings this committee Invited the de-.
legations from other places To- meet them, to
hear the report and resolutions they had pre-
pared, ahd to suggest any amendment or mo-
d'hcation Gu hearing this report, we found
That The committee had taken up the idea that
the cross-cut To Baltimore was undouhtcdly
practicable, and that it meriied full as much
81 thtir notice, in their representations 10 the
Legislature, as the main canal. I'm fact. "a
dophng the opinion that its execution was OF
settled practcabiIity, and within the means
Ut the state, the resolution they had prepared
embraced both canals, placed them on an
eqnai footing, and actually recommended that
itiey should be commenced Simuttapeousiy"
proposition of this kind Ia the Legislature,
from county so large and respectable as
Frederick, which seemed To convey desire
that the two works should stand or fall toge-
ther justly excited the surprise of all the De-
iegates from the District OF columbia. and
from two of them, Messrs. KEY and TANEY.
Ihe resolution was justified by the Chair
man ei The Frederick committee, and was
supported with great Zealby Gen. WINDER,
from Daliimore. The resolution was such as
would have been extremely palaiahle To Bal.
ilmore, because, lift should be found as is he
'ie'ed TO be the case by many well informed
on the subject that the cross cut Ia Baltimore
as i'nPrdcticabte, except at an expense too
d.. inf Il.
from Frederick would hang lk. dead weight
around the neck of the Potomac Canal, and
ih,d II not defeat, any measures towards
Tue latter at the next session of the Icsisla-
iure The District Delegates h4d notihe slight
eS o3ect'o TO recommending ia seDarGfe Jeso-
t"fon' me cross cut canal, should it he found,
ny the survey now making, Ca bea practical
d. TX. But this separation. aud this dis
JUNCTION between the ascerIained and Obvious
ability of the main canal, and the Ger
MY unascertaiued. il not improbable practi-
cabht! of the later ranal, was not agreed
o'e 1" thr GentlrmPn representing Baltimore.
ihheFu General WINDER proposed suhsti-
inte, IN which the iatcril brapch was Grst
pressed, and the Potomac canal brought in as
a secondary object The debate was very
earnest, and, may say. able and after il had
continued two OF three hours, the Frederick
committee retired 10 consult on their report
In the afternoon they presented it to the pub.
nc meeting, so modified as Ia stand i'm the
form IN which IL was adopted, aud has been
published,
The debate in the cor ference of the De-
ieSat"9 was occasionally more warm than Won
could have anticipated from the nature of the
meeting Fhs warmth grew out of some
i'ank remarks which one of the Delegates
rom he District mad on the course pursuu..,
ny Bh tmOre, DUNG the last session of the
In, b,.r,
iions, &c. in opposition 10 the Potomac Ca.
nal. General WINpER defended IN, city a.
sa'nsi all 'mpuiaiions Of hostility to the work
ADD all feelings of jealousy of the District.
&c &c But all the debate on these points
land there was great deas,f it, appeared TO
me very unnecessary, 10 say the least
OF H--because commercial jealousy exists,
neI ha6iy, Wherever there are. commer-
clai ciiics.-Sclfshncss or which is the
same thing, SELF Interest," will actuate
al commercial communicate is the es-
senct of Ire spirit " HIGH directs the efforts
ofai c:iies and all individuals to enrich and
aSErandize themselves, and it Is in vain TO de-
ny IT. This spirit, 10 fact, is saIuiary 10
certain exient-it is sometimes carried too far
all we can ask of il is 10 avoid, absolute in.
justice to others generosity it ueScr feels
aud never exhibits. Individuals show gene
r0siy, but commercial community towards
RI al community, never.
" d. not understand me. in any thing |
have said, AS speaking with the slightest dis
respeci, or Feeling such sentiment towards
h. gentlemen from Baltimore. They per-
formed lh"ir duty, aud doubtless ac ed con
scIrntlousy in what they did. They are too
worthy and we'll known tn be suspected of
any thing dsingrnu@us. by the way, be-
cam" acquainted with that respectable mem
Der OF thrir Del gallnn whom had MOI seen
before, Mr.. PAYsoN, and was mach pleased
with him.
=" The meeting 10 the alterpoon, in Tie court
house yard was numerous, and apppa ed very
respectable. Many of those present, / was in
formed, were the mosi respectable citizens az
different parts Of the couogy. TIE Delegates
were accommodated with SEATS in front Of
tn" Chairman, and the proceedings were con
Quoted wiih great pfoprisiy' and decorurn 49,.
There was 40 difference OF opinion I'm regard
10 tue resolutions, for 'hey amount ~ nothing
more than au abstract expression OF opinion
IN regard tO the utility Of the Canals whiti,
no one could dissent fiOm. and which had
heen Expressed NJ The previous county meet
Ing yet there WIS much speaking. aud real.
/ ly better never heard, lu proportion 10 the
number OF gentlemen whU addressed The
mretlng. Mr. MEFCER spoke tNo or ihtra
times, ~ bis h1pplest manner, aud Mr. KEr
delivered q very able and really eloquent
/ speech, drpigiiog fbe benefits TO The Union a.
/ large. aud 90 Maryhuj, AID the middle coun--
Try IN particular, of uai,ing the Western witr
the Atlantic waters by this ceniral course.
which nature seems to have formed for its
purpu' ofndlcHiing the great work and ren-
drrilg q most useful to the national IT, ere..f re-
I Mr.. JonN NELSON. Ia Demhr Of fh., h.}
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