American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-12-20
Extracts from the Message Of GOT. SHULzE,f TO
the legislature of Pennsylvania, Dec. z, 1895.

TO be thankful to the God OF harvest Tor the hoers
supply Of all the productions OF the earth even when
the hopes of the husbsndman had pinned and almost
p-risheJ under the long and severe drought oil the
summer. Our barns, and our barn.yards are Pien
,eousy 6lled and our sources OF wealth arc annual
Iy presenting themselves. Our woollen manuiac
lures are already extensive not only 10 Consume
sl the material grown within our borders and
demand supplies from other states, but also annual
ly 20 work up much foreign wool. mus do our
manufacturers aid our farmers. Our cotton manu-
factories probably spread themselves on every soe'
while our breweres and distilleries have become
immense consumers of the superintendent grain
and fruits OF the earth. Beneath its surface We have
found inexhaustioe stores iron orc and coal which
are finding their way 10 market, TO an extent hardly
credible, and yet in demand wherever offered
Tor sale II is not in human ingenuity to devise, OF
human foresight calculate the INFINITE variety oil
ways, or the prodigious extent TO which tnose val
uable substances will be made TO contribute 10 the
", alth, the greatness and happiness OF Pennsylvania
The improvements and facilities which industry and
capital are giving to intercourse by land and water
vii, wonderfully quie and increase the consump
ion Of those precious gifts o! nature and in thou
sand other ways enrich the commonwealth.
| The Schuylsill na.iga ion, am graiihed to say,
has been so far completed, tina, that beautiful, and
heretofore, as means OF communication. almost
useless river, is now, partisiiy covered Win afks'
RATS and boats Of various descriptions and sizes, IN
terchauging the riches OF our mines and the pro-
ductions oil our soil for manufactures and other
com o-ts and conveniences of life. " hen the &C.
Mus Of Fulton, assisted by industry and Judleious
application Of capital is seen to stem the widest OF
our mountain torrents and make it subsersient TO
the uses of man, what may we not hope Tor our De-
loved and highly favored country
The Union Canal Company are, as their report
vii show in detail, actively, industrIously, and
] - tf.lI. 1obo rsNrr nryls
| The waters Of the Susquehanna with those OF the
Schuylkill. What revolution will be affected by
Tina, event, It will, If l may SO express myself,
transport the Suiquchanna and its branches and those
Of its tributary streams and with them one third oil
our whole population, 50 near 10 the best market
that The fruits CT their labor, by being within reach
Of The consumer, will command much higher prices
/ than at present.
In short time also, we may expect to see the
clear waters OF our mighty iser, alter having drain
ed and fertllzed millions OF acres folding another
outlet to the ocean through the CHESAPEAKE and Del
aware canal. Here again busy and prosperous
scenes open 10 our view, but here they are not
bounded, for We have yet another water navigation,
Of no mean extent or importance The river Lee
! high, under The guidance OF genius and patient 10
dus,ry, promises to pour food Of wealth into
that section Of Pennsylya
I The extent and importance Of the trade OF the
u lis waters, an ob-c, Of grsa, interest From in
ormatlon, derived from gentlemen, whose opportu
miles Of Judging enlie heir opinion 10 great weight,
| have the satisfaction 10 state that the money ap
proprated to removing obsiruc ions, in this river,
ha,, far, been faithfully ana iuticiousy ex-
pended 7
al cannot here forbesr, Noticing With commenda.
on, the spirited efforts now r.akug to navigate the
Susquehanna, by means OF stem power an i'm
at M 6istA Aay m -
complete revolution in the ascending and descend
ing navigation oil this noble and beautiful stream
/ And whist the rivers OF the east, are receiving
he fostering aid OF an enlightened legislature, the
important streams Of the west, the Ohio, Monon-
sahela, Allegheny, are becoming and more
useful TO our fellow citizens on their borders. The
enlightened policy Of wise les slature, will always
regard with attention those avenues for the trade oil
our en'efprising citizens.
With these important water communications fast
compile ing and their advantages becoming more
and more apparent, our citizens extend their views
and m-niest their desires that the waters Of Lake
Erie The Ohio and Allegheny should be made 10
flow through The whole state and connect all its parts
yet more Intimately than they have heretofore been
connected These, my fellow citizens would be
mighty and mos, desirable works The inequalities
however, Of our land and other natura! distractions
10 Pennsylvania not existing where the canal passe:
IN the state OF New York, would, in all probability
make the expense OF effecting such water com.
municaions, much greater With Us than it was in
tina, great, and -ejoiceto add prosperous republic
Desirable as it is to facilitate intercourse between al
parts of our eommonwcslth. ard TO do II speedily
still this desire will induce the representative.
OF aprudent people TO engage in such grea, enter
prizes without having before them all the informa
ton aud the knosledge which are essential to enter
ing upon and completing the works in the best, mos
durable, and mos: economical manner
!. Experiments, upon great scale, are now max
n ing in England to the relative and comparsuv,
+ expense and advantages Of canals and railways, am
il will be for you, deliberately, to examine and ueigi