Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-07-30
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cHILLIcoTHE JULY 7
ON AT The SUMMIT.

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this paper was aUout 10 b. put 10 press,
our no ice OF HE pho eedings at The sum
NIT, mus necessarily be brief. The
ground selec ed ier he ceremony, was
a beautiful plan, on a tract OF land be
longing 10 Mr.. William Tay ior, part OF
Whit h IS under high state Of cultivation,
and part In its natural state, bni tree
from under brush Governors Clinton
and Morrow and suite, accompanied by
Gen. Van Rensselaer,, Messrs. Rathbone
and Lord, and number oil other stran-
gers of Distinction, and attended by the
commissioners OF ,he canal fund, arrived
on The ground a, about IL o'clock, and
were received with a national salute OF
"a guns, from three pieces OF artillery,
belonging 10 some OF The volunteer CON
panles. After prayer by the Rev Mr.,
| jerks, an Grafton by Mr.. Ewing, and a
short address from Gov. Clinton, the
company proceeded to the spot prepared
Tor commencing the excavation, where
| 'hls interesting ceremony was performed
by Governors Clinton and Morrow, I'M
der a salute OF artillery and muskelry,
amid the cheers Of the surrounding
multitude. Tne procession was then
again formed, and the company returned
! IN the same order to the grove, and sal
down to an elegant dinner, prepared by
Mr.. G. Stcinman, oil Lancaster.
We are not able to form an accurate
estimate Of the persons present; buI we
supposed i, could nol be much under
10 600. The volunteer companies, con
sisting OF three OF artillery, three OF ca
valry, two Of riflemen, and two OF iiBhi
infantry, made handsome display; aud
without derog gazing from the merits OF The
rest, it is but JusIce to say, that the Chii-
Ilcoihe Independent Blues, by their SOL
dierly department, and strict discipline,
excited the aduiralon oil all present.
The day was very tine; the ceremonies
highly interesting; the assembled N l.
tilude remarkable Tor good order and de-
corum, and neither accident mol ols ur
bance occurred TO mar the tesii. ites OF
the occasion.
We understand. that previously to his
IOtuiH ~ 4FSW- i oIh, Wv. SIDtot ih-
tends visiting Lancaster, Columbus, Day
ton, Cincinna !, ChliiIoo ,be, and ashes
vile, IN the order in which these places
are named. He arr we'd III Lane aster on
Tuesday afternoon, ana was expected IN
Columbus the following day.
The commissioners, W. are informed,
met at Columbus, Oh the 5th, and dec idsd
by an UNANIMOUS vote, IN favor oil the
western or Chiiilcolhe side of the. Scioto
river; the Cost OF constructing Inc Canal,
on this route, being estimated 10 be
o36,OOo less, than on the eastern route.
We have barely room to offer our con
gra,uiatluns TO our # How citizens, Oh
this suspicious decision. Suhhorter.
We subIoin the address OF Governor
Clinton, as published in the Chiliicothe
Times:
After Mr.. EWING, the Orator ofshe
day, had concluded, Coz. CLINTON
rose and addressed the audience IN The
fottoving brief and beautiful manner.
He commenced by saying
l hat no language could describe the
subImIty OF the scene, or The suspicious
consequences OF the proceedings OF this
day. AS for himself, he could no re-
s,rain the expression OF the feelings
which animated his bosom on this occa
sion. The day which he had long look
ed for, with extreme solicitude, had al
length arrIved-a day of JOY and c6ngra-
tulation 10 all the friends OF freedom and
union, and which would lay the founda-
tons OF both on an imperishabe basis.
There is, (said he,) peculiar fitness
in the selection of the natal day OF the
American nation, for the commence
ment Of one Of the greatest works OF the
age. II this day has established our
freedom and given us national being,
it will also consummaIe the prosperity OF
the American people, and sill further
exalt our national character in the es,i-
nation Of the civilized world.
The completion of this work will
form navigable communication be-
tween our great Lakes or Mediterra-
mean Seas and the Gull Of Mexico, the
Bay OF New York and he Gull of 81.
Lawrence. l, will open three avenues
from our vas, interior to the Atlantic
Ocean. 1t will form Gordon of navi-
gable circum allation round the most
fertile and extensive portion Off the Unit
ed States. LIS blessings every man can
torcsec, but no human being can predict
all he suspicious influences which will
spring from This STATE of things.
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