American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-01

public munihceDce. but all CAD, Win P'oPe' c~Si
ton, be executed in due time, and in accordance
with the growth Of the states the exigences OF socl
ety. and the inevitable evolution OF our resources
The Erie canal besides completion at lis western
termination, will require in time some important
additions. These will consist in double locks ant
towing paths to accelerate the passage OF the boats
When new bridges shall be required, much great
err elevation ought to be given to the road bridges
and the farm bridges ought 10 be formed on re-
tactile plan.
The Champlsin canal enters the Hudson a
Fort Edward, and the navigation is continued fo
several miles down that river. The comparative
advantages of natural and artificial navigation, are
thus fairly tested and fully contrasted: and the de
Law, expense, and vexation, of the former channe
Of conveyance, are found so harassiDg, thai u ma
become essential TO substitute canal and initiate
~ proceedings have been had for that purpose, un
der the sanction of the legislature, which will,
trustbc ccnsummated Immediately. The Champaii
canal opens expaDse Tor inland trade and pup
! lie accommodation. Its revenue, when compared
with that of the Erie canal, will be at least in TIT
ratio OF its extent. The region which borders OF
Lake Chsmplain, abounds with rich iron ore, con
vertibe into the best iron, which, with excellen
Steel, is nov manufactured successfully by enter
prisng individuals. Calcareous substances OF al
and the best kinds, from marble TO building stone
Lumber, the products OF the dairy, OF the soil, ant
of manufactures, are also in great plenty, IN return
for which, that region has occasion for salt, gypsum
and various commercial accommodations
| "The debt due on account OF canals and the subsi
diary works is, 81 .467,770 80, OF which S4524,
go 90 bear an interest of Ave per cent. and III
residue an interest of six per cent making an az
lgregate annual interest OF 1875, 1928 So. The rev
enue from the tolls the presen, year, will exeee
II 83lO,OO0 and the duties on sail 100000, which
with the sources OF income belonging to the cana
fund, will in all probability, produce an excess Q
revenue above the interest oil the canal debt,
near 100000. Should any discrepancy appea
between this statement and the annual report OF tn
comptroller, it will be only apparent, his havn
reference to the fiscal, and this TO the natural year
i :" 1t is believed that next year the revenue will
nearly doubled, il the Erie canal arrives TO tn
Lake in due season and its progressive expansio
n will be commensurate with the prosperity OF tn
/, state and the growth of our country. From thes
data, Just estimate may be made OF the rapid ope
!, ration Of judlcous sinking fund in extinguishln
the whole debt, and of the prospective fiscal RI
sources of the state.
alt is estimated that 10000 boats have passed
the junction OF the Erie and Champlain canals
within the last season. Boats with commodities
proceed at the rate of SIS miles in "a hours; an
boats with passengers near 100 miles IN the sam
!, thine. As late as the 18Th OF December, boa
Albany.
Il Internal trade is most fourishng when its pre-
>, fits are small, and its returns quick; and this de
sirable effect is produced, by the brisk circuatlo
- of commodities through canals. An importar
Recommendation Of this communication Is the faci
> ity which it affords 10 emigration and change
: habation its conveyance OF bulky articles whic
are forbidden TO land lransportation the cheapnes
safety and certainty Of travelling and its consequer
tl,a IF mir
. and concentrated population. All these propitiou
n circums ances go to establish the permanency an
e magnitude of the income to be derived from OF
: canals, and to demonstrate the superior profit
, udicious investments in them. The advantages
= a condensed over a scattered population procee
. from furnishing great markets for sale and pu
p chase from extending the operations OF Ingenull
Il and skill from expanding the sphere OF empo!
:. ment by subdividing the exerlions, and augmentn
r. the productive power OF labor, and by concentran
great capitals subservient all the purposes of lif
,s1 In producing extensive markets, in communicate
/. the benefits oil dense to spare population, al
in destroying the nconveniencies Of distance, cana
od may be emphaticaly designated as the great labo
a saving machines Of internal commerce
"For almost all purposes, the city OF Detroit wi
r. on the completion of the Erie canal, be broug
IS. within hundred miles OF the city of Aban
y / Already have we Witnessed the creative power
is these communications in the hourishing viliag
alwhich have sprung up or been extended; in Il
a increase Of our towns; and above all, in the pro
e |perity Of the city of New York. If, as it is sal
upwards OF 5000 houses have been built in that eli
It. during the last year, it is highly probable that in
e. lyears its population will be double, and that in lie
IN than thirty years, it will be the third city in point
We numbers in the civilized world, and the second,
4 not The first, in point Of commerce. Nor is the
be- any danger of action. After cities reach
certain elevation Of opulence and prosperity, tn,
ca appear to possess multiplying, self ,augmeu
he ling power. But independently of this consider
nd ton, the external as we'll as the internal causes
e the opulence and extent of New York will contin
m in full operation and with additional power and
= lnrnnartinn lie sunnlies increase. il will llrni