American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-01
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 1926.

81. rorernor of the state Of Npp York, IN his
recent message, renders the folloUing EXTRACT!
from ii lryi uo,thy IT the attentive considera-
ton Of our legislature, aud our citizens gener-
ally.
~The Erie canal, (Which is the longest in ,hel
world, and which in njuncton with the Champlain
canal and the contemplated communications with
lake Ontario and the minor lakes, will produce the
must extensive and Important inland navigation ever
Witnessed would have been finished last season had
it not been for the Intervention oil unexpected I'm
pedments. II is, however, SO near to its compe-
ton, as to render it necessary TO form permanent
system for the preservation OF the canals, tor the
collection Of the revenue, ior the eSnguishment
OF the debt, and for vigi!an superinendance both
of their particular concerns and OF their general
interests. A plan ought TO be adopted, combining
economy with efficiency, and having regard to tu-
ture as we'll as 10 present operations. consider
those works as but the 6rs in series OF great un
dertakings. We must, however, pursue our objects
with prudence as we'll as with energy, in every
Stage of our progress looking Tor support to the
wisdom and patriotism OF the people, And It is
source Of high fecitation to know, that the debt
may be speedily satisfied without resorting to tax
alton, without disseminating our efforts for similar
improvements and without saying the dispensing
hand Of government in favor of the great depart
ments oil education, literature and science, or the
cardinal interests oil productive industry.
A board for the promotion OF internal improve
men,s. composed OF we'll informed citizens, ought
TO be constituted with authority to consider and re
port all subjects relative to the establishment oil
communications by land aud by water, by roads.
railways, caDas, bridges and water-courses, and
with general experimenting power over their con-
srucsn. All applications ard proposals on such
SUBJECTS would OF course, receive the iull consde-
rstion Of the board, before they were accepted by
the Legislature; and would be carried into execu,
tion in accordance with the exigency OF the case,
the importance of the object and the ability OF the
stale. The field oil operation is immense and the
harvest of honor and profit is unbounded: and if
our resources wisely applied and forcibly direct
ed, all proper demands for important avenues oil
communication, may be answered In due time, and
in ample extent
The primary design of our artificial navigation
is to open route by canals between the Atlantic
ocean and the Great Lakes. The Erie and Cham
plain canals will in great measure accomplish this
object; bat il will not be fully realized until the
waters of Lake Ontario shall be connected with the
Erie canal and with Lake Champion. The i'm.
porapce OF this design will be duly appreciated
when it is understood that the lake coast, only
Of this state, but of the United States, is ex
tensve than the sea coast.
The next leading object is to unite the minor
lakes and the secondary rivers with the canals; to
form junction between important rivers and tc
produce such connection between the bays on the
sea coast, will insure the safety OF our boat
gaton in time Of peace against the tempests Of the
ocean, and, in time OF war, against the depredation
OF an enemy.
g 10 unite in the most accommodating manne
the waters Of the Seneca, Cayuga and Canandagu;
lakes, and such OF the secondary lakes as may b.
deemed expedent with the Erie canal, is also al
object of great importance. A connection, too, il
desirable between the Delaware and the Hudson
between the upper waters Of the Allegheny, Sus
quehanna, and Genesee rivers; between the Fri
canal and the Susquehanna along the valley O: thu
Chenango river between The Susquehanna and tn
Seneca lake between the Erie canal at Buffalo, an,
the Allegheny river at its confluence with Cone
waDgo creek between Black river and the Fri
canal and between Gravesend Bay, Jamaica Bay
Great South Bay, and Southampton Bay, and acros
Canoe place to South-hold Bay, on Long Isarc
Other eligible communications might be indicated
but these sufficient to evnce the expediency
constituting board with general powers, in rela
ton tn internal Improvements.
"All these works must emanate from the author
ity Of the state; but many of them will doubles
be undertaken without any demand on the treasury
in consequence Of encouraging grants. OF th
nature is the connection proposed to be made by
company between the Delaware and Hudson
project highly deserving of public countenanc
The canal on the south side of Long Island would
perhaps, be constructed under similar gran
Sohsioeri1g tnat tntsc sections OF the state are M
cessarlly excluded from immediate participate
in the benefits Of the canals already made, deriy
peculiar qualification from the liberality NANTES
ed BY the legislature in the one case, and shall t
happy to see it extended to the other.
The proposed connection between the Senes
lake and the Chemung or Tioga branch of tt
Susquehanna, will not exceed twenty miles; ar
that lake is open for navigation during the who
year. This canal will open our salt and gypsu
to the extensive region connected with the Susqu
hanna, and numerous body OF our citizens wi
find market for their productions in Phadelph
and Baltimore as we'll as in New York. Th