American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-02-04

RI in the remarks that propose 10 MAKE ." WV
communications that appeared IN inc iiee',a"
Journal of Philadelphia for the 18TH ult' any 'n'"6
ha,sh should be exhibited, it will not arise from
desire to hurt the feeling OF any person-out mere
10 In express some sentiments, when, u laheh 40
intended, may be productive OF dement, a'n nv
an iphabi,ant Of Pennsylvania; yet am more near
Nv connected with it by relationship business a"
friendship, than any other State except that IN whcn
r.s;de NV nartiaites then are much in iavor oil
that State but they are not great as TO oino my
ewes TO what consider species OF lnIusIlce Una.
becoming too common, particularly IN PhiiaoeiPh'a
as have more than once experienced IN private CIT
Giles, but which had hoped would nave Deen kepl
from, ,be nnblic eve and not trumpcited IN Pubic
Meetings and through the medium OF the press
|If this Injustice affected none other but ciiizehs o.
that State it might be as we'll to let Them discover
the effect Of it BY the regular and graaua' progress
of imitation and opposition that prooaoiy WIN ar.
from other quarters; but when such senlheh's anu
the measures that result from the prevalence oil
them, have tendency to, and really do affect CHI
zens of the United States in other States equally
free it is but reasonable that temperate representa-
tons should appear, with view IN the hrst place 10
check disposition that must ultimately prove 'nJu'
rious to that city and by pointing out errors IN the
course Of policy on some important pon's, may nave
the effect to produce course oil proceeding mol on
" mere beneficial to the State ITSELF but more agree
able and advantageous to its neghbors, and thus tend
10 conciliae their good will The first circumstance
| shall note Isl v hat took place 81 meeting OF The
citizens, on canal objects, and where was surpii-
sed to meet with some sentiments delivered ny a
noted citizen, that evnced state OF feeling win
respect to the Stale Of New York that was tho
roughly ashamed of, and which | can have little
doubt was ie similarly by many thousands OF the
Citizens Of Philadelphia.
That New York merits much praise for her eT
ample and exetuons relative to her canals, think
there ought be no doubt--slthough It Is admitted
that she is sufficiently vain OF what she has DONE
But While Pennsylvania would now be much pleased
liz she had pursued similar course with her more
Fortunate because better directed neighbour II shows
disposition highly discreditabe 10 the State, to be
envious Of the success that she would be lond TO I'M
,tae, and to carry that mean jealousy SO lar as to
hone that the namc OF their more successful rival,
mig hit not appear III any Of the Resolutions propo
sed to be entered into at that City Meeting"
/ That the State of Pennsylvania and the city OF
Philadelphia have been sufficiently liberal IN the ap
precipitation of monies for the improvement OF the
State no man perhaps will question but that these
monte. have been employed under the dictate Of
wisdom or sound policy, is not only questionable,
Ihut is proved 10 have been under the management
OF high degree Of folly. The millions oil dollars
| lying unproductive in the hands Of the citizens (as
stated in Congress may be produced as proof OF the
II fact.
| The real difference in the direction oil their pub
lie affairs, that appears to exist between New fork
and Pennsylvania, has been that IN the one state
lthey have had he good sense to submit the manage
ment OF that part Of their public affairs that may be
called their canal system to the direction oil SUPER
OF intelligence; while in the other State, like ea
ous policy prevalent in their legislative body that
exlsts in their capital city, has prevented the adop
ltipn of a. system, & rttered the capital that would
have been competent to an enterprise OF Importance
Into great variety Of patches Of improvement III
every part of the State aud hence, OF the whole,
here is little 10 state productive OF private reve-
nue. II this mode OF dispensing the energies Of
the state is really to be eventually more advanta
u seous than the more combined energy OF New York
it would be well TO wait patiently Tor the ull deyel
opment Of the effect Of it, and not TO look Tor the
more immediate advantages derived TO sister State
and snar tina, they cannot be possessed; when they
: calculate upon the effect Of their more improved
policy in time to come.
a AS proof of the kind of influence prevalent j,
' Philadelphia, may notice what is stated in th'
same paper relative to the favorite project OF thu
! Schuylkill Navigation.
r Rejecting the well tried theories of Europe
with respect to canaling, instead of keeping as nea
the surface Of the earth as the state OF the country
a would admit, they have located their canal on tn
: banks of rude and ungovernable stream, at cos
: when completed, little short OF 100000 per mile
and at the risk Of % dams, the destruction OF ehe
of which may put stop to the rhoLe navigation 70
S months together and when we take into view tn
! nature Of the materials of which these dams ar
IT principally composed. and the enormous freshet
1t which we remember TO have taken place in tina
e stream il is not unreasonable to calculate that amon
so great number OF these precarious establishments
IS after the lapse Of lew years. one on an arerag
: may be lost in ench gear. Those who have live
l. on streams of similar character, will not conside
e this average an unreasonable one and will be dis
,r posed TO inquire whether the policy that produce