Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-06-15

in my opmiun. IS he b-,f, IL n5t the sr,, ~
,a-iIf, that can bind these pecp h 10 az ~, a..
length OF ume--and We shall BE d.s.,.,, 4;
/, foresight and wisdom 1t we nse!ec, The oo,..n,
OF ehectng IT. Our ateres,, he saws. i en-
much ~ UNISON with TINS measure, thar nothing
short OF that III tuned add misapll ed narsic,o
| ny ana contracted way u thinking, winch in
'erm,ns'ss so mueh IA our public Councils, can
J counterfeit it.
II the policy Which opposed this me.sn..
more Than forty years ago, was Justly nr,,,,,,',
! ced by Washington ursnse, .LEned ea,,-,,,.,
and ia'ts1di, what would he say ot Il nayss--
Since then, a new Word, az il hv maze r..
! sprung up M the Wcsis the Wilde rne.. 49,,
! yielded To. the hand OF industry. Sims bsy.. -
/ Sen the place of the Indian canoe: AMI sn,..,,
It'd cities and towns, and cultivated te,,ls hsy,
risen and spread themselves over IN. ms -
savage nn's. Then the means of the country
were iimlied' toe nation was IN debi, snd ex.
| hauStedby The Revolutionary conflict which had
! just terminated. u thea the pohcy thar oppus
| ed this measure was justly considered .,oont,ac.
ted and ilh5eral," what must be sad or !, 80.
when the means aud resources OF The coun,r,
are anpie, and when tie INDUCEMENTS tn ~
| measure, both in commercial and pol;,ira1
! point oi view, have So greatly increased Win
! The Increasing growth, population, and resoar
ces at the Western States. and rs the, me.
| 10 srsigaf, so It is the part of wise policy ~
increase tbe nua,ber and The strength Of The
| ties winch hnd them 10 the East.
| But to return To the narrative: II apors,s
! FROM an examination OF the proceedings OF In,
| Potomac COMPANY, incorporated hy tue cnn.
| current acts "a Virginia and Msfyisnd, IN 1884
| that they went on TO expend IN the pro.ecu,;o,,
| ot the Improvement OF the natural bed al tbe
| river, until they expeuued SILL, $50, the amt
| of their subscribed stuck, twent, Wears totls
and the further sum 81 Sl74, 900, borrowed n,
the Colnpany OF the State es MARYLAND bank
! and individuals, Sithoul having ACCOMPLISHED
| the object, Wdeh il now admitted. on aIlbab,fs
| can be obtained, only hy an ,ndepeuden, .n3
continuous canal, placed above the infus,,ce &c
tides or irsshets. For the accomplishment of
such canal, the States of Virginia and Mary.
land, by concurrent acts OF Il. slatton, have re-
| Gently Incorporated company--in these acts.
the Congress OF ;he United States. on tue 81 a.
March, 1925, and the STATE OF peansylvania on
the 9TH February, 1896, rassed act. Of concur.
renee, al OF which have received the anproba.
/ ton of the original Potomsc Company, and
| nine commissioners have been accord tRgIy an
| painted--tbree by the President Of the United
! states, and three by each of the Stgtes OF Eir
! gina and Maryland, to open books for the sub.
scrlpton of stock for the Completion nj the first
section, "a far as he great coal names near
Cumberland; and these Commissioners, are now
waiting the final report and estimates of the
Board Of internal improvement, to enable them
TO enter on the discharge Of the duties Of their
! appointment.
| The fnal report and estimates on this sub
ject have not yet been made. The reroft of
the Board OF Internal Improvement. made du.
ring the last session. establishes, however, the
important fact AS To the praotes ability OF tile pro-
ject. and while ON the subject, the Comm,ttee
beg leave TO refer TO the following facts and re-
suits, disclosed by the report drawn up by 1
l.. sullivan, Esq. member of the Board Is
illus rative of the whole. Speaking OF the sup.
ply of water on the Deep Creek route, il is sta.
ted that this quantity appears to bc,tfeble that
required, nor have we included those reservoirs
which might be formed on Deep Greek and the
Glades, nor that OF winch the Pine Swamp west
of the Yeughiogeny may be capable; nor one
! which might be formed by dam above the
Great Falls, allowing for Sky days drought,
Which has never occurred, and large locks 10
constant operation.
'fhe obstacles, lssys the report, to COMMIT.
ncstion oy the Potomac route) with the West
ern States, lessons 10 point, when compared
with the magnitude OF the objects, whether in
a commercial or political relation 10 the pros.
perity Of the country tbs also demonstrated,
that the Canal can pass al the summit 5000 tons
per day: which. at 200 day s.in the year, gives
| 5000 tons This, al cents per ton per mile,
the distance being 326 miles, will give Three
! .9liiioa Nine Hundred IHorsana Doilars per asu
of tolls, the distance now beng ascartained to
be 346-the tolls, OF course, would be Folr
| .hiHson One Hundred aud Fitty-s.so 1aousa,a!
| Ueiiars, 1t is also stated IN this report, that
| the section of the country which viii be accom-
modated by this canal, c0mprehends 10th Of
Virginia, 1.4th OF Pennsylvania, with the States
Of Ohio Indiana and K0ntucky, containing
IS 900 600 OF acres, and At least 600 900 nha.
bitants But not these only; All beyond them
are interested in sn ultimate system OF internal
communications, and sli TOO, on this side, STAGE
our internal prosperity IS the support of our
external carnmerce--.1ur navigation, which che.
rshes our best means Of pretervius peace, BY
efficiency IN war. The eight Western States
contain 249. 100000 Of acres, and al least fzee
| million fire hundred thousand inhsoitants II the
land may average five dollars an acre, its value
is Sf2, 900 600 and to this may be super.
added the four territories. Containing SeUsn
Hundred and Eiglt, sir Millions Of acres much
Of which is already likewise valuable. How
small per centage on this value would amount
to the cost Of all the internal improvements
Ftow certainly good communications must dou.
bic that value
Finally, il is said, reviewing the whole ground,
the Aliegany mountains, stretching through the
centre of the Union. far from being bar.
| rier TO the most economical form OF cofnmuni.
cation, is, in fact, to be rather considered the
great ta5arafarp Of that element C~a,er) which is
essential 20 this branch OF the internal improve.
ments, in the contemplation OF the General
| Government