Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-28

.nac,ing this law, (fUr the bill proposed TO re-
snac, the whole law of Virginia and Maryland
Won authorize this company to establish manu-
factories. as corporation, and do every thing
bu, carry on banking We ought to know whe.
Their we are to exempt every thug connected
with this canal from taxation. He did not
know that he had any objection that the canal
itself should be forever free from taxation; out
he found by the act they had right to erect O.
Their works-"that the said canal and the 1rorES
10 be erected thereon, by virtue OF this act, ~c
Now what are these other works! III seemeo
the committee themselves who reported INC
bill. thought they might carry on other WORKS
than those necessary to the operations OF me ca
nal: because they exprts sly exempted banking.
| Pass tbi, bill. and YOU authorize them 10 carry
ON every kind of works they may think necessa-
~ ,nf that even without taxation. Again the
comnany were to have fourteen years to begin
The western section Of the canal in The canal
WAS 70 he divided into two sections. The east
srr section is to be first made-they are TO
have twelve wears to complete the works on
tina, nart-and in two years from the compile
| ton Of the eastern section, the western section
mns1 he bepun--so that the company will have
fourteen wears, after it is organised; before they
are comnelled to commence the western sec
ton. and then they have six years to finish
II in. So that it might be twenty years before
the western section could be completed-he
thought they ought to be bound to go on with
both sections at the same time. But if the gen
ltemen of that section of the state were satisfied
with that part of the law, he did not know that
he would say much about it. But we are call
ed on to proceed with this project before we
act upon the project Of the Pennsylvania canal
| Is il because they are ready to go 10 work.
The examinations Showed, that they meant to
go TO Lake Erie with their canal. They nave
not completed their surveys-their locations
mus, be made before they can so on with their
work. But it does not require the consent oil
PENNSYLVANIA to go on with the eastern section
They can do that without the consent OF fenn-
svlvania-as it is expressly provided in the law
of MARYLAND and Virginia. 1t would, he tho't,
be unusual policy for Pennsylvania to give her
consent to this act, before she made provisions
for her own canal--a measure OF vital import
ance to her best Inlerests-that had engaged
the attention Of our greatest men Tor hall cen
tury-that received the attention OF Franklin
aid Rittenhouse, before the revolution, and that
had been recommended by every Governor
since the adoption Of the constitution! why,
then, take that bill up first-betore any thing
was doue to promote pennsylvania ca
nal, in which all the state was Interested! II
they did, they would be guilty OF neslectlng
their own proper interests. There was no dis,
pute about the practicability OF certain parts oil
the Pennsylvania Canal-from the head OF the
Union canal to opposite the mouth OF the Ju'
niata, and from Pittsburg to the mouth OF the
Observation-Disclosures must form parts OF II IN
any eyent-and that the remainder was practl.
cable, by one or more OF the contemplated
routes, did not admit OF a doubt in his mind
And the matter ought to be taken up hrst, ana
arrangements made Immediately. He believed II
practicable to make contracts, upon those parts
referred to, before the Legislature should adjourn
1t was the policy of the state 10 SO on with her
own Canal first On this point he would appeal
to the disin,ercsted members, from Lancaster,
Cumberland, Franklin, Northampton, Wayne,
SC. MIR. l. here referred to work lately pub
lished in New-York, in which il is proposed,
as an encouragement to internal improvement,
tina, congress should give premium, in public
land, 10 the several states in proportion to the
magnitude Of the work they have accomplish
ed, or may accomplish They propose to give
Pennsylvania 100, 900 acres, on the accomplish
ment of a canal throughout the centre OF this
state And how much, (said Mr. L.) do you
suppose they propose giving themselves! Al
though from local situation, 1t was perfectly
demonstrate, that Pennsylvania canal would
be of more importance to the nation, than the
New-York canal-it being more direct from the
sea-board to he western states, and in more
mild climate, and of course less liable TO Oh
struction by ice-Why, they propose giving
New-York 4 millions Of acres; This project OF
giving donations BY congress, III land or money,
he understood had the support OF DE watt
Clinton, and Of the whole state OF New ork,
and OF msn of influence elsewhere. VIII you
then by enacting this law, before you act on
the Pennsylvania canal bill, which will be re-
ported in few days, will you hold forth to the
world the connection of the Ohio with the
Chesapeake as OF paramount Importance
When congress shall have given five or ten mil,
lions for the construction If the Ohio and
Chesapeake CANAL will you enable New'iork
and other states in congress, to say 1t was ven
for Pennsylvania purposes, that pennsylvania
considered the southern canal as Of paramount
importance to her, and that she has had her
share Of donations, and ought to have little or
nothing for making her central canal, but that
New-York ought to have four millions oil acres
of land? He said he did not wish TO, defeat the
bill. He was willing this canal should be made
that the company should have power to make
per cent upon the capital expended in con-