American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-10
lIas1iagroa, Noue,nJe, 6.

,...t WGshthsfoa, November o.
!, ~ win serious co ccrn that We learn from the Mary
ad Republican, that appreensons are entertained thai
the route selected for the Chesapeake and Delaware
mas very unfortunate one it no, disastrous to the
nhder'aking Canalng through the marshes is found diff
hcut beyond all the estimates they had made The price
OF e canal stock has been Affected by their present pros
poets. sales have been made at 800 for 200 paid in
we should not consider the depreciation Of the stock
being wholly the result Of conviction of the impractical
by OF the work. but rather Of its beings work which,
@heh completed, will pay good interest the money
invested work. may be OF great importance and national
utility without afordng adequate return in the shape OF
Tolls. Such work, for example, the Cumberland Road
now prosecuting onuarts to the Mississippi Such too
VIII be the proposed Road New Orleans with
the Seat ct Government and with the Atlantic Cities and
States We rather think that during peace the Chesa
peake and Delaware Canal sufficiently profitable in time
OF war, may be placed i'll the class of public works.
we have heard however, otherwise than from the Repub
lcan that great difficulties have been encountered in the
construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and
that the fund from which it is to be completed not like
" to hold out No difficulty, how great soeyer ought to
prevent It's completion. If more money found necessary
10 complete IT. we hope Congress will authorize further
IT, All appropriations towards that particu
Lar object we consider in tire nature of appropriations for
torhcations, the Importance Of which will not be papaby
realzed IN national view, except case of war but not
on that account the less important. We do not want in
the event OF another war, to find ourselves under the
necessity Of transporting cannon, &c. for our vessels OIL
war not TO speak of all articles of consumption and trade
by land from seaport to seaport sometimes for hundreds
OF mics lie late war has taught to manufacture and
to iorliy our coast 1t furnished still impressive
lessons of the necessity of establishing chain Of inland
communication. The Delaware Canal, and the Dismal
Swamp Canal links in this chain, toa ards which the
Government of the United States has already made appro
priaons which, in the spirit and the policy
would hardly refuse to augment found necessary The
connection OF the Delaware at tide water and the Ilud
SON. Is another link in the chain, less important than
the others to which, when fairly commenced under good
management, we have doubt that Congress will extend
the same sort Of aid. Ii is thus that the country is eec
tuay protected The advocates of rigid construction Of
the Constitution may say there is warrant for such APP
preparations, because the power make canals is
pressly given. If that objection from the head
quarters of this doctrine, should ask them where in
The Constitut is to be found the authority construct
Islands? Yet we are not aware that the Enquirer
has ever discovered any nconstutionaty in the opera
TONS at the RpIiars The first Canal constructed upon
s principle may be traced to the recommendation and
appreciation of President JEFFERSON under whose admins
traion Congress appropriated money for the Canal Of
Carondeet As works of Defence where Canals have that
character so plainly in the of the under
and the others have mentioned it is pre-
iumed the most iasdious would not object them on
Constitutional grounds Nat Intel.