Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-25
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- MORNING. SEPTEMBER IS, 1927.

~. ak our fellow citizens oil Alexandra 70
,.h. following article a;ten,Tely. II is CO.
tom the National In,elIigencer OF yester~
and. we doubt not, contains facts-iae's
,h , thousand arguments. Property IN
,y.,v,xaroy and GEoReETowN is already on
-. in consequence Of an increased p'oo'oi-
I'm Of a speedy commencement OF the Chesa-
:. and Ohio Canal Has properly improS-
:, Alexandria from the same cause! Or VIII
:, ,sb;,. we quietly wait the completion oil Inc
C.r,p One othrr question-Wo uld
-, canal from Alexandria 10 the Little fa'is
.r,,e Potomac, put in operation several years
r.r,,s ,hr Che sape4ke and Ohio Canal can DIT
I'D secure 4 very large share OF the pre-
-, trade. and make such an impression Oh ''e
.,r;s mind in regard to the future, As to cause
:, ,,r,y rise in property here! Never, as we
-, did Alexandria see so critical moment.
81, can hold her commercial supremacy oy
hold and Independent, step, but not we lear ny
,ou,rihu,ips and trusting 10 The Grand Lamar
alone.
..,s.he benefits 10 iuw 20 this city irom the 'o''
,.,.,;,, Of the Eastern Section OF the ChesaPeahe
ohio Canal which is now brought so near to GER
=, ,v.rs M, , natter Of calculation, single TACT
,,ull 20 frto show that all that has been p'eae'u
r,bem will be realized. large proprietor OF 'oS III
80 ,,l of land on its borders, has just informed
,n,, n. has had more inquiry and demand, ior isho
nsp as CITY lot, ioiihin three zee past than y"
s.'h,
other great proprietOrs because the proper! o' 'e
,s,,leman Of whom We speak is 50 situated as 10 s''
.,ire value more immediately than theirs from 'ne
success of our project; butt sooner or aser' rs ce''a.
th,t they will be great gamers by the enterprise
obvious that ersry person in the DISTRICT VIII
a,ited in proportion to his property or ms means OF
.courinr property. In Georgetown, we arc happy 10
Near tha,toS property, for some time much dePress-
eI in value, i, already looking up.
II Is supposed that the individual subscriptions to
A., stock of the Canal in Georgetown will be to an
,o, as large rs that Of the Corporation; that two
Nu,.lred and fifty thousand dollars Though We eau
~, AFTER ourselves that the individual subscriptions IN
IN, CITY Will bear the same proportion TO ITS corpor
a., .,bscrip,icn of milhon, there is reason to- sup
,o,e TINT they will be OF considerable amount"
rnpifsh News 10 the 24rh ulimo may be ex
,sc,,6 by this evenings mail. One OF the
n,cket snaps arrived at New-York IN Saturday
,,ernoon, having l,f Liverpool on the 25'h OF
August.
from the Albany Daily Advertiser of Friday last.
Choice of Presidential ELeiOrs-In the SEN
ATE, Yesterday, when in committee OK the whole
an The chaUter OF The revised law 10 regula'e
elections, Mir. Viele moved to amend the same
so as to have the presidential electors for this
STATE chosen by general plurality ticket. We
never had 4 doub, but ,hat this was the RICH,
system TO preserve the unity of strength and OF
course the influence Of the state on this ques-
lion, and therefore advocated is adoption when
the subject was submitted 10 The people. But
iuasmuch as they have passed upon II, and de-
cared in favor Of an election by districts, the
policy Of a change is questioned by many who
we're originally in favor of general ticket
Wha,cyrrue may think of the correctness Of
:hc measure itself, abstractcdly considered
VIC do not believe that MIR. Viele's motion
viii prevail. He however, is consistent L. his
endeavors to establish the principle, as he
made proposition to the same effect last win
Ter which vas not, we believe, diiniliycly act
upon.
From the National h,tsHgeneer Of Sept "a
We lear" that Two Conventions between the
UNITED STATES and GREAT BRIrArN have been
rtelrcd al the Department of State, which
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