The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-20

u induced the owners TO stop running a consid
], cradle portion of the machinery, having sufe,
ed heavy loss from keeping it in opera,io,
> the last year. In the same neghborhood. i
: the large gun factory of Asa Waters. Esq
Y with extensive scythe works &c. There !,
also new cotton factory in MiIlbury but rve
2 arc not informed of the amount of bns;noes :,
is calculated to perform.
In Worcester, are the large paper mills be.
longing to Elijah Burbank, five machine sbons
at which great quantities of machinery of va.
rlous kinds are made, one small cotton factory
lead aqueduct factory, and other works 81
minor note
! Such is brief and very imperfect account
/ OF the manufacturing business of that portion
OF the valley of the Blackstone which lies d.
rectly on the Canal route, and, with few ex
4 ceptlons, within a short distance of the Canal
The aggregate of the whole would shew an
amount Of business of which, we believe, most
OF our readers had but little idea. Still. a vast
aInoGnt OF water power remains unoccupied.
which the facilities offered by the Canal will
bring into use, so that, in few wears. the
banks of the river will shew continued sue
cession of viaGas all thu way f-e..., 4I.;
4 to Providence.
Among the other sources of business for the
Canal, may be reckoned the extensive quar-
rles OF the first quality of limestone in Smith
field, which will supply all this section and the
westerly part of the County with lime, in adj
dition to the vast quantities which will be boat
/ cd to Providence. In Cumberland, near the
! Canal, is mine of anthracite coal of GOOD
quality, the working of which has been sus-
pended for few years past, solely on account
OF the expense Of transportation to the sea-
board In Worcester, Millbury, Sutton, North
bridge and Uxbridge, are vast quarries of rood
granite for building In Northbrdge a new
quarry has been opened within forty rods of
4 the Canal, which, for the exactness with which
it splits, and facility of working, is sad by
stone-cutters, of extensive experience, to excel
any quarry with which they are acquainted.
The beauty of the clouded granite of the south
ledge in this town, viii probably create de-
mand for it for transportation
/ GENERAL CoURT. The Legislature of the
State rose on the 10th inst BY reference to
the proceedings it will be seen that the Gov
ernor is authorized to cause survey to be
made for rail road from Boston to the Hud-
/ son River, and that appropriation is granted
/ for carrying it into effect. The bill for repeal
4 ing the road law is referred to the winter ses-
1 sion. We trust that some scheme NAV be de-
| vlsed to remedy the objections to the present
law, without returning to the old system 1t
Is unequal and unjust to tax towns for the
whole expense of making a road intended for
the public benefit, where the town receives
more injury than advantage from it !; and it
requires no argument to prove, that the inte-
rest of the public, as relates both to conven-
fence and economy in the laying out and MAX
ing OF roads, may De more eIrecrually suDserV-
cd by permanent body, who act in reference
to a general system of improvement, than it
can be by separate committees, having power
to act only in the particular case of which they
have cognizance
The election of Daniel Webster to the SEN
ate of the United States has elected the ap-
probation of the friends of the National Adj
ministration, in all parts of the country. 1t is
a situation in which his talents will be of great
use to the country, and no other appointment,
we believe could have given such general
satisfaction. Several candidates have been
proposed to succeede him in the House of
| Representatives, among which we are glad to
see the names of such men as Benjamin Cor
ham, formerly Representative from Boston,
Lemuel Shaw, and Francis G.. Gray.
! New Social system. For two or three
years past public attention has been directed to
the attempt of Robert Owen to establish a
Colony in Indiana, on the principle of a COM
munity of interest, and many people distin-
/ guished for philanthropy have been induced
to Join it while others have had great conf
dence in the eventual success of the scheme.
Recent accounts have in great degree dissi-
pated these anticipations, yet the reports have
been so contradictory that those who have felt
an interest in the result have been at loss to
determine the present situation and future
prospects of the colony. Our readers will find
an interesting article on this subject on our
! first page, for which we are indebted to cor
respondent who has been, himself, member
of the community, and an eye witness of what
he narrates. The spirit of candor and fairness
with which he writes will recommend his ar.
ticle to the favorable notice of the public
The Court OF Common FIcas IS now in ses
sion in this town. 1t is held by Judge VII
LIAMs.
armenia will excuse our not publishing hcl
poetical article, of the measure and harmon,
of Which, the following is fair specimen -
o! wretched man; whose hist'ry nought car
repeat,
Rut broken leapues delusion, and deceit.