Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-01-25

ana by tie Morris canals; ana other channels uay B.
opened by the Chenaneo by the Orange and Sussex am
by the Delaware and Rarton canals Btninnous, and il
some instances glame coal, may be obtained by the follow
ing proposed avenues by the Chenango by the Chemg
and BY the Ohio canals by the rail road from Oswego
Ithaca and the Suquehanna canal and rail road from the
head OF the Otsego lake to the Erie canal The mpor
lance and magnitude OF this interest, that every oil
supply should be encouraged and every Of acqus.
ton attempted. All the great bjects of communication
have specified, ought with this view alone, to receive
your favorable notice. Great revenue well great
communication, invsrabe results from the conveyance OF
coal by hydraulic communication The coal bet,sat Canal
fort or Peters Camp ioga county, Penny lvana have
been accurately explored aud examined, and competent
Judges concur in opinion to excellence Of quality, album
dance OF quantity facility of approach and easness OF pro-
ciemen: besides they accompanied and environed
by suphuret of iron, bsmuh, gaena, and almost all the
varieties OF the best iron ores.
\ The tendency OF the proposed communications (imin
is the price and nc the supply Of coal must be pal
pabe. The Duke Of Brdgewaer's first canal immediate.
" lowered the price half and The suspicious effect in
creating dense population which will produce cores
pendent consumption, must be evident from own
periehce.
In 1850, before the English canals had been formed
the population the banks of The Thames, but half
VIVA, is At present.
Coal is essential the prosperity Of manufactures
The difficulty arising from change of cargo may be
mounted as IN England, by deposits spacious boxes and
rapid transfer By machinery from yesse to vessels; and
this will ensure the importation from Ohlo whose canal,
am happy to say continued with successful advances
and under the most sklul auspices All financial impede
mens have disappeared before the energies of this pros
porous state and growing people, and the physical obs,a
Giles WI be overcome with equal facility and with the
QUESTION of immortal glory. Hydraulic communications
between the Erie canal and The ST Lawrence river ma,
also have bearing this subject. The prodigous and
astonishing inland trade which vii spring up from all these
channels Of commncaon witt the avenues which nature
has created, will give aud powerful impetus all
the cardinal interests OF society. Whatever difference OF
opinion may pre- all as 10 tie eligible OF foster
ing manufactures, there be to the expedency
OF udicious and ample encouragement. To work the
products OF soil forests, and mnes into fabrics for
own accommodation. byousy in accordance with
h CHEST interests, and in with the approved
doc rpes Of political philosophy.
The culture Of hemp and FAX is strongly recon
| mended AS our advantages for the growing OF both
ate sssuredly greater than those Of New York, the
observations OF Governor Clinton the subject are
entitled to deep consideration. With regard to the
cultivation Of Tobacco we differ from his Excellen-
cY. as to the adaptation that renders this article an
| ablect worthy # encouragement.
Our staple productions being either not required in Flu
rope or excluded 70 great emit directly from the est
nes behoves resort to other expedents supply
our wants at home, TO meet the exgences Of other
coutre fe culture of hemp and fax, has been strong
recommended for both purposes, the seed Of the latter
in great demand IN the country where it is principally
aised, and that Of the former is much wanted with u.s.
here the bes land ia the greatest quantities, may be found
for both productions The machines in for preparing
and dressing them supercede, in great degree the bur
DIN Of previous water, dew rotng; and their opera
tons IN almost all prominent cases. attended with
ow'edged success 1t is estimated that four five
acres Of hemp land will produce tom that ton hemp
is worth 200 dollars, bushel of seed dollars, and the
product Of without the seed $40 and with it, up
wards Of $685. it must therefore be admitted that this branch
Of husbadry is lucrative but agricultursts have
cred into ii extensively, fom repngnance to innovation,
and from the DEAFNESS and quantity Of seed, which costs
dollars an acre is the opinion of good Judges if this in
is properly fosered that twelve thousand tons
hemp, worth 100000 dollars, may be annually raised in
this state, and that within thirty years, the expectation Of
hemp, from the United States, will be equiv in value
to those of cotton An ample encouragements adudged
10 be bounty of forty dollars every of prime hemp,
for term of while suppose that an additional
duty will be beneficial, and is necessary.
There doubt that tobacco might be probably cult.
yaed in the western parts of this state That variety which
is termed golden leaved, or Kiesoo, and which brings
the highest price home and abroad has been principally
confined to Maryland within few years has been rails
ed in Ohio in great quantities, and at great profit The
same peculiar adaptation that exists in those states apply
to regions and render this article object
worthy Of attention and encouragement