Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-15

should we declare for General Jackson, when
the hero, like the faRen monarch of the forest,
is alike insensble either to buffets or caresses.
Why should we advocate the cause Of Martin
Van Buren,, when we know nothing of his
conduct or his capabilities in relation to his
present lofty station. Why. should we declare
for men at all, when our country, our whole
country, ought to be the thing uppermost in
our mind! We 60 for our country and moth
ing but our country.
THE PERRYsBURG CANAL AND HYDRAULIC
CoMpANY.-An act Incorporating company
with the above title, has passed both branch
es of the Legislature of Ohio, and has become
law. This bill, which, by the way, we have
not seen, empowers the company which may
be organized under its provisions, to construct
canal from Perrysbulg, on the south side of
the Maumee river, to such point on the river
above as they shall deem expedient, at or
near the borough of Waterville, in Lucas coun-
ty. Authorizing and empowering the said
company to construct such damor dams across
the Maumee river, as shall be necessary toyeed
such canal, and to hold such real and person
al property as shall be necessary for carrying
into effect the provisions of the act ofincorpo-
ration. The company are also empowered to
make use of the canal for the purposesof navi-
CATION, under certain restrictions in relation
10 tolls, and may hold the hydraulic power
thereby created to themselves, theft success
sors or alienees forever.
Whether the works of the Perrysburg COM
pany are to be connected with those of the
Wabash and Erie canal, at any point above
and if so, in what manner they areIto be con-
nected, is unknown to us; we understand
however, that the bill makes nd provision for
any such junction, and that the canal on the
south side of the river, is entirely unconnect-
ed with the line of the other, in any manner
whatsoever.
1t is understood, of course, that the rights
and privileges conferred upon the Perrysburg
canal and Hydraulic company, have not done
away with any of the powers of the board of
public works in the laying out and eonstruc-
tion of the Wabash and Erie canal, and, that
in regard to the supplies of water to the for
mer work, the wants ofthe latter are not to be
interfered within the least degree.
With regard to the benefits which have
been conferred upon the town of Perrysburg,
by the grant of the aforesaid charter, we are
not perhaps well qualified to Judge. There is
no doubt, however, but that ifa sufficient guam
tity of water shall be afforded by the river for
the supply Of the hydraulic works of the com
pany, an immense advantage will accrue to all
the places in the neighborhood of the foot Of
the rapids. The concentration Of large a.
mount of manufacturing capital at the head Of
navigation, and the proximity of the manufac-
turing interests with heavy commercial estab.
lishments, and all these situated at point al
which commercial transactions may be con.
Quoted with the greatest ease and economy
and the whole combined with the command O
the whole hydraulic power of the country, can
not fail to produce an immense and beneficial
effect upon all the places in the immediate
neighborhood.
The ONO LEGIsLATURE.--If person will
take the pains to refer to the proceedings ol
our Legislature, for number of years past
they will find that great part of the time has
been spent in Incorporating churches. Is this
right! By asking this question, we would moi
wish to be understood, as entertaining hostile
feelings towards religious societies, far from it
we believe that christianity is one of the cor
ner stones on which our government rests
but when we look over the proceedings of the
last Legislature, and find that 464 acts have
been passed, of which 55 are for incorporating
churches, or in other words, one eighth Of
the whole business of our Legislature has been
devoted TO this subject, we cannot let the sub
sFject pass without notice. We are perfectly
willing that churches should be Incorporated
and we would recommend to the Legislature to
pass general act forthat purpose, to incorpo-
rate all the churches that have been built, OF
ever will be built, by their complying to certain
regulations that might be designated by the
state, and the business left in the hands o.
the county commissioners, or the trustees Of
the different townships
i FAIR PLAY Is THE JEwEL.-A bill has been
introduced into the New York Assembly "fol
the protection and preservation of the rights
and property of married women.7 The first
section of the act provides that the property
both real and personal, belonging to any wo-
man, at the time of her marriage, after the
passing of the act, shall continue to be vested
in her, and the income of her estate shall moi
enure to the husband during the life of the