New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-15

our brothers, although they may not be born OF
the same sparent, and we know also how
horrible are such privations. Wishing most
deeply to avoid them for ourselves, We wish also
to avoid them for Others.
SAuLT STE MARIE CAsAL-A large meet
ing of the citizens of Detroit assembled on
the 9th ult. to take into consideration the re-
mova OF the slight obstruction al the falls Of 81.
Mary of Lake Superior, By which all ingress
into that, the arges, of the lakes, is efectuallv
men, The two following resolutions give the
substance of the whole matter
Resolved That tn mprov the iaand seas. th
midst 6 which hive washing, they do, the shores OF
States of The Unou with coast Of thousands OF miles
il 1renr, bearing their bosom OF ncacus
biz and increasing value is obj.er Of the highest mpor
the Northwest and thar have long entertained
t- hope that the General Government inspired BY
sense Of the necessity OF free and uninterrupted navigation
of the whole chain Of Northwestern Lakes, both in
commercial aud military point OF view, would ake steps
for The removal Of ,hs slight obsuctons the falls OF St
Mary OF Lake Superior BY which all ngress that The
largest the LAKES -scrualy denied the commercial
enterprise Of our citizens
Resolved That from explorations by scientific
gentlemen shaded thar the region Of country bor
1erng ,he southern shore Of ,ha, lake aud embracing hs
Of mineral wealth, the derslopement Of which, ship
chanue around thes- falls is indispensable; that in addition
the climate saubous, and th general character OF the
soil such as 10 invite settlement and cutvaon and that
order deyeope these render ths valuable
fisheries OF thar lake available and 10 bring them wall as
the far trade within th- reach Of competition aud individual
enterprise, such work Is Of III. utmost importance
II is proposed to cut ship canal around the
falls of ST. Mary, which will cost only 100000,
a small sum compared to the advantages that
will accrue from the work 1t was also
Resolved That rha Governors Of The States Of New
York Pennsy lvana Ohio, Michigan Indiana, Illinois, and
the Governor Of the Territory Of Wisconsin BE- most re-
spacnlly and earnestly requested present this subject
such manner they shall deem proper their re-
spsctive Legislatures their annual sessions aud 70
Guest such action the premises a will enable their Rep'
sentaves and Senators and Delegates Congress- give
the that consideration and support when ooueh'
before Congress, which rs Importance may demand
No one doubts the vast resources the country
furnishes around that sea of fresh water. Our
chain of lakes ought to have uninterrupted
navigation. laying open the great West that re-
cedes away from their shores. Only two solitary
schooners now float on that large and beautiful
sheet of water Whether our friends at the West
succeed now or not, one thing is certain, It will
not be long before the sum of S20O,OOO will be
deemed scarce worth thought in comparison
with the valueof navigating Lake Superior with
vessels from Lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan.
This is a matter of common interest to all the
Eastern States. The amount Of products export
ed through the city of Buffalo, by the lakes, the
past season has been over S72 100000; and yet
this is mere bagatelle to what the exhaustless
West will yet throw into the Atlantic States
Two hundred thousand dollars seems to us a
small sum when we think of opening Lake Su-
peror to ships from Buffalo Connecting Lake
Superior so closely with the East would give an
impulse to emigration, and settlements would
soon be formed along its shores, and wharves
would be starting up, and steamboats, ponghing
the surface of its transparent waters.
This canal need not exceed 4,300 feet in length,
while in no place does the ground rise more than
six or eight feet above the surface Of the water at
the head Of the fall that no deep cuttings are re-
oured This short cut would open an uninter-
rupted navigation of $50 miles, and lay open
country rich with minerals, lumber and furs. and
start into life and animation that whole bound
less region.
Government can easily afford this amount if it
can be obtained no where else. The facilities it
would afford to the transportation OF munitions
of war and soldiers, and the value it would give
to the public lands, would more than repay it
again
GEORGIA. correspondent Of one of the
Cooro;o nanars ,rritino from Milled0eville Nov