New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-20
He TRIB u N E


TIE. wELLAsp CsSAL CoMpErIrIoa-Pre
xces~d Communicates THROUGH Canada 10 IHte
Huron, By tshich $40 miles ,ciN De sacsd--A$ ~
nrsun,ent that ahouid rouse ia, people of Wes'e'a
New-Yofs 10 exert themselves in preserving u
tads on ths Erie Canal, the fac should be borne
snind thatths British Government have IN conteRi-
piaton not only divert the trade through her Go
loniat Province OF Canada, By the enlargement o'
the We,land Canal into Ship Canal; but, nhea
that long cherished project shail have been ieiiy
effected, construct another channei from Toronto
10 Lake Simcoe. The distance rom Toronto ~
this Lake Is only 40 or 10 miles. The waters oi
this small, Lake uue with what is termed the GeC:-
gian Bay. TINS later lake or oay opens INTO Lake
Huron and also connects with the Channel that is
tie outlet of Lake Superior due NoIth-wesI
line from Lake Ontario. Such chaunel would bo
more direct and shorter by tiye or six huadrsd
miles than the crcuitous aud often dangerous pas-
sage around, through Lakes Erie and st. CLAIR, 50
places on Lake Huron, Michigan, and those far;le
West SIR FRANCIS y. HEAD. ja;e Governor ot
Upp,r Cauada is understood 10 have been iadtfr fr,i-
gable iu his efforts effect ihis short and important
Opefing 70 the Western States ard Territories Il
glance al tho map will satis.Y any OF the obvion-
advantage OF this enterprise 10 tDe Buush COLONY
and people. Besides offordiog passage less b.
some Ave or SIX hundred mikes 20 Chicago and the
Western States and Territories generally, chan
mel from Lake Ontario might BE- cuG in direct linz
and afford better passage than the zigZag course
around Lake Erie 10 Lake Superior. = ne project
of opening ,ba; greet inland sea 10 the enterprise OF
American citzens has been several times agltated
in Congress and elsewhere. It's agitation, il is sup
posed, will be renewed this winter in Consress. A
canal might be constructed around the Fails OF ST.
Mary for the sum of about 100000 distance of
one mile and half only
Itkis great work Is opened, IT viii unlock TO the
commercial world the largest body OF fresh waer
on the eobe--the lake bong not lees than $50 miles
in length aud 1870 in width It's white fisheries nov
in their iDfancy but vet destined to rival tic cef
bra.ed cod fisheries Of Newfoundland Its nmensc
and inexhausdble mines OF coppTr and leat-Iisioi-
ests OF timber and the vast extent OF territory ad
ioiring, offer considerations of great national fn
portance in its favor The shores OF this vast ssG
are Iow eealed to The westward How OF etdigraiion
almost as rDrch the far distant banks OF the Oc-
gon. From tho prospect that our Government vi j
open TO the commercial enterprise oil IT'S citizens,
that lake, and from the already vastly accumulated
Western trade, how important that not only West
ern New York should struggle 10 preserve the trade
Of the vast West but also that the Western STATES
should move ON this SUBJECT Buffalo Goa. Adv.
THE SILK CULTURE IN THE SoUTH.-The Sa-
Yannai Republican takes strong ground in favor cf
the cultivation OF silk in the South. The editor
says that all that iB wanted TO give this business
an impetus at the South, is the establishment in our
seaport Of manufactures or o! agencies Tor the pur-
chase Of the Silk when prodnccd. One OF our plant
ers remarked, only few days since, that he conld
ruise an unlimited quantity OF coccons his difficulty
was TO have il kiiiuly resied, and then 10 find
speedy market fot its sale. Such difficulties should
not deter them for moment from Its production.
They half as great as those which The Cot
ton grower experienced pnor to the invenhcn OF
Whitney Coiton-sin. Silk reels OF approved quail
lily can be purchaaed for few dollars, and reason
able degree Of skill in their can be acquired al
most in tho preparation Of II single crop. Georgia
and South Carolina should take encouragement
from their Western neghoors. Tennessee alone, IN
1843, produced from u, 600 10 5O00 pounds OF &C.
coons, against ,237 in 1910. fine manuiactory IN
thar State, under the supenacndence OF an eIpe-
fienced manufacturer from London, 10 said to have
produced splendid specimens Of sauD. Kentucky,
Indiana, Ohio, are all more less engaged in The
culture. Ohio alone produces cocoous enough 10
employ constantly 200 rels."
BEETHovEN's TomB.-What musician will visit
Vienna witbon, laying leaf TO speak fanciuiyl
ON Beethoven's tomb, in the cheerful cemetery OF
Hahring | do not use the ephet unedvisedly;
the burying-place ofthat viage hemned ronnd with
pretty acacia aveBuee, cheerful, and without The
frippsry and heariIessness which make all English
rscOil from The thoagbt Of rest in Pe,e la Chase.
The mastsr's sepuchre is an obelisk, only Orpa- |
nented with Tyre and The well known butterfly
croed by the serpent. dis name is there without
dsscsnt or praise; and hard by are the tomhs ol
Ritter Won Seyffied his friend, ard Schubert, tie
only composer since his death who hns made any
stand by way OF fcontnuing to Vienna the tinmphs
of Haydn Mozart. and the stormy and afflicted COM
poser Of Fidelio, and the Eroica oynphory
There was something 10 me very pleasing in the
sunny placidity of the resting-place OF whose
life had been SO tempesuous. II seemed like some
attempt OF compensation, made by affection or latc
regret. lCnrr. London Athen1nm
ARoosToox COUNTY, Me.--Fhere are now in
Aroostook county six hundred families, with nn
average of six persons to fa'nily-makng popu
la,ion of three thousand six hundred. The number
Of children is very large. The people generally
live in comfortable log cabins, erected tempoia
~ dwellings,, until the owners shall find themselves
able to build mere beautiful and convenient houses.
There are many large and well-constructed framed
barns, showing that the people have regard 10 The
essentials of good farming. They are generally
very industrious aud digent in business, and are,
as a consequence, rising TO independence.
PEAr.-A tract of peat of 10 or Is acres has been
discovered in Pequanuock, Conn.-;he bottom OF ir
had not been reached at the depth OF ~ feet This
will afford rich stock OF fuel aud of manure.
MARINE JOURNAL