Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-06-19
DIRECT FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE LAKES
| This is the startling heading of the paragraph we
subioin from the Detroit Daily Advertiser

This is the startling heading of the paragraph we
subjoin from the Detroit Daily Advertiser
DIREcT FROM THE ATLANTIC The beautiful Canadian
Yacht Alice, belonging the Hon. H. Klay arrived at our
wharves yesterday direct from Montreal bound the Saul
Ste Marie. Her intelligent owner, who is board, has
been engaged the survey of the proposed Canadian Canal
around the Saut and is going up business connected
with the mineral enterprise.
This is the first vessel that has reached Lake Erie from
the Ocean When she arrives at her destination she will be
thousands of miles rom the Atlantic at point accessible by
water few years since only bark Canoes carried
and around falls She is but the herald of full
eghted vessels that in short time will carry their cagoes
unboken from the shores of Europe to the extremity of Lake
Michigan WHAT commercial wonders will not the improve
ments of the present age effect
Let readers ponder while this paragraph.
going vessel has passed into upper Lakes We say our
because, although conerminous and OF occupancy
we do indeed mainly possess and and need them.
But think of vessels loaded at Have Liverpool at
Bremen ST. Peersburgh, at Hong Kong in the Gange
passing without breaking bulk into the very heart of the Ame
can conncnt-,housands of miles away from the sea
And then think again that what these Vessels peace may
do vessels of do and then mark the contras-not
favorable to republican foresight ecency-between what
has been cted in the way of internal improvement by the
crown of England in OF its colonial dependencies-to
promote its welfare and the power Of the Imperial Govern
ment-and what has been neglected. pretermed avoided ON
of these United States for promoting the general welfare
security, by enagng and facilitating the communication be-
tween the Atlantic and the Lakes BY much less expenditure
of time and money than required for the construction
Of the lateral canals along the ST. Lawrence through which
this going vessel enabled reach Lake Ontario an
ample ship canal might have been made from the upper
of the Hudson to Oswego, Lake Ontario, and them by
comparatively tfng expenditure in removing the flats Of St
Ca and constructing canal around the falls of ST. Mary
the great Sea- Of Superior and the minor Seas of Huron and
Michigan would be open scagong ships Of peace and
Of warto steamers for passengers and commerce. and 10
steamers for purposes Of offence aud defence.
While writing these lines the annexed paragraph from late
Milwaukee Sentinel caught eye How forciby it exem-
piss the neglect Of the Federal head we need not say
We are indebted to the officers Of the Hendrick Hudson
Tor the following memorandum:
"Friday Eve, o'clock, 2sh May.-Met on S. Chir
Flats bngs Wabash lroquos Odd Fellow Globe Europe
Pilgrim Patrick Henry, o. Richmond Ellen Parker Cham
paiE Hampton Wabridge; barque Utica schooners AIy
Clark, Outward Bound, Philna Mills all bound down. and
schooner 10 Ward bound up propeller Pocahonas, off
Preque ISLE bound up Most ofe reses nm The fqts lcere
aground"
Here the most urgent aud pressing moment of the sea-
son Of navigation twenty tweny-egh vessels
are counted aground atS, which two or three dredging
machines steadily employed would one season remove at
cost which the nation would never feel and really beneath
estimate, compared with the certain benefits that would
result to the whole country from uninterrupted and safe
navigation through the only passage between the lower and
upper Lakes-NeW York Courier d Enquirer.
HEAVY BusISEss.-The three editors of the Indiana
Sentinel have been doing "land oice- business (says
Western paper judging from the following which we copy
from the last number of their paper
:" We have had fun all around the board this week for
while the junior publisher has been getting married to very
fine girl the seniors have both been removing 10 new places
OF residence very interesting job the junior will learn
when he comes to try 1t If the paper is not all right,
the above is the reason"