Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-05-12

tip The BILL declaring Whitehall a Port Of Entry,
has been reported to the House of Representatives and
referred to the Committee OF the Whole, and VIII come
up in its order. ..
An appcation is to be made to Congress TOR an act
to Bridge Lake Champain at Rouse's Point. II VIII
be strenuousy opposed by the member from this dis
trct Rcmonsrances had better be sent on NJ oilce'
Whitehall Chronicle.
This is the first intimation we have seen that
an attempt will be made to induce Congress to
grant authority to Bridge the navigabe waters
of the Lake and in our opinion, those who seek
to be invested with this authority will thus go to
the proper quarter in search oft We believe their
success in either the Legislature Of Vermont or
New York would have been Of no practical adj
vantage to them though we should be sorry to
see our own Legislature so far forgetting the true
interests of the State as to show a willingness
TO permit the construction of the Bridge in ques-
ton.
| That an application to Congress will prove
any more successful we do not believe. The
naviCable waters of this Lake are becoming, ev-
cry year Of greater national and international
consequence. and we think Congress would en-
terrain a proposition to throw bridge across
| the Hudson from Governors Island to the Jer-
sey shore, as soon as they would to plant sim
liar obstruction across Lake Champlain. Scarce
ly Session passes without more or less leglsia-
ton, in Washington, for promoting the interests
| of Commerce and Navigation on this Lake and
bill is now pending in the House of Represen-
tative. having been prepared and favorably re-
ported by Mr. Grinnell of Massachusetts, Chair
man of the Committee on Commerce, making
important provisions respecting transit duties
between Canada and the United States, the pas
sage of which seems to be certain, and will great
" add to the commercial importance Of the nav.
irable waters of this as well as the other lakes
that form avenues of communication with Cana
d. and immensely increase the carrying trade
between the two countries. The following is
the explicit provision of this BILL as we find it
it set forth in letter from the Washington cor
respondent of the n Y. Express, of Saturday
: last -
"Be it enacted, &C. That the President of the Unit
ed States shall issue his proclamation that the articles
hereinafter enumerated being the growth and produce
ton of the United States, and admitted into the Prov
ince of Canada by law tree OF duty that on and al
ter that day. the like articles being the growth or pro-
duction of said Province of Canada shall be admit
ted into the United States free OF duty, when impor-
ted direct from said Province, so long as the same
enumerated articles admitted into the said Prov
ince of Canada from the United States, tree OF
duty, unless otherwise directed by Congress-to wit
grain and breadsuis OF all kinds vegetables fruits, an
finals, hides, wool, tallow, horns. sailed and fresh
meats, ores OF all kinds of metals, &c
We should be sorry to be seriously accused
of facious or blind opposition to tie project OF
, Bridging our Lake, which we know is sought to
be carried out by many of the most respected,
intelligent and energetic of the business men OF
Vermont New York and Massachusetts. Our
hostility to the measure, OF very small conse-
, quence as we know it to be, is founded wholly
! on considerations affecting much larger and
more comprehensive interests than are those
which are sought to be promoted by it. At least
so it appears to us and claiming very little for
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