Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

bonds to limited amount will contribute efficient aid towards
the extension of the work BY mixed improvement from thu
vslopment OF her rich and abundant coal fields lying the
southern side of the North Branch. And have no doub
but that the State Of Maryland will connexon to BE-
formed with the city of Baltimore either by extension
the canal through the District of Columbia by aters
canal from some northern point in case shall be found
practicable.
But QentIemen whatever may be the future fate Of thii
great and whether these plans be carried out
no its advantages far your immediate and local inter-
concerned now secured 70 you The guarantees
are before you you have them in that solid structure which
stretches from your Virginia sOre and arrests
and gathers together the current Of the Potomac to become
tributary and snbservent to your enterprise m that broad
beautiful sheet of water upon whose deep bosom merchant
man may float in that commodous branch basin, which
reaches out from the canal multiply the accommodations
for business and increase the facilities Of trade in that
eeep navgabe communication which connects your wharves
with the whaes Of Georgetown and Alexandra, end upon
whose placid surface every man may at any hour OF the day
freely launch his beat and by merely conforming to regua-
tons established for the general good and paying small toll
for the usa the improvement transport the products oyour
industry and the shoarded labor Of your mountains" from
your very doors the dewaer Of the Potomac from whence
they pass the wings OF the wind to the ports on me
uttermost parts of the earth.
But by the side of these eminent advantages stand high
spousbiies Now that these great benefits confirmed 70
you it your duty exert yourselves to turn them to pro-
tsbe account aswe for those by whose they have
Deen you, youf
You must work up your spirit to full appreciation OF the
high destiny that is before you and within your reach you
vigorously and worhy pursue it. BY the opening OF the
navigation Cumberland and the connecting facilities which
exist between this point and the navgabs waters oft Ohio
chain of Improvement such contemplated by Gen.
Washington in 1854 to attract and the Western trade
thoroughly contaminated Bat vast and wonderful changes
in every respect have taken place since bis day and the i'm
provemen that considered sufficient and would have been
asucent them cannot be expected to the contem
plated purpose no,o II will doubtless, however, bring to
town no trade from beyond the mountains
But the main reliance both for the advancement Of your
and for the of the canal must be the labor
and the liberal enterprise Of the Inhabitants the pope-
Of the coal felds and the managers Of the coal ccmpa
MES of Allegheny It will depend upon them whether the po
puaton and wealth Of this county shall be augmented in
lagree with its will depend upon
hem whether long lines Of boats will constantly be
yding down that great highway, freighted with the rich
Of your Black Indes," which, element Of
rational wealth and the and foundation Of manufac
urng and commercial prosperity, far important and
aluable than the placers Of California than mines If gold
md silver.
Gentlemen, your State and county pride-y ilaustry
md energy of chaaceyour interests present and uture
II combine to give that you will not be wang in
he due performance Of the part that belongs you
county prosperous and this great improvement ccess
u The Canal Company its part will cordially cooperate
all poper and just for the attainment bf these
bjects.
In conclusion alowme express the hope that hust
ectaons Of all the friends Of the canal may be realized, and
hat this day may be the commencement of era to
which in all after years may all look back with honest
ride and unalloyed satisfaction.