The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-04

Virginia elsewhere with respso, to the public work
with which hs mind was 50 earnestly pre- occupied HIS
rabiy oacui aztec to benefit the came in whose In
terests we are bere-so singalsIiy applicable
IN meat particulars TO the present perod-lbs
eersuaded you will consi ter ,ur time Idly COO
grmed In lserng to number Of the relevant pas
sases wt thew coosin To Bepjamin H.rrson, Gov.
e~nor Of Virginia. be wrote from Mount Vernon under
date OF October 10, 1854
,I ; ss s Sso he y sE no., my dear
marx your somipistao, era in hs a1ra OF
long S@sa my .SH c s1S ss
s s l. . sss sns s.s o
one or boh OF the rivers Of 0 state which
pytns cur;.l favorable point Of
IN, by stoh a. hav Sss Observed s ali s
ps g. ss trade n mu.. M from HE
Or Aan thOse Of The Hudson al Albany b. l76 miles.
gs 's c s% S..s Ii Of the n. nov ss
which are In will in order contrast thsm,
The ars. md prinsUsl t6s unier which
OF re slse should obtain advant. tne other
ssf the benefits Of The rsde mt sfus.e an beneficial
SsSrss .s..dy Ss;yly s.ss ss ssSs
direct for through cher Stale, which have
SStS !. S Ssr n n Cs @ We Are
s h. s 81 S sn S. d we no
Ia fact doing for they ought 70 do for themselves
Fer q @ s. upon b. ,s
asyis1ss short re bad there wi be fond Of
suHd.d az rd the communication win he
ss9. thu mouth Of the ores, .wh. and
oon-c umtsys discovery FOR working boats sgsns,
ts sEe ,,n y %ee6r al power pSiDspay as Sa,
OF tao.e circun which Ia to
ae dispose 70 avs oeHssiSes tsem isrre poros Of the
trade q tbs Western coua, In Tie bosom of 'his State IRE
To Richard Henry Tee he wrole, under date of Noun
Vernon, Dec. IA 1884,
Ihe Asp mbl of Virgins Maryland under
Evers Pc omse ana james snd Opening ancson be
pressed vi hthe .oicsl well sauia
otec and % Vii embrace the s 10
pni ihen. n train for execuii 4.
To David humphreys DO wrote under date OF Noun.
Vernon, July rs n, Is5;-
NJ aent'n more immediately engaged in project which
,hs sstos ,spsd he middle oass y
.e oes,r1ccns an e1tsnd e the asnd nay hn OF our
with those io,mog to the westward by Ssh sud easy
ddereu views, srae Interest other connections
To henry Lee he wrote under date Of Mount Vernon,
June 18Th, l.S6:-
srs oomse ana are pregnant must strike every mind
Clear am that woi be for the o.eres, Western
sellers as low down thu Ohio the Big KansSha and
nes have ed bnt way clssrsa and sde
glide sssms VIII give dlferent bias T. II l. niak
Ing and yong @s se9 be s.e, escone
esrs wi Be SOwe! which aepnVe them Of the q
To Thomas Jensr on then in Europe, he wrote under
date OF Mount Vernon, August l, 1885,
ss 9 S no s news 4 sr and We bad ad
Nv RS and attention % my priv tie concerns.
Ard again, 10 the came the LIST OF January, l5ss-
The accounts generally agree a. to Ito beiag ia
eSunpS between , abe. ise waers o. Lake Ers aai lie
ds,H &c between tter sources their ssvgs .nd 10
tween them From the best Information have be-u
SsSsSoss snprc.eb p.as. to sss sb % az
sesysf 5%i sS mn through 'Se ogar
greater eH,ru To ascend uaes latter cout dl
gssaShs o. Ss~een the Lille aanswss ND a. srsnes
Of the sonongrhslA w0ea SAID 20 be ses BY
To william Irvno he wre.e, under Of Mount Vernon
Fob. 10, i.ss'-
cuh channel onc- be opened to convey tn. fur and
you'd be 50 Obvious =. T. induce opinion ihA ~oi
greater par. OF The mnooiie' br1ugh; fro thence
and as
Length 2, M 5 mum s Of porAses and a
sSesess hal feel much oSasei by .ay Turner
CAFE 20 pe 90 tSs h.sd. ID >@'" :" UNI
To the Earl Of BuehAa he wrote
70 eync- ,aa or Views esosnded take he liberty
q se usCs Of .As.s state. ~h % % a ~. ss
80 ensxsd .Sd FAR saysneed In sI,spiine the inIasi
brasohes thereof hrousi T.c q Ies soqe Cor haa
isr.d ital IN lea yysrs len godstur red ssa
~ ey "a e. S =. the s s1s HS sSd
and inls'd Navigation in few years more FROM Iho'e
srss hays os % soa1aS md ps1 @ saas and
snesDis and the main from AI6emAre sOcna TO The
Ins work eUtlei " Journal Of Travels" by EIksnsh
Watson, The following extracts are 10 be found
Al two O'Clock arrived at Mount Vernon in letters Of in
oS zoo rom Cen Gre irene SOD oSG9. hrEs. ,, 70 s
country, aroiept r. modern. Die conversation
s uSn By t ocs. aud canal. % .ai
L, rss He 10 "a spseAr-d s5,orS "a snd devote. t. his
10 eess si.o he U1ossGy IA he tur ,-,s IRON De-
tnAie Which opiea e his msnuscr ~ q bis rres,pc-,
Dor, P COS Pa ,buIs AMI Fc oun5srsai a ne h'si
Of Se rgoSeS 70 .ies N MS =, Hunss,a and seven
o. IAises ~ sewn sgnircd AUD isrty oas .
SSs. su, 20 fs GSS, .yg,s "a
uesL with only two carrying places OF about forty
slsos M ,sry comnsncsgeui Tayssr p III have
he ysroui IN Amers. This i'm srss
Turepe q else tsodsis
iaected me VI The canal mana.
nus civ the correspondence and conversation Of w,,h
ipeton conclusvty prove thai bis most ANXIOUS public
20 Great a commercial equ'pose By means
Of the natural advantages Afforded by the Chess
pesko, which could operate a. preventive 10 tha poll
ucal rover vhoh North naturally endcsvor TO
ccrtvo from It's Affiliations proceeding from emigration and
other With The West, and through that equilibrium
preserve he stability Of the Union 10 accepting the Pro
ducy 81 the republic be neoos.sry hkd 20 renquih the
PRESIDENCY n the Potomac COMPANY A, he all oil
90 the company, the stockholders thereof became griev
ousiy dped Of the loss -hich they han been
subjected - IN bis reluctant ~ithdrars but notwih.
stsnorg the work not totally aband ned until u
dcermipod 10 supcrsede by TIC Chesapeake and ono
canal IL the m'Rniime tho exam lie Of It's nevcr.tiring
protector no, lost De Will Clinton, who by under
eaIns IL v Id answering hdely succeeded in pacip,
the Sse Of New York n In advance Of any other State
The Unou in wealth and population. He diverted that
very traffic from the wet OF the Hudson which forty
years befre Washington bad msured plans for ORA wing
90 the Cbeeapeake The o,ershsdor.ng benefits residing
from The Erie canal which vS the informal Improvement
ra~ffA ~. Nl.a 81
and Ohio canal 10 active exeruon. enthusiastic
body OF men assembled for the promotion Of
tercst than that vhch met at Washington the etn OF
November 1922 for perfccibg plans for the speedy
cutoo Of that contemplated great channel OF transportation
though mere outh was present a. ne deliberations
spectator, and Intensely Interested ono, rejoicing
heu a. hss been the In al thai tran