, 1866-12-25

was s1ened nofe than half dozen yeass ago,
drc.!on was then reached simply for he wnnt * az
S1ea!y snhIged and cheaper Eeans Of transit to
n Gess9 Build TT e.sa md enlarRe ,he
@ thonssnd tons burden. and in dve years ron the
TINE y completed nat portion Of the tecmias
the hnng1Y mll,fous Of our race with ! Surplus Of
hundred millions Of bushels OF cereals, a. rhe
iom ~ 91ss hs aaat amo0nt during The List year
eal'h used for in.l within hundred miles Of chi.
sae9' e,lnply beeauseh Il was cheaper than wood or
commerce e he ssabeard were choIcd np
Tltl ths p'odaet: of tho West. But this avrrsee
sh!pusnt q nfy millions and half Of oasheIs d
GEalr loE The last tve yeAIs shows most distinctly
Me rapid growth or The West ms totai ship.
%enis oi seseals Of Al lfnds from ihs posi 81
showing That In spite OF the enormous fleiehts 10
tue kenboasd, and the choking mp OF ou. lines OF
sommeree The financial disasters OF 1878 aud /
lour years Har, Chicago bas 1nc1, a.ed her ship
eleven ycsrs. The Increase III her general basi.
bsef, pork provisions and live stock, the nmoant
OF aef lumber trade, &c has been equally great
IN chicago, which resulted Ia memorial 10 Con-
gtess, signed hy leading gentlemen from fon,ieen
os cd e pnS as E4s
Chnalt: 1n that memorial the commitiee sta,e
,has '4he sreat commercial act Of oday Iii ss snd
Ihs county f. 100 big for them. The problem i,
enau production Ftop IL increase, Of shall ON
la1gemcnt Is manifested BY ,ha enormous p1 oaia
me gEeat rai'~ ays and tho e1tra1asant rates of
T. 81 IT, es n to h
r. snmSs elevator Of ss'ai e. lie 'As towns ~
e3n.hea viii freight yses ,srv,hiar hass sfsa
could b made to ost on ,s sss; and canals Iass hss
m nefn .11sd to re- utmost. and proved tasut,cieht
wr,e eons:tasted "hue the Wess w was ia Il
e%6S c., IL IL ~ ee nq%oeE e tes
In 1851 the numle. reached s.iN, -. Tie NOM.
sos Mseoul S'1se I'D anS bbows ksasss hna
s as5; ia Iseo il was aos @ "" The " ya1e ,e .;
Western products has increased 1sre than Id per
Ssn nh,t H. tse II TT 5 fSu! year. 1n la wa +
@ Ont ioseisn exports aFe made up largely Of bread.
sssssa Il 'ss5 .ys'fs g tssZ stss IL, m
is Increasing St 70 tso years ls9 PEI es1t, sn il
SEE oas ID exclusive. Of Si1'Iag;s saai Which, e
eyer sat ~ ta5SoGn sanada' making The aggregate
lgnn during The last four ycas Ia wtslta and pop
.hc saes, in sealioE 10 which he com;,aisous ] % IL
iEefc paragraphs Arc made. Perhaps ought to
ehseRt an sgIal insrea.s in our exports for The
Sa!a 81 srss st bas 'Hesi sips epo te
thls canal. that Iii ls5s chle,go had 5o1 1nhabi.
hs isni ~ az shs hss now At sst
supply from lie shole within Tho list ] aonth va Va
tns nase hnishsd ,Cnnel two miles under
nu1e Inc s1s az 10 so ces l. o, from where i =
ono Of .he boideas and most sueeeasia, aebters.
eon1, nsnss n eeEtneetng eser accomplished in any
Cnieaso e River, 40 that psssengers sad vehicles Of
Enes s11 .aa
sad sad p'oss; Il solss
tor Of eleven years aeo would scareiy Know chjca.
60 now: bnt the g,owth and development Of Tie
much greater lhan that Of he CTR ITSELF and Il n
non significant fae.. also, thai in ali Ills vast
fertile eoan,'y The limit 81 p1odassion Is about s
opened 10 carry lis products IL The oeean.
LOCATION or 1HH CANAL, &C. Il
Tnlly snd Mason, have been u thoroash1y ~ sss eoa.
siresd that this canal capable Of pas slls vessels
tong burden with corresponding
West H. canal would lessen n tas dissssee C. BE- Ss.
lofe. of Meassaa NV Y Vo!i .is sud III
cfnoo! some three hundred lies. The culIe q.
ony s BY .sd Te5oas
woGla be close canzl uayiglt1on, rhcru can
scarcely he doubt that veesel could rcach To-
1'' he he 'pe s.ye:sa i S9n5d gss to DsFe
sfsl5 Rlve5 ard i::e, iae1udinr, o, Ae eourss. &C.
iSe Ct, The Detso! River. Lsts Es1o snd ihc
fem Captain Parker, oac Of ny nsEociaics On t6is
committee, and one Of cur hrSrst and most eI-
r M oS sl.s .s'5s fsm e.5n ns ess
wonls hare faved could be have sli ared thc sans
lakes Huron, simcoo and OatsI.o. Dnrin- ,be |
scromcr months Captain Parker estlma.cs tho
DAM d9mafs Sn, e he as.i1 shlpped y :he Eie Canal
rive 10 sx days Of 1rapeaoEt On ihe c4n,I srr |
savsa s,aaHvsssa. By tcnaiue he gram 4 to O.. o.
ib., I'm e p.s, between ssss B,,.o e.ss' IA
nat MIN &c rs o,wsSo Canal ~ III lns 10 gfsa
an1 Lence the damage BY hcaiinE. The ioesiio,, |
o. ihe Gtorgian Fay, The eanal and Lake On:srio |
with reisn nec to or prevailing Winds, IS snoiaei
The success d TIC canal These wnds a,e rssss. ae
aiiy soItheE1y Of foulhesiy. For instance, With I
asanaea a.as g osnseo S5 ILL., @ qe ~
Buffalo. ehe makes the wind dead abesd a, Presuue
Isle, one -ih1:d Of the .way down on Lake
make 1er5 l.us h,adwsy iii ;ae Win Wind a eosases s
II Is CaP.in l'srleFs opluton that With h1s canal
eS,mpso'sd con- s, Vessel can = make A.. msny
dusirG the season a. .he can 70 BaEala, with tSe
famc eoet, With the addition oalY oi the tolis On
IT, eHns A. IT,, He ,atnss an",hsr e1s dass
le.k ey lhls roa,e 1t days later kaa BY b. Butssio,
Wih .hs certainty thattt won]d reach is destiaa.
cACsE or TIE pE1Ar.
IN my ludCsaent this great commercial necessity
S Sss i 1s s. sa
snd Inferior p7ojse.s, nsdcr he nisslen ila arpne @
he pourru into Lake Ontario. New Yosk You'd
secure The lasGets sha1c OF II: They therefore
snd the. hsve resea sst s. ofs ae seioa
where, Sex York eau co1npei- for It. stsanse
,h,s insellieen, men: Win the mighty sI
s'tess for 'hd sse eouese ne d dG ,he fss. eeat
tineht rolling at their leeI shoaid ever alior SO
~ @
lion u New York would undoubtedly reach that
81, 81, s59m o.wsae, ana perhaps ,sfongh Lake
b:densbnfg and Montreal. Nov Euc,.nd has an
.ss eass ior the sae res.an e.t oa Eassna
has, yl1: 70 furnish cheap food for her large
11nafsssu.1as sss %a,s pornl.don But wh.n once On
.uiden- our ent.tc export trade would reves1eaTo
ihe magnificent ehannsl which he who made The
mesce 10 Tic ocean. The opening ol Ibis canal
ne cites Of tse eostinent I ~ Sesdes ,Se resa: al
vantage II would be to her mercantile interests.
A. A. tp Neutral md gusees thsy you'd lnesi:a
c1iics s.serted es-eoes 0, goois uould be MADE up
tor III the LAKE, cities .hich eonld nor !7ade di.
probation Of Tho vast importance OF sais To:k 70
the permanent progress or the cities on Lake On
taTio AID the ST Lawrence and % Canada zen
eTa!l5. TO New Enzland and 10 Old Enel1nd and
70 the Great Meat, to eccure ITS construction ss |
fatt As n and money can DO It, II ass become r.
an abroiute necessity to The cuamc-ce OF the eoo.
ttrent, and therefore that 1t will b built within
the next decade ! regard a. certalu ~ anything
eAn be In the no dietaus future
MURDER In NEW JERSEY,
Fatal Ahray Bet 1ueen colorcd Men In
MtddlcacI C0unty-tsoroner,e lnoueax
and Verdict Of Wllful Murdcr-rhe
Alleged Murderer In Cua.odJ.
lFEom the New York He1sld, December al
On Tuesday l1At a coIorcd MIN nsn,ed | ,
nh haH