National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-12-18
-, casa If ,roulle with Canada, we


shonId still have an outlet left East
ward across our own territory. This
view of tue question. however, only /
.ops 10 the extent OF securing aud
guaranteeing our present facilities
.for TRANSPORTATION. Bat the resolH
ton contcmplates improred facilities
which can be secured by the con
struction of the ship canal men
ton ID by the Governor ia his mes
sage. and by him fully described.
And here | wish to say that the
view of this subject, as taken by
the Governor. is broad AMI states
maulike. # is not the enterprise ui
the Governor alone, but II IS ALSO
advocated by other men. high IN
official position in both Canada and .
the United State. | wlSh also to ,
say in behalf of the Governor, AMI /
II his vindicatlon from the false pO- ,
sition in which some have sought |
to place linn, that II Is no part OF his !
plaI to offer reciprocity Ia trade for
this canal. Aud am authorized |
10 say for him on the floor Of this
House that he Intended no such
thin @ III his message: also that he
is we'll satisfied with the rrsolull ion
already adopted by the House.
which pronounccS against any kind
of treaty regulating trade with
CaLada. Now while All this is ne,
H. vet feels, if Vermont can secure
tn ch"apwater communication with
the West which this canal would
aao,d. it will indeed lie n grand
thin for the State. And, sir, III
this the Governor is altogether
right
But, says one, what inducemer'
can We offer Canada as an equiNa
lent for the expense of this canal
which is estimated ut about $1,000,
600, not a large sum, TO be suIc. II
view of the great advantages WhicI
would flow from it. but silli somt
thing. The iuducement, sir, Is an
pie the equivalent is ample. 1t
this: Let the Government ofitl I
large the Champlain canal, whlC
connects Lake Champlain ut " hit
ha | with tide water on the lIudso
as proposed by the resolution hetoI
us. in case New York will cunseu
and Of this there can be no doubt
and then, sir, with u few thOuSaI
dollars expended in deepening Il
outlet Of Lake Champlaiu. u seal
CT of seven or eight hundred ion
hurth"n could cl:dY at New Yol
f1T Chicago, touching at the int
mediate potts of Albany, Whit
ball. BnrIln2i3:i, Montreal Ogden
burgh, Buffalo aud Detroit. Til
is no mere vision, sir. II IS ever
way practicable, and Nould inyoly
on our part, the cnlaIging Of Oh
sixty-two miles of canal from seyt
feet, its present depth, to ten fee
and proportionate widening, Nhlt
would probably cost not eXccedil
S3ONa,W0 | say, let our Cove,
ment make Tins oiiurto Canada, "a
btheNe she viii not be found de
10 her interests. The merchant
Montreal and the farmer and III
herman ct the Ottawa valley, "
n once see the advantage OF hcll
placed il direct water commune
ton with New York. the best ~;
ket in the world, 10 which, by III, Il
of cheap Transportation, they coU
ship their lumber and breadstu
and merchandise III aCaadlan Y,
sci, entering their arGo at Burlu
ron on the way iot duties. VIII
4 Ii, Il . u
now are, aud yet the shipper Won
realize more than Low, because
the great expense ot tIansportati,
Not only would Canadu be ii
Standardization, with the imm.l
tolls such Il calial would Yield. WO'
furnish sufficient nlUcemeut tor
construction but AL New Eugl,
and New York would rejoice
cheap Sp0rtatlou; which Wo
save, according to the c,tiulat,
the Governor III his message, S,
900 annually to Vermont On the
ticle Of flour alone; and III addit
70 this the great Northwest Wo
then have an ample outlet for
products OF her incAha9stlble sci
But while all this is true OF III
sfleCcrt sections which would
sure u Join IN the enterprise if
yited, as the resolution propo
who eau fail 10 sce the in0tlcu.,
advantages which would accrue
Vermont through ship cummul
ton with the scdboard unG
lakes. Burlington would then
in direct water communication ,
Chicago and New York, and III,
ccivip. and supplying depot
both, aud IL herself great mar
trade. Other ports and cities ",
spring up along Lake Champ
which would receive their shAt
the trade that would as y,
there find a centre. Not oniy
but along the entito Western :
of tho Gleen Mountains the |
hum Of manufacturing iudu
would he heard. Tho banks OF
ery little mountain stream that
flows INV, xed to the lake, woui
lined with the Workshop. the lac
and tho mill. Then, slr cotton Z
be shipped without breaking
directly from Charleston or 81
nah, and manufactured nnyW
along Lake Champlain, aud
manufactured article shipped
rantiv "a ,hn Wp4t tor tina sut,nI