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Heaven alone can foretell whether any, or what ad- vantages are to be derived by my countrymen from my holding the office, which they have done me the honor of conferring upon me, not only without my solicita- tions, but even contrary to my inclinations.
I promise nothing but an unremitted attention to the duties of the office. If by that attention I may be so fortunate as still to continue to possess the affectionate regard of my fellow citizens, and particularly of that body of which you are the representatives, it will be no small addition to my happiness. The support which they and you have promised cannot fail, under the smiles of Providence, to contribute largely to the ac- complishment of my wishes, by promoting the prosperi- ty of our common country. In the mean time I thank ycu, gentlemen, for the interest you so kindly take in my personal comfort and honor, as well as in the pros- perity and glory of the general government.
G. WASHINGTON.
THE RAIL ROAD .- A few days ago, we visited sec- tions Nos. three and four of the Railway between this and Lancaster. About a mile and a half out of the four embraced in the two sections, are ready for the rails, and the spirited contractors (Messrs. Flynn & McGin- ley) only await the arrival of the bolts and wedges, (which are daily expected) to complete the distance. They are fast laying the blocks on the remainder.
We understand that a mile and a half of the section immediately west of Lancaster is finished.
They have commenced digging trenches on section 2-and in front of our borough and on the inclined plane, they are engaged in the same work.
The Engineer confidently assures us that we shall have an opportunity of visiting Lancaster this season, . SIR: the standing Committee of the Pennsylvania State | by the railroad .- Columbia Spy.
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CITY ELECTION RETURNS-OFFICIAL .- From the American Sentinel.
[OCTOBER
CANDIDATES.
Cedar.
Pine.
Locust.
Walnut.
Dock.
New Mar't.
Chestnut.
Total.
S. Mulberry
North.
L.Delaware
South.
N.Mulberry
U.Delaw're
Middle.
ASSEMBLY.
High Street
Samuel B. Davis,
476 318
392
304
294
182
180
315
178
104
179
433
373
363
181
4272
Henry Simpson,
472
309
391
301
287
178
174
317
174
98
177
430
368
361
176
4213
Wm. J. Leiper,
4.69
314
385
301
297
186
182
317
176
97
186
430
371
360
181
4252
Charles J.Ingersoll,
466
314
384
310
296
185
182
316
171
104
192
431
371
362
179
4263
Thomas S. Smith,
477
318
393
306
294
183
185
315
182
106
181
428
369
361
180
4278
William Stewart,
471
310
389
303
292
181
182
314
174
100
182
438
372
362
179
4249
Joseph H. Newbold, 482
319
396
318
298
187
186
316
183
106
186
438
373
361
184
4333
Abraham Miller,
280
314
296
388
439
331
256
207
322
243
359
348
272
213
334
4602
Wm. H. Keating,
274
310
290
377
434
327
256
205
313
234
359
342
272
215
331
4539
Wm. White, Jr.
267
306
286
375
426
323
255
197
309
231
344
345
269
211
326
4463
John Wiegand,
278
309
289
378
426
323
256
205
302
233
344
344
271
216
327
4508
Davis B. Stacey,
269
310
285
377
434
326
255
204
307
237
351
337
273
212
328
4505
Joseph T. Mather,
274
311
293
389
435
332
256
206
311
236
357
344
271
212
328
4555
Chau'y P. Holcomb,
269
312
285
383
427
319
254
202
302
234
347
337
268
212
331
4482
SELECT COUNCIL.
Joshua Lippincott,
775
617
681
674
714
492
427
514
482
333
531
774
638
572
505
8699
Wm. E. Lehman,
479
329
398
315
300
188
181
324
186
104
182
437
373
359
188
4343
John Moss,
478
$19
397
312
303
188
176
322
185
105
189
433
371
358
188
4324
Henry G. Freeman,
472
324
392
303
296
185
174
320
173
100
174
430
371
358
186
4258
Richard Price,
272'
313
291
378
425
322
255
203
316
247
359
351
269
218
319
4538
Wm. M. Meredith,
271
312
281
371
423
322
255
198
311
238
352
347
269
217
324
4501
WashingtonJackson, 271
311
286
377
426
321
257
200
303
237
350
340
268
216
320
4483
COMMON COUNCIL.
Isaac Wainwright,
478
332
401
308
301
190
181
315
188
102
189
447
378
369
190
4369
John M. Hood,
473
328
389
304
303
183
180
312
181
98
182
437
375
367
188
4300
Lewis Ryan,
475
330
398
307
303
187
183
314
191
103
189
443
376
370
193
4359
George W. Tryon, 475
330
402
307
299
188
180
315
186
99
186
446
379
370
193
4359
John Troubat,
470
330
398
305
298
186
180
314
182
100
183
437
377
365
187
4312
Michael Baker,
476
322
389
303
300
181
184
307
178
102
181
4.38
373
365
191
4290
Silas W. Sexton,
476
329
391
303
301
182
182
313
182
99
181
440
376
370
180
4315!
Evans Rogers,
475
332
403
308
300
189
183
314
189
102
186
448
378
369
191
4367
James Fearon,
473
328
398
304
297
188
180
314
186
99
185
445
378
366
190
4301
William Geisse,
472
330
399
306
298
186
180
313
184
101
183
442
376
364
188
4322
John T. Sullivan,
468
322
392
300
296
180
173
311
176
96
170
432
372
362
184
4234
John Horn,
473
328
396
302
296
184
177
313
184
99
181
447
377
365
188
4310
John Crean, Jr.
473 327
390
302
299
182
177
312
179
98
179
4.40
375
366
186
4285
S. J. Henderson,
475
326
389
300
297
181
180
312
183
99
182
436
374
364
189
4275
John Bell,
473 330
395
302
297
185
180
314
184
99
184
444
377
367
187
4318
Lewis Taylor,
471 330
398
306
298
184
179
313
185
99
183
443
377
367
187
4320
Peter Fritz,
476 323
390
283
302
180
178
313
175
98
176
433
372
359
187
4250
Joseph Winters,
475' 327
389
299
297
181
179
312
178
97
178
435
373
363
186
4269
William Camm,
478 327
390
305
304
180
180
313
180
98
179
438
374
366
189
4301
James Andrews,
473 331
399
306
298
192
181
315
184
99
182
437
377
369
189
4322
Henry Troth,
275 309
290
382
431
327
253
209
312
238
363
344
261
211
323
4528
Joseph B. Smith,
268
307
294
378
419
321
255
197
302
236
353
338
255
209
320
4452
Peter Wright,
270
310
291
387
420
327
251
199
307
240
362
347
261
210
314
4496
Robert M'Mullin,
270
308
287
378
416
326
253
199
3C3
237
354
340
258
212
322
4463
John Gilder,
268
314
290
383
422
324
256
198
311
238
356
339
261
210
320
4490
Benjamin H.Yarnall, 268
308
284
380
425
321
249
197
309
233
356
339
257
208
320
4454
John Byerly,
270
308
287
375
421
322
255
200
302
237
352
338
254
207
322
4450
John S. Warner,
269
309
294
382
450
327
254
201
310
239
359
345
261
209
220
4509
Thomas Firth,
271
307
289
$76
425
326
253
200
307
238
357
341
259
210
321
4481
Dr. George S. Schott, 270
308
285
376
430
323
255
198
307
237
355
339
259
206
322
4470
John Darraghı,
270
307
286
392
423
323
254
199
301-
235
356
337
257
205
320
44.65
Robert Toland,
275
310
288
380
431
323
258
201
306
239
357
341
259
210
323
4500
Dr. R. M. Huston,
270
309
287
380
426
324
254
199
309
236
357
339
260
210
323
4479
Thomas Lancaster,
270
311
295
383
427
328
256
201
314
239
361
347
263
221
323
4530
William Montelius,
273
311
295
381
427
329
257
202
309
238
359
347
262
212
324
4526
Joseph R. Chandler,
267
307
282
372
423
322
256
198
300
234
350
338
257
211
321
4438
Enoch Robbins,
269 310
286
378
423
323
253
199
301
235
353
338
258
206
318
4450
James Hutchinson,
272
309
294
382
423
329
255
201
310
238
358
347
263
212
318
4511
Charles H. White,
269
310
294
381
426
327
255
200
310
239
356
346
262
211
321
4507
William Kirk,
270 30Y
287
376
422
321
254
198
302
236
350
339
257
209
318
4446
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
William Ruff,
478 323
381
294
313
186
176
318
179
111
174
435
348
360
180
4256
Jacob Gardner,
257 304
297
385
411
317
255
202
304
227
351
344
276
212
329
4471
AUDITOR.
Dr. Joseph Moore,
494. 312
376
300
290. 178
170
313
169
99
170
425
352
359
180
4187
Wm. J. Bedlock,
240 321
290
383
426
323
258
206
311
240
349
347
269
213
324
4500
-
1833.]
Unincorporated N. L.
Spring Garden.
Penn Township.
Roxborough.
Germantown.
Oxford.
East Kensington.
West Kensington.
Byberry, Moreland, &
Lower Dublin.
Kingsessing.
Moyamensing.
Southwark.
Passyunk.
Total.
Joshua Johnson,
22
0
25
0
0
0
0
11
0
11
1
87 87
527 531
1223 119
6628 6530
Jas. Goodman,
1780
87
863
163
151
4.59
153 146 146 147 145
224 227 218 218 224
262
84
199
196
180
198
195
166 173
87 87
509 529
1214 114 1220 119
6578
Thomas Guirey,
1840
91
867
170
152
458 461
145 146 146
224 219 223
266 270
84 84 109 108
190 154 154
157 157
51 50 45
174 174 178
919 499
70 70 70 70 70
4838
John Wister, jr.
1428
48
694
61
185
282
150
146
230
107
106
146
135
148
47 173
919
4822
T. M. Hubbell,
1377
48
693
61
185
286
150
145
106
149 171 5
152 148 2
45 45 6
192 176 2
923 917 0
70 0
Levis Passmore,
57
0
8
0
0
0
2
0
3
9
0
4
0
0
0
82
Isaac Bedford,
79
1
33
0
0
0
1
102
16
3
11
1
5
5
14
0
270
Samuel M. Lynn,
54
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
0
5
0
0
0
74 74
John Redinger,
51
0
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
5
0
5
2
0
0
0 223
John Rambo,
29
1
24
0
0
0
0
125
20
0 0
7
1 1
0 0
2 2
13 13
0
194
Thomas Earle,
37
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
1
0
2 0
17 15 13 16
0
190
Charles Springer,
26
1
24
0
0
0
0
14
0
8
1
0
2
0
2
13
0 240
John Thompson,
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
25
Scattering,
1
11
0
0
0
0
0 80
108
133
6
1
1
3
14
0
J. Thompson, (S)
60
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
3
0
0 0
0
78
Scattering,
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Wm. Ruff,
1905 86 867 139
155
406
150
333 270 86
1263 121 6820
Jacob Gardner,
1428 52 732
97
192
337
149
138 235
107
151
51
162
873 67
4904
48
703
63
186 186
288 287
152 148
145 149
230 229 233
106
149 150
154
152 153
45 174
920 920 919
4842 4807
Joseph Plankinton, 1399 48
1429 48
693
62
185 185
286
152
146
141
227
109
198
168 169
87
525
529
532
1220 119
6670
L. Paynter,
1873
91
874
171
154
462
151
420 334
142 155
233
James Hanna,
1328
47
655
59
189
171
154
463 456
265 268
84 204 169
J. Rheiner, jr.
1847
92
871
158
153
164
148
SENATOR.
Geo. N. Baker,
1965 93
85
262 228
103
197 166 147 156
88 45 1
518 188 1
1218 116 6720 901 13 73 0
4755 170
ASSEMBLY.
Frs. J. Harper,
1883 86
1822
91
875
170
154
462 472
1219 118 1219 119 1222 119
6596
W. H. Stokes,
1855
90
873
170
154
63
61
186
286
147
143
149
70 69 4807
J. H. Gibbon,
1402
49
695
62
186
286
154 2
146 0
106 3
Jonathan Thomas,
57
0
7
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
102 98
19 14 15
0
8 8
1
0
0
201
William Lancaster,
25
2
23
0
Q
0
0
0
0
101 101 101
15 15
0 0
58
1
0
2
0 7 528 177
1210 119
6538 4781 252
George Brewer,
49
0
27
0
0
0
0
116 137
0 265 219 14
207
163 153
88 45
895
69
Wm. J. Bedlock, 1369
49
702
63
193
342
148
209
Dr. Jos. Moore,
1874 90
858
161
138
398
145
STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION.
The undersigned Committee appointed at a meeting of the citizens of Harrisburg, Pa., report the following
ADDRESS
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.
to such increased importations, as go to swell the receipt at the Treasury to still greater amounts. In such a con- dition of national prosperity as we now find ourselves, what direction does common sense say shall be given to our surplus funds? What course does public opinion point out? It is plain and unerring. It has been evinced upon every occasion, where the voice of the people has been heard. It has by legislative action, become part of the law of the land. To the construction of works of Inter- nal Improvement. If the bonds cemented by the blood of our fathers, have become relaxed by the effects of sectional prosperity or sectional adversity-the true po- licy of every lover of his country will be to aid in every measure which tends to equalize the advantages which lead to the former,and neutralize the disadvantages which grow out of the latter. The only way to do this effect- ually, is to bring remote sections together-to give an impulse to the great arterics of our political system, by
Acting under the instructions of a meeting of the citi- zens of Harrisburg, at which the undersigned were de- puted for the purpose, we respectfully ask your atten- tion to a few remarks, upon a work of great national importance. The construction of a sloop and steam- boat navigation from the Ocean to the Lakes by way of the Susquehanna. We have reached an important cri- sis in our national history. The United States are free from debt; an immense and increasing revenue is at our disposal. It is useless to say, that this revenue will be lessened by reductions in the Tariff; experience has shown that reduction in rates of duties on imports lead | which the general health may be preserved and main-
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CANDIDATES.
N. Liberties.
Bristol.
168
168
168
87 87 87 531
Thomas J. Heston, 1891 91
6677
Benj. Matthias,
John Thompson, p. 1495
48
700
Wm. Fitler,
1416
48
696
694
60
Joseph Trasel,
226 224 0 0
Cornelius Dungan,
26
1
23
0
James Gregory,
26
1
24
0
190
0 193
Edward Vansant,
26
1
23
0
0
425 0
425
AUDITOR.
84
255
84
82
266 269
84
224.
8
7
1
230 133
174
86
547
1221 119
6689
Peter Rambo,
6639
4917
1468
904
879
873
169
287
4837
85
4518
45 174
Blockley.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY-OFFICIAL.
147 84
0
0
262
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA.
[OCTOBER
tained. The chain of immense inland seas, upon our northern frontier, which undoubtedly will become at on very distant day, the nucleus of a population even supe- rior in numbers to the fairest portion of modern Europe, having unfortunately no outlet within our borders, must of necessity, first claim the attention of the nation. The immense importance of a sloop and steamboat connex- ion with the Atlantic, is seen at a glance. By the silent but rapid steps of a rival power, in the improvement of the noble outlet of the St. Lawrence, England having the entire control thereof, may, at the approach of ano- ther war, suddenly concentrate the smaller vessels of her navy, in such numbers, as to throw into the Lakes a force sufficient to sweep the stripes and stars from Ontario to Superior. It is, perhaps, not generally known that by means of the Rideau and Welland canals, the St. Lawrence furnishes a ready communication be- tween the chain of Lakes and the Ocean. Ships of the larger class can approach as far as Montreal; from thence a canal seventy feet wide and within ten feet of water, for the special conveyance of steamboats and sloops, in conjunction with a slack water navigation en- tirely within the Canadian territory, leads directly to Lake Ontario. Our transportation upon the Lakes will ere long be chiefly performed, by means of the splen- did steamboats which are already fast supplanting every other mode of conveyance; with nothing to defend these but an occasional revenue cutter, they will become the easy prey of a sudden invasion and furnishing transports for the armies of an enemy, move them with rapidity, from point to point, and thus easily subjugate the coun- try. Does not the want of such a communication with the Ocean within our own territory, invite aggression? Does it not become our statesmen to look to it? How. could there be imagined a firmer safeguard than an im- mediate and direct steamboat communication with Hampton roads, a central harbor so nobly fortified-the naval establishments at Gosport-at Washington, and (through the Delaware and Chesapeake canal, ) with that at Philadelphia. A communication so direct and safe, that considering the infancy of steam power, and the improvements making every day, it is quite proba- ble, that sloops, men, and munitions of war, could be safely conveyed from the Ocean to the Lakes in two or three days. But it is not for warlike uses that the great- est benefits will flow from this important work-whe- ther the Canadas remain as now, the provinces of a rival power, or form a part of our great confederacy, the ad- vantage of a connexion with the southern states, and a southern outlet to the trade of the lakes are so great as to be incalculable. The alluvial formation of Virginia. the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, is so favorable to the construction of rail roads and canals, that such com- munications are already projected, as will permanently unite and connect every principal point of the Atlantic division of those states; a connexion of these improve- ments, with the Attamatox, Nausemond, and Elizabeth; southern extension of James river, or with works con- necting therewith, will form a hond of internal commu- nication from one extremity of the Union to the other, so firm and beneficial in its nature, that one universal flow of prosperity will hush forever the crimes of disu- nion and secession. But it is not alone the states of the Atlantic frontier, that will be benefitted by this great national work: by connecting the waters of the Illinois with the southern extremity of Lake Michigan, a work already laid out by the hand of nature, new avenues will be opened to the trade of the young and rising states of the Mississippi and Missouri, which will tend materially to the general weal.
What argument can be used against the immediate commencement, by government, of the construction of a sloop and steamboat navigation from the head of the tide on the Susquehanna to Sodus bay? Does not Con- gress possess the power to grant appropriations for the purposes of internal improvement? It has been decided in hundreds of instances in the affirmative. Has not
Congress the means at its disposal? The treasury is overflowing-absolutely overflowing. Is not the work practicable? What currents in the Susquehanna can compare with the Long Sault, or with the most insigni- ficant rapid of the Uttiwas, that have been overcome by the Rideau canal before alluded to?
The Susquehanna has been professionally examined, and in two instances the improvement thereof pronounc- ed to be within the means and power of the operations of a single state. The surplus revenue of the general government, for a single year, will, it is supposed, be amply sufficient for the construction of this great na- tional work. The money expended in the conveyance of troops, ordinance, &c. to the lakes, during the late conflict with Great Britain, would have completed it.
It is needless, fellow citizens, to waste words upon this subject. We conceive that its importance must strike every patriot and friend of his country, and his country's interest, with peculiar force; we wish to rouse the general attention of the citizens of the United States and excite a general action. There is not a city nor a hamlet-a county nor a township, within the wide ranges of the waters of the northern lakes; upon the extensive and various ramifications of the branches of the Susquehanna and the Delaware-the Potomac and the Chesapeake, but would liave most substantial rea- sons to bless the day, when this great work was accom- plished. We earnestly desire every one tospeak out -- to memorialize Congress upon this subject, urging the immediate commencememt of the work, by an order for surveys and estimates. There is no time to be lost-let the people speak-they must be heard, and in a coun- try and under a government like ours, their will obeyed.
Valentine Hummel, John C. Bucher,
Joel Bailey, Henry Crangle,
Henry Buehler, Dr. A. S. Dean,
Henry K. Strong,
John Geiger,
Geo. W. Harris,
Samuel Pool.
Henry Walters,
Peter Brua,
Frederick Kelker,
Obed Fahnestock,
David Krause,
William Duck,
Frederick Heisely,
Charles C. Rawn,
Jacob M. Haldeman,
Mordecai M'Kinney,
The undersigned committee, appointed at a meeting of the citizens of Harrisburg, Pa. to draft a petition to Congress, on the subject of a steamboat navigation from the Atlantic to the Lakes; report the following
MEMORIAL.
To the Hon. the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States.
The petition of the subscribers, citizens of Pennsyl- vania, respectfully represents:
That the various internal improvements, which have been constructed, and which are in the course of exe- cution, in many sections of our country, have naturally directed the attention of the public to this important means of improving the condition of the citizens of this Union. The canals and rail roads, and improvements by slack water, which have already been constructed, have in most instances, conferred important benefits upon the community, within the sphere of their influ - ence. The advantages resulting from them, have ex- cited a desire in many of our fellow citizens, that a por- tion of the funds of the general government, should be applied to similar objects. The extinguishment of the public debt will soon leave a large amount of money at the disposal of Congress. It cannot be desirable that the immense revenue of the government shall remain in the treasury, but rather that it should be expended, as it arises in a manner most conducive to the public good.
Believing that the interest of the public generally, re- quires the application of a portion of this revenue, to I internal improvements, we submit to the consideration
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Daniel Stinc,
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of Congress, two projects, which we consider to be and speedy conveyance to market, and for receiving, in deeply interesting to a large portion of the Union; and { return, the various productions of our own and of for- eminently entitled to be considered as national improve- | eign lands. The commerce of our western states will ments. These improvements are the construction of a have a passage to market, entirely within the territory of their sister states; and the productions of the great west will be secured to our atlantic cities, instead of passing into the dominions of our rival. The extensive deposits of anthracite coal, which have as yet been dis- covered only within the limits of Pennsylvania, and which exist in immense quantities, along the Susque- hanna, render the Eastern improvement of great im- portance, to at least one half of the states of the Union. This advantage cannot be obtained by effecting the con- nexion, between the ocean and the lake, through the North River. That river moreover is not so central to the Union, as the Susquehanna, and the point of con- nexion, with the St. Lawrence, would be greatly ex- posed to the enemy. The Rideau and Welland canals, constructed by our Canadian neighbors, are about 300 miles in length. The state of Pennsylvania alone has expended, upon her improvements, money in all pro- bability, sufficient to execute the improvements, now projected. To the general government, our citizens confidently look, for the improvement of the great channels of intercourse, the cost of which is too con- siderable for the means of the state individually, or which are important to several states; or to the nation generally. Deeming the improvements, now petitioned for, as works of a national character, we pray for their execution, with the funds of the nation; and ask that Congress will immediately make an appropriation for the purpose; or have such surveys or estimates made as will enable your honorable bodies to act definitively, in relation to them, at the next session, Steamboat Navigation, between the seaboard and the lakes, from the Chesapeake bay, up the Susquehanna river, and through the Seneca Lake, and Oswego river to lake Ontario; and a similar connexion between Michigan lake and the Illinois river. The construction of these improvements affect a circle of inland stcam- boat navigation, of several thousand miles in extent. They would be highly beneficial to many of the states, and of immense national importance. The completion of the Rideau canal and slack-water navigation, extend- ing about 270 miles, from Kingston to Montreal, a com- munication navigable for steamboats and sloops-and of the Welland canal around the Falls of Niagara, have not only diverted from our own seaboard, the produc- tions of our own territory, but have peculiarly exposed our Northern frontiers, in the event of a war with Great Britain. Through these improvements, that power will have the means of concentrating a large naval force upon the lakes. Some counteracting improvement should be executed, which will enable our own govern- ment to meet the enemy, in the event of a war; and which will also retain the trade of our western states. The expense of erecting a sufficient number of vessels, necessary in the emergency of war, upon the lakes, will be very considerable; and they will be of little use in a state of peace. The Susquehanna river affords the means of effecting such a communication, at an expense, by no means considerable, when compared with the im- mense resources of the general government. Of the practicability of the improvement of the Susquehanna, for steamboat navigation, no question exists. The ex- And we will ever pray, &c. plorations of engineers, under the authority of Penn- Valentine Hummel, Henry Crangle, Joel Baily, John C. Bucher, sylvania and Maryland, establish such practicability, at a moderate expense, when considered in reference to Henry Buehler, Dr. A. S. Dean, the magnitude of the improvement. The Susquehanna Henry K. Strong, John Geiger, Geo. W. Harris, Peter Brua, Henry Walters, Samuel Pool, affords a sufficiency of water, as far North, as the New York line-the distance thence to tide-water, is about three hundred miles. The fall, in this distance, is be- Frederick Kelker, Obed Fahnestock, tween 7 and 800 feet-about 200 of which is between David Kruse, William Duck, tide-water and the head of the Conewago Falls, a dis- Frederick Heiseley, Charles C. Rawn, tance of about 57 miles. The Welland canal overcomes Jacob M. Haldeman, Mordecai Mckinney. a rise of about 360 feet, in 38 miles. If a slack-water Daniel Stine, navigation cannot be made at a reasonable expense along the whole distance between Middletown and tide, of which however, little doubt exists, a steamboat canal From the Philadelphia Gazette. can readily be made, at such points, as may be neces- PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCILS. sary. No obstacles to improvement by slack water, ex- Friday evening, October 8, 1833. ists between the Conewago Falls and the New York line. The Seneca lake and the Oswego river, afford The following communication from the Treasurer of the Girard Trust, was received and laid on the table: the means of communication with lake Ontario, -- or if it be considered important, that the improvement should be effected entirely within our own territory, a steamboat Treasurer's office of the Girard Trust. canal may probably be constructed, direct from Geneva to Buffaloe, or the Erie canal enlarged, to answer the To the President and Members of the Select Council. purpose. And as to the Western improvement, but little difficulty exists-the summit level between Michi- gan lake and the Illinois river, being but 12} feet high, presents but an inconsiderable obstacle to the execution of that part of the project.
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