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remold. The Wabash beinp the first H report of said commissioners. See ap-

mittee at this time to gireany opinion upon

which side bf the river the contempiatco

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end great oujei i. jmjci.., - near to the'eentre of the stair,' ill occupy the chief attention at this time. From the mouth of that river, to 'the portage on the Summit level of a contemplated canal to rnnnf-ct its water with Lake Erie, by a

r-iito near Fort Wayne, is a distance of

three hundred and thirty miles, taking the general course of the river, disregarding thei- umcrable windings; and t! wind'intis taken into consideration, is ot less than six hundred. This river passes through an immense body of rich land, and inrludes with the state of Indiana, a part of Illinois. Admiitii gfora moment, that its benefits were confined exclusively to a tract of country not exceeding forty miles on ear h side of the river and a contemplated canal, it will aff .rd a convenient outlet for the products of sixteen millions of acres of the most fertile land in the Union, and ai - riii.trv will he capable of

Sustaining a population of at least a million and a half of people. Where the cana shall be opened to unite the Wabash and Maumee of the Lakes, the line of navigable water will be immense; and this stream mti-t necessarily become a great thoroughfare for the immense emigration and commerce of the eastern and northern states, and markets through the lakes, by way of the Great Canal of New York as being the r. a' ts' possible route to ourselves, as well as . part of the inhabitants of Kentucky a id to the states of Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisana. and the tc ritorries Ivi'-g to the north and west, ad vanning to the Pacific Ocean. By the trade of t e states alluded to. our revenue will materially benefit a well as the country at I.irg:'. so soon as the contemplated work be an-omnlishcd and as our sister state of O n ., Peniilvania, Man land and Virginia, are now bu-dh engaged in undertakings of a similar nature, by which a large proportion of the present descending trade of the river Oiio will obviously be diverted to eastern markets, the policy and wisdom of directing the undivided energies, of our state to this enterprize cannot be ques-tio-'ed. Surely then we will not hesitate, or d-u!t, the wisdom of commencing this w rk bv taking preparatory steps. Your committee are well aware that sonv difficulties exit as to the immediate accomplishment of this grand design. A part of the country through which the route of a canal must he located, is within the Indian ' country, ai d these aborigines are 1 .rds of the soil; hut your committee hav every confidece that the general gov-er-ment upon proper application, will forthwith bv trent, - -,- n-e mman title, that the work may no longer he dc-l.vt-d; and thev feci bound to believe that C grVs will " vet donate tlie townships, or a7 least the "sections of land through which the contemplated canal route shall be located to pas. To foster and protec t the interests of every section of our state, and to connect them by ties of a common industry and mutual exchanges, aided by u obstructing rivers and navigable canals, se m- to require resources beyond our own ire -a i. and to demand the considerate a: I f (licient exertions of our delegation in

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canals shodld 'be located at the rapids below Vincennes, as that will be matter to be investigated by the commissioners who will be appointed by each state, if the plan of improvement now to be suggested

shall be approved.

Your committe, so soon as the proper estimate can be formed, would recommend the creation and sale of stock to an

I amount of one half the contemplated ex

pense of removing the obstructions in the

briver, and completing the canals on that

side which shall be approved ot by the commissioners, of each state, so as to secure a certain and permanent navigation below where it ceases to be the boundary

! line of Illinois and Indiana ; for the redempUinn of which stock the faith of the state

! shall he pledged; and so soon as the state of

j Illinois shall give her assent, and nottty me i state of Indiana that she has provided the ne-

cessarv funds on her part, the commissioners shall be authorized to take possession of so much land upon each side of the different falls of the river, as may appear to be necessarv for the cai-nl, and for such water privi leges as shall he deemed proper and convenient for the advantage of the said stales; in lieu of which, an equivalent shall be paid to the owners of the land, thus entered upon; and so soon as the preliminaries shall be agreed upon by the

itwo states, the commissioners shall employ

such engineers and assistants, as may be necessarv to progress with the work, until its final" completion. Your committee have had referred to them, an act, entitled kAn act, to incorporate ti e Wabash navigation company," adopted by tlie Legislature of Illinois, transmitted here for our concurrence, and are extremely gratified that the subject has been considered by that state, as they have every confidence that her enlightened and patriotic representatives, and functionaries, will co-operate in even measure which shall be clear lv calculated to advance the common inf both. But vnur committer must

here disapprove of committing such an imjportunt matter as the navigation of the Wabash to the discretionary power of any

corporation, more particularly as the plan, thev believe, would he in the end unsuccess ful unless the faith of (he state stands pledged, and mre time dapse before the necessary Work be completed than the best interest of either state can permit. It is believed thatcannls around the raoid. ftn . n , v in lUrnlPli a surplus of water for hydraulic purposes nf infinite imni.rtnnrc. :il (I immense Value

I to the mat ufactui inginterest ofhoth states. With a fall of fifteen' feet six inches, (theamount estimated by the con missioners ; heretofore appointed on that portion,) a ' wheel of more than fifteen feet diameter ! can be used, and three bui dred cubic feet j of water per mi ute, is sufficient for two pair of millstones of the diameter ot four and a half feet. So that 20.000 cu hie feet per mil ute, (which may he spared f r m S the canal if necessary.) will propel sixty -j six pair of stones, or any other machinery reouiriif the same newer. 'I he act of in-

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of primary Importance 10 u.c ......... rLcement nd parity of the state of T 1 ...J .hnnld be commenced as soon

irpraclicabi; and prosecuted under stale jajpices and direction, for the benefit of FM, That the plan adopted by the state of Illinois to improve the natiga jon of the river Wabash, by their act entitled Sin act to incorporate the Wabash navgation company," cannot be absented to , on : the part of the state of Indiana, and that tile plan suited in this report, be and u ;c hrnhv approved.

Resolved, That our Senators in Congress

be instructed, ana our ixyFi- ;

hart-broken wires rhib!rn

friends arise fr;in the dead. '

b..nnilv'a beneficent attribute of the gen- corporation refund to, gives no authority .r,l'n...r ..rrii..il for the irpi era! cood, t-enter upon lai ds but fur the purposes of

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canal navigation, won o in uie opo i u ui v our committe, would ii evitahlv lead to a sacrifice of the important sources of revenue, so justlv expected from the water power, just noticed, a sacrifice of benefits too important to be overlooked under any circumstances. Again, all xperience in the western country, points, to the necessity of each state joining in their sovereign capacitv for the advancement of all great undertakings; K: y ur committee hope the improvement of the Wabash, or at least, the canal to connect it with the lakes, will vet have

national aid, under auspices of that glorious system of internal improvement already commenced by the general government. Your committee decidedly approve of the plan they have suggested in preference to any ac t of incorporation, and they sincerely 'lament that the legislature of Illinois

will not again be in session until the year

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and if the subject has never been thon uglily investigated in regard to our wants lis ourselves we have to blame or those who the work, will more than compensate for represent us. Your c mmittee are confide-t that the i; creased value of the public lands in the neighbourhood, together with' the national advantages to act rue from uch donation. Should the property of the United States and her agents at all time?, be allowed to pass the the tanals toll free.it will lessen the expo se of transporting troops and munitions of war to the western pests, and surely present an additional inducement to aid the the state by such donation. It is believed commissioners should be appointed to examine, survey, and mark the most eligible route for such connecting canal; as it will cau-e- the land to he reserved from sale.

. j ..n .iiaeihlp. endeavours to

ouestea io use on obtain from the government of the United States fortius state, a grant of the sections ! of land through which the contemplated I canal to connect the river abash with 7VT..o fl.ke Erie shall pass, also a

.;m;h,r crmnt of the sections through which

1 a feeder for said canal will pass to the river

Resolved. That his Excellency the President ofthe United States he,&he is hereby 'nosted to take such steps for the extin

guishment of the Indian title to any part n..,A nnw claimed bv them, on the mar-

trin of the Wabash river, as he may deem

best calculated to accomplish the desired l

object as soon as possible. That conies of the foregoing

preamble and resolutions be transmitted

bv the Governor ol Indiana, to m i.aw

encv the President of the United States, io the'Governor of the state of Illinois, and to

each of our senators in Congress.

A. Indianai olis, Jan. 31, 1825. Sir In compliance with your request, 1 Hw. ;,,r.rm:ili!i I DOSSCS3 Oil tile

subject of unitine the waters of the Lake ; with those of the Wabash, j Thedistance on the portage line between the St. Mans and the head of navigation

ion Little river, is b 3 4 miles, through a ' wet prairie. The greatest elevation does I not exceed 14 feet; there are two creeks 1 running through said prairie, entering horn ! the north; one of which runs i. to Little ! river, and the other into the St. Marys; and. when the rivers named could he navi igated, there i then a sufficiency of water in the prairie to supply a feeder. The length of the" feeder to be taken i from the St. Josephs and Little river, woul 1 he about 40 feet there would h- 4 creeks to cross on the route. There can be no ianprehrv-'p' " J 4, ' c, f , Tfeerler if taken from the St. Josephs. j But in order that the contemplated anal may more completelv answer the purpose intended, it oui:ht to commcr i e at the junction of the St. Marys and St. Josephs, and continue to the junction of the Wabash and Little river, the distance would he hi - 'tween 25 and 30 miles; in that case, the , feeder from St. Josephs would be about : 7 miles. i The reason whv the Inst mentioned route 1 would he best, is, that the St. Marys affords hut little water if seme seasons of the year; indeed not a sufficiency to float a canoe. Little river is a deep sluggish stream, but , i ear the mouth there is a rapid in which there are many rocks, and the naiiuation difficult, even at a common stage of water. I am y ours, ice. B. J. BLYTHE. .The hon. John Ewing. I . 1 Sir W e believe that a canal to connect

the waters of the Wabash and Maumee is

and

and how awful would be that r. er,lU3

From the New Hampshire Patriot nf l Jan. 17 HORRIBLE EFFECTS OF lNTEMPLp

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John W. Elliot, a child about Z) K nA. After ;i n;it lent ii.vosli(,.,c... . ears

found guilty, and sentenced to be ejlTut ? ii ji.... I'll- . ut(,G.

ii ;ippers iiun r-moi wa cr.f(. a r rdj ritirn? thnt hn tl. 'F(C

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farm, containing three hundred

land, a barns.

deluded victims, burirH

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jDuiaias: nc necaine n ti n

in me use oi uiiieni spirits, ai j. jj

rate

to

many ueiuueu viciims, nuricd :A n

was manly in the intoxicating bow 1. Ti'

became passionaie, anu very abusive to his wife and children ; and at length r, r( mitted the dreadful deed fr ;H .l...a orp mi n i rt A Tiilr- I. I i

HUT ? t x . w. wuuf;i i H.'l, Tjr. nounced the sentence of the law, (UlJ which we make the following afrectii.g tract, fiod giant that it 'may prove nn ff. fectual warning to the living, ar d If. j),e means of dashing the poisonous howl from the lips of some deluded mortal! 'It only remains to the C urt to rro nounce the se.:it nce, v l.ich the law nccord as the punishment of your cr?n,e. In the remarks we are abeiit to sn; nut to you, w e W' ubl iiot ay any thing to Wt u j your feelings. God forbid t'.at uesti clj break the bruised reed. We r ;r;K,t get that we are pronou .ci g judnici.t against a fellow man. W e lau et f,,r. get that it is hut a few years slice, aid whose prospects were fiirer than our.? Y ur wife a fruitful vii e, giving jey .vd comfort to all beneath yiur ro -f -( jr voung children growing up aroui.d ny, tiidding fair to he the solace of your lift1 aid the crown of your Id age yourscb" ?ljr. rounded with an ample compete! i y, lanr j at home and respected abroad.

then the sad at d appal in g revf?e t st now presents itsell" hetore us? Are t authorised to say, fioni the evidcid ic

have heard, you an thrvu tan nfinU m;er:h(, S d need, deluded, maddei ed by th- i taieating drau-.r,'t. you have descended lr rji one degree of nral debas inent to a: ct! tr, till at length you find yourself at ti.e Iv.r of v our country about to receive Sri true nf death for tbe murder of your own rrilJ. Y-u have lived Tittle more than half y ur das; and vet yeur race is run. y ui d;.s ;ire r, umbered. May v r ot aj 1 to Jill the :,' gunge cf J( f.eab to Ida ii'-.CU'lt people, "O Israel, llnu UuA destrntd t) v. self.' The Judge then, in a most earnest aft ctior ate manner exhorted hiiri to t n j 1 'Y his few reman ing moments iii n.akii g Lis peace w ilh G. d.

a d enable a future legislative body to as-1 1C2G but the preparatory steps on the

certain the expense. I he commissioners ca ' descend the river from the ascertained junction of the canal. to that point where the -tate of Illinois hei omes a party, and Do . is they will no doubt be authorized to d . dl the ohstiui tions to navigation, their si:uatioti and extent, in their report; by w if h f!ie expense to he incurred, and the diOi ulties to be overcome, can be truly -mated. From that point where the si tie of Illinois becomes interested, a map a; I report has been heretofore procured of al! obstructions to the junction of the Ohio Home of the calculations of which as regards the relative expense of cai ailing on our -ide, and on that of Illinois, are found to he incorrect. In one instance a mistake o. toil ty thousa d dollar na o curred, as will appear by reteiuiice to- the

part of this state, for effecting the object in

all its parts, may require time for its perfect arrangement, and our adoption and progress, will no doubt point out a clear path for the state of Illinois, if not remove many difficulties she might otherwise have to encounter. The annexed letters marked A. and B. from gentlemen whose knowledge was sought foi, have been received by our chairman. To such (if any there be,) as may for want of accurate information, doubt of the practicability of the grand completion of the glorious work contemplated, they are unquestionably important, and with that view submitted. W ith these hasty remarks, your committe submit for adoption, the following resolutions. Resolved, That the improvcmei t .f ti e navigational our river, and the connection.

New Jfrsey. The following relations have hi en passed by the h gisl t tc of New-Jersey they do lienor to the t;iic ftosolvcff, bv the coir il and gerrni! assem; ly of New-Jersey . That the ihmration ofn system, piov iding for a gci.t r:d emancipation of the people of (ebr. hid in servitude in the I nited State?, bf recommended to the legislatures ( f ti c several states of the Americ an Union, and to the congress of the United States. Rewired. That, in tl e opinion of this legislature, a syst m of fen ign cob i iz.-.t'mr., with correspondent nuasurcs. nigit be

perfectly practicable; it length will be jj aiIoltod, that ould. in due tin e. etP i ttl e

enure emancipntiiifi ol ti e slaves in ui country; and furnish an asylum for the free blacks, without any vii l.ition i f the national compact or infi ii gcmci t of ti e right? of individuals. And that sue ha sstern should he predicated upon the priwiple. that the evil of slavery isatatiotal one, arid that the people and the states of

i this Union ought mutuallv to nnrtiriratc ia i -i ... . . ' . ' .

liie duties and unlet s ot removing it. Resolved, That his excellency the g'v-

! ernor, he requested to forward a copy of

about Q5 mile- the country level, part of

the soil sandy, though susceptible of the object. The St Josephs river can be brought on the summit level, and will probably afford a supply of water for a feeder at all seasons. john tipton, anthony l. davis, bi;nj. 13.ki;kcheval. Hon. John Ewinc. rc.

Supposing the canal to be 13.805 yards

long, 21 feet wide, 13 1-2 feet deep, it l these resolutions to the executives of each would produce 434,857.5 cubic yards, in i' state in the Union, respectively with a re

place ol 4J,3dd, as reported by the commissioners; ai d would cost at 10 certs a yard cubic, ,$43,485 75; in place of 42,955 50, as reported. Second route contemplated. Distance, 1 1,484 yards, same width and depth as before, will produce 3G1,74G cubic yards, at 10 cts. as before, will amount

to $36,174 60 cents, in place of $66,364

80 cts. as reported by the commissioners.

quest that thev lay the same before their

several legislatures, and. that his excellcn-

cy win a i -so lor ward a like copy to earn oi our senators and representatives in cn gross, requesting their co-operation in all national measures, having a tendency tO effect the grand object cmhrart d therein,

The son of intemperance will read the subjoined extract from the New Hampshire Patriot and tremble,we trust, ineyery nerve of his body. Could the class of selfmurderers, who fall the slaves Df intemperance, those who rush headlong into the embrace of, or by slow but certain stages incest e king of terrors halfway in their

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CH . io me iomn ivulu the victims oh.

i voluntary insanity with all their tram of it

The Canal at the falls or the Ohio. We ban. that one thousand shares have been taken in this city alone, under the Ue charter from the Li

j for the improvement of the navigation at

that place. The spirit already manitested

by the citizens of Kentucky, we trust will

be reciprocated bv those of Oi io, as tbur

We

interests and their wants are mniuaL

iiope,this second attempt will be success, ful io the completion of a work, that ought many years shjee to have hoc. finished. JSational Crisist