turing interest would not spring forward to prevent so important a provision.

The question being taken, it was decided in the nega

tive.

Mr. BENTON then moved to amend the bill in the 3d section, by adding to the duty on hemp "ten dollars per ton, annually, until it amounts to ninety dollars; "which motion was decided in the negative. Mr. WOODBURY moved to amend the bill, by inserting, "on all manufactures of silks, from beyond the Cape of Good Hope, 30 per cent., and on all manufactures of silks, from countries this side of the Cape, 20 per cent. ad valorein."

Mr. WOODBURY said, the effect of this motion would be, to leave the duty as it now was on the manufactures of silk this side of the Cape of Good Hope. But, on those from beyond that Cape, it raised the duty five per cent. At this period of the session, he would Occupy the attention of the Senate only a few minutes in stating the probable effect of the amendment, should it prevail. By the change of duty, the whole impost on silks, annually, would be somewhat raised for a time. This might increase the zeal already excited in this country for the culture of silk, and thus tend to encourage enterprise, and improve skill. Should the change alter in time our importations, and introduce into the market more of the silks of Europe, and less of those from India and China, till the former entirely engrossed the market, the effect would prove highly beneficial both to our agriculture and navigation. The commercial men in this body were very conscious, that the discrimination in duty of five per cent. between silks from India and Europe, introduced in the tariff of 1824, had very considerably augmented the importations of those manufactured nearest home. Without troubling the Senate with a statistical detail, the year ending in September, 1826, exhibited an importation of almost five millions worth of this article from Europe, and of only a little more than three millions from beyond the Cape of Good Hope. All who heard him, and had reflected on the subject, were aware that the silks from India were paid for mostly in specie, and employed but little navigation directly, while those from Europe were chiefly obtained in exchange for cotton, tobacco, and other staple articles of agriculture, and gave occupation directly to a much larger amount of tonnage. Another effect would probably be, that the duty on some of these articles abroad would be lowered, with a view to reciprocate our friendly discrimination in favor of European silks. From one Power especially, and that was France, we might not only hope this; but it would give to her some substitute for the diminution occasioned by other parts of this very bill, in our present trade for woollens from that country. Should any objection be made to an increase of this impost, it might also be replied, it was a tax on what was in some degree a luxury, and chiefly used by the wealthy, while this same bill taxed very highly a great number of the first necessaries of life, used by the humblest classes of society. He would only add, at this time, that the change now proposed was in exact conformity with the recommendation of the Committee on Manufactures, in 1824; and the experience of three years had shown the benefits of the discrimination so fully, that no further argument was wanted, he thought, to verily their recommendation in its fullest extent, and induce us to make the whole discrimination then advised,

not only by the committee, but by the Chamber of Commerce in the first commercial city in the Union.

Mr. SILSBEE made a few remarks.

Mr. DICKERSON said, it appeared that the object of the amendment was to increase the discrimination. Ile agreed that the effect had been to reduce the amount of silk imported from beyond the Cape of Good Hope,

[MAY 12, 1828.

and he thought that the present duty was producing the change so rapidly, it was not necessary to increase the discrimination.

Mr. WEBSTER rose to make a single remark, as to the operation of the discrimination, and to propose to the gentleman from New Hampshire to fix some period at which the additional duty should commence, or it would operate severely on the merchants whose ships had already been sent to the East Indies for silks. The importers of this description of goods might suffer great loss, unless the amendment were so modified as not to go into effect until a period late enough to save their or ders, already sent, from its operation.

Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, made a few remarks in relation to the importance of our trade with France. He considered it to be our interest to be on the best terms with that country, as she took our articles in return-and it was but fair to give to her an advantage, in the silk trade, over China, where we were obliged to pay spe cie-although he had wondered that our merchants did not export cotton to the latter country, as the experi ment had been made successfully in one instance, which he mentioned.

Mr. BENTON was decidedly in favor of the proposed He was in favor of this discrimination, amendment. when it was proposed in 1824, and the beneficial effects produced by the discrimination of five per centum, im posed at that time, encouraged him to carry the prin ciple to the point now proposed. At present we got our chief supplies of silks from France, England, and the East Indies. From the latter place, we purchase for gold and silver; from the two former, for the pro ducts of our soil. We pay for French and English silks in cotton, rice, and tobacco; and our statistical tables show us, that our exports, in these articles, to one of the European Powers, France, has increased nearly three fold since 1824. It is the part of a wise and pr dent policy to keep that increase on the rise; and the doubling the discriminating duties in favor of European silks, will contribute to effect that object. So much for agriculture. On the other hand, the navigating in terest will be benefitted by the same policy. It takes but little tonnage to carry the gold and silver to China, which brings back, say three million dollars' worth of silks; but it would require at least 30,000 tons of ship. ping, the freight on which would be worth $400,000, at a cent and a half per pound, to carry as much cotton to France or England as would purchase the same amount of silks in those countries. Thus the interests of commerce, of agriculture, of the land holder, and ship owner, are both concerned in fostering the silk trade with France and England, in preference to that from beyond the Cape of Good Hope; and every interest is concer ed in promoting a trade which consumes the products of the country, in preference to one that carries off its gold and silver.

Mr. WOODBURY modified his amendment on the suggestion of Mr. WEBSTER, so as to make its operation commence on the 3d day of June, 1829. The motion was then agreed to.

Some discussion arose on a suggestion of Mr. WEB. STER, to strike out that portion of the bill subjecting all invoices of goods to the decisions of appraisers, in which Mr. WEBSTER and Mr. SANFORD took part. Mr. W. did not then press his motion.

Other verbal amendments were made in the bill, to make it correspond with the amendment last adopted.

Mr. SMITH, of South Carolina, moved to amend the bill, by striking out the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th lines of the 3d section, which embraced the duty on cotton bagging, for which he gave, as one of his reasons, the fall in the price of cotton; since the duty had fallen so that it was felt severely by the planters.

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The motion was rejected.

Turiff Bill.-Deported Slaves.

Mr. TAZEWELL moved to amend the bill, by striking out the duty on steel, lead, leaden shot, litharge, orange mineral, and sugar of lead.

Mr. T. said, that he had made the proposition for the purpose of making a single remark in opposition to the duty. All the lead mines in this country, of any value, were the property of the United States. It seemed to him an extraordinary policy that the Government should increase the duty for the purpose of adding to its own profits. He had raised the question in order that it might be settled whether it was proper that the Government should tax the People in this manner for its own profit.

The question being put on the motion of Mr. T., it was decided in the negative.

Mr. BENTON moved to amend the bill by levying a duty on oranges, limes, and lemons, as he observed, to protect the products of Florida; which was rejected. Mr. BENTON also moved to amend, by levying a duty of 50 per cent. ad valorem, on olives, sweetmeats, and castor oil; which was rejected.

Mr. FOOT moved to amend the bill by striking out the duty on imported spirits; which was decided in the

negative.

Mr. SILSBEE moved to insert a duty on imported umbrellas. [Mr. S. also presented a memorial of manufacturers of the article, praying for an additional duty.] The motion was not agreed to.

Mr. SMITH, of Md., moved that the date 30th of June" be stricken out, and the 1st of September' in serted, (the time at which the bill goes into operation ;) which was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, moved to amend the bill, by adding a proviso exempting all books, tracts, &c. for Bible and other religious societies, from the payment of the duties on such articles; which was rejected. Mr. WEBSTER moved to amend the bill, by strikIng out that portion of the 8th section, which points out the duty of the appraisers, and empowers them to fix tpon the value of importations independently of the

invoices.

On this motion discussion arose, in which it was opposed by Messrs. DICKERSON, BARNARD, VAN BU. KEN, and SANFORD, and supported by Mr. WEBSTER. The yeas and nays having been ordered on motion of Mr. VAN BUREN, the question was decided in the ne

gative.

Mr. WOODBURY proposed the following amendment in relation to the duty on molasses: add at the end of section, 20th fine, the following words: "except such as the holder thereof shall give sufficient bond shall not be distilled; and, on all such, 5 cents per gallon." The motion was negatived.

[SENATE.

Mr. HAYNE spoke at length in opposition to the bill, and entered a solemn protest against it, as a partial, unjust, and unconstitutional measure, and concluded by moving an indefinite postponement of the bill; on which the question being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

YEAS.-Messrs. Berrien, Bouligny, Branch, Cham-
bers, Chandler, Cobb, Ellis, Hayne, Johnston, of Lou.
King, McKinley, Macon, Parris, Smith, of Md., Smith, of
S.C. Tazewell, Tyler, White, Williams, Woodbury.-20.
NAYS.-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman, Benton,
Chase, Dickerson, Eaton, Foot, Harrison, Hendricks,
Johnson, of Ken. Kane, Knight, McLane, Marks, Noble,
Ridgely, Robbins, Rowan, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour,
Silsbee, Thomas, Van Buren, Webster, Willey.-27.
Mr. WEBSTER replied briefly to Mr. HAYNE.
Mr. BENTON read some statements to shew that the
duties of 1824 had not been of any benefit to the agri-
culturist.

The question then occurring on the passage of the bill, and the yeas and nays having been ordered, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:

YEAS--Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman, Benton, Bouligny, Chase, Dickerson, Eaton, Foot, Harrison, Hendricks, Johnson, of Ken. Kane, Knight, McLane, Marks, Noble, Ridgely, Rowan, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour, Thomas, Van Buren, Webster, Willey.-26.

NAYS.-Messrs. Berrien, Branch, Chambers, Chandler, Cobb, Ellis, Hayne, Johnston, of Lou., King, McKinley, Macon, Parris, Robbins, Silsbee, Smith, of Md., Smith, of S. Carolina, Tazewell, Tyler, White, Williams, Woodbury.-21.

So the bill was PASSED, and returned to the House of Representatives, for concurrence in the amendments. [The debate on the Tariff Bill in the Senate is very limited, the Editors not having been able, from circumstances beyond their control, to procure the remarks of all the gentlemen who engaged in the debate. Such portion of the prominent speeches on the bill, as were in their possession, are given in the preceding pages, no part of which did they feel themselves at liberty to withhold.]

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1828.

DEPORTED SLAVES.

On motion of Mr. JOHNSTON, of Louisiana, the mes

sage and amendments from the other House, of the bill

for the settlement of claims for slaves, under the first article of the treaty of Ghent, were taken up, and the proviso, offered by Mr. JOHNSTON, to allow the taking of evidence until the first of July, being under consideration, Mr. J. spoke at considerable length in defence of its object; and, in conclusion, withdrew it, substituting therefor an amendment for the same purpose, but which The question then occurred on ordering the bill to a third reading, and the yeas and nays having been order to the other, that it would dictate to the commissioners was not subject to the objections which had been made ed, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote: any particular course in the performance of their duty. YEAS.-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman, Benton, Mr. J. then offered an amendinent authorizing the comBouligny, Chase, Dickerson, Eaton, Foot, Harrison, Hen-missioners to receive all testimony presented to them, reks, Johnson, of Kentucky, Kane, Knight, McLane, in proper form, previous to the first day of July next, Marks, Noble, Ridgely, Rowan, Ruggles, Sanford, Sey- provided that notice of the testimony which they intend car, Thomas, Van Buren, Webster, Willey.-26. NAYS.-Messrs. Berrien, Branch, Chambers, Chan- days after the passage of this bill. to offer shall be given by all individuals, within three , Cobb, Ellis, Hayne, Johnston, of Louisiana, King, Kinley, Macon, Parris, Robbins, Silsbee, Smith, of ryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Tazewell, Tyler, e, Williams, Woodbury.-21.

that it would be out of order to amend the amendment Mr. TAZEWELL opposed the motion, on the ground reported from the other House, as it was a proposition merely in relation to time, as it was an alteration of the time at which the commission should expire, from the 30th November to the 1st of September. He submitted to the Chair the question whether the amendment was in order.

The CHAIR said it was not parliamentary; but it was not competent to the Chair to decide.

SENATE.] Internal Improvem'ts.-President Pro tem.—Ches. and Ohio Canal.-Land Claims. [Mar 15, 16, 1828.

Mr. TAZEWELL asked if there was no mode by which having been taken, Mr. MACON was declared to have been the Senate could not act upon the motion. elected.

The CHAIR said that it was competent to the Senate to decide upon it on the ground of incongruity. Mr. BERRIEN then rose, and expressed himself at considerable length in favor of the motion.

Mr. TAZEWELL replied at great length, and insisted on the point of order which he had previously urged, also opposing the object of the motion as imposing a duty on the commissioners.

Mr. FOOT said the question appeared to be one of parliamentary practice, and he thought the Senate not competent to amend the amendment. The only way in which a modification could be obtained, would be for the Senate to disagree to the amendment, and then appoint a committee of conference.

Mr. JOHNSTON, of Louisiana, then withdrew his amendment, and moved that the Senate disagree to the amendment of the House, with the design of moving the appointment of a committee of conference.

Mr. TYLER observed that he had, several days since, moved that the Senate concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives.

Mr. CHAMBERS spoke at some length in opposition to the proposition of Mr. JOHNSTON.

On motion of Mr. BERRIEN, the yeas and nays were ordered on the motion of Mr. TYLER to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives.

Mr. TYLER read a letter from the commissioners to the Hon. Charles A. Wickliffe, of the other House, in support of his motion.

Mr. BERRIEN also made some further remarks opposed to the motion of concurrence, when, the question being put, it was decided in the affirmative.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. McLANE, from the committee of conference on the amendments of the Senate to the bill for internal improvements, reported the following resolutions, agreed to by the managers of the two Houses, respectively:

1st. Resolved, That the Senate adhere to the fifth

amendment.

Mr. MACON rose, and returned thanks to the Senate for the honor conferred on him; but wished to decline serving.

Mr. TAZEWELL then moved that Mr. Macon be excused from serving as President pro tem. This motion having been agreed to, nem con., another ballot was taken, and the vote stood as follows: Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, HARRISON, Scattering,

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So Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, was duly elected; and, having been conducted to the Chair, by Messrs. MACON and HARRISON, briefly addressed the Senate; making ac knowledgments for the confidence which had been reposed in him, and the honor conferred upon him, and which had been entirely unexpected on his part. It was so long since he had occupied the Chair, that his knowledge of the rules of order were, perhaps, less perfect than, from the length of his service in Congress, might be supposed, and he might often ask for the aid and forbearance of his fellow-Senators; but he could assure them that he should discharge the duty of the Chair with fidelity and impartiality.

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.

The bill from the House to authorize the Corporations of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria, to subscribe for stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was read, and, on the question of ordering it to a second reading, it was decided in the negative, 12 to 13.

The bill from the other House to abolish the office of Major General of the Army of the United States, was read, and ordered to a second reading.

Mr. ROWAN moved the reconsideration of the vote on the second reading of the bill authorizing the Corpora tions of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria, to sub scribe for Stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

Mr. WEBSTER advocated the motion to reconsider, and expressed a hope that the bill would go to a committee Mr. EATON explained the bill, and said that the pro perty of the corporations stood pledged for the payment of the subscriptions.

2d. Resolved, That the Senate recede from all that part of the third amendment, after the word "expenses," in the first line, and that the same be modified in such Mr. CHAMBERS observed, that this bill would be im manner as to read as follows: "For defraying the ex-portant or not, according to the decision of the Senate penses incidental to making examinations, under the act of 30th April, 1824, $30,000, provided that this appropriation shall not be construed into a legislative sanction of any examinations or surveys which shall not be deemed of national importance, and within the provisions of the aforesaid act of 30th April, 1824."

On motion of Mr. COBB, the question was divided so as to be taken on the resolutions separately. The first resolution was then agreed to. Mr. CHAMBERS moved to lay the resolution on the table; which was rejected.

The question then occurring on the second resolution, it was agreed to by the following vote:

YEAS.-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Benton, Bouligny, Branch, Chambers, Chase, Dickerson, Eaton, Harrison, Hendricks, Johnson, of Ken. Johnston, of Lou. Kane, King, Mckinley, McLane, Noble, Ridgely, Robbins, Rowan, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour, Smith, of S. C. Tazewell, Willey.-27.

NAYS.-Messrs. Bateman, Chandler, Cobb, Foot, Hayne, Smith, of Md. Macon, Parris, Tyler, Van Buren, White, Woodbury.-12.

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1828.

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE.

The Secretary having given notice of the absence of

on another bill, which would probably soon come befor them. If that bill should pass, this bill would be abso lutely necessary, to enable the company to go on. Th object of that bill could not be carried into effect withou this. He presumed that no friend of the measure work ask the Senate to act on this bill, should the other be jected. He trusted, therefore, that they would not strik a fatal blow to the measure, by staying this bill here. Mr. McLANE expressed himself in favor of the recon sideration, although he would not pledge himself to vot

for the main bill.

Mr. NOBLE considered it peculiarly hard, that Con gress could not let the people of the District of Columbi crawl out of their nut-shell, or enjoy any of the benefit of internal improvement, in common with other parts the country. He was in favor of giving to the people this district, the benefits of the system, and thought the ought not to be bound down, while Congress was calle the local Legislature. He hoped the motion to reconsid would be adopted.

The question was then put and carried.
The bill was read a second time, and referred to
committee on the Judiciary.

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1828.
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.

the Vice President from the Chair, the Senate proceed- On motion of Mr. BERRIEN, the bill to continue ed to the election of a President pro tem. ; and a ballot force for a limited time, and to amend the act to c

Revolutionary Pensioners.—Navy Yard between Cape Hatteras and Florida.

The following resolution, submitted yesterday, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, was taken up for consideration, viz:

"Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be directed

to report to Congress, at their next Session, whether the establishment of a Navy Yard, for the construction and repair of vessels of war, or a Depot for the collection of ship timber, at some point on the coast between Cape Hatteras and Florida, would be advantageous to the public service: And that he do also report to the Senate all the information in possession of the Department, showing the

The bill from the other House, for the relief of sun-facilities afforded for such an establishment by Charleston dry Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers, and Widows, vas read; and, on the question of reading a second

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

[MAY 20, 1828

of the Legislature of Virginia incorporating the Chesa peake and Ohio Canal Company ;" and an act of thi State of Maryland, for the same purpose: the object o which having been explained by him, he asked the yea and nays.

On this motion considerable debate took place, i which Messrs. DICKERSON, FOOT, HAYNE, and SMITH, of South Carolina, opposed it; Messrs.WEB STER and MCLANE desired that it should be taken in to-morrow; and Messrs. HARRISON, HENDRICKS and NOBLE, advocated the present consideration of the bill.

The question being then put on considering, it wa agreed to, as follows!

opinion since, that such an establishment would be extremely convenient to the Navy, especially to that portion of it which was employed on the West India station generally composed of sloups of war and schooners. To these vessels, it would be a matter of great convenience to have a Navy Yard at some point between Cape Hatteras and Florida Cape, to which they could resort, not only for naval stores, but for necessary repairs. Mr. H. said, he was satisfied that the efficiency of our squadron, on the West India stations, and true economy, too, would be promoted by such an establishment. He was likewise well satisfied that, from the superior quality and greater cheapness of timber, and from other advantages, the interests of the service would be advanced, by building vessels of an inferior class at some convenient point on the Southern coast. Influenced by these considerations, and believing, moreover, that it was very desirable that a portion of the immense revenue collected at the South should, if possible, be expended there, on objects of national importance, he felt it to be his duty to submit the resolution of which he had spoken, very soon after he became a member of the Senate. But, though he had not lost sight of the object for one moment since, and had always improved every opportunity to urge it, he had never yet been able to arrive at a point, at which he could obtain even a decision on the subject. He knew, of course, when he first undertook to move in the busi- Mr. CHAMBERS made some explanations; when, the ness, that Congress would not act without an inquiry by question being taken on ordering the bill to a third read. the Naval Committee of the Senate, nor without a reporting, the yeas and nays having been ordered, it was decid from the Navy Department, on the practicability and ex-ed in the affirmative. pediency of this measure.

YEAS. Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman, Bouligny Chambers, Chase, Eaton, Harrison, Hendricks, Jolmson of Kentucky, Johnston, of Louisiana, Kane, McKinley Marks, Noble, Ridgely, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, of Maryland, Tazewell, Thomas, Tyler, Webster, Willey.-26.

NAYS. Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chandler, Cobb, Dickerson, Ellis, Foot, Hayne, King, McLane, Macon, Parris, Rowan, Sanford, Smith, of South Carolina, Van Buren, Williams, Woodbury.—20.

Some documents were then read, on motion of Mr. HENDRICKS, explanatory of the act.

Mr. COBB moved that the Senate go into Executive business; which was rejected.

Mr. SMITH, of South Carolina, rose to speak upon a question of order. The bill which had been already or dered to a third reading had not been passed, and he thought it improper to consider the question of subscribing to stock in a company before its charter was granted.

Mr. HENDRICKS moved to take up the bill to a His first step, therefore, was to institute such an in-thorize the subscription to stock in the Chesapeake and quiry. The committee would not act without the opin- Ohio Canal Company; on which he asked the yeas and ion of the Department, and the Department would not nays. act without a survey and examination. All, therefore, that he could accomplish, (and that was not easily effected) was the passage of a law directing a survey of the harbor of Charleston, for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and expediency of establishing a Navy Yard there. It was nearly two years before the survey directed by that act was completed, and the report submitted to Congress. At this stage of the business, said Mr. H., and at the very moment that I indulged the hope that I should at length obtain a decision on a subject so deeply interesting to my constituents, the claims of our sister city, Savannah, were interposed; and the question was presented, whether Savannah or Charleston was best adapted to the purpose of a Naval establishment? The claims of Beaufort, Brunswick, and St. Mary's, were also, soon after, interposed, and new surveys were ordered. Though most of these surveys have been completed, the Senate has not, to this hour, been furnished with the results of the whole. In the mean time, a second petition has been presented from

the city of Savannah, and the Committee on Naval Affairs,
finding themselves still without the information necessary
for a final decision on the subject, have directed me to
submit the resolution which has just been read. Mr. H.
said, that he would, in conclusion, only remark, that all
that he desired, or could ask, was, that the proper de-
partment of the Government should (as soon as the re-
ports were all made) candidly consider, and finally decide,
whether, on account of any, or all, of the considerations
he had stated it was not just and proper that a Navy Yard,
or depot, for supplies, should be established at one of the
places mentioned in the resolution; and, should that be
decided on, he would be perfectly willing that the claims
of Charleston should be compared with those of Savan-
nah, St. Mary's, Brunswick, and Beaufort, and that an
impartial decision should be made among them.
The resolution was then agreed to.

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.

Mr. HENDRICKS moved to take up the bill to amend and explain an act, entitled "An act confirming an act

Mr. CHAMBERS said he would merely correct a mistake in facts, which the gentleman from South Carolina had fallen into. The charter had been granted by a former Congress, and the bill which had been ordered to a third reading, only provided for its modification in certain particulars.

The question being then taken, it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. HENDRICKS, in reply to some remarks of Mr. SMITH, of South Carolina, observed that this was not a Western measure. Not one dollar would be expended west of the Alleghany mountains. So far from this be ing the case, by the express language of the bill, the canal was to terminate at Cumberland. This being the fact, it was not fair to argue that they were pressing Western measures, in preference to others, upon the notice of Congress. He did not, however, think, others did, a long series of years would elapse before would pass the Alleghanies. He believed that, in a f years, the stock of the company would become as val able as that of the Erie Canal, and that it would be ported by subscriptions from every quarter. It had been assumed that this measure was commenced by Congress This was not the case, as it had emanated from the rat gislature of Virginia, which passed an act to incorporate the company in 1824. Since that period other confirm atory acts had been passed. Mr. H. here detailed th various acts in relation to the object under consideration He then gave a succinct history of the various surveys, an He referred to the result of the Erie and Champlain their results, which were highly favorable to the project nals; and expressed an opinion that the stock in the Che