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oi" conveyance by the canal, will induce people to 

 resort to villages for supplies. The thrifty house- 

 wile will take her cheese and her butter to market, 

 and return with her sugar and' tea. A numerous 

 non-productive calling will be in some measure 

 broken up, or confined to towns. 



A considerable deal of trade will be carried om 

 by exchange, and more scope and greater en- 

 couragement will be afforded for the operations 

 of industry and economy. A vast capital will be 

 employed to more advantage. A canal boat of 

 40 tons can be purchased for 400 dollars, which, 

 with two horses, will be cheaper than a heavy 

 wagon and six horses, and will convey ten times 

 as much. The comparative cheapness of canal 

 barges to river sloops as well as wagons, will su- 

 persede the necessity of very large investments of 

 capital. 



With all these and other important advantages 

 staring the community in the face, is it not extra- 

 ordinary, that there should be an organized op- 

 position against the canal ! that wretches should 

 be encouraged to instil poison into the public 

 mind against it, and to destroy its embankments ? 

 By the bye, can you tell me why accidents in the 

 bursting of embankments and mill-dams occui* 

 more frequently in the night time than in the day f 



