9S CANAL. 



ded — and the beneficial vegetables which he in- 

 troduces, invite the annoyance of this tribe of 

 beings; and the great numbers of some invaria- 

 bly indicate an unhealthy state of the atmosphere, 

 and in some degree contribute to it. 



Respice finem. The diseases which necessarily 

 follow from the clearing of a country will be im- 

 puted to the peculiar malignity of this canal. Is 

 there not in human nature a diabolical spirit 

 which delights 



" to damn and to destroy ?" 



What pleasure can be derived from the deface- 

 ment of milestones — -the prostration of monuments 

 — the destruction of aqueducts ? — and yet, go 

 where you will, and you will see the ravages of 

 Vandalic fury. I have just been told that a ruf- 

 fian was caught in destroying the banks of the 

 canal. The state prison will be his destiny. 

 But in the eye of morality and patriotism, is not 

 the wretch equally culpable, who endeavors to 

 arrest this great improvement, b} T poisoning the 

 public mind — by calumniating its patrons — and 

 by circulating false reports about its stability 

 i.rA usefulness. 



