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Page 15 - An act to provide for the improvement of the internal navigation of the state," passed April 8th, 1811, for the consideration of all matters relating to the said inland navigation.
Page 330 - But when we consider that this canal will open a way to the great rivers that fall into the Mississippi, that it will be felt not only in the immense valley of that river, but as far west as the Rocky Mountains and the borders of Mexico ; and that it will communicate with our great inland seas and their tributary rivers, with the ocean in various routes, and with the most productive regions of America, — there can be no question respecting the blessings that it will produce, the riches that it...
Page 60 - Every member was obliged to submit to the will of the majority." and "that majority was made to move at the beck of committees, which concentrated the power in the hands of a few individuals." Ward and general meetings were held almost daily. Complete lists of the voters were made out with the political history and affiliations of each ; pamphlets and political speeches were disseminated, and no means left untried that might lead to success. The polls opened April 20th, and closed May 2d.
Page 161 - Therefore, resolved, if the honorable the senate concur herein, that a joint committee be appointed to take into consideration the propriety of exploring and causing an accurate survey to be made of the most eligible and direct route for a canal, to open a communication between the tide waters of the Hudson river and Lake Erie, to the end that Congress may be enabled to appropriate such sums as may be necessary to the accomplishment of that great national object.
Page 64 - ... concluded in October 1795, between the United States and the King of Spain, in this particular .... that by the said proclamation, American citizens are forbidden to deposit their merchandizes and effects in the port of New Orleans, without an equivalent establishment having been...
Page 59 - It is due to the truth of history to say, that the consequences of this decision were injurious to the public interests, and were the cause of that bitterness of party spirit which has made the citizens of other states stigmatize the politics of New-York as ferocious.
Page 160 - An Act for improving the navigation of the Mohawk river, Wood creek, and the Onondaga river with a view of opening an inland navigation to Oswego, and for extending the same, if practicable, to Lake Erie.
Page 72 - ... interest in the concerns of their families;. and of securing, by his affability and amiable address, the good opinion of the female sex, who, although possessed of no vote, often exercise a powerful indirect influence.
Page 72 - Tompkins with no remarkable native powers of mind, and but little acquirement even as a lawyer, possessed in a most eminent degree, the art of ingratiating himself with the people. He had the faculty, which is invaluable to him who seeks for popular honors, of never forgetting the name or face of any person with whom he once conversed; of becoming acquainted and appearing to take interest in the concerns of their families;. and of securing, by his affability and amiable address, the good opinion...