W ! M policy ths U.ii'ed S ates w>H caer
c:*o io* »rd» tlniw new and kindred Govuru
ynanta ar tiey # vee***' .ely arts* epen the dis
•olo'lon of >h« older forms, may i- setae man
ner be mftired » 'ho the result #fth- pres
ent aonexf r. o quesden. bat is to 3 gteai ex
teat bori-d ia stent? w'Jeh time *IsM can un
fSJ.
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL. !
We give below a highly intellegent letter
from one of the Engineers upon tho lllitr.is and ,
Michigan Cana! io the former editor of the
Herald, and which has been kindly handed us
for publication. The letter will be found to
contain a fund of ittforma'ion upon the present,
condition of that irnmensly important work,and
at o upon the exertions that are being made
to insure its completion. Tha progress of a
work, ranking with the first class if not at the
head of tho imjirovemenis of the day, connec
ting the great thoroughfare of the North with
that majestic river which forms an outlet to
the Southam] West, cannot but tie a subject of
high interest to the people of evry portion of
tho W« sf The mines, in the absence of a
mere direct connection with lake Michigan,
will realize the immense benefits resulting irom
ll.a cotnp'ctiun of this glorious channel of com
munication.
Channahon, 111., March Cth, '44.
