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to this measure ought to be cultivated; and with such a spirit we feel no doubt but it will be completely successful-Let the work be commenced under favorable auspices and we feel every assurance that its obvious advantages are such as will enlist the public sentiment and feeling in its support, and ensure the investment of capital sufficient for its completion; and not only will it attract the attention of capitalists to itself, but to other portions of our favored country, whose the facilities and advantages which it affords for similar improvements are apparent, and thus secure their completion at an early period, which otherwise might remain unimproved and unoccupied an indefinite length of time.

The members of this company are also citizens and members of this community and feel a common interest with our fellow citizens in the general prosperity of the county-We are fully sensible that whatever shall promote the general interest, will also promote our individual interest in common with that of every citizen. This company is no monopoly, and if it possesses any valuable privilege, that privilege is open to the acceptance of every citizen of the Territory, and we should be happy if the people of the Territory had the means within themselves to advance for the completion of the work and thus secure to themselves whatever advantages might be found to result. Our great and paramount object is to see the canal in successful operation, and we would willingly forego all the direct advantages likely to result to us growing out of the charter if by so doing we could have the assurance of its speedy and certain completion by any other means. Let us but have the full assurance that the canal can and will be completed by any other means and we will gladly lay down our charter at the feet of the Legislature; we ask no rights or privileges which are not open to the people of the whole Territory and we invite the cooperation of the people of every section to come forward and invest their