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Excerpt from Sketch of the Internal Improvements Already Made by Pennsylvania: With Observations Upon Her Physical and Fiscal Means for Their Extension; Particularly as They Have Reference to the Future Growth and Prosperity of Philadelphia First. - To endeavour to vindicate the aspersed reputation of Pennsylvania from the general accusation of indifference with regard to her internal improvements; and, Secondly. - To show the superior situation of Philadelphia geographically considered for the attraction of the great and increasing trade of the countries bordering on the Susquehanna, the Lakes, and the Western rivers. On the first of these points, there has prevailed a very general silence. Thousands could have said, much better than myself, what I am desirous to communicate; but no one having stept forth to rectify the erroneous opinions which exist both abroad and at home in relation to the efforts made by the legislature and the people, for the advancement of the interior of this commonwealth, I have ventured, with great diffidence, to lay before the public, such proofs as I possess, in order to contradict these disadvantageous reports. We listen with patience to the New-England, New-York, and Maryland writers, whose praises on their own doings, rise, not unfrequently, to the most exalted panegyric. We republish these praises, in perfect good nature, notwithstanding they are commonly accompanied by side-blows at poor Pennsylvania, which those writers affect to pity, because it is possessed, as they say, by a government and people supine and sluggish. If silence gives consent, we must indeed be the contemptible race hinted at; for in relation to these accusations, our editors and writers seem tongue-tied. To disprove such discreditable allusions, as far as my humble efforts could reach, I obtained a place for a few numbers upon this subject, in a respectable newspaper of this city; but finding it susceptible of considerable development, and supposing that it might be made somewhat interesting by condensing it into an unbroken form, I have incorporated the substance of these numbers into the matter which compose the following sheets. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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