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Editorial
November 9, 1835
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Editorial advocates using surplus revenue for public works in the District of Columbia, criticizes unfair treatment of Alexandria regarding the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and urges support for the Potomac Aqueduct to benefit the Virginia portion of DC.
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There is no more rational, useful, expedient and constitutional mode of disposing of a portion of the surplus revenue, than in appropriating it to works of great public utility within the District of Columbia. All the members of Congress when they come on, ought to look at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and consider how unfairly Alexandria has been treated with regard to it. Then let them examine that magnificent enterprise, the Potomac Aqueduct design in part to do us justice, as well as to complete the purposes of the Canal in bringing it reduced to the commercial port of all section of country, and then say whether it accords with the generosity and the wisdom of Government longer to withhold its liberal and just encouragement to the Virginia part of the District of Columbia.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Economic Policy
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Surplus Revenue
Public Works
Chesapeake And Ohio Canal
Potomac Aqueduct
District Of Columbia
Alexandria
Virginia
What entities or persons were involved?
Congress
Government
Alexandria
District Of Columbia
Virginia
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Appropriation Of Surplus Revenue For Public Works In The District Of Columbia
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Government Funding For Canals And Aqueducts, Critical Of Unfair Treatment To Alexandria
Key Figures
Congress
Government
Alexandria
District Of Columbia
Virginia
Key Arguments
Appropriating Surplus Revenue To Public Utility Works In Dc Is Rational, Useful, Expedient, And Constitutional.
Congress Members Should Examine The Chesapeake And Ohio Canal And Alexandria's Unfair Treatment.
The Potomac Aqueduct Aims To Provide Justice And Complete The Canal's Purposes For Commercial Ports.
Government Should Not Withhold Encouragement From The Virginia Part Of The District Of Columbia.