Daily National Intelligencer

The Cumberland Road.--The Ohio Inquisitor enters with a natural and generous zeal into the consideration of the importance of this first and only National Road, which it thus speaks of :

"The completion of this splendid public highway is evidently a leading feature in the national policy. But, much as government may desire to see this great object of its enlightened views fully and speedily accomplished, we venture to say, that the people west of the mountains are still more alive to the interesting subject than even the government itself. And we cannot forbear reiterating our fervent wish--and in this we feel persuaded we express the sentiments of every intelligent and candid mind--that this new ligament to our Union may receive such further extension as the real dignity and spirit of the government seem to require; and which the convenience, comfort, and prosperity of the whole western section of our empire so imperiously call for. But the extension of this great road, for instance, to St. Louis, would not confer benefits alone on the western people: every seaport town in the middle states has a deep interest in it, and none more so than the seat of empire itself. Whoever lives to see the undertaking completed, will witness the transportation to tide water, of infinite quantities of produce from the fertile and almost boundless regions of the west. Nor do we, indeed, entertain a doubt with respect to the course the government will finally adopt in relation to this matter. The wisdom of the measure seems too self-evident even to admit of hesitation or question."

The further extension of this chain of intercourse and of union, is an object worthy of the attention of our statesmen, and will, in due time, present itself for consideration. When it does, we hope no local or contracted considerations will interpose to defeat the execution of this project. In the mean time, however, our attention is directed to the proper completion of that which was wisely begun. It will give pleasure to our readers, as it gave to us, to learn that, although there has been a good deal of unnecessary, if not wasteful, expenditure on parts of the road, the business of making the road has been so much facilitated by practice and experience, that there is a probability that the road will be finished for a sum less, by one hundred thousand dollars, than the amount already appropriated for that object. This shews that Congress, so far from looking with coldness on this undertaking, have acted in a spirit of liberality towards it, which we are sure the people of the West will duly appreciate.