38 Judge Marshall’s Text. immediate interests, as well as remote political advantages, point to it; whilst a combination of circumstances renders the present time more favorable than any other to accomplish it. Extend the inland navigation of the eastern waters ; communicate them as near as possible with those which run westward ; open these to the Ohio; open also such as extend from the Ohio towards Lake Erie ; and we shall not only draw the produce of the western settlers, but the peltry and fur trade of the Lakes also, to our ports ; thus adding an immense increase to our exports, and binding those people to us by a chain which never can be broken.” — Vol. V. p. 16. Text of the Letter-Books. our immediate interests, as well as remote political advantages, point to it; whilst a combination of circumstances renders the present epocha more favorable than any other to accomplish them. Extend the inland navigation of the eastern waters ; communicate them as near as possible with those which run to the westward ; open these to the Ohio ; and such others as extend from the Ohio towards Lake Erie ; and we shall not only draw the produce of the western settlers, but the peltry and fur trade of the Lakes also, to our ports, being the nearest and best, to the amazing increase of our exports, while we bind those people to us by a chain which never can be broken.” LETTER TO BENJAMIN HARRISON. “ How would this matter be viewed then "by the eye of the world, and what opinion would be formed when it comes to be related, that G.....W..........n exerted himself to effect this work, and that G.....W.......... n has received twenty thousand Jan. 22d, 1785. “ How would this matter be viewed then by the eye of the world, and what would be the Opinion of it when it comes to be related, that G.....W..........n exerted himself to effect this work, and G. W. has received twenty thousand dollars, and
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