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lately so much improved in strength, as, not only towalk, but even to run, nearly as fast as any of thebank companies; in proof of which, I readily admita declared dividend of eight per cent, for the lastyear, to be very good evidence. We sent our circular letters, with copies of ourproceedings, to Mr. Wright, Mr. Geddes, Mr. Forman,and to various persons in other quarters. On the 6thinstant, I received a letter from Mr. Wright, dated atRome, on the 3d instant, in which he says, WhenI had the pleasure of seeing you in Albany, in No-vember, I promised to write upon the subject of thecanal from Erie. I have delayed until now, be-cause we, in this part of the country, have delayedacting; and the memorial from New York, and thedoings of the meeting at Geneva, has aroused toexertions; and, yesterday, Mr. G. Huntington, andmyself, made a visit to Utica, for the purpose of meeting the gentlemen there, and conferring onthis very important subject. Those gentlemen metus, and a rough draft of a memorial was drawnup, and will be circulated rapidly, and soon be laidbefore the legislature. From this extract it appears that Mr. Wright, andhis friends, were in a profound sleep, until awak-ened by the proceedings in New York, and in thisvillage. I fear there is too much apathy every where, inregard to this great state object; and that I shall bedisappointed in my expectations of the quantity ofpublic opinion that will be carried into the legisla-ture. We are collecting the petitions, circulated forsignature in this neighbourhood, and, in a day ortwo, they will be forwarded to Albany.The expense that would attend the appointmentof a committee to go to Albany, and there act aslobby members, in favour of the canal, utterly for-bids the adoption of such a measure in this county. I think I shall be able to procure the information