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REASIN BEALL TO WORTHINGTON

New Lisbom 1st January 1811 [Ed. 1812?]

Dear Sir

Not having had an opportunity of seeing the grant made by the Indians to the U States for the locating a road from the Rapids to the West boundary of the Connecticut Western reserve, I am at a loss to know, whether or not it is left discretionary with Congress to make any point which they may consider will be best calculated to promote the most general interest taking it however for granted, that this power is reserved to Congress, permit me, Sir, to suggest to you the propriety of making the South west corner of the reserve as the most proper point, as the greater the approximation of this point is to the Center of the state, the roads which may branch from the national road to meet this road, and other roads from an easterly direction which may intersect them, will have a very great tendency to promote the sales of public lands and also facilitate the communication, population and improvement in our state, and a 1 though it is progressing with an unparalleled rapidity no pains ought to be spared to add to its exhiliration -the Crisis demands it -and I know of no one measure which could be at present adopted, that would be a greater means of meeting more closely the affections of her Citizens to the General Govern- ment, than for them to observe arrangements calculated to place the interior upon an equal footing, or nearly so as circumstances would permit with the ex- terior parts of the State, by locating and opening principal roads in such directions as would best effect these objects. -- You know Sir, that Nature has done much for the Southern and Northern borders of our State, by giving them the additional advantage of Water Communication, yet they must depend upon the interior for the necessary supplies, this circumstance alone shews the greater necessity there is for internal improvements. -- there is much said about the great northern Canal -- I shall be extremely gratified to see this object effected, but take care, that four minds are not too much engrossed with this project. I have some knowledge of the Harlequin tricks of the Monkey and hope the public mind will not be diverted from internal improvements - In case the contemplated road should be located in such direction as to make the N.W. comer of the reserve the point - It is said there is a favourite ridge road bordering on the lake leading into the N. E. States - If therefore the North west corner of the reserve should be made a point, this road would only be an advantage to the North part of this State i. e. the reserve of no ad- vantage to the middle states, from whence the major part of this State is and will be populated, it will undoubtedly be giving the yankeys an undue advantage over us, and that too at the expense of the U. States -and in that event we shall not hear so much of the Great Canal -pardon me Sir, for my suspicions, they proceed from my acquaintance with the monkey, who at this time is cuting a conspicuous figure in our state councils -- and who no doubt speaks the language of his brethren -- He in order to throw things into commotion, and more particularly to bring himself into notice that he may at the next con- gressional election foist himself into a higher nest, knowing that without some violent effort, he was sunk beneath notice he has as if it was an object of the first importance commenced his corale with stirring up the State "Sweep- ing resolution" so much for the monkey's Patriotism Suffer me Sir, to reiter- ate the great necessity there is for the continuation of the post tout from this place to Canton Wooster &c. I do actually conceive the discontinuance of this rout to be an imposition -- I am credibly informed that there are be- tween 30 & 40 post offices in the reserve, and abundance of routs from South

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