. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. re relit with locofoco matches, which several, expecting euch anevent, had carried in their pockets. 274 EXCELSIOR HISTORY. a general system of internal improvements; * the democrats opposedtliese important measures. No one of tlie four candidates havingobtained a majority of votes, the election went to the House of Repre-sentatives, and John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, was chosen. 7. John Quincy Adams Atliuinistration, (1825 -1829), was Doted for (1.) National Peace and Prosperity. (2.) The Completion of the
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. re relit with locofoco matches, which several, expecting euch anevent, had carried in their pockets. 274 EXCELSIOR HISTORY. a general system of internal improvements; * the democrats opposedtliese important measures. No one of tlie four candidates havingobtained a majority of votes, the election went to the House of Repre-sentatives, and John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, was chosen. 7. John Quincy Adams Atliuinistration, (1825 -1829), was Doted for (1.) National Peace and Prosperity. (2.) The Completion of the First Eailroad in theUnited States and the Opening of the Erie Canal. 8, An Era of General Prosi^erity was inaugu- rated by the ** era of goodfeeling which charac-terized Monroes the ravages of war,all parties gave themselvesup to the development ofthe resources of the coun-try and the progress of itsvaried industries. Therewere great financial diffi-culties, the legacy of thewar; but both Monroesand Adams administra-tions were periods of na-tional JOHN QtJINCT 9. The Erie Canal.—An Irishman named Christopher CoUesi3 entitled to the credit of having made the first suggestion of thisgreat undertaking. He came to New York before the Revolution, andin 1785 issued a pamphlet called Proposals for the Speedy Settlement * A protective tariff ii? a duty imposed on Imported goods for the purpose of en-couraging their manufacture at home. By internal improvements are meant theimproving of the navigation of rivers, the building of bridges and railroads, thedredging of harbors, etc. MONROE AND JACKSON, 275 of the Western Frontier of New York It contained a plan for thecanal, but it was considered utterly impracticable. In 1810, De WittClinton advocated the measure in the senate of New York, and it after-wards found strong supporters. Work was not commenced upon it untilthe 4th of July, 1817, when Governor Clinton, in the presence of manythousands of c
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