Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-10-14

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s We copy the following from the Visions;
4 Territorial Gazette of .3lss Angustlass whic
after tedious journey, arrived here a fsw day
since. The subject to whicl it refsrs is to
much neglected. We learn, however, tia
they are now engaged in cleaning o1 tho IA
lpids.
i. The river has fallen considerably within Ill,
last ten days, and is now regarded as il com
Paratively low stage of water, and navigaiio,
has, consequently, become tedious ind dill
cult Boats Of the larger class cannot yet o
yer the rapids, and those Of smaller einensjSns
are Obliged to Tighten. and thereby great vide.
iay.--.lhese rapids, by-the-by, arc very ufea,
limpedlments in the way OF navigation, Ind
cause loss, regarding time and money, &c,
Eot hundreds Of dol,nrs annually. Sosrseat Is Is
the loss occasioned by them to the trade Of the
upper country, that we believe, that ifthe bv.
siness men were 10 unite and clear them out al
their own individual expense, they would, in
I I'VE years, have made money by the expeu-
ditGre. We would not, Of course, advise
such step. 1t would seem wild---and be-
sides, the work is the proper work Of the Ge-
neral Government. II should do it, and do it
speedily. Every cxcr;ion should now be made
70 have the enterprise begun, in earnest, not
by halves, and completed as soon as possible.
Every moments delay costs dollar. Con-
gress has already done something towards it..
~ has given farthing to Belisarius.,' but it
mas done nothing yet worthy of itself, or the
great object. 1t should be imporfuned this
session.. and session after session, for an APP
preparation which would at least, begin the
work---an appropriation quadruple to that of
last year. and then that appropriation should
pc Judc'ously, energetically, and Immediate
/ " expended upon it. The people Of the Up
pc! Mississippi, though deeply interested, are
not alone. An immediate interest pervades
the whole country of the Mississippi, from
the Saint Peters to the Gulf of Mexico.--and,
indeed, looking at the matter with a more
comprehensive eye, we might say, the whole
United States--butlt comes Immediately home
70 tle pockets Of those who reside in the val
ley OF the Mississippi.---Ie who shall be SO
fortunate as to arouse the people to an actiUe
sense OF the greatimportance Of this enterprise,
SO that IT shall beput in proper train for COM
Piclion. VIII have done the country great
and lasting service, and raised for himselfan en-
during monument of desirable fame. He would
be a public beneiactor, and have done more
real and substantial benefit to the people, than
many whose name fill inches in the temple of
fame. "Here lies the body Of him who pro-
lected and completed the plan for the removal
Of the distractions in the navigation of the
Mississippi, at the upper and lower Rapide,,,
would be an epitaph which the proudest con-
queror might envy. Other achievements NAV
be more dazzling and brilliant, but this would
be most useful and beneficial, and most last
ing and important in its results. AS le best
possible argument TO show the real character
Of the distractions, Especially, those at Des
Moines, the lower rapids)---the great delay
caused by them when the water is alta low
stage---the loss Of time, money. and the great
Inconvenience TO which business men and ira
velers are exposed by them; the apparent ease
with which they could be removed, and the
comparatively small cost, we could wish that
every member Of Congresss---eyery one in au-
thority, or in influence---could be placed in
precisely the situation we were in last NAV,
at them, and our life for it, he or they would
Immediately, or as soon as practicable have
his or their thoughts turned TO the subject OF
removing or improving of them. Tho facts
thus developed could not fail to strike forcibly
up on the dullest intellect. "The way-faring
man, though fool, = could not fail 10 see, and
to feel, the necessity Of doing something ear.
! ly ~ regard to them. Notwithstanding all this
we have often marvelled that so little 10 felt
or at least said, upon the subject, among our.
selves. We who are so vitality interested seem
to careleast about it. We seem TO be, in We
ry truth. very happy and contented people
We take things just as we find them, and
murmur not. That we have many blessings
is most true, but that we should not take ad
vantage OF our circumstances and strike GU,
those that are hidden, is neither wisdom mol
sound policy. It's the language Of the slug.
gard.
EARLY RIslsc.---Every man who is In the
habit Of rising very early, does not live to a
great age---but in every case Of extraordinary
longevity, the individual was an carly riser.
/ This fact has often been asserted and we be-