Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-06-16


X TnE CANAI--Irs EAsTRns TsaMINArIoN.-
We are bound to crave the pardon Of the edi.
tor Of Tho Toledo Blade for having mistaken
his meaning. In declining an argument upon
the matters relating to the canal with the edi-
tors at the Foot of the Rapids, we supposed
him induced by fear that the controversy
might not be carried on, on our part, with
due regard to truth and decorum. We were
mistaken. tbs himself that he distrusts, and
whose fairness and politeness he doubts, and
not ours; and, with his paper Of the sixth be-
fore US, we cannot help concurring in tho cor
rectness of his opinion. OF the " littleness Of
the thing ITSELF" we fear the editors opinion
win hardly be borne out by the patrons Of the
Toledo Blade, paper principally established
for local purposes; but with that we have no
thing to do, and shall leave him to the mercies
Of his own friends, having long since formed
orr own opinion of the matter in hand. If our
readers wish to see the spirit in which the
claims Of Maumee City to the trade of the
Wabash and Erie Canal, are discussed in the
Toledo Blade properly shown up, we refer
them to the communication Of our corrcspon-
dent x in this paper.
In an article from the Hesperian published
m the Blade Of the eth, giving description of
tie Wabash and Erie Canal, and the public
works connected Herewith, the editor very
gravely annotates that the only point at the
termination of said canal at which there can be
safe, easy and perfect communication at all
times, for every description of vessels. which
navigate the Lake, is ToIEpor Now we ut
terly deny that the experience or observation
of the editor can inany manner warrant like
conclusion.
ist, Because an easy and perfect commune
cation at all times, and for every description of
vessels does exist between the canal and the
lake, by the river, as high up as Maumee City,
for the proof of which we have only to refer
10 our weekly Marine List. and
Cd, That the communication at Toledo does
not seem to be perfectly safe and easy, from
the fact, that the branches of the main channel
ofthe river leading to Toledo often prove TO be
unsafe and difficult of navigation, from the
number Of vessels that get aground at that
point. The steamboat Lexington a few days
since, visited all of the three points Of terina-
ton of the Wabash and Erie canal; and at
which one was she detained several hoursrby
getting agroundl At Toledo! And does this
prove that the channels Of the river are better
at Toledo, than at Maumee and Manhattan!
The Wisconsin also broke ground at Toledo,
and afterwards came rafelyto Manhattan, and
went again with equal safety. Is this proof
that theonly point at which there can be safe,
easy and perfect communication, at all times,
is Toledop Why does not the editor also ad-
duce as proof, the faet, that the Toledoans
are now treating with the proprietors of Man
haitian forthe use their steam Dredging Ma
chine to clear out their channels in this season
ofhigh scafer, to show that "the only points
ToledoT'
Here we leave ibis matter for the present.
We shall publish the article from the Hesperi-
an, but shall add no notes, stating that "Mau-
NEE Cityis the only place where the business
of the immense chain of improvements desert
bed in the article referred to can be done;" be-
cause we hold that bare assertion, unaccompa-
MED with proof, is an implied insult to the un-
derstandings Of our readers. That our place
hss no fears of Toledo as rival, we may safe
u say; because we will furnish at moments
notice proof that there is no reason to be afraid.