The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-18

TONERS say, and | again repeat TO their
credit, ''we nevertheless feel ourselves
bound as State to redeem our pledges"
Sir, said Mr.. Young, this is noble SEN
timcnt, and worthy Of the hardy sons Of
the West, from whom it emana,cs. And
now, Mr. President, said Mr.. Y. what
do these people ask! Simply to do for
Illinois what we have done for her sister
State Ohio. Some years AFRO, sir, after
the State of Ohio had expended consil-
cradle sums towards the construction of
her internal Improvements, she asked for,
and obtained, an additional quantity of
five hundred thousand acres Of land to aid
the completion of these Improvements, or
to be applied in the payment Of the debt
and interest already incurred in the pros
ecution Of these public works. Now,
Mr.. President, said Nj. \. how is il
with Illinois! When we commenced
the great work of constructing Il canal to
connect the waters of Lake Mjcalgan
with those of the Illinois river, the csli-
mate of the entire cost, by the first board
of commissioners. was less than one mill
ion Of dollars. We then received a grant
.ot land from the United States Of some
thing less than three hundred thousand
acres. Now it was asccrtained that the
cost, when completed, would exceed
eight millions Of dollars. Already mas
the state OF Illinois expended a larger sum
than four millions of dollars upon this
work. Her resources are exhausted, the
energies Of crci,izcns are paralyzod, and
hence this appeal for aid to the general
government under pressing emergency,
alte: having exhausted lhcirown resources
to the last tarhing, to accomplish a work
which, il il shall ever be completed, will
constitute one of the most importantlinks
in that great chain, which viii unite the
waters Of the majestic Hudson with those
of the "ia'hor Of waters" in the great val.
ley of the West.
The petition was then referred to the
committee on public lands.
Mr.. Iallmadgc, from the select COM
mlttec on the plan Of the secretary Of the
treasury Tor board OF eXchcquer, made a
report, which was read. II is very Ella
borate, and accompanied by bill, differ
ing but little, IN It's main provisions, from
that introduced in the house on Friday by
Mr.. Gushing, The bill was read twice
by It's title and made the special order OF
the day Tor this day two weeks.
Mr.. Buchanan asked, would It be deem
ca improper to inquire OF the chairman o
the committee II the report met the unan.
nous appreciation OF the committee!
MIR. Walker sad as he was one OF the
committee, he felt himself called upon I'd
respond There were portions Of The bill
and report winch he opposed i'll commit
mitiec, and which could not meet his ap-
probation. lie stated several of his oblec
uons' and sad there were others, but h'
preferred parucuIarIzmg them when tho
measure lt5elL came up.
Mr. Dung another member OF the com
mlttee' made the following remarks:
MI President: desire to say lie"
words only IN explanation OF my own pc
SItlon as member OF the special commit
tee IN regard to the bill which has jus
been rePo:''H' ana the report read by tho
honorable chairman MIR. TaIImadge) III
explanation OF Its provisions. As far as
my observation has extended, the deI!oc
railons OF the committee have been charac'
tenzed throughout by spirit Of mrtua
concession and by disposition uniforms
~ manifested TO make the bill as nearly
oon '!', % INC opinions Oh all Oh '''
c c,' 80 r osS'O'I' al" !" sum
IikrIv IA meet the ,.;ows or n rna;ori,,, ..
the s.natc Ideom il Jnc T., ro,soIr bo,v
oyer to CIV ~ ,b;s limo tLai ,ha,o 49,.
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