Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-08-10
HARROR APPROPRIATIONS.

The bill making appropriations for harbors
Lake Michigan, in this Territory, had not been &C
ted upon in the Senate according to our last advi-
-
For the passage of the bill in the House, the Ter
rltory is undoubtedly indebted to the untiring eX-
ertlons of our delegate in Congress. We have the
best evidence for asserting that he has spared no eff
fort in the accomplishment of this object in the
House of Representatives. Gen. Dodge susains
reputation and a commanding influence at Wash
lngton, which gains for him the favor and respect
81 men of all parties His years and experience
the many and distinguished services he has render
ed to his country, both on the battle field and in
the councils of the people, and his acknowledged
honesty and integrity of character, justly enttle him
to regard and attention.
During the discussion the Harbor Appropria-
ton Bill Gen. Dodge acquitted himself with credit.
He fully redeemed his word gwen to the people of
Racine county in the fall of $780, that he should
place the three points Milwaukee, Racine, and
Southport upon an equal footing, and that he would
not assent to the Introduction of any separate Bill,
asking fox appropriation for only point on the
lake. Notwithstanding our Territorial legislature,
egate, by the adoption of a special memorial for
Milwaukee, and Notwithstanding it was predicted
he would bring in a separate BILL for the point upon
which the legislature had bestowed special favorit-
isnl-still our delegate has unswervingy kept his
faith. Those who supposed that Gen. Dodge
would heed the voice of log rolling legislature or
that he would falsify his word, because of few
noisy Spectators, calculated but foolishly upon the
delegates integrity. While the discussion on the
bill n'Congress was in progress attempts were made
to strike out both Racine and Southport-Gen-
Dodgcr esisted these attempts with zeal and ability;
he spoke of the strong claims which each of these
points had upon the government. He explained
the merits of the case-that the great increase of
the amount productions in the Territory, required
harbor facilities on the lake-that the industry of
the people was in measure paralyzed and frultless
account of the difficulties attendant upon expor-
tation
He spoke of our extended lake coast; of the fear
full hazard to which life and property is continually
exposed, and o. the immense losses to which our
people yearly subjected for the want of harbors
He acknowledged the difficulties under which the
general government labored because of an empty
treasury; but as the amount asked for the Terrific
ry for this object comparatively SMALL and the
benefits to be derived from it immensely great to
the encouragement of industry, and the protection
of life and property; he trusted Congress would
grant the reasonable and just request of the people,
Whatever may be the fate of the Bill in its future
progress, it will be conceded that our Delegate,
thus far, has discharged his duties.
The foreign in to-days paper relative to the
death of the Duke of Orleans, is of more than ord
nary interest. This event is pregnant with conse-
quences to the people of France far more impor-
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