Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-04

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the Legislatures al the different \. atea-
ana 80 nopcs he laitce will speak out and
the former ct efficiently, ~ to the inn
Psoveusnt os tbs nassy~ sou Vi ,as wss
tesn wasera.
Wenesd aoe nay. however, TO orr rea-
ssrs thai. &c ths people desire any thing
- - dones they must manifest an inter
80 IN the urttsr. lie who needs help
mus. show disposition to heip himself
81 be you'd ootsin 1t. This has been
the frult oi the West, Ii has not beea
--it.is noa--united, as regards its grea,
inserests, aud consequently has not ap>
psarec 10 care for what really concerned
u mhst- Let IL be SO NO onger,
II we take up the map OF The United
States We shall see ut n glance what an
sxtent Of country is directly interested
Ia tho improvement OF our navigation.
u covers more Than half the Union
There aie Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan-
sss, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, H.
iinois, Michigan. Indiana, Ohio, vir-
GINA, Pennsylvania and Maryland-in
all thirseen Stalesi which. as regards
commerce, and the successful mainte-
nance Of their public works, depend,
wholly aud ia part a. on the navigation
OF The Western Waters. Look what
strength they Poss IS in.Congress. They
have.
Senator's, %
~ Representatives, III
Now can II be possible that these sep
resen'atives, IL united, could fail 10 secu
riag whatever sum might be necessary
10 put the navigation OF our Western
Waters in the best possible condition.
We know not. More especially may we
speak thus positively, when there are
Senators aud Representatives, having no
immediate connection with us, who vel
feel that whatever benefits one section
oil a., aud that the improvement Of the D.
verslaugh, on the Hudson, is no less
scrviceable 10 New York thaa 10 Ohio,
or the removal of snags On the Missis.
spPi no less beneficial TO Massachusetts
than to Illinois. 1t will be inexcusabie.
then, IL ;he next Congress liourns with,
out preparing to prosecute this matte
with q systematic vigor.
Heretofore Government has been con
tent 10 dole out trifiing amounts for the
improvement OF the west. This is q
miserable policy, II is alike wastefu
and unwise. We say wasteful-becaus,
tho appropriations, so far have kept q
lew officers employed without really az
fecJing any tn ng. They have recon
noiterei; have made surveys On the ri.
vcrs-haye written out sensible repor,
as 10 what might or should be done, bu
tney have comparatively accomplished
neihing, Are our losses less fceauenti
Are accidents 90 the rivers less sxard
Gus to lifs2 With slight exceptions, lit
tie or no progress has been made in re-
moving the cause which decision these
losses and accidents not because The OF
hcers employed have been Ignorant: or
ine'ilcient-for they have been the very
reverse generally OF all this-ioolish
FOR how Can any we'll devised system b
executed while Government is so mig.
gard in the use Of monty. What is n
that we want Not that harbo. here
or part Of river there, or a bayou
yonder, should be put in order, but thai
me whole OF our western waters should
be well surveyed, and thourough s, s.
tenn devised by which their navigation
may De put and kept in the best possible
coalition. Has this been donei Plan
ned such a ~ stem may be- planned in
part, We know IL has been, but This is aIl
Ill has never been even partiulIy exe-
cuted, and we OF the West. a-e re,IIv
very little better off than when the frs,
poor appropriations were made, A tro.
economy. no less than wise policy. the,
should cause the people OF the West I,
demand a0d the govern meni 10 apply
whatever sum Of money, be il small O,
great (Which might be necessary 10 make
our navigation 1T once safe and certain
There - a good deal Of timidi:y on
the part OF Congress in making large al
preparations, sad no little disposition on
the part Of he people TO condemn them
when The are made. We will not ouarre
with these tendencies. They are bene.
hciai on the whole. But when a thing
- 10 DO done, when it is necessary real
y TO the welfare Of the whole land. n,
10 peculiar parts Of It, aud when il con.
cerns the lives, as we'll as properly. 81
property, Of our people, IL ought TO h,
done, at once, without references IN tbs
outlay, Let no Western man, then, be
sc1red n making his call for whatever
may Dc necessary. and let Western mer
otall parties. in ths next Congress. a.
mite UNDERSTAND what they are about. and
see TO i that the secure this outlay. se
that wo may have improvements ON
our rivers and lakes sy scientifically b..
gun, and carried on, until the g,eo,
worh % Improvement - we'll nigh com
pieiedl GIN. Gazette.
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