The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-03-28

roads "a l.
ilarv canal,
Mutual defence wo, III. oreo, obiec, FIR
which the States met in con,cn,ion. ,hr
Grand aim of Reconsideration And because
Ilhe canal nrooosed has brcr b,r comole.
ted ;-bccause noble youno STATE in
the true sDjfi, of western not,;o,ism had
the sacacily 10 perceive the vas, national
importance of his work and Inc enefp,
to project il;-because She undertoak +,
single handed, and was swamnrl-sht
and her resources-by the maanilicencc
of The enterprise, shall we now DO told
that it would be interfering with State
rights or assuming State debts. TO procure
from that State tie light to complete this
most lmporlan. link in lic general system
Of defence il is the duty, not the priyil-
eye, bat the bouHden duty of Congress to
provide for the deiences Of the Lakes.
What other means is half so wise, cheap,
elective, or beneficial as this ! There is
no other channel or means which either
tor strength, efficiency, cost or economy
is comparable TO it. Opening into a mag
nlIicent sheet Of water, entirely within
our own borders, Lake Michigan is a
complete sack, ample enough to contain
all The ships OF all the navies in the world.
Here, IN war, should i! be required, we
could assemble from the sea, tie Gulf Of
Mexico, tho Mississippi river and its
tributaries all The forces, the means and
implements OF war which the boundlcss
resources Of mat magnificent valley az
'o!u' IA "'o very heart OF ms country
"'''""y pot"een VIC regions oil The Gull
anu '"c LAKES Is 10 stand me important
wv" "'u o' ienheSsee from It's am
P'' "o'N'S"oP' anu magazines oi wnriIke
S'o'es, each river ooa'' as II passes North
warn !" war may DC equipped with mol
10" s""' an" Sne''S' mounted WIN line
'"os' 'cFr'o'e engines Of des'ructIon' and
"aS'eneu on 10 repel INVASION; or they
may procure commissions to roam The
h'N's, outh' SINK ana destroy. In one
hoh'h lI'le OF less, IL would be IN NE
power OIL Tie neheral Government to con
'o"H a'c o'' Lake "Ichlgan such an as
'e,'o'"Be OF steam men'oi'war from the
'"'cy o' Tue west as the world never
saw r'o" ''''S pace OF rendezvous,
eh'c''"g lne great Lake cham, midway
oo'"eo' ENC anu SUPERIOR they would
W convenient an" ready Tor any point oil
'''IN' i" 'no last war me contest on
'm' '''Ne' was i coh'es. Oh sh'p,Du'!uIng'
"o e"einy began 10 ouild ana launch
an" wo Ut" mo same; the fortune of war
was on our sIde' and we captured two of
MS ileels. Defeated, but not conquered,
nc began to ou'ld sliIps OF the line. We
oiu me same when peace came II found
an English snip OF l0O guns actually alloat
on ,he Lakes and two American lines of
oa''ie'Sh'ps OF equal SIZE on the stocks.
ana on me stocks they still remain.
having ner snip canals England may
no" ray uowh 'l'e keels oil her Lake Ma
W d o''s'nou''' ana therefore oW6uifd
"'. -,
i"e ''"Ncs anu 'ne "oIi are The two
g''" ''",''c'cS o' INC western country;
'"oy ave we sc', o' s"ehg'n IN war F; and
:" Po'Io VI "e"i''' anu energy oil com
~, P'oSP'',,y ana "a.o"a' wealth
mug" ''''''' al we ''e'"en'S oi our ma
"o''' s'.''''''9 ''o ''rS' Pu' !''o 'nc cfan-
"e'S % c''cu,''o" i"o M'sS,ss'PP' NV
or ana us TRIBUTARIES arc INC veins ana ar
'er'cs 'hrough which II Is KEEP mp n"'
!" give '"'i lie 10 'he system 10 q"'cN'h
'he onefgles' ana 70 make It's commercial
anu naval importance equal TO It's agrIcul-
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