Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-18
These works should not be extended at

but, during the incompletencss Of the
scheme of Improvement, cmbarrasses
the navigation, and may end in the en-,
tire Improbable expenditure Of the
money appropriated. The Importance
Of this class of works upon our chain OF
great northern lakes, and our extern
sivc and broad rivers of the West, con-
stituting the great highways of our in
tcrnal commerce, AL seem TO admit; and
it is trusted that time and experience
will lessen the contest upon the ques.
ton of their nationality.
The OPENING OF LAKE SUPERIOR
The subject Of opening the inland sea
of Lake Superior to the enterprise OF
American citizens, will be again agita-
ted at the present session of Congress.
The canal to be constructed around
the Falls Of st. Mary, is only one mile
and halfin length, which can be COM
pleted for vessels of the largest class for
a sum not exceeding S2,5O0,000. TO
Justify thi, expenditure, it is reasonably
supposed that the increased sale Of pub
lie lands around that Lake would more
than repay the United States, the first
year after this great work is opened.
Independent of these pecuniary con-
siderations, it will be remembered that
this small! outlay would unlock 10 com
mcrcc the largest body of fresh water
in the world, Superior being no less
than $50 miles in lenght and $50 in
width. Its white fisheries, vet in their
infancy, but yet TO rival the celebrated
cod fisheries, Of New loundland its i'm
mense and incxhaustib c mines of cop
per and lead, offer considerations ofna-
tional importance in its favor.
As there is now a manifest feeling in
Congress for encouraging the settlements
ovornew and enlarged territory, VIC can
not believe that the opening o; lake SD
perior will be overlooked, should Con-
grcss organize the new territories Ncb-
raska and Oregon. The habits and
instincts Of our countrymcn show that
they will branch out, increase and
10 spread over more country. Though
some regret this we do not, as it is the
best evidence of the freedom loyirg
character of our people. The national
Legislature, by wise and constitutional
laws, can give that impulse healthy
direction. The shores of axe Supc-
rior arc now scaled to the flow of en-
lgration-almost as much so us the far
distant banks of Oregon.
As the general government is the
great landed proprietor Of the lake Su-
2crior region, itwould seem not less
than sound policy to take measures TO
sell those lands, especially when il can
be done at an expenditure so moderate.
MohsE's MAGNETIC TELEcRAru.-
We find the following in the Baltimore
American. 1t is an extract of IL letter
from Washington: Experiments by
the aid OF Morsc'S Telegraph have been
made this afternoon by Mr.. Colt, in
ventor of the Sub-Marinc Battery,
which have resulted in proving, at the
distance of 40 miles (irom Baltimore to
Washington.) that by igniting gunpow-
der and other combustiblc substances.
he can blow up ship with the same
celebrity aud certainty as at only few
miles. Mr.. Colt has proposed 10 the
Governmental permanently fortify any
harbor at cost of not exceeding that
ola stcamship-ofWar, and guarantees
its security against the combined fleets
of Europe. ma#H
MAsslcuUs Errs AND Souru CARo
ILyNA.-Thc citizens Of Shrewsbury,
Worcester Co. Mass. at recent Town
Meeting adopted a series Of spirited
resolutions expressive of their indigna-
ton in view Of the expulsion of Mr..
IIoar from Cbarl,ton.
The Springfield Gazette suggests
the following method of proceeding in
this troublesome case:
sin our view, the only remedy left,
is for our vessels to provide themselves
with the means of protecting the rights
Of their men. and if worse comes to
worst, to resist 10 blood, the enforce
mcnt Of manifcsuy unjust and unconsti-
tqtional laws that would deprive a cit
izen ofMassachusetts Of his freedom,
for no other offence than dark skin.
II is well known that the oGious law
referred 10 is no. enforced upon English
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