Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15
Voters of Iowa, lsok to your Interests.

What prospect is there of The people Of
Iowa ever obtaining an appropriations from
the General Government. for removing the
distractions and improving the Rapids of
the Mississippi river, if they send repre-
sentalives TO Congress who approve the
principles and the policy of Mr. Polk g
veto Of the Rirer and Harbor BiH?-
VIVA, is the grea. burden under which
the agricultural and commercial interests
Of Iowa are now iaboring! Why is it that
the price Of wheat and corn in 81 Louis
is at this time double what i. is at this
place! Il il the want of a safe. ready and
convenient means Of transportation to mar
ket. II is because Of the Rapids in our
river. There is no subject in which our
citizens take deeper interest than in the
improvement of these Rapids. For years
our Territorial legislature have been send
ing memorial after memorial 10 Congress,
praying an appropriation for the improve
men, Of these Rapids. Mr. LETTER and
Mr. Hastings have each been active in
getting them up, when members OF the
Legislature. and no means have been left
un,rled. whereby Congress might be ope.
rated upon and induced TO make the de-
sired grant.
These gentlemen, however. in the can
vass which they are now making through
the southern portion of the State. are ear,
neslly defending Mr. Folks veto of the
Riuer and Harbor Bill. Mr. LETTER in a
speech which he made some days ago a.
Montrose. in Lee county-wi,hin sight
and hearing of The Rapids-entered into
a labored defence of the President for We
loing measure Of such momentous inter-
est to the people of the west-whereby
a blow was aimed at our prosperity, from
the consequences of which we will not
for many years recover.
Now if Mr. Polk adheres to his policy
of vetoing all bills appropriating money
for the improvement of western rivers. and
Messrs Hastings and LETTER defend and
applaud his course. how can we expec.
that the Rapids will ever be improved by
the assistance Of the general government
What will The people think Of the con-
sistency of these gentlemen who in the
Territorial Legislature are active in Pc
.itioning Congress to appropriate money
to improve the Rapids, and who when
Mr. Polk vetoes bill for that purpose,
unite in lauding the President for his wis.
com and prudence! The principles of
Democracy i, is understood are progress.
iUe, but we confess TO belong to that num-
Der who believe tina, truth never changes
We believe in the right. justice and poll
cy ofihe Genera, Government appropri-
nfing money to imp,ore the navigation
of our rivers. We believe in the duty of
sending men TO Congress who if they en-.
terrain such belief, will have the bold
ness and the honesty 10 declare ii even in
the face of a Presidential Veto.
Alessrs Hastings and Letter can be of
no use TO the people of Iowa, in Con-
gress, so far as concerns the mos, impor-
liant subjec. upon which they will be call
ed upon 10 act for them. They will go
there, if elected, ready to become the pill
ant tools Of The executive and TO supper.
him in al his hostility to interests of the
grea, West The people of Iowa are
K knocking at The doors of the Government
and demanding an appropriation from
Congress to improve the navigation Of the
their only highway to mar
ket. Will they send representatives to
Congress to unite with the Presiden, in
declaring that such an appropriation is un-
rons tiutonal9 IL they do they are far
more silly than we can yet imagine them
70 be.
We recollec. 10 have been presen, a,
public meeting in this county, when the
question Of adopting Constitution and
seeking admission into the Union, was
discussed. A speech was made by a
certain high func,ionary. democrat of
course. IN favor of seeking admission into
he Union. One Of the arguments he
lsed-and it was confessedly cogen, and
that the earnes, desire of
The people was that the Rapids should be
improved and way to market opened to
our surplus produces; that twas necessary
hat it should he done by Congress, and
hat we could never expect to see it done
while Iowa remained Territory, with
only delegate in the National Councils,
entitled 10 no vote. Blu, let Iowa become
A State, he argued, with her two votes in
he Senate, and her representation in the
House. and bnt short time would elapse
before we would. find the distractions in
the Mississippi entirely overcome. The
prospect, indeed, was brilliant one; and
ho ,doa sspoo tho,, h., Loo.