Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-07-14
LETTER FROM sILhs WRIGHT.
GANTo>', MAY 81. 1917.

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2-ANTo,'' Way 81 lolH'
bthbteH2c0: our circular. inviting nc
10 aNehI Nor'hWcsierh ilarhor and XIV
CT OohNenhon, to be assembled at chicago
on 'ae nrSt Monday OF JHiy new, was duly
receive > forwarded oy MI h!uug Of your
committee.
NJ! attention mad been previously called
70 u'e S"ojec' oy ule invitation OF TREND,
al your clty' TO attend the Convention,
ana generously rendering me quarters IN his
iaInly during It's slttIngs. l was forced,
from the state OF my private business, to in
form hlm that could no! make the Journey
at the time named; and the period which
has elapsed since declined his invitation
has only tended to confirm the conclusion
pronounced to him.
" ere Impossible for me 10 attend the pro-
posed convention, without an unreasonable
sacrifice, should most gladly do so, rs ny
location gives me strong ieei"S IN refer
chce 10 lhe prosperity anu Sa'O'E ol ule
commerce OF the ha"cS' nus SUBJECT oil
| the improvement OF tHe Lake Harbors IS
one which my service IN Congress has rem
dercd somewhat familiar to me IN a legisla-
tive aspect, while my personal travel upon
the two lower Lakes has made the nccc5al-
ty Tor these improvements manifest TO my
senses
am aware that questions of conshtu-
uonal powers have frequently bccnraisedn
reference 10 appropriations of money by
Congress for the Improvement OF The Lake
Harbors, and am well convinced that hon
est men have sincerely entertained strong
scruples upon this point; but all my ohscr-
Walton and experience have induced me
to beieye that these scruples, where the m
diVldual admits the power TO improve the
Atlantic lfarbors, ARISE from the want OF an
! accqTa.atance with the lakes and the COM
lnerce upon them, and an inability 10 be-
llcVe the facts IN relation to that commerce,
when truly stated II Is not easy for one,
familiar with the Lake Commerce, TO real
ne the degree OF incredibly as to the mag
nItude and importance of both, which is
found IN the minds OF honest and Wcll-n
formed men residing IN remote portions of
me un9h' and having no acquaintance with
| eit0er; While do not rccoliect an instance
81 MEMBER OF congress- who has travel
eo uG Lakes ana observed the commerce
upon '"c'il' Wi'nhh lle last ten years, re-
curing any i"flher evidence or argument
% li"ucc nun 10 ADMIT the constitutional
Po"o', anu u'c PF"PfIe'Y' 81 appropriations
'"I Ian ii4FooIS' a i1uch as Tor 'hose %
~ "'' A', "a 'o'Sl' l nave pe'i q me
~ , -, 'I'' " 'V ,iiio9
''' Pr ~ 20 "'' Eoi'on' VI u'c oHi"h
"'''i iIdtNi'i9 Sei'Se % u'e iac'S as uicy
are III F'l''ioh 70 'ieSe inland seas ana thcir
iittdttN NdHt dHu rapidly lflCTedS mo com
'"e'ct' W"uIu pc al ulat Is required 10 Sc
~. ~ %PPIopIid'loS = 'i'e S'l'o q me
>"''ol''i LeaSuF! W.T. H"8' ll'ne 70 Liine'
Poi''''' loI 'lle Improvement o. LAKE iiar-
- 'iG'" "'e improvement Oh Stc"
'it"o'S ~ we oo'y Oh Lake commerce re-
wi I.S COIN anu S'Ic'y' as con
"aU'S'''i7 u'sheu rom me numerous 2Ppl-
'''.oIi' lor Iiose Improvements winch llie
'''i'u' 'o vi, l"eai interests upon me
9I'IleS - ,ie lakes may prompts ana
MANI "'l9 uiSulicuoh' because my own ob-
~ rl'o" IlaS SHOWN toa, aPplicauohS Tor
'''''0' 'c'icli'S' a. ,le Puoi'ccAPehsc
''' '"'uc anu 'as7Co, W!ulh distances OF
'S'! -" il'iies' ana at ioca'ionS "heFe,
'''''' '''' hat",ai toSit'oh oi NE LAKE ana
oo's' %" ii"iDo' d' e'tIeL POM "ooiu
Inc ~ az 10 c"liii'c'cc VI ,aG LAKE Oh
ny eoi'' ei'''H'c anu Saic'y q nuPIlca'o I'M
Pro.''i'enls' NIch o. INC oiihculiy q OBJ
, :, aPpfoPri9io's grows our OF me con-
''ce""5 aPPlC1uoiis' ana tl'e s'f'h'ou9'iess
"I,n ~ y, al are pressed as necessary 70
i1'"t commerce IIilPa,Fs lhe commence Of
i 'Se's 20 l,ie icdI eiali''S anu ''l'oic7S III
'''J ia P -. q an
= y 'IIe "Gly % '"o7' VINO urge li'esG I'M
P'o'c'h mem lot Iie gFe'l 'olecI Tor "'ch
aLoa7 NY s"ouIu - l''aoe a. t'.e expense