The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-13
Harb0r and River C0nven tlOn-Addre or tn
Chicago Committee.

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| Harb0r and River UventlOn-Address or tho
| Chicago Committee.
| From the Chicago (Iil) Democrat
The high prices Of freight taken in connection with
the loss of life and property upon the Western waters
last season caused several public meetings be held in
various sections OF the country for the purpose de-
vsng the best means Of remedyng these and other evils
Of which the great Of the people interested
merce, were complaining At all these meetings, the
propristy Of holding convention at some convenient
| point, was discussed and universally concurred in
In eonsr quence having been generally named
~ the proper point its citizens called meeting named
the 9th Of July the appropriate time chose the
undersigned committees to draft address, setting
forth the objects OF the convention
The movers In this matter have BEEN from the first
like the undersigned Of entirely different politics. and
far from there being in the rcmoest degree any
political design in the contemplated convention one Of
the chief objects Of IL TO- to call together for common
object the all parties ana to convince the people
every where that the improvements desired not now
never have BEEN and should b. connected with
party politics. in the ordinary of that term Such
connection would. in the minds Of all interested, have
very deleterious tendency IL cannot be- denied that
there Is predispostion among all politicians to support
the measures 81 chief gstrate Of their party
and hence have Western Representatives. ori9
nay supporting harbor and river improvements and
elected upon express pledges to do finally vote sup
port veto Of bills providing for that purpose
signing reason therefor, that IL their duty to
sustain an executive OF their selection, though
be In express opposition to the wishes interests OF
their constituents Repeated instances Of this kind must
eventually give this question somewhat Of Political cast
which the undersigned and all who with them
would seriously regret
The construction OF harbors upon our northern lakes
well upon the Atlantic with the Improvement Of
our great rivers where is of national cha
rscter necessarily involves questions Of party differ
ence They are matters that must interest all parties
~ they do all classes alike; and hnrbor and river bills
have been supported by the abes both the great
political parties which divide this country This sub
ject has never entered Into any Presidential canvass
since each party has always taken 1t for granted that
the candidate OF the other above suspicion upon
matter Of such pre- eminent Importance i he first Con-
gress that ever assembled under the present
many OF whose members helped frame it, passed
dsrayng all expenses should after the 10th
of August l1s9, In the necessary support maintenance
and repairs Of all llht houses beacons buoys and pub
tic piers erected placed sunk before the passage Of
this act, at the entrance Of within any bay inlet
harbor or ports Of the United States rendering the
navigation thereof easy and safe. Gen Washington
signed this BILL and bills for the continuance Of such
works were also successyely signed by Presidents the
elder Adams, jefferson anu y adison The first Lake
flarbor bill was signed by Monroe He never raised
the constitutional question; do the Con
debates of those days show that
branch OF Congress made any distinction between suit
anu fresh water improvements between foreign
domestic commerce All ut that time
alike deserving the fostering of the general
ment as they also were curing the administrations OF
the younger Adams Gen jackson, aud Mr.. Van Buren,
! Though remarkably scrupulous to the extent to
which the power to construct works of internal i'm
provement should be exercised, General jackson and
| Mr. Van Buren, signed bills for the improvement
| Of rivers and construction Of bsrbors, to the
| amount Of S7,S00.C00, aud the two bills signed by
| General jackson in 1886 contained no less thai,
eighty nine items and the bill Of 1897 less than
After the General Government had expended upwards
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provement, and mostly in the old States by the
sent and support Of the very trainers Of tho constu
oH anu ther cotemporares, ana ~ men, TOO Of all po
os p"l.'es .ners can now oe put httc consideration
uu VIZ ely .a, IL is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or the plan OF
sus'. PWicai party toeAtsho the advantages OF such
70 the new States and 10 such portions OF the old
'' IT,, a. navs mus inr peen neglected 49,
poe,ns VI 'e constituoha ana the political
a.;, .i lo i'iends vi naro"r hno river improvements
GA .. a. .ne oi'y one when can rShtiuy De raised
,na. nere'y inc question oi necessity Is u ne
omy w p'V eS our uomas.. u wen As our foreign
raatn, nan We P,oeeo' 'ne IosSe! ano hsgiec, tns
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