The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-05-07
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ADDRESS OF the CHICAGO COMMITTEE,

ADDRESS OF the CHICAGO COMMITTEES,
The high prices nf freight, taken ia
connection with the loss Of life and prc.
perry upon The western waters. last sea-
son, caused several public meetings To tie
held IN various sections of the country.
'or the purpose of devi>iug the bes, means
of remedy wing these aud other evils Of
/ which the great mass of the people in.
rerest'd IN cnmmcrce, were complaining
1t alI these meetings. the pfoprlelv Of
/ holding a convention at some convenient
point, was discussed and universally con.
CURED in.
In consequence Of Chicago having been
generally named rs the proper point, il,
riDlz'ns called a meeting, named the fifth
Of July As the appropriate tune, and chose
the undersigned commi';ec,ru drar an
address, setting forth he objects Of the
/ convention,
/ The movers in this matter. have been.
/ from ,he first, like the undersigned, of
cn,lreIy different politics and. So Err from
/ 'hcre beng even IN the remoresi degree,
any political design in the cnnmonl,,ol
convention, one of the chief objects Of il.
/ = 10 call together Cor a common Object.
the men of all parties. and to convince
the people every where that the improve.
menIs desired, are not now, never have
been, and never should be connected
with "Pm'y POktic," in the ordinary
use OF that term. Such connection
would, in the minds IF all Interested
have very dclelerlous tendrrcy. l.
cannot he denied that there is a prcdspo.
/ ,i,ion among all politicians 10 summon, the
measures Of chief magistrate Of their
own party, and hence we nave seen ives.
tern representatives originally snppor.ina
harhor and river Improvements, and clrc.
ted upon express pledges To do so, finally
vote to support a rrio uf b lis rroyldino
for that purpose and assigning as a rra.
son therefor that it was their duty tn .us.
tain an executive Of ihrif own selection.
even though 1t be in express oppositinn
10 the wishes and interests Of thrir con
,limcn,s. Repeated instances Of this
Kind mus, cven,u ,lIy Give this uues,i,,
somewhat Of political cast. which the
undersigned and all who cooperate with
them would seriously regret.
The construction Of hayborg upon our
northern lakes. as well as upon the Al.
Ianlic. with the improvement, of our prca,
rivers, whose commerce is of na,ional
character, necessarily involves no qups.
lions OF party difference. They are mat.
lers that must interest all parties. rs thew
do Ct Isses, alike. and llarbor and Riy.
cr bills have been supported by the abIes,
men Of both the grea, political parties
which divide this country. ! his subject
has never entered into any presidential
canvass, since each party has ALWAYS IA
ken i, Inr granted that the candidate of
the other was above suspicion upon a
mater OF such prc-cmineni importance.
The first Congress that ever assembled
under the present constitution, many Of
whose members helped to frame il. y iss-
ed law deirayiug all expenses which
should accrue after the 5Ih Of August,
1889, in the necessary support, main
talnonce. and repairs of all lighthouses,
| beacons, buoys, and public piers erected,
| placed or sunk before the passage Of this
act, at the entrance Of or within any bay,
inlet, haT6Or, or ports OF the United
States, for rendering the navigaiion
there ! easy and safe. Gen. Washing
ton signed the bills for the continuance
OF such works were also snccessivelv
signed by Presidents the elder Adams.
} 'iierson aud Madison. The first Luke
HarjGr bill was signed by MIR. Monroe
lie never raised the constitutional Ques-
4, on; nor DO the Congressional debates
of those days show thal any members OF
either branch OF Congress made any dis
/ tlnclon between sat- and (re,h water i'm
proyemcnts, or between foreign and do.
nestle commerce. All at tina, time were
acknowledged alike deserving the foster
ing care OF the General Government, as
tley also were during the administrations
OF the younger Adams, Gen. Jackson