Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-10
VOLUME XLIV.-NUMBER %.

From 1924 TO 1916, 81 ,52s,sO0 had been expen-
ded for Improvements on western rivers, while,
during The same time, for light houses, beacons,
piers and harbors on the sea.coast, nearly SI3-
DOC, GOO have been appropriated.
81 Louis owns CISCO oil steamboat tonnage.
worth 81 $4,000, and during 1916 there arrived
here 461 .o24 ions-eXclusiVe OF 1aI boals, sol in
number. The whole value OF lis exports and
Imports is set down al SIS 000l0C0.
The government OWES in the neishborbocd OF
ST. Lonis-at the Arsenal and Barracks-l ,750,.
OOO dollars worth OF property, The use Of which
TO lhe government is OF immense value and im-
portance.
The following items are collected from the Re-
port
The COS, Of running steamboat, on the West
efn waters ss'z timcs greater than The cost incur
red upon The lakes. For proof OF this: The ca.
pi:al invested in The vessels OF he Upper Lakes
is estimated al So 600 000, and the cost OF running
them exclusive oi insurance and in,eres, on The
capiiaD is stated 10 be abou! 81 $50 600, or about
onc.lhird Of their value. The capital invested in
The steamboats, OF the valley u the Mississippiis
Sl6. 1853, sol, and the COS, o! running them Tex
elusive OF insurance ard inifresl) Is estimated al
S32, 751 900 or more than double their value.
The following well-drawn and nervous article
from The 81. Louis Union speaks our own seni-
menis precisely. The whole country will soon
come around 10 the same views:
"'rhe violence Of parIizan feeling has never
been more slrikingly exhibited than in many
Wing journals during the last six months. We
have too much confidence iii the peope-too
firm aith in The patriotism u tie masses-to
believe lha, the majority oil the Wings either
10 u ar fh,3
pasa,ed Is most OF their leading presses. We
have seen Hardin and Clay volunteer and fight
galIanlly By the Side OF Davis ana Yell. DOM
phan and Price have Wed with each other in New
Mexico aud Chihuahua. Taylor and keaEnsy
have done their duty with equal alacrity. When
Shields fell al Cerio Gorto, Baker led his BIZ
sade sa!lanl!y 10 the charge. Eweli ara las
kell--lyas in poiiics--vied with each in DAT
ing Oh The battle field. So in every contlict, on
whatever spot a Toe has been mel, volunteers
from both political parties have fought, side by
side with equal daring and with equal confidence
in The Justice Of our cause. The last message OF
young Clay 10 his father, when ordering his
sword 10 be taken 10 Ashland, and the DYING in
junction OF Taggerl-"te!l our boys 10 fight on,
our cause is jusl''- breathe he same spirit Ic,
We read The llerces; Grnuncia,ons ci our cause
from presses which GLORY over The names Of Clay
y
il justified, would forever blacken the names a
ali who have Tough, Or volunteered in this wat.-
How men can thns lie misled b. party pre-
iudicc, We confess is beyond our eompre-
nen>on. Thousands oi Wings who responded
nobiy 10 the call Of the country, have spoken
from the battle field ih.i. condemnation VI thr
sentiments daily promulgated from their parry
journals. They have been willing 10 risk their
lives, and some q! them have poured forth
their blood Tor what? Nc, 10 despol AZ limo
cent and unoilending neghbor, As many Wang
journals declare, hui 10 o!ce a neisaboring pow
er 10 yield 10 he demands Of justice. Il was
sentiment Of iu,y-iu;y 10 their county and 70
the cause al Ius,icc--which nefve their arms 10
The hon. uf bate AMI consolet hem amid tie
pgraions u lie march. Il il were not so,-ii u
were mere love Of slaughter Or ambition fer
iame-it they knew AM ;eit they we're prrp.!a-
linz foul wrong Oh a weak foe, bur persisted III
50 doing from mere selfish sonsicera.ions-ii such
were their simulants 10 aciIoa-hen poor iiiieed
are the laurels they have won Blu, tew We pre-
sumo viii! have The hardihood 10 boldly assume
this later conclusion. Then lei them forever
hold their trcacherous tongues ard cease ,o pIae
abou, the God abhorred war.