New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-22
Folks Hsrbor Veto, or Governor Marcy's
Inst somerset.

Marcy Judge, Ia ls2e to save him from ruin aud
Mr. j. Van Buren, tells Jesse il ls3i tia. fancy
stocks nigh, be bought on Monday on the strength
OF Marcys forthcoming message bat no, thereAi-
ter. Tie Chicago Journal shows that the disas-
tiers on Lake Michigan alone, within the last 10
years have lost to the country BOZ lives and over
half million OF dollars 10 property, for want Of
proper harbors. IN ls45 there were twelve NIL
lions .of surplus ia the Treasury Marcy was a
powerful advocate fof the expenditure Of some OF
this money on river and harbor Improvements Con-
gress took his view Of the question and passed
bill which Marcy Immediately urged Polk to veto
Who can believe that when the convenient, ser
viceable instrument Of worse than feudal slavery
wrote what follows be bad the least idea that his
views would be acted ont
From tie AAnual ReYoTi Of ~ J. Narey Var see'siarS
for 1915.
The objects brought into view 10 the report Of The To-
pogrsphicsl boreeu all regarded a. puoc WofAs con
rsSrsd Win ard .ss.ral To- eternal internal com
mercs The Lssss were almost entirely destitute
Of natural hsfbors Navigation uYoH taen f epot>d 70
irantiH-nt p,rts, and not ufftqusntg offfHdcd 5'i
fol ios eJ ifs end yrrpffy with The settenen. sno
srowth Of the Western country the commerce upon these
Inland hss spicy Increased and 10 -
rmount exceeds value the entire exports o. we
products and manufactures Of the United stsie1 = al
foreign countries An interest on tns ns-nit.oe ua-J
augmenting. 10 which many states and 90 large pof
Of clrkens rarflclr ateds L1luray coiuan-D-
the attention. 81 Consrsss. ana pfgpfits 5tee4.e. ~
III care Safe hsrbors much needed. sno system
Of improvements with vss to provide tssn' VS. m
been prosecuted give abundant that tie anc
psed advantages will In the END be realized % ne uDs'
extent IL may be proper remark. that these improve
ments without benefit IN military point q Ns"
Should It become necesssry 70 haye ra'ai iece
upon these lskes the numerous and eonlo'lyls
thus provided hy the aid Of the Government Will conr
butte to it' safety and sueess''e Operations besae
there are now employed In the commerce OF tnese
great number Of large sized ard stoully built steamers
which would have teen placed there by indyidus en-
tsprso bus for the accommodation ssfd-d ~ these hs
bors In case OF public emergency. these steamers can
be sxpedtousy converted inlo effective vessels o. war
and rendered sub-rvent 70 military operations Nor are
economy and facility transporting troops runitons
Of war and supplies, % be overlooked IN estimating me
public advantages OF The lake Improve ment IL " iiid
that best taoie irh0 ls been r1ined ~ ~
GvIgafion Of our iakes
So spoke Nj Marcy Of our lakes" IN isfs. He also
said that the public usefulness Of these improvements will
be better appreciated when considered that by means
OF them most dangerous navigation has been rendered
c0mpleey safe large shipping Interest has been created
upon and facilities and shelter afforded 70 CON-
merce estimated hundred millions Of dollars annu'
ally, and increasing with surprising rapdy IA which sX
States directly, and all secitonS r ne country a|g
inreSied" The Secretary sso spoke as fcloTs Of our
Rivers
Nor IS it scarcely les. important in commercial or
military point Of view thai the helping hand OF improve
should be extended the natural avenues for con-
veyng the abundant productions Of the West to TIE gg
q Mexico apd tbs Atlantic cosst-the Ohio ano the MS
ssppi the side. and the Hudson on the otner ne
progress Of the Ork The former rivers having Tor
lie object the removal Of DISTRACTIONS hes BEEN IN
sores moi having been provided at the OF Con
gress for that purpose Locking a. The VAST Interests ,o
served by thi. improvement and its questionable pnoc
character, scarcely doubt is entertained that It viii be
resumed"
LAKE TRADE or OHIo-From the report OF J. l..
Weatberly to Mr. Spencer, chairman of the Chi
cago Harbor Convention, which appears in the
CleUelaa2 Herald of the llth inst, we learn, that
during the year ending September last AS steam
boats and $50 other vessels cleared from Cleve
land TO other United States ports also 81 American
vessels and 90 Canadian to Canada; so steamboats,
and SIS other vessels cleared from Farport to other
United States ports. Cleveland exported in that
year to other United States ports co. 533 barrels Of
-four, 1896 263 bushels wheat, l,i32 1872 bushels
other grain 1889 barrels pork, nearly million
lbs butter, 575 93J lbs. wool &c. value over nine
millions of dollars; Cleveland also exported to Can
ada 81 1872 bbls four 452,2sO bushels wheat, &c.
value sos 2H Sandusky exported to Canada
wheat, -four, &c. value sl6O,l37, and TO other Uni
ted tates ports value g, f3s $50 Huron exported
to United States ports, value 81 ,293 0l0. The yes
sells owned at Cleveland Sandusky, Huron Yer
million, Black River, and COnneaut measure 29,955
tons, are worth 81, 46296O and are manned by
! .544 sailors. Vessels worth nearly million OF
dollars have been built ut these porte. The imports
into these harbors from Canada were, value
s2l9.9s3. A description Of the harbors is given,
bat the readers of The Iri5une know that Mr.. Polk
is the prototype Of Burns's DR.. Hornbook-he can
kill men faster in Mexico than all the snags saw
yers, storms, sand bars, and tempests of the West
THE MILITARY.-While any plain citizen, no
matterhow meritorous or how poor must pay ten
cents to have letter Of one sheet sent 500 miles,
man has only to enlist in the trade Of human
slaughter. and the people must pay for sendiog his
letters 70 and fro, all the world We should not
wonder If special messengers were next provided
for carrying them. Why should an officers widow
be pensoned any sooner than the widow Of man
who dies in a much more useful civil service such
a man as Auditor Hagner. for instance, whose in
tegrity and vigilance has saved millions to the
country 1t will not be another year before every
legislator in America will have powerful private in
Auences acting on him to place the military above
the civil authority in this country No nation was
ever in more rapid decline than this since the
close Of j. q. Adsmss Administration.
THE AFrER cLAps-The authorized expenses
OF war make out one Item Nnen the people come
to foot up the bill. Some opinion may be formed
Of the e coteras when we see that some man has
Just presented claim for the use Of his team
pressed for military purposes in the last war some
thirtyiive years ago. The pension list at the close
of the war will be several millions. What nation
that has ever existed in the tide of time has made
such rapid progress in the decay OF popular lea.
lousy of Executive power in submission to military
supremacy and in being reconciled 70 al enor.
nous public debt as have the people Of the United
States
rF> Our Mexican Officers whose name is le.
gion coming home to favor Congress and the pub
lie with their opinions to the proper course to
be pursued toward Mexico, should be required 10
wear something to give warning Of their position
and employ ment. Let every one be compelled 70
mount his epaulette and his sword that the people
may know how to weigh their opinions that they
may the better Judge how disIaferes,ed they are /
and how great need there is for the appointment of