Saturday morning visitor., 1849-01-20
For the Hisitor.


70 eNcte ueep and lively interest IN ev-
cry thing that concerns your quarter oil
the State. Notwithstanding the growth
and prosperity of your city is now the ad-
niraiion Of large and growing popula-
tion, and well located for still further
and more rapid advancement, there are
certain drawbacks that will prevent yo,,
ii not removed-from entering the list
as competitor with the other young ci-
Ties OF the State, for the goal of superior
liy. The main obstacle is the unimpfov-
ed condition Of your river. 1t is true,
your citizens and counties have already
manilesteda commendable enterprise and
public spirit; but their means are not suf-
hcient to accomplish the great object SO
much desired. You need the strong arm
OF the State to assist you in your effort to
improve your river. a small appropria-
lion OF money-not more than thirty thou
sand dollars--by The State, added to the
available meahs Of the Usage Association,
will insure the completion Of one of the
most useful improvements in the Missis-
sippi valley. While oiher portions of the
State appear satisfied TO remain half GEN.
t,ry behind the hindmost State in the I'm
ion, your Usage people have caught the
spirit that made New York and Pennsyl-
vania, and gone 10 work, and have now
accomplished more than all the balance of
The State. Such conduct shows deter
minaiion TO Try TO keep pace with the pro-
gressive spirit of the age, and accomplish
work that will prove to posterity that
people superior 10 the savage has occupi-
ed the land.
But as before remarked, you need the
assistance of the State. Here most i'm
poriant question comes up. Will she as
sisi you, or will the representatives. from
other sections act like the "dog in the
manger"? conclude that majority of
The members of the General Assembly |
now in session, are gentlemen capable of
taking liberal and enlarged views of all
such questions, and thus believing, can
see no good reason why you may not ex-
pect course of Legislation 10 prevail thai,
will encourage the enterprising spirit of
four people, and thereby bring into requi-
'ition the mighty resources of wealth and
rational greatness that nature has so boun-
ifuily distributed through the length and
'readth of Southwest Missouri
Yes! conclude that Mssouri's states
men i'll no longer suffer narrow-mind-
ID and contracted policy 10 continue, that
AN only serve 10 chain down the energies
u the people and keep them in poverty.
When it becomes known TO the Gener-
| Assembly, that the work of improving
he river has progressed so rapidly and so
uccessfully, as to need but small sum of
money and one year of time to complete
!; and when they reflect that one hund-
ed thousand Industrious and energetic
eople are 10 be the recipients of its ben
IFS; who are now scattered over terri
Dry larger than many of the Kingdoms of
he world, and capable of supporting
billion of people; may safely conclude,
hat justice and magnanimity will prevail
n the Legislature, and the Usage bill
which is now pending, will become law.
Should these fiattering anticipations be
ealized, new era in the history of the
tate will now commence. Thepeople of
ther portions, seeing the advantages of
our Improvement, will emulate your ex-
mple, and commence and prosecute sim
ar works, aided by the State, until one
Universal scene of prosperity and happi-
ess will meet the eye in every direction.
! know, Mr.. Visitor, that you ha, la
Ored long and hard in the good cause;
nd SO have all your conspicuous men,
Or such labor, the day is moi, FAR distant,
when an intelligent and happy people will
cknowlsdge debt Of gratitude 10 those
Who gave the first impulse TO system of
measures that will have worked so fortu-
'ate revolution in the condition of the
'eople Of the State. Then continue your
'fforts. Your Representatives here are
Ioing their duty. Col. d c. Ballou, who
las stood up TO you sin sir troubles" isl
till bending his energies in The same
way. BY the by, be is one of the most
lseful men in the General Assembly
'autiOus in assuming positions, and ener-
,etic in sustaining them; consequently,
IA il seldom wron0. He ~ insffha Lima