Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-10-17

people of this section Of the Union have direct
interest. They did not take up and pass the River
and Harbor bill, making appropriations for the i'm
provement OF western lakes and rivers. The Wash
ngton Republic charges that this bill was defeated
by a coalition Of the locofocos, disun,onists and
abstractionists, and il rebukes them in emphatic
terms. After showing that the cooperation Of
these men deprived the country OF the amendments
so imperatively required to the present tariff, the
Republic says:
sBut the cooperation OF the locofocos with the
djsunionists and abstractonists has produced 9TH
or results. 1t has defeated the railroad bills de-
handed by the western states. lthas defeated the
harbor and river bin. For several years the pso-
pie OF the lakes and Of the Mississippi have been
calling for the improvement Of their lake and river
navigation. So decided has been the popular de-
mand on this head, that Congress has repeatedly
yielded to it, spite Of Baltimore conventions, the
dogmas Of the let alone and do nothing schools and
the cherished doctrines OF the elite Of the distin-
guished democrats Of Richmond. My Tyler vetoed,
and Mr. Polk vetoed; and now. when, Tor the hrst
time for many years. we have q whig Executive
prepared to comply with the wishes OF the people,
the locofoco committee in the House, during the
session OF ten months continuance omits to press
the subject upon the House, and there Is general
CO. operation OF the locofocos of the west with the
hair splitting political metaphy sicians Of the south
to deprive the great west OF this, almost the only
demand that she makes upon the Legislators OF the
Union.
ssThere is no real affinity between the opinions
and the wants OF the western people, and those Of
the abstractionists and disuniOnists. The western
people arc eminently progressive-hut they send
representatives to Congress, who directly or by M
direction, play into the hands Of men who are en-
tirely behind the age, and who would be glad to
carry the country bac to the good old times when
the Mississippi navgated by RATS and fatboa,s
Here is this River and Harbor bill-with the slight
est honest and well directed effort it might have
been passed, but western locofocoism deferentialy
gives it the go by out OF complaisance to the scru-
pies of chivalry! Tho only way in which the lake
and river people can get river and harhor bill, is
by electny whig representatives. who will not sell
their interests to doctrinaries and dogniatists.'
We hope that aiter while, the people OF the
west will begin to open their eyes, and will hold to
1 AUST responsibility those who have presumed to
defy their wishes, and disregard their interests in
| the matter Of western improvements. would
have been an easy matter to have passed this bill
through Congress, and it is outrage and shame
that it was not done. We do not know, however,
that any class of persons will suffer more by its
failure and by the continued distractions in our
great highway, than those who have helped to place
locofocos in Congress from our state, who have so
much regard for the veto message OF Mr. Polk and
the constitutional scruples of southern abstrac-
tionists as to make effort TO secure the passage
Of bill in which this section Of country is more
| directly interested than any other.
! The wings Of the west have exerted themselves
| to the utmost 10 elect men TO Congress who, in
their opinion would look to the wants ofthe West,
and use their influence, and give their votes, TO.
the adoption Of measures, which the united voice
Of our whole region is in favor Of The part which
our immediate representative has acted during this
session, with reference to this great measure, we
are not yet informed of. But we do not how
he can claim to have represented truly the wishes
and opinions ofhis constituency, II he has done
any thing else than give the whole weight of his
talents and influence to urge upon Congress the
passage ofthis River and Harbor bill. Such part
would have become him far better than that OF
| abusing the Mormons, and undertaking to secure
to VIM Thompson the seat in Congress he had un.
justly usurocd, and tried to maintain BY hiding poll
books.
Again We say, and We ask the people to bear il
in mind, that no part Of the responsibility Of the
failure Of the River and Harbor bill lies At the door
ofthe wings. In and out Of Congress they have
been active and diiigent in promoting this great
measure; and we have only failed in securing IN
appropriation for clearing out the rapids, by the
lukewarmness and dereliction Of prominent loco
focos.