Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-10-18

SiCoe' ohC hiiHs, ~ is CtildiH thcy uiu
not do. They did no; take up the Riv-
er and Harbor Bill in which the West
has direct interest. The Washington
Republic alleges that this bill was delea-
ted by cooperation of the Locofocos,
the Disunionists and 9th er factions, and
rebukes them in the mos. emphatic terms
The Republic says:
"The cooperation oil the northern
and western Locofocos with the abstrac-
tionists and disunionis is, has, in the first
instance, deprived the country of the
amendments SO imperitavely required in
the existing tariff. For this the Locofo-
cos of Connecticut and Pennsylva MIA
are responsible. If these gentlemen had
responded to the wishes and interests of
their constituents, the tariff would have
been amended. Ii Booth, Cleveland,
and Waldo, of Connecticut, Mann, Me-
Lanahan, and Ross, Of Pennsylvania,
had mol thought it inexpedient to change
the present tariff, the suffering interests
of the northern and middle States might
have been efficiently relieved--and 5v
legislation that would have Injured to the
benefit of the whole country.
But the corporation of the Locofo-
cos with the Disuniorists and Abstrac-
tionists has produced other results. II
has defeated the Railroad bills demand
ed by the western States. Il has delea-
ted the harbor and river bill. For sever.
al years The people of the lakes aud of
the Mississippi have been calling fof the
improvement of their lake and river
navigation. So decided has been the
popular demand on this head, that Con-
gress has repeatedly yielded TO it, in
spite Of Baltimore conventions, the dog
mas of the let alone and do nothing
schools, and the cherished doctrines of
the elite of the distinguished Democrats
of Richmond. Mr.. Tyler vetoed, and
Mr.. Polk vetoed; and now when, for the
first time for many years, we have a
Wing Executive prepared TO com bly,
with the wishes of the people, the Loco
loco Committee in the House, during
the session OF nine months continuance,
omits TO press the subject upon the
House, and there is general co-opera-
lion of the Locofocos of the ives: with
the hair splitting political metaphysi-
clans of the south TO deprive the great
west of this, almost the only demand
that she makes upon the Legislators OF
the Union.
The "noise and confusion" of The
close of the session have been as fatal 10
the Locnfocos of Michigan, Illinois, o.
hio, Wisconsin, Indiana and Pennsylva-
nia-as far as the Harbor and River Bill
is concerned--as they were to General
Cass, at Cleveland, when they prevent
ed him from expressing his sentiments
OH this very interesting question. Their
yeas and meas on the various PROPOSE
tons for smothering and defeating this
bill, indicate the disposition which
brea,hes in the few words-har,lly more
than yea or nay--in which the Gener-
al declined the invitation to be present at
the Chicago Convention. The Western
people have been sold by their Locofoco
representatives on this great subject.-
Property and life must continue TO be
exposed on our Western waters, in order
that the Netherlands, Youngs, Durkees
Browns, and other stars in the great
Western constellation OF L0cofocoisn
may continue 10 mingle their beams with
the effulgence Of the Seddons, M'Queens
JOuScSs NuCducS, Duitc, dlo HUN uicuS,
of the South.
There is no real affinity between the
opinions aud the wants Of the Western
people, and those Of the A bstraclionists
and Disunionisis. The Western people
are eminenily progressire-bu. they
send representatives TO Congress who.
directly or by indireciion, play into the
hands of men who are entirely behind
the age. and who would be glad TO carry
the country back to the good old times
when the Mississippi was nayigated by
RATS and flatboats. Here is this River
and Harbor Bill-with the slightest hon.
est and and well directed effort it might
have been passed, but Western Locofo-
coism deferentially gives it the go by,
out of complaisance 10 the scruples Of
The only way in which the
lake and river people can get River
and Harbor bill, is by electing Wing rep
who will not sell their in