Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-23
BURLlNGTU n HA W K-EYE.
The Eiec ion On Mon5ay,


The Elec ion on Monday.
the question submitted to the citizens of Bur
liurton on Monday last, on the proposition for al
additional loan of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar
to be invested in the Peoria and O3nawka Rail
road, came very near being unanimously decide,
in the affirmative. Dat Of the whole vote cast
but three voices Were found in the oppositon.-
| This is pretty good evidence, we think, that on
citizens thoroughly understand what the Interests
OF Burlington require. The amount Of Stock thu
city Is now authorised to take in the Road, Is on.
! hundred thousand dollars.
'THE PORTLAND AND LOUISVILLE CANAL
| There is probably says the Louisville Courier
| no proposition that is likely to be brought TO The
notice OF the approaching Congress. in which the
commerce Of the West so far as the valley of tht
! OHIO Is concerned, has more at stake, than the
one to make the navigation Of the Portland ca'.a
| free. This interest is not limited TO the com
merce OF Louisville, but applies equally TO all
cities and towns above and below rs, as well a.
to st Louis. ami places on the upper Mississ ppi
II is restriction upon the free navigation Of the
Ohio, which the Government is bound to remove
| and which, II proper exertions are made. can be
easily accomplished. Two things are necessary
for The public 10 direct their attention TO- in con-
nection with this subject, aud the one is as para
mount IN Importance as The other. First. to
make the navigation free, by the Government
becoming the sole proprietor OF the canal, and
! then to enlarge 1t. so as TO admit and pass with
Faculty. The largest class Of steamboats, that navi-
gate the Ohio"
We copy the above from the Memphis Eagle
The Portland and Louisville Canal was construc-
ted many years since, when the necessities Of the
Great West' were but little understood. and
the prospective progress Of the vast valley OF the
Mississippi was comparatively underestimate
II was at that time deemed a great advantage TO
the interests Of Western commerce. and when
we consider the nature of the distinctions at
Louisville. we shall probably be inclined 20 the
opinion that L canal was and may still be- the
only feasible means of overcoming them. The
fall OF the river at that point is great and preclp-
ltate, and probably no improvement could be
made in the natural channel of the river that
would enable boats TO pass up and down at any
stage of water. in which they are unable to do 50
at present
The great mistake was made in placing the in
terests Of the public al the mercy and almost cx-
ciusi'ely under the control of a private corpora
ton This has long been confessed barthen. so
onerous in IFS nature. TO elicit the hearty con-
demnation Of all who have been compelled to
bear it. The Press of that regioa have ae-a:n
and again spoken Oh the subject. and il has been
unanimous in the opinion that Justice will never
be done to the community until the navigation Of
the Ohio is, in some way, made perfectly and 40
soiH:ely free.
Wdh this instance before Us, it seems rather
remarkable to us. that men possessed OF n COM
mon snare CT intelligence should 50 far presume
upon Ire want of forecast Of a most practical and
c;ersetlc people, such as we have around us. as
10 propose to place the citizens Of the Upper
M'ssss'pp: in the precise situation with regard
TO the navigation Of the river down and rp which
their imports anu exports must forever mostly
pass, as that under wnch the people living nnoo
The Ono have so long groane4. and from VIII oh
they are now SO anxious % b. entirely relieved.
SIch proposition prc-supnoses an absolute
ignorance, IN tie part Of our citizens, both OF
'heir present and future intercsts--of the tax
laet Low pay and The enormous amount TO waich.
a l few year, il: will inevitably increase.
The improvement OF the Rapids BY means Of
canal. under the control O. -caspng corporation,
IN our judgment, woa'd be gate .nadm >sabie,
even were no other means OF Improvement prac-
hcaoie, as may be the case at Lea sy!e. WHAT
shall we say OF II. then, when are well aS>ur.
ed, as well by our own knowied 20 of the bstrnc-
tons, as BY the announced opinions o. scentf.
men, who have BY authority examined them
thoroughly. that other meaas may be- adopted, |
which. al a less eSpsnsr of time ana moa.v. wi
forever make the rrer nav gable at all tunes aa1
saasns. without the necessity Of resorting to SO |
Obfo!ee ali idea as a Canal? Does it hot seem |
like 60 n out Of our way, with Whimsical de-
sire TO create a iaetU bstacle which does not in
stead Of making an effort 10 remove the old ones
which do exist? Such is the appearance the no.
torious ''IIydraulic plan'' presents 10 our IN nd.
We are unable TO see il in any other light, and we
suspect it will be found that all who have not an
interest in certain pleasan. little ''lo-
,ality" below Us, view the project in the same
manner. They cannot do otherwise without
FREE NAy1GATroN-they are not seeking, and
vii not take pains to obtain, miserable prctence
or that which is TOO valuable for computation.
f they cannot remove existing distractions al
present, they assuredly will be too wise to call
mother into being, which, in the future, may
,rove more nto!erabie than those we are now
on'ending against.
A NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE Presidency