Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-11-27
The Next Congress and It's Dm-
tIes---WcstCrn Interests.

Democratic party; but, nn the other hand.
a large number Of these have been elect
ed npon other issues. In Georgia, Ala.
hama, South Carolina, aud Mississippi.
NIL the members have been elected upon
the principle Of Secession cir Anti Seces-
sion. In the Northern States, many
members hold the An,i.Slayery princi-
pie predominant over any other. In adj.
ditiou 10 This, there are such strung an.
lipa,hies in different, sections oil both
parties, that a strictly party action Of a
majority Of Congress, in legislation, il.
mol to be expected. In the election of
Speaker and Officers, we may indeed
see party lines drawn; but. from the ma
ture Of things \. present, und the dcv.l-
opement of political action during the
Session, (which mus, inevitably come
IL will be impossible to legi<la,e hy par.
~ lines Congress must look beyond
such minor action 10 greater interests. or
we shall really be where politicians have
endra, ored 10 persuade Us we were, in
The midst Of disloyal factions, md impair
ed obligations.
II is IN the power OF this Congress 10
reinsia,e The Nationality Of legislation,
and restore general confidence in the
measures OF Government. without which
the bonds of loyalty 81, lightly on u
people. To do This would confer glur,
on Congress, and turn aside all the aett,
streams u faction. IL can OILY be done
in one way-by hrgisla,ing, in the Ian.
guage af the constitution, FOR the general
welfare. One OF the great objects OF such
Legislation is to facilitate the internal
commsrce Of the country. Heretofore.
almost all the national money expended
ON commerce has been expended OH for
cign commerce. La The meantime, our
Internal commerce has Increased with ii
rapidiiy len lines US great. Tile growth
of commerce has been as rapil as the
growth OF the cauuiry. But, shsTe is
il! In thirty years our foreign trade has
only about doubled. aud our domestic
trade has increased ten fold. Bul wha.
has been the expenditures on foreign
commerce! In the fifty years past,
probably more than five hundred millions
If dollars! What his ii been on the
LAKES, the rivers. the canals. and The rail
roads IL our country! Probably moi one
twentieth ~ ina. IN foreign commerce.
Navies, light houses, custom hanses.
surveys, ant r,rn b,ft.t.es. (,hsi most
unequal of all legislaii'ms, have been
supported and paid from the National
treasury. No ienpe have ever paid tax
with more che+riulness :han The people
Of the West. hen they were tnid
my was necessar, 10 protect our fay,
no people were go jealous In It's favor
Even recently, when Congress in one
sweep voted million anda hall Of dol
rs-io support all ocean Steamboat line.
the people If the West did hot complain,
although the partially Of such an appro.
priaiion was most paiislhic.
This patient forbearaner. aud grea,
submission 10 Whatever iegislalinn the
Atlantic States required. EN- isl-s. il seems
10 US, The commerce vi the West To some
consideration. Ii is hui ,it;ie ilin is
needed 10 be done, and tina, lille should
be done checrfully. We will mention
three Obi. css which would benefit the
West, but which would also bencfii,he
Union as much
l. The obstruction Of the canal al The
falls OF Louis, lille, requires To BE remoy-
ed. The Government is large stock
holder in that work. and We, quietly sub
mils iosee il one Of he worst INSTRUCTIONS
10 navigation. Sieamboa, architecture
has SO improved that the present class Of
good boats canno, 20 through The canai
al all; and the commerce OF the river is
So enlarged that the canal is totally in
sufficient. Letihe Ga. ernmeni nj once
remove the obstruction BY making a ca
nal adequate 10 the purpose .. com
merce.
2. Let the western rivers and harbors
be improved by some s, stem devised
for the purpose. We do not say wha,
would be The hes, plan. but II is en-
lirely within the constitutional power OF
Congress To devise some scheme which
will aid ,hslmprosemfn, of he rivers. ii
II be not sufficient 10 accomplish the
whole purpose.
3. lie. the West have It's public build
ings erected for Go,ernment purposes.
bull, in q handsome and substantial man
ncr. as they are alnng The Atlantic side.
4. Let there be appointed Board. or
Bureau Of Commercial Statistics. whose
business il should he tn pressn, annual,
a systematic view Of the amount aud
movement Of commerce. manufactures
and Agricultural productions. This
would exhibit the internal trade, and
wonId give r hble information for the.
whole mercantile interest of HE country.
No class I'll inen would be more benefit
ed by this than The merchants nf The
cities Il would no longer be necessary
To rely on mere estimates and spernla.
lions. Merchants would be able To- do
iermine with much accuracy the relation
between the wants AMI supplies Of the
country. Such measures as these would
he national. aud give an abiding popular
isy To those who enac, them. - Gin.
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