The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-25


wise improve rs navigation, provided the free
trausi, upon lis waters is rot luterl,rcd wl'h or
abridged There are other authorities 10 the
same point boot lt ., NOT necessary Ia cite them.
- p.rsumc every orc familiar with the orII
nance and the judicial decisions bearing upon 1t,
vii not thinA d.ruic the position here assn
med
In tho second place. il such system were
adopted t would he incSprieut Tor the reason
that every town. the steamboat landing on the
rlvvr from the head OF riNlsatiun, to ITS couhd
cncc with lhr Mississippi would have to he con
y,rrcd INTO a port ut entry, and 4 general system
fr thrro,l,,'sn 4 lu'it' established with all It's
'appruIn..s aud numerous rcfaiucrs It would
hc Attended with nc,'rulh'e expense and IN the
end It woUil be exceedingly dcub.Ul whether
thc receipt, would be sufficient 20 meet the cur
rent expenses Again 1t would operate very IN
iGr0on>'y upon oNr prospective commerce by drI.
wing Il uU ~ seek a market through some other
channel and TIA. drignt tina end It WIS designed
io attain Neither of the plans which | have
suggested. comes 10 conflict, with any heretofore
advocated. nor IRE they obnoxious oHuy coN-ti
tutau,l oll,cu.ns They stand alone on their
OWE merits and can be carried o4t without raj
sing any embarrassing issues.
A. measure ofStA'e policy the improvement
e the lliuo,, river and thru it, the ndyarce
y
nal are considerations If a mrm.utous character
to our young and CROWN; STATE. 1t is a fact
shown to every one acquainted with the condition
ni the state after the suspension ct her system
of Improvements ana the pcrou- crtsis through
which >hc passed that her rgcupcrAtye energies
began 81 deyrlnpe themselves, and the pulse If
her whole cooperate system was quicker ID, ~
soon A. the Canal was completed and Put m cpc
ration II wa he epoch of returning prosperity
and life to ! state, which had to all appearance
been buried SO deep IN the grave oi public debt,
that sh. could not be restored to lie
The pas. season has demonstrated most coac'u
,Nyly, the necessity ii adopting some measure,
to insure continuance Of navigation The Ca
nll was opened IN the lih day OF March, and
va, closed yn the oh l'v Of December last a
p,rlol of nine months DARN. part Of the
time within the periods stated, the water in the
river WA 80 low, that steamboat communication
hy he larger class ot bolt-, was entirely cut OF
between ST Louis end IL Sale. From about
the 9E.h of june TO the last Of November ~
steamboats, fanny considerable toulEe were al,.
10 navigate the R.vcr-hcnce the carving trade oi
the Canal was greatly cur'a,led, AMI It had 90
ioreul mainly upon the country Immediately
contiguous to it, tlr Is business and revenues
Notwithstanding these embarrassing causes
anil the competition consequent upon the 0peuia !,
tire Chicago and Rock Island Rail Road. the ne,
tolls r The year 1858, amounted 70 SIS &,-.
0s. which Is m excess over the receipts fur lrj2
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