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upon the subject.
Without stopping to make any remarks upon
the szeessioe canity displayed In publishing
more OF the correspondence, than simply the
letter Of Senator Jones. or in placing the cor
dependence in the order In which it should ap-
pear. let ~ proceed to the subject matter at
issu'. What then 10 the issue 1t u this. A
party in this city. At the head Of which the edi
tors Of the Auxiliary Wing Print have installed
themselves, 10 In favor Of At once abandoning
the present improvement-,he dredging pro-
cess. and adopting . new improvement, name
Iy-6lling out the streets to the maia river
We have taken issue with this party and CON-
demned ~ absurd the proposition. 10 eondem-
ming this absurdity, We have stated, that the
views Of Senator Jones. Lieut.. Col. johnson.
and J. P. Farley, did not materially differ from
those expressed BY ourself and those entertained
by Col. Booth This statement is founded upon
truth, which 10 not overthtown BY the letter OF
Senator Jones, and cannot be overthrown by
any statement which may emanate from such 4
questionable source a. that Of the Auxiliary
Wing Print. The whole tenor Of Sen. Jones'
letter goes 70 show, that it 10 !" a6srd" ut the
present time to think Of abandoning the dredg.
ing and adopting the new improvement propos.
ed BY the Auxiliary aud its friends. True, Sen.
ator Jones says tina, he believes that In time to
come that il, years hence. the largely increas-
ed business Of the city, will demand in front Of
the city. now covered BY water, land to do the
business Of the city; but to think Of sdopticy
such course At tbs present time, or for years
to come, is absurd. He ssys also that he is in
favor Of running a street" or" embankmsxt
out TO ;ne main river, 6sloU the Naples GU
and that be 10 In favor Of dredging upon tie
slougAs bss,cesa the cuts. In this, Col. Booth,
and Senator Jones, do not materially differ,
which we stated In former No. Of our paper
Col Booth has never interposed any objection
or expressed an opinion adverse to running a
causeway ont to the river below NAPLES Gu,
provided it can be done in conformity to law
He thinks, as do many others, who were and
are opposed to abandoning the dredging and
adopting the nso improvement, that the time
may come, when the business Of the city may
:, quire the land covered by the. sloughs; but
that this time 10 not now, nor will il arrive for
some years to come: not until the city has sud-
GENTLY advanced in population, business and
wealth TO require the change; and property has
sufficiently advanced to justify the extraordi-
nary expenditure involved in the proposition.
This 10 the opinion Of Col. Booth, aud every
one who calmly pcruses the letter Of Senator
Jones, will readily discover, tina, the two gen
slemen do not materially differ.
Senator Jones says:
"My judgment tells me, ~ It always has done,
since the Harbor question was mooted, that the
filing out Of the streets to the river, is the true
policy for the success OF our city.
But again be says in the concluding part Of
his letter:
s.But the idea Of filing out all the streets at
this time, or for years to come 10 absurd My
idea il 70 iil out below aud adjoining the NAPLES
cut, and at the same+ime deepening and widen.
ing the ferry slough from the NAPLES cut up to
Langworthy ware house, and around through
Barney cuts out to the river. This would
answer for many years, and give 10 access TO
aud from the river, by the street or embank.
ment below the NAPLES cut, and BY the sloughs
and outs
Nov. We submit that the two gentlemen do
not materially differ both are Of opinion tina,
it is abssrd ct the present sims, or for years ia
come. to think Of filling out the streets to the
man river and both are in favor Of Continuing
the dredging xpes, aad bstsosss tho Two Cuts
Yet. tbs friends Of an Immediate obandonmsn,
Of the dredging and an adoption Of the. nsx
project, Of filing up, claim Senator Jones a a
friend to their project and accuse those who de.
ny that he occupies this position, of misrepre
senting HE opinions. It il no Argument to say,
that ia tivs or ten years hence, he would adopt
their theory, because the question 10 one of to-
day, Influenced entirely b. the circumstances
which surround rs 1t this time. In short, there
is party in town who 10 in favor Of at once,
.oisAost dsloy, abandoning the dredging and ap
plying al the energies Of the city TO filling
up, or running streets out to the river
Thess men protest that they are not without the
couhtenancs and support Of Senator Jones'
sis letter directly and emphatically ouovicts
theus.f misrepresentation, aad shows beyond
: shado- Of doubt, that be and they. are a.
widely aPsrs>s the poles.
To show that oes ,epinisn does not materially
dider from that exnressea in Senator Jones. let
ter. we quote from the Daily Expires, Of the sand
Feb. last.
ale, the dredge boat be put to work ia the
Spring CLEANING out the two Cuts and the chan
nels between them and be kept steadily at work
for three months, and we will have ~ good q
harbor for oil present purposes As could be de-
sired"
In the same article We said
"No one We presume is opposed 10 the cree.
tion Of eauseway below Waple's Cut, with q
drawbridge, except so far a. 1, may Be regarded
an unnecessary expenditure Of money. The
great object is. T. got good .harbor, with the
least possible outlay and % the means required
to construct this causeway. expended upon the
two cuts and upon the channels between them.
would in al probability give free ingress and
egress to every description of craft that Goats
upon the Missssippi, during tho eatire season
Of navigation, many think it bad policy to divert
the means necessary TO- be expended for this
purpose, from the present plan. Ia this we agree
With Them
II will Be seen from the above that there ID
no material difference between Senator Jones
and ourself ~.
We have regarded this, ~ entirely too small
: matter for the space which has been appro-
Priated to IT. but ~ the attempt has been made
to convict usof nisrecre s.nt..i.- .-I.- III. -
certain parties IN town Of the odium of aband
oning their party ticket without any cause. BY
endeavoring 10 show that Senator Jones' opini.
ons and theirs ere identical upon the harbor
question. Ne have thought i. but justice to Sen.
ator Jones, the democratic party. ourseif sad
our enemies, to place this matter in its true
tight before the public.
DIvoRcBs.-The Sacramento, (Cail Jour
nal. inasmuch - divorces have become almost
a. frequent there a marriages. has commenced
tho publication of them in the same column
with the marriages and deaths.
a The California papers notice The arrival
Of Chinese to all The different perts-Their
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