Washington telegraph., 1854-04-05
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u s SSSsTs. WASHINGTON.
Narca Issh, 1854
Tin Il Esa, Esq
s,k. Yea aave ever exhI5szed a very
a;ass7.st in the removal eE the Raft Ea-
dsP ssnl vaa eepv = q lester wtsca have
55g!sn,,a,sns addressed - the SecrSearF eS Was
o. s:.5 VIA this Rase, trust Yoa will give place
' he cplu.nns Of yoaV paper
nttsI the Iaars 1assFeSs In taSS subject Is rssw
i hat we are approaching 4 tarnsrS E.aSas il,
=. b;stary Of tue Efforts Of tAls government 10
u" ,ye the Red river Raft. and that Is the present
s-ist,r1 IS wasted without sfSsacs il Is as,s 10
i H. end Of 81 further e5orts by the sovera-
Tbsres,7e il mortal ulaa puts his hand in this
i,-.1kias with view To ea-sea &sssssss
with ether than hEsa Fzbssc spirited motives
1ri.h les than VII aud s1sEsy that viii sac
.;f,s PERSONAL coulsoEs personal proas political
I.;,ij,e OF prediction. in order 70 secare the
.5 szsuts nriacipai and subordinate and devote
S;o,s tfrossh all TRIALS constantly and faithful
The successful eSeca:sozi OF this work as Il It
- now the E2ss effort that NAV ever be made.
'. o,p-hs i, be execrzsed- aud desp5sed, and il
Iii ress With yourselves 10 make him 50.
T. this spirit If the work Is attempted Il will
.-,sner sai succeed and If osce the Rat IS well
ppnsned We may reasonably hope that the govern
men. viii aid 70 keep II 50
=
.,.,a.sI iear il viii ever fail
wish that could once arouse the strons will
.fonr usapIe awake them TO hope 10 bright and
.,r6ieus aepe, 70 a telling that mach depends on
5,,ssIves % viii 10 make some personal
s,c-6ces. u constant manifestation of the deep
:..rzSe thew feel, 70 ! waschfaI vigilance that
wI cause them u make up parties OF themselves
.rIt, 20 down though it be % or 80 miles week
ivso tie Raft after tls work has begun. visit the
TT,rks. comment on the operations, encourage
.bosa who work blame openly those who waste
.1s fine or u,saRs OF the government. report them
n n-siss or ceusure, but with iatiexl5ie truth to
tba aIeyaFsrneusS-FepoTt the progress weekly to
he nsyyspap per-SE1uloEta talIElng him who strives
;rbtly exposing unSparinsty hin who INDUCES
L?saase and retardS the work or wastes the means
ard II this could be done. | feel that TIE RAFT
worLD Sc EEEovEo-
HAS 6ssn oz1g qlseKei, cad czsr 6e asgiH, unless
selfish ease, spiae0ess o. despair has seized upon
orr pecple. ard naerclRary interest and selfish
snecalatioa shall be allowed. without contest or
responsibility, to obtain the supeEiatendence and
control the direction of the work.
Sir, feel and have ever felt deep interest in
This work The Raft removal was fastened by
Sewer. upon the River and HaFbor Bills of his
dsr as an important item in the system. Ii has
he,ome feature in the system of Internal I'm
increment The precedent he thus set IS all that
kseps il there Il IS asSaiIed IL every Congress.
Eyery committee of the House OF Reps. in every
Congress have served in, has attempted TO re-
ipct il and the Arkansas River I have main
famed them both there. by an lnfexible resolution
never to submit 70 It bat 70 destroy the whole
bill if possible unless they were included. and YOU
have thus secured the passage OF an appropriation
for these objects, every Congress in the House of
Re1s but il has been lost for years each time a
tre Senate or by veto, until the last Congress
ask that oRr Oldest AMI most experienced cItl-
zens will meet Immediately. pick out and recon-
mend 10 the Secretary of War fit surerintend-
ent Of this work who will be satisfied with sal
arr. who viii squander the public money on 10
incompetent kin or favorites and will 20 at it for
the sake of doing the work not Of making money.
who is qualified TO command the Beat, and direct
the operations. and who shall have promised that
be Will do So Let them recommend TO the Sec
retarr of War two good pilots, who will enter
upon it with energy. and with the same feelings.
fpossble. Let them foTn committees OF vigil
lance whose duty il shall BE TO inspect the works
with weekly visits. Let those committees be
formed and week for visitation assigned to
each and men Of character. influence and intelli-
sence be put on each committee, and let them be
organized up aad down the River for fifty miles
or more and let them discharge the duty of vIsi-
tati1n. It will manifest the general public ankle
tv. Il will have is eject i viii impress the
,aini OF the ualertaAe OF the work with his high
responsibility aud secure success and the service
can be made Pleasant. as 4 reunion OF friends II
common cause, and the occasion OF a series OF
pleasant excursions Ii this IS done will eudea-
ror to have it facilitated by any necessary orders
frem the War Department
1t is now very late at night. my health is bad,
and has been all the winter, and must close this
hasty letter.
In conclusion shall DO all in nv power 20 aid
you with further appropriations feel conhdeh.
only in this however. that shall get Snas-boat
for the service, and the present fund 100000
devoted to the object, BY law if necessary.
Now Sir. if our people will send me their re-
concentrations I will present them and urge
them; but sir, instead of acting energetIcaliy. is
true that We are longer to he victims OF the old
proverb what IS every body's business IS nobodys
business or is it true that under constant suffer-
Ing and years Of disappointment We have snrren-
dered, Supplied with defeat and despairl
Yours. most respectfully.
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