East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-02-18

rectiy opposite OF Saginaw, where q naval
depot at the latter place would at all
times possess at least the same advan-
tages as our belligerent neighbor. Yes
sells drawing thirteen feet Of water (the
-. Clair fats have no more) eau always
pass into, aud, il necessary, twenty miles
up the Saginaw river. / think its most
earnest friends will not attempt to clrim
anything like an elnsl advantage at
Grand River, whose waters three or four
miles from their confluence with the lake
are navigated with the scow and set,ing-
pole. Aud allow me here to remark, sir,
in answer to the assertion that former
United States survey have reported in
favor of Grand Haven as the only proper
place for just such a work as is here called
tor, that the very reverse is the CASE
On the authority Of scientific gentle
min now within the hearing Of my voice,
who ia deeply identified with the progress
of Michigan, but has no pccuniary inter
est in the settlement Of this matter, aud
whose integrity is beyond suspicion, !
assert that the principal engineer of the
Lake survey, by authority of the Gov
ernment, expressly reported adverse to
the mouth Of Grand River, when q SINH.
lar question was before mooted.
Mr.. President--I am at a loss to under
stand the opposition Of the Senator from
the Second, (Mr. Baldwin, The people
of Saginaw draw the most of their com
mercisl supplies from Detroit, aud i'll
continue to do 50 should this depot be
located on that river. And yet that hon
orable Senator advocates on this aoor the
location OF a naval depot at point where
Chicago and Milwaukee would prove the
successful rivals of the "Cny of the
Straits" ani where an increased traffic,
instead Of being conf lei to our own
State, would ~ to the cities Oh the west
ern shore Of Lake Michigan. I wall not
accuse any Senator Of improper motives,
but 1t dues seem to me, Mr.. President,
that the greatest benefit of location at
Grand Haven is to the railroad that
stretches from Detroit to the mouth of
the Grand River. Sir / have nothing
to say of the efforts which the citizens of
Grand Haven are making aronnd these
lobbies Ia favor of their interest, and the
pictured maps which they have displayed
in front Of the Secretsry's desk; rather
admire them for it; but. Mr.. President,
must Look with suspicion upon this move.
nent, when | see the hired attorney of a
railroad corporasion, residing in Detroit,
lobbying here with the utmost zeal in
favor of making the western terminus OF
that road the location for this naval de.
pot. To me, sir, the thing smells strongly
of the carrying trade on the one hand
and of increased dividends ia the pockets
Of shareholders, on the other. have no
feeling agcinst that railroad Sir, il goes
within almost a stones throw Of my own
home; and yet, IL Especial favor" instead
of patri.tic duty, was the order of the
lay, should look well To my vote before
casting it to enhance the pecnniary in,e.
rests Of corporation owned aud con.
trolled by the very foreigners whose ma
tional perfiy and believing hypocrisy
imposes OF this government the necessity
aud expenditure of the treasure sought
ia these resolutions. To seek, under
these circumstances, to give such &C nm
pany even the incidental emolunncnts OF
work like this, thus made necessary,
claim to be the greatest abuse of liber
ality--a profit from taxes which Englisl
arrogance must make ~ impose. cir,
know something Of Detroit, aud while
shall ever regard her with pride, aud hel
people with 6lial affection, based upol
long years Of residence among her enter
lprising citizens, | must condemn, as
have often done before, both there an,
elsewhere, the spirit which they hav
always manifested towards the increasin,
development of the north, anil especiall
the towns and cities that are growing a
on the Saginaw river. But would no
have predicte the bow that has her
bee given on this for by the Senate
sllu lei q. I stand anazoi, because
ca sec no exc Use. I cannot think tina
the honorable Senator Of the Sec n
usually 50 kiml, just, AMI generous, deem
the Saginaw river rival Of "the Strai
, that feeds Lake Erie" For what cans
. then, / shall look for this avowed oppos
ton, l fail to understand. ~