, 1863-06-01

An Eloquent Letter from
Hon. Chas. Sumner.

An Eloquent Letter from
Hon. Chas. Sumner.
Letters from Hon. Justin F, Nor
rll, and Erastus Fairbanks, Esq.,,
Of Vermont.
AS everything arpcrtainin1 to the conf
ing Canal Convention is ofabsorbing interest
ut present, We give space bclo1 to three let
ters Of UNUSUAL intercst-fronl Hon. Charlcs
Sumner, lion. Justin c. Morrill,, member Of
Congress from Vermont, and Erastus Fair
banks, Esq, from the samc Statc-a name
Thoroughly aud honorably known throughout
the business world OF the whole country.
The letters will speak for themselves:
LETTER FROM HON. CHARLES suxSER.
WASHINGTON. Nay ~, 1853.
GfNT1EaEN:-I must rcsign reluctantly tue op-
r. lanlty."lth which am favored BY your invita-
tiol, and content myec!f with readnt; tho report
Q; your powerful and well orgauized meeting at
etTeaso: M;:as without taking any part in it,,
ne proposition to unite the Greatest nayisable
Characteristic Of the West the river il worthy nf
nc fountain; and the fountain is worthy Of tte
5iv.r. The mere idea Of joining these together
strikes The Imagination al eometlius orTsinai
But the highest beauty is in: utility, which wi not
e. Waltn 7; '1c1e Win this nnion tn. Calf Of
and the whole continent from Eo:tlefn cold to
southern heat t1avcrsca By one generous dooI,
'enlinG =, , upon e ~ It's bosom odconlncrce.
IL Will le for the Ncst to consider well the con-
fiSE. he lnrt
which il will secure. Let its praetcabilitr be dc.
monsttatcd n s "na the country will commanl It to
Of tue aississippi. Triumphant o:er th.t wicked.
neth OF an accursed rebellion, here wIlF6e anuthcr
triumph, which will be among the victories Of
To- this magnificent work science mnst contrib.
ntc hcr resources. But there is something Which
y ! nesdsd ed even to Quicken and Inspire Science
10 d ien.ic ac t w which does not yield
them. There, is no word which i need wItI
more levity than tie word impossible" 4
address, that, tic navigation Of the At,aatic by
si'a'l,. was ..impoesltlc.'' Within few weeks i
%as done. The british Prime Minister teclarcd in
tween the Mediterranean and tue Red Sen wns
''npossihle." The pacha OF Esypt, With Frencb
engineers, is now doing it Miiabeau M VI was richt la
Simply stupidity Eni doubt Il this viii b. found
in .i.y Western Dictionary. '0''''
Believe INC, gentisMe3 LET, 1',; with mach respect,
' No4's sunte
To Hon. James Robb, l. n. Arnold. md Ss othets Of
1hc Committee, &C., &c.
LETTER FHoN ERAkTCs FAIRBANKS, ESQ.
ST. JonSsBuRT. VT, May s6, 1868,
,,ou,;;,, ~ the Esnt: W! ptevent my re-
altcnt! the National Canal Convention on tue ri Of
Juns b1tt laval myself Of the opportunity to OK
p1,es 1 , n5 appiecon ol ~ proposed enterprise,
aG"rtca ios @ s'ccrssfnI prosecution Of the work.
,,S HeS9 !; ~. sieak o. ite importance. whether
aGwna .a 'fl!on 10 ats military necessity Or it's
Il ~ az 5 -, "a s,io 0; ;ovefcstlmatSd
,cnaab1c ,;n1 " " th a. II not an Hills
iia ,,,,;tv # +ho Stta t 1'cm IL ~ pe.petuatc
tne;r n,.rc;s ~ ~. ;,tos anu lactate nol ony
ans;F tommS1ciaa a9 1nsefeoursc hut their dciencc
Thn t;.u. = ;cn,. ~ rr,soc,., .h
IT Is vii 1dcrsfnod that tfe annnraIT,ndont IA n
chron norans ~ tra,sna1, ~ ea;;s, rs Maua o.
Ell T nn,c;a' y, rona;tnn 70 aaaoie ;h mar
he c.nts ~ t1,o Htn tIG hn;e e"ieralsc .h
;,rnnrtancn 81 ~ ;,1.n. rn,or ~ 1 l alc
t;nps and thc nmh,I nin is sa, o na " to H.
facIIiiics md nf nncnins; sbin conmvnisstio,s
from tho Miesiesfnni Ia 1hc NoFthern 1akss mn,
the Atlnntic norta Thcsc and nthnr cnnsiders. @n
iiun= co,nmrnd it 10 the earnest attention OF The
iutcll;re1t nnhlic n nd demand or II tie natgnns,
or Congress.
obrn .E ts,g s,Irsnt ruuof u VT 1Ss your
1smrs f9nhh rsn Chairman ~ thc f:nmmiffe,
on Invitatinnr' Chiearo. 'N~ A''''S~
-, ~..,e.. 20
LETTER. faoa nos' JUSTIN F. aoHR1I-.
srHAFroRn, Vt, May Is, 1863.
DEAR Sfu: Until RECENTLY have exncctcf tn br
tr1,iop bnt at this momeut, thouch still prupos.
iur Western Journey, 1 fnl some boeinrss en-
gasemrnt. viii rctsrd my departure 90 that may
not reach Chicago until some days after the ID
nh. imnortancc of src,t ransl.-crcotor tban
we yet the IaeIseipp' and 5Iba 1a
% aIdy ~ any sFs
InIrs ith thc ,4ian,1r II - is 1n tha < t'e
nirrr, tmc1;can chein of ,satoE comn ~ rnet;ans
III. Statcs- and drann- thcr"fnrn hs,r ieaa nsa.
III fo most Of thc Tcmaindnr an1l Il. .x
no be and oucht not to be abandoned nor ion n"st.
mr. ans of watcr transt aeross onr noIthe1n hnFs.
d,re arc Ina.couatc. The recent cnlar-emcnt RI
fhe Nsw York and Eric Iauai ia snch 4 fnancfs1
sn1r f,rthcrnnd snfc;ent rnisrncpent Ia ~ nnr @
n1nh.hl rnnn;ramentS IN, t1,a i1i;nnts nn,+;n1
Il lie great hnsneIs channel exhibits the greatest
n'rr;,s ;hc carl;cst considcraf;on. ''oa
hn.. =, da,n. ~ J.l,ninsp ,he -,at
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Ana eap''aL o. nestefa S.Siss, o. increasing the
e.s.S " nv! ~. an - tl4o'1iH- "u ltatt.a, t
power o. the United nj y states haze often eoIncntly
,cnf anu tne11 arguments cannot oe pe1'sfed W
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much Wenlth nesono ns local lmifs-lcrttl!zlng nc
sources OF its business quite as extensively astts
ato'nenHre. "he5e II atschaTEes lls oScFilowin:. n
commodities, and ln"ndotcs Inc great 'uaEts o tue
world.
TIE natural vent OF the Lakes. TIC u. lawrence
Ta @ too nsnr poar @ .cc; as % Vel a. thsoa:h iozen
Etct and feasible outlet and found + through TIC
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