, 1863-02-14

Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Miu-
nesota, {wi.h population Of about 9,01o 900,
US shown By official tables for the year 1859:
Bushels.
t'O:n .t59@2Satb3l
Hofs 1s.;;t: I95ia 9i ~
Look ut the amount of 100 900 600 bushels
Of corn raised in one year, aud then say if 1t
be not corn that is king.
Mr. Speaker, as great deal has been sold |
about what the Government has done for llli-
! uois, lrt me say that Illinois has never r.
| rciyed ore di.ue from this Government that |
| she has not repaid aud more than repaid. She /
| has not only repaidfti in dollars aud cents, bat |
she has more than repaid it in tho patriotism |
and blood Of her noble sons. SO many Of whom |
have laid down their lives rs victims of this |
| accused rebellion. YES, sir, while PennsFl- |
y,nia is now drifting to Ill! up her quota Of |
trnops, Illinois, State that h!s been inSulted
| by Representative from PENNSYLVANIA to- |
Gay, las already In the field, without the ne
cessity Of resorting to any conscripi;oa. ten
thousand mere tllau her quota Of soldiers.
Yet she has received none Of the beAe;lts ot
| war. Pennsylvania hrs had to draft, not With
tracts in Philadelphia alone, and untold mill
ions In Pitteburg md I'LL over the State
Illinois, sir, Ilns had very few con!rlcts from
the Government. She has not had 10 have her
patriotism stimulated by '' horse contracts"
Now, sir, am aware that there las been d
good deal of Jealousy existing lie wecn thp
Two great States Of New York and Pcnu>yl;:s-
nia: but dill not think the chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means would mani
Fest it out 30 plainly ~ he has done to-day.
think it was Lord Stowell who said that "a,n-
bition bruaks thu lies of blood aud f'r5ets the
obligations ofgratitude" Sir, would he not,
Ii he had lived in this day aud been listening
,. ! 10 the speech Of the gentleman from Pennsyl.
: valiia lave said that Jealousy "bre;lks the
: | tics Of blood and forgets the obligations Of
gratitude"
York part Of the bill. The members from
| New Yurk, who are Its real friends, nnd not
those who are its false friends, can speak for
: that State. l will only say, that consider
= . the work as much Of n matter Of military i'm
!, + portance TO have The New York canal SO ell
:. targcd TINT gunboats can pass through 1t to
: defend Buffalo, Erie, Chicago and other places
+ the lakes, as the enlargement Of tho Illinois
~ ~ and Michigan canal. consider it of the same
T. dental advantages which 1t would be to the
-, - people Of the Northwest to hnve that canal
i i 70 enlarged that their products might pass
- - reasonable ates for freight.
~ ~ will trouble the House but = moment
u longer. have already stated that had not
intended to speak Mt all on this question. It
@ e. was on}y when saw the bold, concerted, and
oy iusdi1,uY attacks upon the bill, thought thai
nt II was impcratlyely demanded by the duty
LII which owed to my constituents to raise MI
humble voice in defense Of thier interests ant
1t: thr iuletcsta Of the nation In this regard.
~. ~ thought il was due to them to ask MI Amcri
" ran Congress not to forget that there was
~ uu Northwest. Although this House may hay
%, forgotten It; although thc chairman Of tlt
~, ~ Committee Of Ways and Means docs not know
~ ~ it; although The speaker Ut this House doe
an n not srcm to know IL; yet, sir there Is grca
~ ~ uutl growing Northwest, whose voice mns
~, ~, and will he heard sooner or later. III
tIn H., Speaker surely could not have known II Il
I, ns1Fz
liz liz pie In the Northwest, TO whom he did nc
~. .sm give single representative on the Committc
~, Of Ways ind Means, which shapes all the In
tn ~ portallt legislation touching their lntcree
~ w. on that committee; New Englan1 hne tw
aso m5o New York two, Pennsylvania md Nov Jers.
w w two, yet the great Northwest, With 3,030,o o.
M w Of inhabitants has not one. Surely, ~
l 1's- thc Speaker could not have known that the
~, nr' wns Northwest. =,
I'll, nois is doing great Injustice to the gentlem
WI WI from Ohio Tafr. Horton who il OH the Coz
e'1A rnittec of Ways and Menus.
Mr. WAsi1pl.KSE-l do not include Ohio
~ the States 10 which have referred. allu
i Of TO tlc States Of lllnps Inwa, 1ndinna, Micl
able ran Wisconsin, md Minnesota, They III.
,tor not member OH tho Committee Of Ways
,r,of Means.
!b.c, lho Nof1h"est mas 'Sapea q eteh1 uts', !.
,kes. rtyre Of the Rocky Mountains ind now As:
vcs. tue waves which wasl, tho golden shores
.-hte ctE the Taciilc scas.
a,a;h ,, this measure The whole country Ii intere
"r 10 I'd iii Ito defense, and New Eug,andsand
it Of East arr deeply Interested in Its incidental
yantngrs. Leuk to tho vast amount Of our |,
os. duct. New York Is Interested 'n It al3".
full me say that AM proud to sec New En.l;
ns oi % sure. Tic statistics sh,w that n
i iaee England saiscH only brcadetna enough
feed her population. ioE three weeks u
sl,e Is obliged 10 have, md want 70 fur,
i, au, il ut tic cheapest possblo rate. Ne In
ready New England lnen TO 60 with us and ul,I
!, com channel through which our commerce
TO my laas without laying nh AtEeEne tribute to
al aud ,,rc.cnt contracted channels Which arc ST
'aeaty inc the face af tho poor by the amount vi
III IN. Inc ,hSy urc putting every day upon frctghts:
ilEht: We want tho landlwogk q New NJ, Ens
Z bal; md lcS want our oresIsn1 ncan anS ~
lasses arc 1l]lcrs Of the soil, md thr result OF
'a1d labo,s IL seen in the almost fahaious ano
aso ~ II (,fcadetufls we raise aud send tn mar
tsIncd We want to furnish oTeaastnns 10 .sem "
New York saiscs brcadstufs enough onl
osst t ftcd her population for four months IN
.'n,,.i, year Pen,.sy sylg:uia rnises about enough
SMrh;s Ol;o only three and a half million ousne
j. itat tt | uTcs 10 he pon1cscds Do yoH wish to
wmcn icct tic toiling millions Of TIL E.sst and
ss,ssst West 70 an eternal tlihutc tos pnlirs
cations eat oas ~ ohsnmcl nfcnnrnu,,i, ,,a
Mr e d.fnd onr t0Ths s, sr ha kraT ea3s' thai es
h, why "es. haor ~, fcf,nsr lar Euff1l,. E
work. 20 !!a'S S,,iooro M i1rfroft aI;iwankee.
en- otla- !aEa. mn ~ hore t{,e incfa
Of the E,le, aaa a.''s .eh, INIT rr,at nat;oua(
use for a4sa'..t w ,'r 1ettfnf- thFnuh onr rrol
ted for wouM a.,'1,,. s.th y,te
E navy, 3':.,. a. 7 tru.t that VIC r,ay have
putting ~" ,s 81 ,;.tcufl to seven spccche. 81
:rcaftcr EI1 Eli H. snccts.;,,n If a great act o|
,een ut ils1s Il. ~ - r. l,c refused: If the nal
ions o1 III }nsIto Is ~, acnfc5 lust coasidstatj
asa tax welfare - ~ ~ iiss lIoua,' lot tho blow
United INC hanHs ,1r W .1rmsnd The previous uucs
IN this. once w" NS.---- .C----------
,yu have ,,,-rhc c,,,xa,r ,
The i3su- LANCASHIRE Gta,,t - acn f,r tno ~ y
caa,l IL troit have raseo o,>,rst;r.,
t of Tho tho Lancashire eIlSe ,s ~ "a, heo
What | considerable lTotAtoAn ''.''s '.'o ~