Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-25
THE NATlONAL saJP CANAL.
memorial 70 the ststo Legislature.

The follow 10 the memorial to tho Leg
i.lature, prepared By The committee appointed
oy tho meeting held in this city on Tuesday
evening, January 19.h. Itpsesenis the essen
,iai facts to which The attention Of State snt
National Legislators should be especially Ii
recied, 10 a brief bu. vigorous manner:
To the General Assembly Of the State Of losa
A,a meeting Of tbe citiseus Of DAvenpos.
ae;d Tuesday The 18Th day Of JaoSary 4
d. 1854, she undessigned we're appointed Z
comw,tsee 70 pssition your honorable body q
memofslise Congsess % the subject Of the
proposed soho no ios uniting the Atlantic With
.be Mississippi By means Of wster communi.
cation aud fur hsrmoee 70 ask yoar honora.
hle Uody % make provision 10. preliH,ipary
| Surveys and es.ima,es from Ia SaIis west
| ward.
In tho discharge Of this duty We beg leave
10 lay before you The foiiuwipg memorial ard
join, resolution, ard ak tha. the same, CT
| i similar enc, b- passed, approved, and trans.
mitted to The Iowa del Ralion IN Congress al
the earliest practicable psriod:
MKYosisL .Ep JOINT REs,Lurross coSoasss,
| on the su,j CT o. tn, pToppset inland c ,in uti-
| cation tewsen he waters Il the Atsntic aui those
OF tbs N ssis-ipri Your raeInorai II OF tie 0,i
| erai Asselnpi OF the stale Iosa woa!i tec.-
| fully repteseut that In th.ir op.nion enlarged
| wat1r comm caiiJn from tbs Ailsnt'c TO the
Jpn is .n.terntvey deinsnItd, t1lh hy tte
military ald e'nnae1e al exigeIcies and wants of the
| coanIy.
As u militia necessity. because our i'm 11ease
shi ping uson the lakes; hs urge eiIee anilnum.r
| que towns on cur xtsnded northern iroati.r arc
| ~itbou. adequate rotec.is u IL eaes u foreign
war. In vie Of the fact ihst The 0oyernmeui OF
| 3rcat Britain, BY meals OF ths bt GswreIee, aad
expressly Duat Tor military rusp ser. has u
Ia her Lo.er place vessels of war n tie iakes
sers are dep iv.d Of the sht to bai snd NJ ain.
tain suc b ve-seis upJn those wsters Tho sdeq al .
e,tiun can in 10 way b. - we'll and % acc r'iy
| 40 u d ~ BY prJvidiry FOR And opening r.uts
wne,ety W. can tnros upoa The l.kes at any time,
| nec=s.sry, cur existing navy euch eu ~. ed ~.
/, !ani cennanic cAton IA u dsuahdea as = oomme. csi
| ~ ivy, ii st, bsrause tho existing means oi
| .rnLepn on ere iual Quaie AID heiyhls conse-
lu.nt ) high second, the North west . oa.ile.
ero. Ing food p. otuSi regoa, anu muet ev.e,
| Ia the naiu 4 tlings, rsinan such.
| The sLap.e. .f ,his regt.sn b5inx bu Ky snd not
.uscep of -eing Aser Ally e.Aen.hei Ia saae
Is aOi, h; bear railway t0d lOI:adoA and tho
gt.at in-Ihets 'c1 tatsa zap es are au1 ~ oouu.
eve, continue 20 tie toe eiiies OF The AL inuc
hasbots aua Europe y ith the ,ro ier coDlni0ni.
| .t,on tha freight TO tbs Ka.i every buehel It
wheat grown in he Northwe.t ean ee reduced IA
te en-. every tsrfc oi ii 'ar one 1iaT there.
| by ndding mucn 10 th-ir vaiue al ths place OF
prpd -ctiun L. oud eorrosi.o li!pg.y te4uce tbs
! piee of All srticia maori-a no.. II sn ioT
Western 90. su tion Yulrnelnori3 3str L f4re,
repre- omit n n, a,g.est int crest vi the cola
~ a,y. seqGrs tbe cnnrg-me"tn Ut -xttihg 49, inA
cu.struo 10 ca0 ia 10 Hect iae sitai OBJ
| / cts above nained. III Iur n5s represent thai
Asfe al c1uiihn .cAtio as 'af NesI - Is.
aIie ilinos, ,.t IS H. OF mi perfect alo defect.
| ooaracecr Tia. fion this pom, LA o.l.e e,-
| general cst are opSn . U lAgfets Oae
OF e-s Is 10y The way of ilinoi. X veF, running
| $. W.. fvr he y'ea. dis ance " z20 mites b.for.
,eaci..ny the liissi s.pii ald then reaching "a
% IA Oi tt4e uiro .. TIE krAi am cal.
~ growing reg 81 .ii~ North west. The Cthsf
! iou. is 10 .ascud tbs ~oIs IN wesiosly direction
~ hieh this ii -sissipYi Can bo reached in
!. ri...e rom La 81 ~ ndvpsns tLe late
| III asrca 4ysi cn're q !ha W. VIII te
| te-c.. q the route ma" indeh sl Ter aha her1
II eotaa The - ala5es iht9clpst.a rom shn fa
ciiic IitIs:.a twcose lni.lu! io.n. has been liked
| :. Omaha. Is. T., WI. bs n.u h Inors read !. d
J.. W. n f.rcgoj,r i.is
| fesoirei, 1-t, Aha. our senators Ia c9ages b.
70 49, III l.aso Az. c1esiioi- 70 Sc. he
p.ssag. dur. III. ,ferst tes-ich % !, A.--t " itoi
.tn p,.,ide ivr III. so,tern .er In of he pro
pr SD Caaal at n on the Al.sits'pii west
! oi .rch ,iut 30 the hs-t n.essss = .- wIois
c-untr @ni fayori;s 10 feeien of u at III tx
| retss { oea ,nier sss
hesoired -. rhut i perfected wn-.r coni.nr.
| .'ci lpL oet~een h. a, !. tic I'D 4 Ls.l 4rr.
~9pf3 Il il Lave this rc. M. M ~ofs: .c".t lel.
aout tie etar,..s II b. uqpei q a i"~er -, IDS
Il ,isslsstipi r,ve5 our este<e jo1 N on4rs-s
| " oaiues r'q ~ o uso their osst ea-.eaiofr
10 eetUlo Leh - .tC.sn nt
Ana ,he .ebsl ii AsScnb by Of Iowa ar res
I'll +
!. appropriation e $1,000 % liable ir i'm
il atY surveys 10 b. tnade wra.wasd.y from
L.. sale t. ,as Mississippi, as basis fot
Congregational ac.ion 90 the premisre. Said
sutn to be expeGded uBeer the direction Of
the Governor, who shall procure III able and
impartial engineer or engineers. 10 execute
such surveys and make he necessary cell.
mates at The eatiie 81 practicable mImepi.
A. Z. FrLroE.
Il u. Hill.
J. F. billion,
koYAL MACK
q l. DAvENPoar,
CtZsus CoA mi.tec.
MEMORIAL OF CRY c3UxciL.
The following memorial has been prepared
b. The Special Coma,tee appointed for that
purpos, by The City Ccurcii III its !as. ni.e.
ine. Is views aust commeud themselves
| 10 The souni judgment OF the People OF the
whole Stae:
To the Ssnase and House IF Representatives.
Of Tie State f IoUa:
At a meeting If the City Conncil Of The
| City ct Davenport, held on The 18Th day OF
January, 1864, the undersigned ~ere teqaest.
! ed by q resolution ot the CcurCil 70 present
l
| rssen,at,ves, asking for an appropriation 10
defray the necessary expenses, OF p'siimi-
nary survey Of ship canal from Lake Mich
| isan west to The Mississippi river.
| 1t : rot necessary to dwell upon the ad.
| vau.agis that would accrue 10 the whole
| people ot THIS State upon the opening Of 80
| imuortant an avenne 10 their commerce. Ii
would do the work OF mere than ten double
track railroads. Mr.. Seward stated On the
tioor If the Senate of the Unitsd States i0
1853. that the Erie canal then did the work
Of fourteen double-,rack railroads. Gnch
| c.t ii, il instructed would nj once, aud ma
tcr.a.y reduce the cost OF transportation VI
| all bulky articles tha. We SEED away or send
f,,, Iowa. as y ell IS all tue States acjoiui0g,
| wouid 20 into the matis Ut tbs world Win q
reduced iaaiff upon all she has TO boy and
sci.
our manufacturer obtaining with greater
| f cilities aud at a recrced Cost the raw ma
,erIas OF wood ard iron from the La kes, souid
B.or. successfsiiy camp-.r with nIarufsc-
| nfsrs of The East. Our ciiies aud villages
| Won d be uc,essed, aud rs cotlseq aeuce, the
best of sll MaIk.ts-;he tome miksi--
| wonli be tu " ap among ou- reonir.
These brief suggestions are sufficient to IL
lusrate the statement that our whole people
!; would be benefited by the opening OF this
new channel to our commerce, aud to Justify
! the General Assembly in taking the proper
measures to secu the proposed result. DIFF
l.rent plans are pressed upon the attention d
Congress. One Of them proposes to follow tht
valley of the Illinois river, but that plan, y
followed. would hardly improve the facilities