, 1864-03-24
Tho Ship Canal. :

q Ship Canal to the lakes was before the
House last week During the debate, which
was participated in by Messrs. Arnold and
Norton, of Illinois, Stevens, Dawes aud j.
c. Allen, Mr. Morton presented the clairnslo lof
the bill clearly and succinctly, as follows
The bill has been heretofore opposed By eontle-
mcn because We are in war tines hecausc, as they
hare asserted 1t may Involve the eonntry ii great
70 one OF two sections Of tho bl. to which my col
league {Mr. A1nola) has already hsicay alluded.
pacc sir, the estlmates mno By fhe most @ compe.
teen million dollars for tho whole work. This Blu
sinsle dollar il expended Beyond tho estimates, a :
the State Of Illinois sh2ll pay thc balance This,
FL, must be 4 complete and conclusive answer to
will hear In mind that the State Of Illinois i to
surrender, without compensation, to the United
States hcr great canal now in successful operation,
ofdolars. In the next place, air. the BIZ provides
tbat not single dollar shall be paid out Of the
Treasury of the United States on this work, nor
manner for except 80 far Or 20 st Is the tos o
the canal and otthc river shal ior The time being.
pay tic interest on the bonds which the Goyesn-
Howl ask, can tho country be involved in
yast expenditure By this bill; These three points
eoTel the whole ground Of. opposition In the
Illinois Is 10 nav the difference herself, Secondly.
the siate Of Illinois surrendc.s uncondltionAlly
county. with iii It's revenues, to the Geyernment
Of the United States. Thirdly, the Government
Is not called upon to adSance q dollar In money
from the beginning 10 the end Of the work. She
rs pbs % lrsne ncf n oonal o tc TO ane
auch amounts OILY rs The tolls and revenues aris.
Ing from the improsement will fully meet the In
The present canni and rom thc mnrnrsens nassas
Into the Treasury of the United States for the pur-
poes Of pasng interest u On r. me nonds. W. sur
to Tic Government ll and W on}y az iheVsnrnrns.
ment tto. tend.ns it, credit to carry On tbs work.
a1Iae In't hsentL 9 saca aa any capitalist In
I'm Sbe bs gaa tefl eH ,ns9; ~ ho hin
Hke his a. tb. ia III IL eo she fa1 g th
Government to become inyoircdin any crtrayagant
c1pendituress Is It not plain thst the Government
y projected and g'atded against everything OF the
k'Ha9 Ho,, Il, so mt ,..,,,,-. T. ~, ,,-.s..,...
ecueson f lie bs NE 1 n9e
iair PLY, an OPEN feld and "a tair deht. Ia liz
the honor IN Part . represent on his door, State
s, which has responded To evesy ca Of the Govern
in he moat raant opn ast demana sa i
does such vatf interests, 20 important both to nii
tary and nayei arms Of tho service, well rs to
Inc a 9s1 ~ 1sho EesP.y Of ts xrset SoIthgess
dn " .nd srsns,e9 ~ IL F9na 1Ga oe stiexea
single word Of dlscrsaion. without invcsticatnn
and without nny MI confederation 1>''A'
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il Horrible Outrage Upon Soldiers
A fearful dayelonment has bcen ma5. Mt
e. o,,;s - ~, ont,.aaa rnaa eo1ssax, ~
tn.t.9 =. @ ou.1a' ooon eo,a4e,s" pFrPs~
l1ateo oy surgeon, ny Which the happl-
ness, usefulness. and lives Of thirty -four
soldiers Of one detachment alone have been
connnarat;1r1v destrred or e,roatIr an 5ont,or,5
t1ro1,cb - 49, nr;s,;,,1 5asa,;st,a" y - asa
..io" 80" n"st ~ ctlm!nal aere1ct'on ot ON
cial duty: The facts are these, rs detailed
by the Missouri Democrat: -
Some two md a half months auo dct,ch.
ment Of soldiers from a northern reeiment
were yaccjnated for Eine-pov hr fhp n1tt ~
attendant eurseon OF the harracks M fas r.
i. now appeazsl with kine.por yirns Init Sctn.
ally with toiso,osts r,texs taken from x;r,H;.
lite. sore, upon the. person Of a female nnrse
In one Of our military hospitalg. The disease
thus transferred into The then healthy blood
of these: healthy men is not Of the easier
cured, primary form. but Of the more dread
ed secondary svphtIiis. so often In.
durable, 60 fatally destructive to
physical lde-with which, they| are
alfeaoy snnerapg through running
rnint NV of 1acc;nat;an s artaad; saeeu, lTom .ae
Some arc niso srfisrsnp viii inI1sned tIrnata
o,,a ,+1,n.-rs, = ' NA%NNA|~Ss