Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-03-29
The Ship Canal Question In
9Ongress

e Mr. Arnold has agsin brought this i'm
portsnt question before Congress aud We
arebgt " ith0ilt hope that something ma
vet be done about il before the a1ionr6
ment of that body. We are pleased to
0bsSrye that the gentleman elected 20 rep
resent .hisa district hsS' ut length been
walked up to ats least an attempt to do
something ia pron:ate the success Of that
great measure We are VAIN enough to
believe that our gentle rem...poer TO HIN OF
his duties in tbis respect has, NOT Deeh
without effect.and has induced him 20 give
a portion Of his time to his Constituents,
which has heretofore teen devoted 81 ex
clusively to procuring the spuils Of Ufhce
for his family and political pets frE
The citizens of Joliet doubtless wen re-
member that Mr. Breckenridge was the
! first To present the importance OF this
| pr iect before our citizens preEjGps to the
! last Congress. A meeting YVES got up in
this city apd addressed .iiby bin, which
| awakened deep. interest on, The subject.
! A second meeting was called, and was
again addressed by Mr.. breckenridge. o.
! good, Snapp and os5ers. Joliet took the
] lead. and meetings were subsequently, held
! in Chicago aud other points in the w est
finally eliminating in the great ShiPCanal
! Convention. =. 20 no. -. 10 rs htt-a-l
! 1t is well known here that our aspiring
! Nj. O., and his immediate bsngers-oh gave
nOscopnteOaDee 70 these fret mestings,
stood aloOf from them, snd sneered at the
Ship Canal project as visionary and i'm
practical scheme. But the interest which
grew up in the public mind demo ustra ting
that it would be a popular measure, caused
"a change to come over the spirit Of bis
Dreams lie sought an occasion 10 identify
himself With the measute-beeame, enthu-
slastic on the subject-tslked Ship Canal
constantly; and finally obtained an appro-
nriation of 5000, to pay his expenses to
W ashIngton, tc give the Representatives
"i the nation his counsels We waited long
] 70 hear fr9m tho Judge on the Ship Cana
question. but waited In vain. Numerous
, petitions, however. soon found their way
all over the country praying the President
that the Hon., Jesse o. Norton might be
I made Judge Of the Court of Claims; a life
ti,e With salary Of $4,000 per snnnm
> There's where the gAzeile comes in. Blu
4 the President could not appreciate 1be Pc
: cuiIar fitness of the Judge for the position
E aid be returned home to try hiJ fOrtuue
10 some other channel. Some baye denieC
: that the Judge possesses eEaltad talent, bu
: who csn say that man who could keeur
: an appreciation of 5000 from o city in
e tensely Democratic, for the sake Of AdYanc
: ing his own political fortunes, is DC
possessed of degres of Yankee smartnes
to say the least. Yet,we must sag if peopl
g Of tbis Sts:e expect to secure our Sbi
$ Canal they must send men Of diFereu
= calibre to cops with such opponents q
Thad. Stevens and other opponents Of tb
/ MEASURE men who look more to til
D interest o. their constituents and the cour
G Try and devote less Of their time to obtsir
ing ofhciai place for incompetent member
t OF their family. for their pets and then
0 selvea.-J Joliet Republican. .,,--.