Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-23


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MEMPHIS, Nov. a, lss5.
Ia Coz ff11pfrier. ar Mississippi.
SIR; For four long years a terrible an,
devastating war, withall its mad fury, ha
swept over our once happy and pro-p,r5u
country great revolution has passed
old political landmarks and great sooia
institutions have ceased TO exist-a new
order Of things Is being established. NJ
matter whether OF not these results art
in accordance with our former views, OF
suits tbi~ OF than section, they are forcible
living and existing facts, and as sensible
men we must shape our actions and
opinions TO worl. with and not against
this current of events.
Under this conviction 7 propose 10 call
not only your most serious attention, but
through yuu. that of the National Execu-
tive, % "a matter of both great State and
National policy
That Is The improvement Of the ATissis-
sippi river and its mighty valley. both
asdcIiWaIly and commercially. Tie
first as 20 its true theory; for after all
that has been said, done and written.
there Is a- little really and truly known,
as there ha, yet been developed Of the
vast value and resources of the latter.
Let rs contemplate this vast inland
fea, stretching from its mouth to four
thousand miles into the interior, with
tributaries of ten thousand miles more,
passing through, watering and draining,
in whole OF in part, fourteen magnificent
States, with an area Of over eight mum
dred and fifty thousand square miles
over oue-.0urtb the whole United States,
including all Territories, and containing
population, in eighteen hundred and
i.Jy. Of twelve millions Of people-as
large as France, Spain, italy, Austria
and the British Islands, which have a
total population Of one hundred and fifty
million OF people.
Then there Is territory vet unoccupied
east Of the Rocky Mountains sufficient
10 make ae many more such States, .
which in All win he sufficient To main +.
thin q population OF chree hundred mill {
lions. when these vast regions are set I
tied up, by an energetic people, the face
OF the country chequered by a network
of railroads, and the iron horse comes
east 20 the mighty river. drawing lis
numerous trains, filled with the valuable
products of this vast country and its
millions of human beings, l AK, where
is all This vast wealth and commerce to /
find direct etc0p and ,yJe'tered road
10 the oceans Of the world? Not over
m0nopolized canals and rail-
rosd= To New York and the East not
down this great river TO pass over a mud
bar or dam across its mouth, eighty feet
high, 20 be transported 10 other countries /,
u small ships only drawing from four
teen 90 sixteen feet Of water; but this
vast commerce must pass on the bosom
OF this great inland sea down 10 New
Orleans In great steam graua-iez, and
from there on i7 Ja7E, I'm large vessels,
such a-the Great Eastern. And 20 arcom-
pIish this we hlyeouIy TO follow thee exam
PIE oftheBrli~h East India Company in
India. There, st themouth Of the Gauges,
they found a l8rar dam across the mouth
OF that river, a- we have al the mouth of
the Mississippi river, and as We uni
versaIly have at the mouths Of ali rivers /
entering the oceans at exposed points
where the syveiis Of the ocean throw
mp from the bottom the mud which
forms these bars or dams, and not
the mud or sediment that descrnds with
the current OF the river, as is generally,
but enormously believed.
Barngshaving been made at the mouth
OF the Mississippi river, different stratas
Of mud brought to the surface, none Of
which in the least resembled the Missis-
sippi mud. showing clearly that other
causes Than that of the river mud caused
The formation OF this har-and that so
long as the wind blows 10 create swells-
so long viii this bar remain. and all the
dredgingur pretendingto dredce this bar,
las been and viii bc SO much money
thrown away, and never would have
been patronizei thus long by the National
except under the auspices
Of supreme ignorance or the most wilful /
knavcry-
In the case Of the East India Company
il was very different; it was the only
consequently there was no
party, TO ofeece by such viIainous schemes.
Their success depended on them
selves. They knew these difficulties az
piled 10 the bar at the mouth Of the
GANGS. at that day; IS well As weknow,
they apply 20 TO the bar at the mouth Of
the Mississippi river, Of this day ; and
they al-0 knew, that at so great dis
tance from tne mother country, they
could not successfully carry on a profta-
bic trade with small ships-such as
would pass over the bar AT the
mouth Of the GangeE-whioh were about
o. large az ships that pass over the bar
at tho mouth Of the Mississippi river.
What did they do ? They went to work
sounding aud found, near by, protected
harb1r. wiki ample water From this
harl.1r they made a large, wide and deep I.
canal, connecting this harbor with the
Gauees some distance above its mouth
II vas thus they let big ships, called
Iallamen, pass q and from, and built up
Calcutta and the East India trade, car
ylug lc.sls fifteen thousand miles,
cheaper than Our small slips OF dusouts
can do 30 thrfe thousand miles, which
Arve 10 be bull. with 8 view 10 pass the
bar al tae mouth of the Mississippi river,
and 100, % meet lhe demands OF a vast
growing and overwhelming commerce.
are 'ra % set still forever and see the
snowy wings afrlmmerce clipped, and
thus fetterei at the expense Of millions
i5r the benefit Of Towboat
Company ana few protected
Raiiroad ana tsgai Compauiese
] hope not, aul hope that with this
new e-a OF things men OF ENLARGED and
liberal views may control the Executive
and Legislative branches Of our Govern
meut Lolh State and National.
Eleu who VIII accept great truths a.
pre7satsd. no matter by whom, and az
tle same time win crush ont all villain
aus beaes, which May he gotten up for
u.s benefit Of the iaV, al the same time
plundering the masses. Now, with these
lights 10 quite as, shY can we not do /
the same thing for tlle Mississippi Valley
and It's untold millions Of commerce.
Nature has given us uie finest harbor
IN the world, protected and land-loeked
5v the Chandalieur and other islands.
Fhe souadiLas have long been known,
and the survey for the canal connecting
the magnificent harbor with the Alissis-
sippi river, at a point only ten miles be-
low the city Of New Orleans, has been
made, a1d 3 charter granted years ago
iv tlle Legislature Of ms siats 81 lou
isana. 10 one Richard Stewart. The re-
mort Of tle whole route was made by a
s-,tff.. a. ,.-.-i{ a. s5raofieal engineer J