Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-05

Showing for the river States great pre-.
pondssanes in the products Of The whole
country.
The total tonnage owned in the United
States, 10 returned In The census Of 1860, %
6,8b8, SOC tons. end the por(ieo belonging to
the fourteen SsaAss - 300. 500 tons, but il
10 estimated, By ee0pstsnt parties, that the
stsamsss in The Ohio and Mississippi have
carried 1906, 2l6 tons during The year 1866;
cvIncing the activity In domestic commssco
Of these river States, and this commerce
but yet in il infancy, for Il 10 developing
daily, and DEMONSTRATING that from these
States has and must come the food supply
To- thc whsls nation and for export; aud
they must also supply the gold and silver
States, which ere developing 80 largely and
quickly upon che tributaries ~ their rlvers.
This domestic commerce suffers greatly
from the rapids in the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers, end from the accretions at the mouth
Of che Mississippi; and impelled by the nee
eeslties Of sAe case, that action must b. had
70 remedy these grievances, Ala delegates,
repssasaiiae the States Of Minnesota, Wis
consin, love, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio. Penn
and Louisiana, appointed By the Boards Of
AUUUO " Sug0W0 0v~gSUe wv bse wv vOua %
st. Louis, On the 18th and 18th Of FsOl mary.
and, after full discussion. psassd, with en-
tire unanim,ty and harmony, The following
resolutions, end inaasucsed your msuesisl
iste to present the same 10 your honorable
body.
Rsssired, That the interests Of the whole
Mississippi Valley. require the immediate
improvement, by tho National Government.
Of the Mississippi river from Balixe to the
Falls Of st. Anthony, including especially
che bars Of the Bslize. tho upper and lower
rapids, and the removal Of distractions
above those rapids aud also Of the Ohio
river from Cairo to Pittsburg, and especially
the work at the Falls Of the Ohio. said i'm
provements TO secure the navigation Of said
rivers from all tolls or tribute.
Resoired, That the vast importance Of
such action IA will secure the needed i'm.
p,ovemcnts at an early day, Of the following
rivers, is commended to the favorable and
earnest consideration Of Congress, viz: the
Missouri river from It's mouth to II. Benton;
the Illinois river; the Red river tho Ten
nsssse river to Chattanooga the Wisconsin
!. and Fox rivers; the Arksnsas river to Fort
Smith the Cumberland TO Ma hvillc.
Rcsoircl, That when the financial ooadi-
,lon may justify, Congress be requested 10
cause proper investigations u b made - to
the necessity Ct improving, hereafter. oil
the othc, uavisabls river Of the Nississippi
Valley.
.Rssclred, That Congress should lee,slsts
On tho Subject Of bridging The Aississippi
cod other navieable rivers Of the Uuiosd
States, % will, while recognizing the eQssl
importance Of railrosd and river transporta>
ten, harmonic both these interests. By o.
curing proper facilities fos both.
Your commitses recommend. In pursuance
Of the FOREGOING objects. the appointment Of
. committee coaaisting Of one membsr from
each State represented Ia the c0aveativn,
with Aaub>cemmlitss Of five % prepare .
memorial 10 Congress demonstrating The M.
ucnal importance Of ssia ohisees, and that
each member II ssid Gcnsrpl Committee 70.
port 70 said cub csa,mits6 oech statistics %
will facilitate the work. IL , furthes REQ
ommendsd shst the sseolutiooe b adopted
and the snssneeial b forwarded 10 Congress
In the name Of this conssntioa, By IL Pres.
ident, and that cspies thereof b Furnished
TO each Senator and Representative fsom
the Stasss Of The Aississippi Valley.
In performing this duty yous memorial.
its cannee but call your sttentieu to the evil
dense h ehs resolutions, that Tie sives
Slaass ~ not askipe for any local legisla>
tien they have put away eli such, or any
lseisatie0 tAat 10 uee NEEDED Tor he nation.
d Interest, aad = uet called foe BY sItli>
esnt population audi Dmmercs, until sia,-
las clsia can b established; nor have they
asked for anything that could b done By
one State, or By companies q individuals
8YP tina pssavs G.Ds whs>A -
asked, aud boundaries Of States and nation.
81 htehways. over which no one State has
coupessnt Jurisdiction and the evidence
% the late var must be conclusive. that
these rivers we're the main arteries Of the
nation, and we're essentially national; As
from them came such food aud forage, such
naviee for transportation, such gunbosts and
bodies Of men - contributed essentially "a
removing the pafalysed obssruc.ions TO the
power and ssvsrsiguty Of the whole United
States.
Yovs nsnorialish weld usss that ths
domestic ceaasees II THE cssntsy b oil
right sntisled 70 the fallsse cooeidsealien ol
he lsgislasoss. We do uet ee3set y the
care Of 10 ssa and lake shore, svinsed Ia
The appropriations for cosst survsy. light
heunees oseekwatsrs, 6laatoe ed desaGi0g,
- - - have oAown, ~ 6o0eDoio can
ussee cxsesae tssr times The leesiGn, and
watSe ne seseten returns 70 The eounsry ar>
telee q IuxuEy. with ~ neocsaitiee. the
eooeeoe ecnossss ceoprisss ever neeee>
sisy 81 w. y The nation.
The rivers, = well q the ocean and lakee-
ere, u right, great considera,iou Il leeis
1stion; - developing upsn their waters The
domestic ceomsros Of the countsy-so se>