Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-03


the Governors OF other States W
nope thst . delegation frOn our city VII
attend this Convention AMI assist "a ths
development OF the schsUe that viii D.
such body be adopted
STsFEoF T-ENNEssEE.1
EXECUTIYE D~EPAHTMENF.
:, NASHVILLE, January 4 lo19J
WHEREAS, 1 have received from th'
Executive COMMITTEES appointed by th'
tennessee River Improvement Coaven.
Ion, which met at Chattanooga, Tenn.
On the Is day Of March, 1858, q com,
municati0n 10 tae words ard figures fol
lowing, tc-Tit
" ROOFS X. COM. Tenn. RIVER INPR3v'T,
CHArrA&GSsA, TENN7 NV. "a, 1865.
g To His Ezcelloncy, VIM. q. Browniow, Gov
ernor OF Tennessee
"Atthe Convention Of Dslsgztss repre-
senliug The peopIs Of the VsiIsy o. to-
Tennessee River, held ia Cuattan0oga
March IS, 1868, among others the follow
ing resolutions we're adopted
- ResoIVsd, That the Interests Of the
DeoDle OF the Teanassso Valley Tfqa'rl
that ths Tennessee River, from is moutt
% the head OF navigation, should be
cleared Of all o-bstrue.iGDa, aad tie saic
river remain free from AL t7l4s and
tributes.
a.. Rssolced, That we deem the same
= matter 81 national Interest, ald that
Ia the opinion Of this Convention, 70 Il
the daty aud should be the policy CT tue
Government OF the Uuicgd SAtes e
iGruish the necessary meane,'
"By another resolution Is Com1iltse
wss appointed FOR and on bshsii 4 the
Convention 10 prepa-e aud draft g memo
rial to the Congress Ct the United Ststes,
setting forth the purposes OF that CJavsn-
ton, snd urging g speedy ac.i0n Of Con
gvess 10 aid 10 rs objGe-s. 4 nam1ca.
was accordingly drafted, extensively ci5-
culafei in tae TeaCesses FaLley Tor sig
natures, and presented 70 the 405n Con
gress Il copy Cf which is herewith PEE
sented.
"Ihe 10th Congress, after Ge reception
o. the reporl of tie survey cf the leu
nessee river, made, under al Act Of the
39sh Congress, in the low water season
/ Of IS67-S. Influenced by the representa-
items OF this msm9sizi and other mani
fsgtesiOrs Of public opinion IN favor ri
this measure, appropriated $50, eco 5O-tho
I iHDrovemsat Ct the Tennessee, u be tx
1euded under the direction o. Bat. Asj.
! Gen. Wei,z3i, Nsj u. :. Engineers. This
was directed by him 70 be applied to the
I removal of the distractions IG,fha upper
| river, known 80 Il }ss' Bar, tbs TuG.oliEg
/ Shoals, Suck, Boiling Pot, G1n1sI's Bar
| etc, and znumoer Of mia0e -obsII9cIo8g
between Florence, Ala, GGd P4dueah,
Ky, Masking the navigation o. theE Ver
practically uHobstructed st ordinary
| stsges, except at Muscle Shoals.
Immediate action On rhe part Ct the
paopls is now required, IN 0rder tua5
here ae no cessation IA the wUrz uCt
gsiag ca, from lie failure 5g CJagrss Go
groyide the means to begIa 2t 3-1e ths
1 repair and completion Of enc csasl .IJ-
ie.ted ard partially blitt around tAe
Muscle S10aIs ia 1883 Sc eOcE tLltace
would result not only IL seriously rzJaTd-
ing the development OF tbs resources OF
these States, but the gork aice2dy IN
progress under previous appropriations
viii be Of little vslus unless the two sec
/ ,.oas Of the river, eh0rss.Eg PSI miles
OF ma igation below the Shoa.s u o6o
miles above them TO Rockville, with q
I hrgh wafer navigation IN addition, Upon
is tributaries, OF not ,sss than 1850 mics,
csuse to be divided by sH impossible
barrier ct Muscle Sbolis. According 70
the census o. 1850 th-5a were expended
/ uoou the canal ~ Mus onp2lz, IL 1855
Il $50 GGG, bus this insufficient -
IGulld 8 canal c0npE Ely around inc
Shoals. and there bsIEg ImpassAO.s o.
! stseles below the canal as constructed, IL
IVES never used, sud No rsturn has bGsn
| or can be received f.Om the money exc
! pended upon it, until The entire work has
been completed, The cause Of the fs.i-
ure OF the people 10 u &c the matter upon
C5rgress at tie time that the WORK was
suspended, was, ths belief Jhas TIE hue
OF railroad eastward from &empLis, via
Chattanooga to LyDchburg, then pro-
jscted, would supply the necessities 81
the country but since the complexion
Of that line, aCd especially since the par
tial development OF the mineral re-
sources of the country, experience has de-
ta0Bstrsted to them, as is has 70 I'll 9TH
ers ia Ike circumstances, that no de7sl-
cpemenJ If either mining, &CtUr-
lug, or ven Of agricultural Interests, C23
be attained until cheap and constant
water transportation FOR their products
can be had.
THE report c. the survey authorizes
by the 80 b Congress shows the Pracdes-
bility Of constructing a canal completely
! GgouDd the Muscle SaOais, and that the
portion previously bult is IN good repair,
! and can be utilized Ia the present enter
| Mise, while the cost will be bus SMALL il
! ccmparison with the benefits to be de-
rived from the development Of COM
msree. agriculture, mining and m2nufac-
tnres consequent thergupcu. The liz
| creased revenue from the augmented pro
! duz.ive capacity OF this -a: ay Wit, ia q
few years r pay to the Government, with
I in crest, tee appropriations nov de-
manded for the Improvement cf the
river.
"At the Convention Of delegates If the
! people OF TIE Tennessee Valley, hereto
| fore mentioned, representing the States
/ Of Tennessee, A!abaQe, Georgia, ken
/ tuczy, Mississippi aud North Carolina,
We, ". 2. &zthbucn, J L. d wine, t. H.
! SLanlsy, J. ". James, Z. D Sims, 4. X.
Byrd and TOmiins0n Fort, weTJ ar-
painted Al Executive Comu2ittee 20 rep
resent the people Of these Ssats5 10 td.s
behalf, sith fall discretionary power 50
take any eclicn which, ia ouT judgment,
might best tend 10 promote the improve
meps CT the Tennessee river,
aIi tha exercise Of tbia Discretionary
p0weT, we have thought that 9 ccnved-
iioc OF delegates fom the States drained
hv The T~enresses river, IS vel! as FROM
those ghoee commercial relations are
| likely 10 be fSvcrsbly affected by the
/ ~yreuosed Improvements, WHICH oDnycn-
| iioh SHOULD sat 0Fth tAs great benefits to
sccrus 20 the whole country from s3cd 3
measure, and the imperative necessity OF
the adoption OF spch 3 course by Congress,
to enable theee States to ~reeuperate from
the desolstion Of war, would have great
weight with Congress.
mApd we would, therefore, respectfully
request y0Gr Exesllsney, in eoEcert gith
ths Governors of Alabama, Gsorgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Viz
! GINA, Eerth Carolina, souta Csfo4aa,
and other States, to issgs 6 call, Tsciting
/ thIs communication, for 3 convention o.
Delegates from these States, % be held al
CnaIsapcoga, Tenn, on wednesday, the
: 54.h dsy of February, 1859, for the sots
nnrm.se Of urging upon CJngg IS tha no-
sseslfv OF making such appropriations
ION time Co unses lac ~e5elais1a o. the
~fIInited states Engineer IN charge OF the
work u.ay call for, until the Muscle
shoals ars DO longer 81 obstacle to the
oorornerce OF the county.
HApd we would further TesFtcuudy
reaomI4ena. that the cities, counties, q
| bgainees associates Of tho country DC H.
vitsd to seud to this CONVENTION TWO dei-
! agates EACH
Chairman, i'll. Divine,
p u. stros, ] " Iants
X. x. Byrd, 1omh9sob Go.s,r
Executive Committee Tennessee kiver Lux
provement."
Now. therefore, 1, VIM. q. Brcwni0Wi
! Governor Of the state OF Tennessee, To-
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