The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-12-11

Y tien. The State Of New York has canal
4 connecting Lake Erie with tide-water ON
o the Hudson River. Tho State of Illinois
I has similar enc connecting Lake Mich :
E igsn with The navigable water on the
Illinois River, thus making water com
municatinn inIaad between the East and
the West and the South. These great
artificial water courses are the property
of the states through which they pass
and pay toll to those States. Would it
not be wise statssmanship to pledge these
States that i they will open these canals
fer the passage OF large vessels the gov
eminent will look after and keep in
naVigablc condition the great public
Highways with which they connect, to
wit: The overslough On the Hudson, the
st. Clair Flats. and the Illinois and Mis-
sissippi Rivers? This would be
national work, one of great value TO the
producers Of the West and South, in Civ
Tag them cheap transportation for their
produce to the seaboard, and market to
the consumers in the East, in giving
them cheaper food, particularly of those
articles of food which do not fnd 8
foreign market, anG the prices Of which
therefore, are not regulated by foreign
demand The advantages Of such a work
: are too obvious fer argument. submit
the subject to you, therefore, without
further comment. . 9@1 1@
: COMMERCE WITH STATES OF SOUTH
: ia. AMERICA.
: III attempting to regain our lost COM
: meree and carrying trade, heretofore
called attention to the States south of us
Offering fold where much might be &C.
: cemplished to further this object sug
:. geat that small appropriation be made
accompanied with authority for the Sec
a rotary of the Navy to At out naval yes
< sol tn ascend the Amazon to the mouth Of
( the Madeira, thence to explore that river
}. and les tributaries into Bolivia and to re
a port to Congress at its next session, or a.
II soon as practicable, the accessibility O
c the cou5trJ by water, its ressuscss an6
n the population 90 reached. Such an sx-
t. plerstion will cost but littls, 1t can d
, 70 harm, and may result In establishing
q trade Of value to both nations.
10 THE TARIFF LAWS-COINAGE.
II In further connection with the Treasur1
!. Department, I would recommsnd a re-
=. visioa and cedifcatien of the tariff law
and the opening OF more minis for coin
/, ing money, with authority to coin 70.
n auch nations az may apply.
e THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The attention of Congress is invite
y to the recommendations OF the Secrstar
= of War herewith accompanying. The ap
: parent great east Of supporting til
{ Academy is fully explained in the reper
and 1t will receive your attention. Will
II lnviting your attention to all the recon
Q mendatioAs made by tho Secretary of Wa
re there ere two which l would especial
III invite you to consider:
DC /. The Importance of preparing fl
IL war III time Of peace by providing II
On proper armament fer our scacoast dc
~ fences. Proper armament is of more in
ne portance than Notifications. The latt,
&c can be supplied very speedily for tenn
a porary purposes whensneoaod; the fol
". NOR cannot.
CT 2 TIE necessity ~ rcoponlng promo
le ton in the staff corps of the army. Pa
tlcularly is this necessity felt in the Mec
ical, Pay, and Ordnance Department
t. At this time it IS necessary to employ
p- contract surgeons to supply the neceSsa
on medical attention required by the ARA
ur VIM the present force of the Pay D,
u pertinent, it ia now difficult to make t.
zee payments TO troops provided for by la
.ar Long delays in paymouts arc producti'
r. Of dcsertians and decentralization, and ii
Of law prohibits the payment Of troops
mt other than regular army pAymaster
ho There are now sixteen, vscaucies in Il
ed Ordnance Department thus leaving Thu
90 branch Of tho service without sufficiel
:. officers to conduct the business Of the diI
n fercnt arsenals on large scale, II ev,
~ required.
No THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.