New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
PoLITICs AID COMMERCE.

. them, for there is no doubt close alianc,
:: between trade and politics. But whil'
many of our politicians are notorious
traders, it is not generally believed, or a
least known that our traders are politi
clans. At any rate, they rarely permi
their political sentiments to stand in the
| way Of a good speculation. For instance
the most straight.laced free trade Demo
crat in Louisiana. II he happens 20 be 6
sugar planter, goes in for the amendment
to our tariff laws which virtually gives
him an advance Of two and a half or three
cents per pound on his sugar. He re-
serves the application of his free trade no.
tons for Pennsylvania, New York. New
Jersey and New England. He c1amoys
! for the principle Of revenue tariff for
those States and their products. while
smilinglv admits there is something at
tractive in protective tariff on sugar and
holasses. It is the same with the several
parties to the moot question of the gen.
erai government TO aid works Of internal
improvement. So far as We are concerned
in Louisiana. we are nearly unanimous on
the point that any benefit the federal gov.
eminent desires 10 confer upon our
great Finland sea-" from the Balize to
Cairo" may be properly and legally
| extended, while we are all rejoicing in the
| recent success Of the lamented Iieuten.
ant Woodruff in removing the Red river
raft. With these facts fresh in bis mind,
and with full knowledge Of our further
| necessities for government aid in con-
structing the Fort St. Philip canal, and a
lingering hope that something may be
done for our levees, out Mr.. Burwen on
Tuesday modestly informed the National
Board of Trade that he favored the open
ing Of every possible way to che ocean,
and reminded the members that the Board
had at its last session Endorsed the project
Of canal connecting the Mississippi with
the Gulf These remarks were called out
by motion of Colonel Grosvener, Of the
Cincinnati Board Of Trade, that Mr.. Bur.
we'll be added to the committee on trans
portation. This proposition brought MIR.
Woolley. of the Cincinnati Chamber O;
Commerce, to his feet with an objection.
He presumed the committee had been ap.
pointed to represent both sides fairly.
Should they put on one more who repre-
scented a belief in the power of the federal !
government to improve river navigation, |
M rod NIT noIo nm.
with no undue preponderance on any side.
And so, the motion to add MIR. Burwell
to an important committee was Jos. !
because Of bis unfortunate belief in the
power which has been time and again
exercised, and which is never Sc.
riously questioned except at Democratic
ward meetings, held in places where
there was no river to improve.
Mr.. Woolley will doubtless be prepared
to defend the policy Of the government.
which appropriated two millions Of dol
lars to enlarge the Louisville canal, and
thus gave Cincinnati free outlet to the
river. Certain parties in
Louisville had doubts on the subject for
q long time, and made considerable OPP
position. But it was finally discovered
that they were mostly draymen who made
their living by hauling Cincinnati pro-
ducts on the way to the South from the
upper steamboat landing to Portland,
below the falls. This stretch of three
niles was a great source Of profit to the
Louisville draymen, and they stoutly
lenied the right Of the federal govern.
aent to dig the canal. But i. was sore
20 Mr.. Woolley and his con. ,
and they succeeded in proving ,
omehov that i. was the duty Of Congress :
0 send General weitze!. with a supply
i ereenSacks end blasting powder to 8
Ieepen and wideo the old canal. Ia
But i: appears :ha:, in the opinion c:
VIZ. Woo!ley, Congress has exhausted its !
'owe,, and that wha: was proper for the I
ohio fiver would be more than questiona-
lie for the Mississippi. He therefore joins
nth bis late antagonists, the Louisville
raymen. and finds that his former inter-
rotation Of The constitution was faulty. | (
lie carries his ideas Of reformation so far ! S
hat he can not consent 10 see gentleman s
those views are pronounced in favor Of !
he power Of the federal government to q
improve the Ohio river az Louisville a
laced on the transportation committee Of n
10 Iok; ~ Of So = !
lay give to its next report an undue bias.
We are so unfortunate as not 20 be able .
, believe in the sincerity of this MI. a
7oolley. In cur judgment his oojec. h
ons to Mr.. EurwelI arose from the tac: =
lat he lives too near the proposed 81
te Of the &. Philip ship canal, :,
le construction Of which vii. be .
kelly to interfere with some local interest Il
'ound Cincinnati. His political views
EN- better suited to Cleveland OF Buffalo
ian Cincinnati. We agree with Colonel :
Of the same city, who tried 20 :,
we Mr.. Burweli added to the committee. =
which he IS the chairman. Such q :,
'urse IS IN striking eoutras. with that | h
opposed by Mr.. Burwell. who declared ! 70
mself in favor Of every possible way 20
e sea, which is the true doctrine. OF
The people of New Orleans do no: 90. CO
ct to legitimate competition. The RE- 10
JDL1cAN would not sympathize with them o
they did. But they have right to add "
at oil as