The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-01

ldngg years to ,RYFy fs4l, i4lle down
there at the mouth Of The river, be.
f9ro they do som,th@g. So there is
more delay MIas heasstre than there
would l,av1beso. gasa3er- TIT bill.
|Thero is o4dy .tlhs dAsreince. a4at the
/ blu approHrsla l.s;mpney;nts tell
you, g~cntleh1sh; ahst Congress stands
ready, the ,ment this board of sur
vey reports, fafaorslly Cd. che Canal
(which has never yet been done: hy eay
board Of engineers not only: t>,,giye
Jy7ou eight~miHions, but more. !: I;hays
the assurance, OF the Senate COMMITTEE
on Transportation that fifteen, mil.
Hons 5. are ut your disposal in any pes7
sure u'. which J., S honestly: recommended ,,,>i ii
It as no ! pleasant thing to occupy tic
position that I lave occupied in tdhiEs; nat
tor, but I have made it rule in III, he he:
Yer to turn to the right or to to left under
any senseless tlalnor and nevcr.to notice
any Misrepresentation for ~ the mere ,par-
pose Of sell Justification. = e~..-:va~
We're I to pay attention to al" Tint, Il
faid of me, my tiaas weala be mostly taken
up IN answering sepseiess cluaunles and
Chasing down sllat1o%aless sLi!ndcars, Idou't
fear to meet You. There j. not . breath i'll
my body that is not Loyal to,your Interests,
AND TIL you that I exercised nv irdy-
ment according to the best lights before
me, and I have. submitted to :yoa my
reasons for doing SO. Not One mi,ut,,
would I have stand besor;o'' yoaa a:id sal
Il will have my way, and yoou 'sFkA.ill' not
have yours: I am there to oboy, tse
behests OF those that lasut,me' exercising
myjudsslnent according to lights that ar
before ne. ! danot think that after thu
statement I have made to you Tonight,
though some of you may doubt my jnds-1
mant, though some Of you may be wiser
than. !, though some Of you may know
better what may be done in Congress, but
what-you will pardon Inc if I say that
l ,hok atthe whole board and. you SEE
only the corner, Ihape that when this
Chamber next discusses tilisgrtat project
of tic opening Of the mouth of tho Missis-
sippide Willie in the way 81 r,Jj,o ,iieeiiiis add
conggGatnlation that something. has beeh]
done that will warrant the Congress Of the
United States. il spQSopgiating this
money And whenever such Il statement
is made by this board Of engineers. you
may rest assured that Congress viii not
10 backward with tho purse. 49,, !,
One thing more I want to say to YOU, !
The attempt to identify people differing
in opinion with you with the schemes of
amy particular individual is a part of that
nairowtrninhod bigotry that prevents Your
tromilrosparing. .Yake9 lMun
Judge him by what he has done and accord !
to him the same free exe2sase; OF, sppiA1en
that you claim for yourselves. I believe,
furthermore, that iftlis board of engineers
which conyenes today in New York fs}aalls
recommend the jetty plan, the govern
ment of the United States will understand
it. 1t they recommend the canal plan, I
am certain the government of tho United
States Will undertake it.. I don't think
any very great harm has been done. you
when you look at vi the circulpstapces;.
that a more scientific. IL more Mberaj:. d
more enlightened board than this board
of engineers of the United States Govern
meut could. not have your interests in hanl.
1 hope to SEQ the day Don when they will
some recommendation to Congress-, |
and then if I fl ]! to carry it through: it
will be time for you to hold me responsible
for my deficiency.