New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-03
MoHUNEFTAL HoE0Rs TO MR.. EADs.

MOu O40N al 0VOVD0 ~ ~~'
Certain citizens of St. Louis and else
where are profoundly grateful for the
arvices of Mr.. Eads in having arrested
an appropriation for improving the Mis-
sissippi outlet by work passed by ma
jqrity of more than sixty members OF the
House of Representatives. They are also
i, raptures that, like De Soto, he has
c,ossed the Mississippi, and thereby pro-
v,ded means for bearing all the up river
commerce of the Mississippi thus OBJ
stucted, direct to Eastern ports, and by
mans of Eastern railroads.
The Mississippi outlet can lose but lit
tlsforeign exports from, or above St. LOUIS
tt whole exports Of -four to the Atlantic
cost would not overload one schooner
Iuwhole exports of -four to Europe would
nd overload one ocean steamer. Its
Whole bulk grain trade exports, coastwlse
ani foreign, is about one bushel
in seventy-fve of the whole grain
exported. The Mississippi river now is
thn no rival to the Eastern railroads and
ca,als 1t is only necessary to keep it So
Tbs has been efectually done SO far, and
up,n this occasion of celebrating the sub
juation and continued obstruction OF the
rivr, it is proposed to make this architect
of destruction the unusual honors OF a
colossal statue. We have no objection.
Weapplaud the outspeaking avowal OF
suca an agency by such testimonial.
We will never know where the money
cones from to erect that monument, but
as We newspaper men have occasionally
seel silver service, gold watch or an
cicero plated walking cane presented to
distinguished patron by admiring friends,
we lave known in some cases that the
cost of the testimonial has been borne
by .ruly scriptural donors, who are
not aware of the benevolence which
is arried on with their unconscious
donfions. So we applaud the mon
umat, which, like Benton, will
poin the way and apparently proclaim
.allaboard" for the New York Central
Fastfreights for the Baltimore and Ohio!
The Mississippi river no thoroughfare
You can't get out by that route ! Still
we applaud the bridge and the monument,
for, ihough every ton that crosses the
Mississippi is lost to the Mississippi, yet
railroads ''cease to be dangerous" when
river s.are left free to combat them
Wwould even suggest, in addition to
these ante-mortem honors of stone and
sculpture, that the Eastern ring at st.
Louis revive classical Office and elect
the eminent obstructor an Ead-ile of the
city.
Weare warranted in these suggestions
by peusing in the St. Louis Times what
purputs to be an interview with Mr.. Eads
on hisreturn from Washington. As news
papermen we understand these put-up
interviews as we'll as we do the self-dona-
ton silver cup or walking cane.
We dem it a duty to our fel1ow-citi-
zens Il advise them of the liberties taken
by THU Mr.. Eads with their character and
motivs. We excuse the charlatancy OF
the sttement that certain parties" in
New Orleans had convinced the Senate
and Huse, who visited the outlet, that
the ony means of improvement would be
by a canal. zone hearing" Of Mr.. Eads
before The House committee ''suficed to
determine that body unanimously in favor
of Captain Eads' proposition"
The parties in New Orleans s'known as
the canal ring obtained the appointment
of Professor Forshey and Governor He
bert BY the Chamber Of Commerce to
proceed to Washington as agents OF the
CHAMBER to secure the passage OF the
canal bill. :"
This was, of course, improper. Mr..
Eads could, with perfect piopriety, urge
a personal scheme before Congress, but
the people who had for more than thirty
years advocated the adoption OF par
ticular work had no right to appear in its
vindicaion without being called ''a ring
BY thisdisinterested contractor.
But On the arrival Of these "ring
agents, "both West Point graduates and
enginees, the comparative merits of the
ietty and canal were reargued, and ''the
result vas a decided triumph for him
(Eads), for the committee again decided
to repot the jetty bill unanimously.
This second triumph seems to have
broughtthe chief of engineers to the aid
of the canal ring"
Wherspon the chief of engineers, seeing
that a chilian was likely to have an oppor-
tunity to prove that the United States en-.
gineer bard was in error in advising the
canal intead of the jetties, set vigorously
to work to defeat Captain Eads' PROPOSE
ton. C,ptain Eads was thus compelled to
defend lis plans against the com blned
forces O. General Humphreys, Professor
Forshey, G overnor Hebert and the House
delegati@ from Louisiana.
In thisthird contest Mr.. Eads succeeded
by diminished majority and by very
extraordinary privilege, gives the exact
vote in tie committee as eight to three.
The Hose committee was again con-
WINGED into the report of bill favorine
the jetty. The eloquent Eads was unhap'
PLY compelled by the sergeant-at-arms to
stand in he lobby when the jetty bill was
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