The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-01

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moved-there was not q man, o
that Committee that had the sam
anxiety in regard to the qnestio
that I had. I had to watch then
l had to see what their dispositio
was, and I had to endeavor TO q
shape and control that disposition
that it might inurie to our benefit
ask you for; one moment to Loo
at the composition Of that Commit
tee. One Senator from Chic. Obi
is a State amply provided with rail
road and water connections b,
other routes than that Of the Mis-.
sissippi River. Little of the produc,
OF Ohio comes to your borders
From New York little or nothing
comes here. New York could at,
ford to stand still and absorb til.
commerce Of the nation almost; and
although her Senator might not be
an obstacle in the way Of providing
for the necessities and interests Of
other parts Of the country, yet you
must understand that he .would not
not feel constrained to exert him
self as I might do, or to take risks
that would prabobly be instigated
great necessity. Two from Vir-
ginia-one from Virginia, rather,
and one from West Virginia, with
the project dearest to their hearts,
the opening of the great Kanawha
outlet to the sea. One from Geor-
gia, looking to the accomplishment
Of that work to which the attention
of his State has been directed for
over twenty years-the Atlantic
and Great Western Canal-the con-
nection OF the waters of the Tennes-
see, with the waters of the Coosa.
One from Florida, mostly concerned
in establishing ship canal to be cut
across TIT Peninsula. One from
Oregon, with no interest in COM
mon with us, except that which
binds US all together. He would
been satisfied something had
been done with the mouth of the
Columbia. One from Minnesota,
more interested with myself than
any other member of that Com
mittee, and quite jealous and anx-
ious in your behalf and not &C.
particularly Oh this point
to his constituents. With myself
you have the composition of that
Committee. Understand now that
I do not that those gentlemen
wore not willing to contribute to-
ward the accomplishment Of this
great work, but there were other in
terests dearer to them than this.
They were Responsible to their
constituents, and it was q question
with them whether they could 60
home and say that Louisiana carried
off the prize and have their people
respond what did you do for the
I found instantly in
that Committee that that was the
A proposition to spend
money in one quarter was imme-
saddled with q propagation
% spend it in another: and I was
net with that objection as a rider
o the unanswerable argument that
he engineer crops Of the army of
United States had recommen-
,othing, and, wanted mote time
they could recommend any
Now let me impress upon you
idea: That the Senate Commit
,ee on Transportation never allowed
themselves to form an opinion; they
lever presumed to from an opinion
Ike you have done. With all the
lights that were before them, with
ii the intelligence Of these men
,ronght to bear upon this sucject,
md all the testimony that could
70 elected upon il, they have never
themselv YES to form an
opinion as to whether jettee would
,pen the mouth of the river or not.
In submitting q report in favor of