New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-16

AZ tor Captain EaCs, ne Las NaOo gal
liant fight; ard though we have thought his
mode OF warfare at times a little warrant
from .'the civilized usages, we now confess
that this is a common and reciprocal charge
between combatants, and If he now should
surrender his arMs, accept the situation and
give his parole TO acQuiesce IN the results OF
the war" We propose he ''eha'' not be held
responsible for acts done in the war;" out be
restored to all the rights the victors claim,
without any probation or acts OF recon
structiun" We wish him good time with
his bridge; that he may settle as speedily
his contest with those tall chimneyed
steamboats,, and we promise him tree
ticket through the ''raging canawl:' But
we will retract every word thus said II he
should, as symptoms indicate, endeavOr to
thwart the passage OF our bill.
The labors Of the Louisiana delegation in
the House. in favor Of this great work. are
above all praise. General Sheldon, the au-
thor of this successful bill, and General
Sypher, who first introduced this subject in
Congress, and introduced the first Till IN
the early part Of the session, have been
especially active in the contest. General
Sypher was absent during the early history
Of Sheldon's last bill, but has given it his
earnest support in spirited and enlight-
ened speech, and personal persuasions and
General Sheldon's speech on the occasion
was mastery, and, without invidious com.
parisons, will rank well with any effort OF
the session in its acute and searching aTgu-
ments, and in i,s exhaustiveness; and, we
must add a notice of his sleepless vigilance
and activity in forming his com binations,
that belong to the true general on the
field.
We earnestly hope to zee these two
speeches, Sheldon's and Sypher's at an ear.
" day in the columns Of the two papers
that have given so much Of their space and
labor to the success Of this greatest OF all
the enterprises of the Mississippi valley.
1t would not be becoming in US were we
to close this summary without special no.
tice of the labors Of the leading men OF tie
House Of Representatives VINO nave 60
ably assisted in the battle.
Mr.. G. w. McCrary, of Iowa, is chairman
of the Committee on Railroads and Canals,
70 which committee rbis bill was referred.
When we reached Washington Captain
Eads had captured this committee and II
rermitted a member, Mr. Stone, OF ST.
Louis. TO report the jettv bill We sought
a hearing and soon created division IN
the committee. Still majority adhered TO
Eads. Nj McCraiy made the minority re.
port in favor of the canal and introduced
the bill as amended, with speech OF great
sh;l;rv. The confidence Of the House in
the candor, judgment and patriotism OF
this true Western statesman gave pecuhar
weight to his argument.
Mr. Hawley, Of Illinois, KassOn, of Iowa.
Conger, of Michigan, and Cobb, OF Kansas
all made enlightened and eloquent etforta
in behalf of the canal.
The speeches in the negative were made
BY Hurlbut, of Illinois, Stone and Welis, Q,
St. Louis, Clarke, of Missouri, and Barbour
Lewis. of Tennessee.
The discussions were exhaustive. ana III y
of professional technical learning. Seldom
if ever. has SO peculiarly difficult subject
come before the American Congress. 1he
photographic engineering, the physics OF cur
rents of both river and gulf. were hau
died by speakers as if all knowledge were
familiar to them A little volume contain
ing these speeches, with some OF the maps
illustrating them, would be valuable con
tribution to forensic and professional htera
ture, and worthy place in private ano
public Libraries.
The amenities of the discussion were
worthy of the distinguished disputan.s anC
of the great work of internal improvement
which evoked it.
Considering our functions in relation e
this contest now draw ing to close, tnougL
continued here for another great ,puohf
professional trust, we would state that VI
have avoided the lobbies of Congress, hay
ing no Job of our own to forward. W.
came to furnish professional information
on difficult topic, rarely possessed by eve1
enlightened engineers. Only personal ea :
perieuce in such recondire departments o
the profession could be of reliable useful
mess. 1t was this view that aetuated tn tn
Chamber of Commerce in selecting US, II pe
inc obvious from publications that Con
gress was being misled BY views not sus
famed BY fact or philosophy We hay az;
confined ourselves to the furnishing OF thu
professional information, and. in so doing
have endeavored to do credit to our profes
sion and to the great body of merchants Q
New Orleans and the commercial men else
where interested in the great commerce
the Mississippi valley.
without the use of dollar upon tn
newspaper press, or to influence the actor
Of any human being, and wirheut pronls
Of pay or compensation, beyona yesa our sss.' anso
lutte expenses, we have performed tnes'
| functions, and do now most respectfuil.
submit this our report Of operations; pnSnrv