New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-13
TIE FRUITS OF rREiCHERY.

/ TIE PRUIrs OF rREACHERY.
/ We are always Eaa-ifed by reading tn
| Missouri; Democrat. No such slave Of tn,
ring was ever told abou. in the " Arabian
Nights" Whenever we have rubbed th..
jetty ring with jus. censuse. up rises
| that extremely able-bodied journa! ant
bears of q camel load Of odium. The
Democrat and its allies concealed theil
| hostility to the Fort st. Philip canal unit
| New Orleans had incurred the whole cos
and labor Of disposing the national mind
to favor an improved outlet. The st.
Louis representatives in Congress had
! accepted the Inequalities Of New Orleans.
and given, as to some OF them. ;ndispuIa.
Die pledges of support TO the proposed
mode Of improvement by canal. Sud.
denly Mr.. Eads comes before Congress
| and proposes the Mississippi outlets shall!
be delivered over TO him :or experiment,
as the Siamese corpses to the Philadelphia
doctors. New Orleans cries out against
this treachery. and is rebuked by the
Eads ring as party that is not to be con-
suited in the protection Of he, own com.
mercial existence. The grea: iettiss him
self telegraphs to abandon our absurd
ideas and come into the supper: Of his
plan for corallins the Mississippi within
q stockade. The proposition is received
here with renewed determination to in.
sist upon the canal. Our political dis.
putants are withdrawn from Washington.
and reinforcement: Of practical! and
scientific men sent on. st. Louis begins
to perceive she has played herself over
board. and that this despised city has
some capacity to attend TO her own affairs.
and need not yet be turned over to
guardian and next friend. st. Louis be-
comes alarmed ut this demonstration.
She finds that while New Orleans had
generously confded to a supposed friend
the management. OF hex interests. this con.
fdence was withdrawn the instant the
treachery Of her ally and agen: was 80
tiagrantlg exposed. The st. Louis lie.
publican has information that while the
Eads project has been favorably received :
The Louisiana delegation. whose ami.
mostly TO the proiec. has heretofore been
referred TO. are likely to detea. it before
the House 1t some counter influence is not
brought to bear.
And that there is some DANCE, that
'the persistent advocacy Of the canal
will defeat the Eads scheme" It learns
from the same private" source that:
The Louisiana members have enlisted q
powerful Eastern Influence with them and
are further assisted by the United States
engineers. whose recommendations 20 Con
gvess having been SD entirely different. AFRO
naturally ins,n!cal 10 these suggestions.
1t will learn further tha. this powey:u! |
Eastern influence proposes TO 90 more for I,
the Mississippi outlet than MI. Eads can
possibly 90. 4 substantial contracto. o:
New York proposes 20 take the survey Of
the canal and complete the work !or the
same sum demanded by Mr.. Eads for his
jetty experiment. This is no time to |
COMPARE these two propositions. bu: we |!
may say that tho ''Eads scheme" proposes |
10 take ten millions in ;nsta!lmei.ts, the |
whole payable within ten years. At this
date the je::ies are 10 be delivered TO tie |
government. Thei. maintenance viii nc !!
attended with additional and perpetual ;
cost. The canal. If practicable. will.
when completed. COS: no mo:c thaa The !
cities and viii require no s;.ch perpetual
outlay. We nov Call upon St. Lou;s
o reconsider kcr position. lie: her
compare these two works. aud
hese two propositions. and her disinter.
,sted citizens will abandon the lads
'chems' and adop: tina: mos; pract:ca!
work. the canal.
In the meantime 81. Louis can not bu.
zee in what unnecessary difficulties the
rickery of some Of her press and people
nave invoked upon herself and ler s;s.a,
,ity Of New Orleans.
How mus: Milwaukee. Chicago AMI the
Eastern railroads. with their terminal
titles, laugh at tho spectacle now pre-
ented a. Washington. ST. Louis and
New Orleans. with \ united influence
ca!cely sufficient: 70 secure the success o!
common interest. have two sets OF engi-
.eers disputing as to the mode 0: i'm.
that is bes: !or chem. Each
seTts h4 influence to defeat the other,
nd when they shall be sufficiently ex-
aus.ed. o. hopel.ss'y divided, their oppo-
tents will come in and defeat the plans Of
10Th. II ~ thus tha: two stays. !
"A furious combat, sometimes lock
heir horns SO ;Hextricably. that
he hunter can cut thei. th,oa.s or the
'airie wolves pick their bones at leisure.
'u: such Is the :r.li: Of :reachery ana
rickery. Had St. Louis brought forward
er pet scheme at an earlier period, j.
ould have been discussed, surveyed. and
'ou!d thus have entered family into the
',lnat:on Of public judgment. IN the in.
idious attempt TO snake j: through upon
he strength developed fox another plan.
t. Louis has byoUgh: danger Of defeat.
he now reaVS the fruits G: . trust be. !
aged and trick defeated. VIII she per.
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POLITICS AND TAXES,
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