New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-23

without dollar from Congress. 1t wa
reiterated throughout the whole vale
that it was case of s'no cure no pay.
This was sufficient to decide the actor
Of Congress, for we admit if the expert
ment was to be made at the expense 0
individuals it was better than if it had t,
be made at the expense OF the nationa
treasury. The decision Of the enginee
commission was matter Of comparativel,
small consequence, because it was obviou.
that canals had succeeded as well as let
ties. Either mode being practicable tht
| public preferred that of course which
called for no national outlay and threw
upon the protector the cost of his expert
ment. The question now most important
is. was the proposition Of Mr.. James 3.
Eads what is technically known as straw
bid:' Was there added to the Credit
Mobilier feature, the device Of Lord, the
New York canal repair contractor, or OF
Kinds and Kittle, the model gobblers of
mail contracts? That is what the public
will wish to know. Had Mr.. James B.
Eads candidly informed Congress that the
execution of his rather empirical offer
depended upon getting up the stock in
his expectations, it would not have i'm
pressed the public so favorably. The
public did not expect to wait for the out
let improvement until Mr.. James 3. Eads
had ascertained the extent to which cap
ital contided in theory.
We have 70 hostility TO Mr.. Eads or
his schemes. To Us it is matter of in
difference how, or by whom, deep water
outlet shall be furnished. We do not even
dread the substitution for New Orleans of
a new city where the ground is not even
three feet above the water, and where
"dense fogs prevail at certain seasons of
the year We are willing that this future
city, j. a future city, shall be constructed
II the assent o. the mosquitoes shall have
been first obtained thereto. But we per-
slst IL regarding the English article as
having been contributed in America, be-
cause Of the injustice to the motives of
those VINO advocated the canal. We are
it was not prepared in England,
because Of It's lamentable ignorance of
oceanic ship canals. The Caledonian,
North Holland and other canals, and the
suez Canal, are all examples OF canaliza-
ton familiar TO every English en-
9ineer. The Spez canal extends
from Port Said, on the Mediterranean
through series 81 lakes, the bed of an
elent watercourses, and artificial cutting,
20 the Red Sea at Suez. !: is about one
hundred miles n length, sixty-two of
which are embarked across lakes. It
carries about twenty-siZ feet through from
sea to sea. Piers of concrete have been
'arrled into the two oceans afiordipc
ale harbors from {. movable sandbank.
Fort Said has grow 7 into a seaport of
2,OUG, and Suez has now $4,000 popula-
ION. Through this canal sailing vessels |
nd steamers pass from sea to sea. This |
vas work carried out by Lesseps against
he predictions and protests of engineers.
: has revolutionized the navigation be-
ween Asia and Europe. To any who know
be capacity and the success OF the sea
hip canals mentioned, the asserted i'm.
disability OF the Mississippi Quite. canal
Ill seem Incredible. We can not think any
-uropean engineer would have manifested
s much ignorance and intolerance as is
pparen. in the article
This covert appeal to English capital
its by spreading the fame Of Mr. James.
!. Lads, induces us to believe that his
description list will come over in the
ext steamer, so that those capitalists who
lay wisE to take stock IN this extraordi-
airy engineer ard his expectations may
ave show We note that 6 great deal
stock IS being taken in the Future City.
ID il will, we trust, have due weight with
e capitalists OF London. With the |
almost official, that
e outlet work will not be COM
enced until the capital sum of
100000 shall nave been subscribed
the lads Jetty Company, We naturally
4 anxious tina. the stock should be
ken up and the books closed Until
is shall have been consymmated, we .
q not possibly tell whether this is
agnitcent straw bid OF not.