, 1875-04-12

cnts that was fully altvo to thclr intoroHtB,
naao speech TT Congress- so animated that tho
Now York Herald got up carcature, rcp-
rosantlug tho British LION and mysoif be-
hind 1t with club In my hands, entitled
" Long John Of Illinois Chasing tho Dritls,
Lion" romombcr that Jefferson Davis, who
was mcnbcr Of Congress- from Mississippi,
alarmed mo vory much by asserting that thore
wn, no way In which Chicago could bo doiondod.
aud tina our shipping ooald not 10 got bovond
tho roach Of Tho ouonlos' guns. Tile Ogden
Ditch up the South branch hnd not thon boon
CONSTRUCTED. IIo also said that auoh was tho
case With Ill our Lake.ATtchlgan towns Bavo CAL
umos; And that MAS tho only bArbor ha would
vo!e to improve undor a military necessity.
This alarmed mo tho moro, a. there hAd always
boon an influential party nt Chicago who oon-
tondcd that our city ought 10 havo boon, aud
would eventually DO, thoro. Jefferson Davis
was recognized as good authority on this point,
as, soon afscr leaving Wort pous, ho assisted In
tho survey OF Tho Upper Lakos, and In tho con.
e!n, and Is sill roulomecred In tho
Weat by many Of lts oarly settlers.
A WISCONSIN lady, who atsouded many par:ios
with him when ho Was young Lieutenant, fo-
nicdltattvc. and always eeenaed 70 10 cousgtving
something, or thinking OF aomeehlng outside OF
Tho COMPANY, and wlon tho 1lobo!ion broke
out, gho reniou1bot ed tlia trait Asd now has 10
by tho way. she suggestea that sho knows indy
III Wisconsin who might havo beou Mra. Davis,
aud would have baen hut for her fatllor'a con-
B:aut'y tclting her that an army officer Was just
Ike a. sailor, and had lover IL oyery post.
Whilst NO wore thus alarmed ab1uk tho snfety
OF our tornH, tho Canadians nero equally alarm
ed about theirs. This led to treaty, which pro-
yilad that but ono aEluaI vessel should bo kopt
by o'tl'er country on the upper lakes. and that
var steamer h1Ichsani shs LIS ono gani Aud
thors IL = Caaad.sn vessel tint haB ono Also
Now. whom either nation takeH another gun on
board, thcn comes war, under tlc treaty, Bnt
this treaty cffectually allayed the oxcitonlcn.
WHICH Western nen had crnated upon tho Bl,o-
tect Of sblp canal connecting tho lakes with
tho rivcrs. Commodore Manry, OF Our navy.
aud more recently Of tho rebel, navy,
was ono OF tho many vcrY able wrteora md apeak-
Western naval dofonHes 10 ABLY that bis artclen
wors coptOd all over ths country and ho thus
took the matter out Of tho hands Of Western
mon entirely. I1o elevated tho ship canal 4bov 70
placed 1t upon tho grounds Of great national
necessity. Dut tho war fever against
Groat DltAin having dad Away, and the
people having had tnlo for roaecton,
Our fear that III auy fnsara war; Great Htitain
Canal. Is at oucc dispelled by tho reelection ehat
II NO had . ship canal, !org boforo war yossel.
could b. sont from MOI. Ofloans up ,hs Miasis-
aippi through It to Chicago, Canada would be
t."sn, ~ tno NeNaaa Cana, wou.t H.. % QUIT.
And M thefo y as general !eatog among t.o pooplo
sou.ces Of Cauada, that ia SO daatltute Of parlot-
10 eri,t, In this erllRhtcped ago, WHOM Republics
are iuo oEuot OF tne aay, e. 70 20 tha guy spot
on 9no Ame1'cah oohtloeas.o"'nk sole nl!egtaneo
ham III Gar. Thore Is not pcopio on car.h Ut
lho iusellifonce anu "oaltn OF tho oanai1ans
"no oens .ue'r yoHo 20 o'suy ana ~ .neso y no
nope ot cut onI EYER mixing enouxn ous o. .md,r
"an' sis W u.sr' 9ar ,, .a, NV w. aS
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AZ, Hts1ofy teaI ~ tha! nag tne eommanaant oa
tas iof' ~ Cn.caau uono e!tnos o., va sHo tn'ps"
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aohoa !. inst.ntanoon,y w edsor v, feeesslng nia
ordor, anu selshou tols MaYne " Ioteeo
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ssl.tea ost"ooh TIC oo,upaHts OK thc tost anu
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minute tn1l deaotips!.on ..t hoIo. a'u..,. -,
nc me"s 81 w. aes1 @ o. Mas "a1 1s tsns
from ne5so!s 70 ters Mayno ing moarcst ,ni.aIy
puss 70 Cn;eaEo' 3liE' a. sne saae tlo'e n'a' " VIZ"
sons 70 caica8o ,. ana -
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plotnos ol slo ml!e ot TUG cummaauhnt A. onl.
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came 20 .sass:. Nut 10 fousns 20 hoto:cAiy AZ
destroyed 60 many OF tho henas nolofe he lS!'
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