Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-12
The Settie,

/ Mobile kogistcT.l
! II is sJuIce Of regret TO all friends OF
/ s-utEern pIOgress that the question ofthe
success OF the Mississippi jetties should
/ have been discussed with so pauch
warmth and partisan feeling ao 10 form
ciiques favorable and opposed to Cap
tain E9d5 and his work. Ia the first
! place, aJch discussion IS absolutely use-
! le:s and uareces aCy, ia view OF the fact
! that The truth of the question must de-
mODsirste Itself in the erd; and that
such Is, after eli, the only demonstration
] tie public viii accept. But The only
actual effect such Incorporate and need
less discussion can nave Ia to DESTROY
! puoiic cCI,.nTeDce In the reports and fiE.
I ufes OF either side "a to the work in its
| Untiniahed state. The failure even Of
EIda's undertaking would be r1sgniji1
| Cent. He is an enthusiast for bis theo-
ry, and he certainly possesses faculty
taie with enthusiastic unlimited AnsTgy
and application sDd PRACTICAL use Of the
means i1 his hands. If he fail,
financial ruin follows for him and per-
haps for others; and. indeed, we may
assume thss to h.a l,s money lOss
wonld seem secondary to that Of profess
sionsl prestige, won SO far by earnest
and intelligent endeevor over spite and
ungenerOus belit'ijng Of great work,
We writs with nc interest Ia thu matter,
save that eveTv southern journal, worthy
OF tho name, should take iU every pos
sible chance for prosperity Of any sec-
ton OF OuT south. This, and our natural
love for fsir Ll4y, makes US CRY, GLANDS
of end far field gentlemen This is
asked for by New q leans cotemporary
on The double gt0unGs OF fair play and
OF what 1t considers strong chances Of
success:
"Words will not wake lin fail; sharp
criticism enG Getrsction will not make
him fail; il his theory is correct-and
we earnestly and thoroughly believe it
is-hg will succsed, and his success will
silence his assallsnts. While he is being
assailed vigorously by persons AID pa
pers whose support, or at least whose
courteous forceeFance ne had right to
expect, be Is progressing steadily with
his work, and his great ally, the river,
Is slowly but surely demonstrating the
correctness of his views. Seventeen
feet of water on bar, where but few
months ego there were only about seven
and half feet, would seem in itself a
triumph Of whioh any man might well |
hs pr0ud. We h0Te all the opponents |
Of the jetties will see the improperly OF |
assaLing severely q gentlem al who is |
working with might and main to achieve |
work which viii not ouly crown him |
Ss the greatest engiuesr OF the age, but |
make New O.lesIs rival and suipasJ |
her former prosperity. Let US be gener- |
Gus and just. Captain Eads is entitled |
to fair play; let US see that he has it,"
Ia this connection We clip from the |
Bulletin. of Friday, these facts, though |
We are net sure of the conclusion it |
jumps TO in the final paragraph. The |
very same natural causes which Cap |
tain Eads is row fighting to subdue by |
science; the very same which gave some |
color to the assaults upon the system by |
his opponents, will stand in the way CT |
denomination OF his complete success
CT the eff -acy Of The jetties-by one or |
more passages OF sixteen feet over the |
bar. That will be much gained; not all |
proved:
"The steamship Memphis, from Liv-
erpOcl, bound fer this port, is outside Of |
Pass, and is unable to pass |
through; the vessel draws seventeen feet |
OF water. 10 this connection we note |
the fact that Mr.. A. MOulton, agent here |
Of the Cromwell line, has telegrsphed |
to the pilot at the passes to intercept his /
the Knickerbocker, now on
her way here, and bring her through
South Pass (ihe jetties)."
This vessel draws sixteen feet, snd if |
the p lot succeeds in bringing her
tie stiles, it will be the mcst |
emphatic contradiction that could posi- |
bly, bs given 10 the rumor spread as to |
the inefIiciency of the jetties. We await |
with considerable curiosity the result Of |
the trial.