The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-06

| have here the shortest. safest and consequently
country We produce what they do not and re.
uuire OF us. as well as what they produce and
we do not we require OF them In exchange;
| This will DO presented to you by the commercial
| mon and | will not go into details suffice 1t to
say you can send TO Central and South America
| tho man u featured articles they need. cloth Ing
etc and you can bring back their coffee. Of which
now the Mississippi valley consumes more than
one half. Why should Now York and Boston
that tra,ia 20 to Liverpool Why should your
imports be sent 10 their ports and brought back
y your people for eonsuWWP h Only beeanse
| ships3 u Ia because Of the conduct Of tho Fed
oral government falling 70, encourages ship
building. They wouldn't allow an American
cheapest cheat" He could buy anything else, but he
couldn't buy ship anywhere he plensed
free trade. II our people can build cheaper
lbs than people In other countries Of course
We rather have them, but If they cannot why
preventing them to buy. them wherever they
con get them best and cheapest. There is an
other reason 'ior that During tho late war;
would rather have forgotten it-there was such
terror upon the high seas that great many
merchant ships changed their flags In order to
protect themselves from the cruisers. and to pun
ish those men whose fears compelled them 70 do
So the Federal government wouldn't allow them
to change their register and take the American
| register. They were compelled to remain for
eigD ships. That was 2 great loss, Tor we were
already on level with England 10 the carrying
trade In 1859 and 1862 and now where are WEI
Our foreign commerce Ia conducted In foreign
bottoms. Some years ago, when was associ-
| ated with society. the object Of which was to
develop the trade OF tho Mississippi valley, ]
Spanish trade. To charter ships was Insecure
and unsafe rs they we're Mt s Under the pro-
could COO nn not buy Ships already built and
therefore we had to abandon our ideas. These
lon. and II those Legislators Of the country don't
choose to heed II, we have the right TO say: Give
s TO say We have 20 o
say. as American citizens. that q man who has
not lost his nationality. and wishes to bring his
p'iped don't think think Il requires any prophecy to
foresee the time when this Mississippi valley.
represented to strongly In this convention. is to
power In the United States. [Applausel
When It has received tho population which II
Is capnbe to support Il will 9 WIsn mory 81
are developed. 1t will have trade to which all
men will come. It will be the Egypt Of the coun
sT anS to W aTs
fraternity, the Atlantic and Pacific slopes. zap
plause.l We are singularly situated for com-
run from Nor!h to South The exchange
Of products and domestic trade In the Wiley
OF the Mississippi Is enough to enrich people.
Its surplus products arc enough to enrich peo-
pie. The two sources Of weal must therefore
make i the richest country n the world But
water transportation, with my Idea OF barges
carrying freight cheaper than has eyer been
done and L Mt n9d and I dss 81
II railroads must be built. then say i must be
much cheaper to build railroads following the
stream than to build them across mountains be-
tween tho Mississippi valley and the Atlantic.
We have the advantage open 10 view. We may
use 1t. Stand on bsasting. and hope not I'M
Justly but let US use our power. Ii every little
goose creek IL to be harbor and money Is to
be expended Ia large quantities for every
place which you can hardly find upon the man;
Shall all her streams be neglected. Shall all
tho property, along the banks Of its rivers
be Msfn hnnss e5 w ss
mercfully. j heard n proposition In relation
to removing obstrueions IN the upper Missis-
s sra tlmes Small mail q appropraions have been
made and the work shown to be practicable:
The lamented Robert % Ice; whose name l
lapplausel, by a break water prevented the bar
before st. Louis from leaving its place, In which
event it would have destroyed Its trade That
was done by the operation of o single pier.
That operation may be repeated elsewhere.
The expenditure has never been criticized. ..
advantages of Pacific railroad running along
the thirty second parallel OF latitude. He
pointed out that although the route from Fort
country yet lateral roads would be built from
Mexico and rich. portions OF country; such as
Sonora. from which places silver. from the
rich mines would como in abundance. and
then we can coin. you know. as many as
we please q the dollars Of our daddles."
If feel first for m ysef and then for my neigh
Dor and then for mankind. fhavo followed all
which nature impants IN mans breast and l
neighbor better than himself. lApplanse.l We
have right to look to our Interest. i We have
right to our own views. Lot them stand Tor the
future and you will have It. probably not In my
dp but when gone ana you roman mere
crowned In prosperity and honor. lhpDlause:
Mr.. Hogan, OF Missouri. asked that the report
Of the committee on the Mississippi river be
re- read. The report was read.
Mr.. Latltte, of New Orleans. sent up to the
~ Man. r9% e wss rsaa
Mir. DnncaaF Kenner, Of Louisiana. opposed
the Views By M %
mo mons s in Louisiana; he maintained %!
to keep up :the levees. He said that he
would not have spoken in support OF the reso.
lutions. If he had not thought the remarks OF
Mr.. Davis might influence members Of the con
yention to vote against those of the resolutions
which favored the building of the levees by the
government He said If tho levees were de,
stroyed that il would destroy New Orleans and
all the great plantations along the river. he
concluded by appealing to the convention to
adopt the report as whole.
MIR. Davis said that he did not want 1t under
stood that he opposed the building OF levees by
the government or the governments giving any
assistance to the levees or to any other improve
ment that would be in tho interest OF the Mis-
sisslppi valley. He said that he had no obIec-
ton to the government building levees on the
site of the present levees. What he opposed
was that the government should bull system
of levees according to the views OF army en-
gineers published. which would be the ruina-
ton OF plantations along the river front.
Mr. Kenner replied. urging tho adoption OF
the report IA 1t came from the committee.
Gen Martin, of Kentucky. sustained the views
ex dressed by Mr. Davis.
Mr. Lenehan of Iowa. favored the improve
mont of the navigation of the Mississippi river
but was opposed to government aid for protect
ing plantations.
Mr.. Kountz Endorsed Mr.. Davis views rela-
five to finding outlets for the waters OF tho Mis-
sissippi river .,
Mr. Underwood Of Kentucky. spoke Mt length
In favor Of adopting tho report as whole.
The credentials Of DIR. Carroll. OF Mississippi
were read and approved.
Mr.. Hogan, Of Missouri addressed the conven-
ton mt length In favor Of tho report. His speech
aboundeti in argument, bristled with pertinent
facts and was embelished with wealth OF II,
lustrationss He captured tho convention and
WAS oneFof the speakers who was heard with