, 1880-07-31

III April 1e@. tito Secretary OF sha ItcMs!iry Prts
FS1, National ''a1 Mproscmcnt u Go'xsss.; nnS
rst.n,ntcs tint tho sum % af ,sD0ntsD
,td ~" sotems ~, t. ,, nsest o @ 1%crs wesxs s
ton III! tho advanta9ct at r:N..la ntlI catNls nI
WHICH the country y ~ Mt.,s.eptinlo.. The annun!
curry ont tho project within ten ycars Tho I'M
ssaro urgo,i ns Of primary NM:,
oMrc "pnneis .o sas Of Il a5s
Ing Mseful con,nurtu, binding tho Union To |
9ethor by community Of Interest, nna constt-
The Works would have been commercial ut Tint
time hut for tho war shortly afterwards waged
il, lii mcssngo OF 1874, Prcsitlcut MalIson
t,rRci upon Congress the necessity OF u sh ip-
cnilIl CA,incCtinH
THE wArEtts or THE MISSISSIPPI WITH THOSE
OF IAKE MICHIGAN.
Ontnrso showed him TINT IN n war With tho Moth.
or Country It's theat!e woali bo upon our Erant I
House Of REPRESENTATIVES. made fAyot7tole rc.
port upon tho Presldent's tccomn,gn5atann, W.,
The wnr closing he ;epaslio fosTot g n 20
tho Mi oi Dccembur. lsi6. sin3iaon agnin called
attention 10 the matsor. aud satd: .,.,.
intrrests the occnsion is rtnror ono Tor rccait-
Ing the attention q y so az gs1
a saa 10
under tho National nnthority, ny
Objects within tho circle Of polttca. economy
ihere ,ire nui,o tho vitality Of which y isore
universally nseertAtnc.l and ucknowlcd.ed;
viz Mhsc VIZ S'sc az and ie sarged % patrotsn' lilly app:
cAtcs ttett,, nor is thsro my country whuro
Nature Invites more tho nrt OF l1lni to complete
eft. The considerations are stsnt,ktheiiea,
moreover, by tho political action Of these fhGll,;
,iSs 5or ] sasS o # ernSs yars prss %
OF oitr extended cnnfctlcrncy. Whilst the Suites
inlIysdual'y, with y lnudAble enterprise and
yn,,t"vn iy new roads, by nnvEgabio oanls, u.ld
Gy improving the stseatns susceptible OF nnyi-
Hq arget to 81 Similar aniortaki,,Ss requiring MI
tiUnui Jurisdiction md National menus, by tho
prospect az thus systematically completing 80
on thp 10 1T December, 1RtG Congress- menn-
while hnviug taken no nctton on. tho u,uttcr,
1a partoary sala IL ~ lvts span thur aen
ton to tho c1pcdicnGy OF exercising tho!r cx-'
ur,lcr Il, UfIrctunle d comprehensive system Vt
aI s1e as w Syery ;e rs M
our coitutry, Iy promoting iIiturco,lrso nnd lm
provcnlents anu by inurenalng the e4nre of
eyery mart In the common stock Of National
prospcrjty,"
on tho eytdpnt strength of, this md prior
SSo csnns i wScn fhonas wau w rs uas
si,h,nttt,.d n ronort to tic Wvuso Of iicpru-
sentatives on the Sth uf February, 1877, reGon,-
tnIr 1ncnsllrea for nsrurtpinIuv us far ns
nrnctfcaujo. and rcpUrt To- thls Iipusu At
r." mkt anil avery aui,scuucpt session
Of Conwrcss. such roAjs. cnunJs, uui improve
tnarts r., wnfnr roilrsca nj uro rru,iirgd III q
ncnrrn, sysin,n Of infnnd ,iavirnton tlnd Inter-
rnmrs" thrtmnhnut the oxtettt of tho Utltcd
I stutes nml Territories tilaroof, beet adnptci to
faaiitata tho intercourse necessary tor per,0uni
| cntmm"rciHi, ami niiitnrs. f,,trpDses," Eutse-
G,1cnIiv in tho aHmc ycrr n survey waa tt,ule In
~ WS.t anil Isni }I,t,v nf, rrfne.lt ut1vItIccr
rnnnrtcI II fr1,nujv In Tnytr al Tho itiprfyctMcnt
~ ia Iinf. iWtsscen the Chrnrd iiiyer and Deg
n1,lnea itiver. nna aiming orhpr Things stated
fihnt 4 = "nnnl ,,nitinS iii fhn wntsrs nj tha IjnOs
iiiver viii, ti,ose uf Iuks Michigan nuy be coli
siinrt.I frst In i1nnnrtTca Of nnY In ths section
| ~ tho cnuntrv nnfl tin ronstrilction w0lilJ bo
ottnnao VIII, vnru iIttH erI'nsc cnInpnr1.tj wifi
~ ,n@1nits,1to r. III" nf,frrtsS' Congress- xiii
| hnst,ntn1 mi i, ~, The Htato ~ illinois
Mrnusnti ncr rers"anI,tutiyrs nt WSshjn1tnt, fot
| tp,,nn 1ocisive mi rrrn,,hln ,nnns,trtS.
eu5 Hm,u.,,"nt1s IN hnMcvar 1!nnurnss nWn,o In the
,,an ~ ia imnrt,vr,nHt,s ind nnssSi nm
n!,s ts,n Forn., mmI ita St" X" r1ht 10 ias
t s,.i tf'.| ti,n r,t,tjc Iia ro,,fT
~. T th' ri nn,,S hia ;v,a wsit ,ncritisi cn,,.
cIssfnn. md wns followed nm IN lH,T by nuptheK
net, witch gave to tho stNte. II, holp farwAr tht
| construction or tho enterprise. ulternnto sec.
tIQts ar IMnd on either side for i've miles Of IL
| enttru length, embracing 290,a15 ncres+ Witt
| tG0so ttyu ucts