Year: 1872

S. ID. G. "A CORRESPONDENT Of the Ecen-
ing Wisconsin, writing from st. Paul un-
der date of 9th inst, thus spiritedly ex-
presses himself, in regard to the Duluth
encroachments upon our harbor:


cannot believe that our editors have investigated
or our people inquired in'o the merits Of the If
the attention had been given to this subject which its
Importance demands, there would be no need OF
ereign community begging legislature to memo
riaze Congress to enact laws working the utter
ruin of natural and guaranteed rights


Every paper in the state would be full of exposua-
tious; and the people would be heard by petition, by
protest and if necessary, by force against the
summation of the wrongs.


beg to suggest to our wise Solons at Madison if
they have finished wasting time on the enactment of
useless laws control mems eating and drinking if
they have figured" sufficiently the "appOrton-
mcnt measure :" that they their attention to
immediate and tera interests of the state that they
lend listening to these petitions to if there Is
not here a case demanding energetic action. Let the
legislature memoralize congress against injurious leg
ton Let them protest TO the war department against
| Illegal interference erpafe statements.


| If all other means fall let the Governor every
resource in his power protect the territory of the
great state of Wisconsin from unwarrantabe intru-
sion Fox the merits of the case, refer you to the
memorial to congress which you will have received
before this letter reaches you. 1t is not question
alone of local interests 1t is true if the canal be
filed up that Superior is essentially Injured and, if
/ the dyke is built Of which there is guaranteed GER
tainty that entire community is cut off from navi-
gable waters in which they have concurrent rights
with their neimhbors But this is all. If this out
rage is to be perpetuated it has been already perpe
traed, Wisconsin loses an important harbor and is de-
MED concurrent jurisdiction waters declared
tra bv the organic of both states 1t is rect
icaton to build the dyke That will the ettry
to the harbor but il will deprive Superior of the
of large and important part of the bay The fact
is tiat commerce does not 1teed either the canal the
dyke Duluth, thanks to the money and Influence oil
JAY Cooke Co.. is located on the north side OF the
ST. Louis river She has a good harbor by seeking il
through the natural entry off Superior ctv. But with
her forced and unnatural site she f-ats comparison
with the eligible location of her neghbor down the
bay; and so tries force commerce through artificial
and nconvenent channels, and does not hesitate to
make use OF reprehcnSlble means to accomplish the
ruin of her rival.


Gov Austin, with strange forgetfulness of facts
charges our people with bcleaguerng the depart
meut


The honorable genteman's partisanship in this mat
ter is only equalled by his impcrtinence. How comes
it that the good people of Wisconsin may not beeag
uer the department or any other department OF
the national government without being called to ac
count by the governor of Minnesota? Is it possible
that the government has lent its to the nruders
and has decided in advance that Wisconsin has nc
right to the navgabe of the great lakes hel
borders? Let Gov. Austin remember that Minnesota
the first to beleaguer the war department. and
that cur people were forced into a seft.efense.


The people of Superior city in earnest in this
matter They justly grieved by the indifference Of
other sections of the state their helpless condition
They believe that they have claim upon the state fol-
assistance. They also believe that their interest is
the interest of the large. Investigations
the fashion of the day 1t is unspeakable disgrace
that they so necessary Let the of our SuIe
ror brethren be investigated and justice vndicated
at u|tdtecer cost