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We copy the following from the ST. Louis
Republican. 1t will be seen that snags are
now dubbed ''Polk Stalks"-a very appropri
ale name as all will agree:


A Polk SrALK--There is portion Of a
PoM Stalk now in the Marine Insurance Of
fee, in this city, which ii is proposed TO send
as present TO President Polk, at Washing
ion, as testimonial of the obligations of
the people 10 him for his veto of the River
and Harbor Bill. 1t will from lis size, and
the incident associated with it, form last
ing and interesting momento of the patriot
ism which throws the whole commerce Of
the west, with her Inland Seas,'' out of the
care and protection of the United States
government. This part of Polk stalk is
about six feel long--ihe whole stalk was
nearly hundred feet in length--measures
about foot and half through, and is the
sndg which run into, and sunk the Archer,
few days ago on the Missouri river, destroy
ing gooernment stores 10 an amount which
would have been sufficient for a few years
appropriation for improving the river!


We hope the idea of forwarding this speci-
men of the Polk stalks which infest our riv-
ers, will not be abandoned.