Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-10

wardness that many of the contractors
will be out Of employ shortly after OPP
creations shall be Commei ced in the
spring. They have on hand the ne
cesar, wagons, carts, teams, tools and
implements making a costly equipaee.
These articles enter largely Tito the
aggregate cost OF Constructing canal,
and upon light job constitute about
twent, per cent. of the full amount.
With these outfits and with their ex-
perience and skill, the present con-
tractors can undertake new contracts
upon better terms than new adventu-
rers; but If not employ ed i'll the spring
the cost Of one or two Years exertions
to induce them tc settle, will be lost,
and these men, with the mechanics en-
gagged in the service, and hundreds Of
laborers, Who have obtained wages on
the line, will be compelled to seek en-
ploy'uent elsewhere. These consid-
crations, the Cheapness Of the price Of
the work put out, compared with the
estimated cost, the great reduction III
the Pr,C, ofprovlsiens on the line, the
rapid accession OF population induced
by its Commenceme; t, the assurance
We have OF d hearty cooperation Oh the
pant Of Ohio, justice to those who have
purchased canal lands, and the great
advantages that must accrue to the
state, sat;sf, me Of the expediency Of
the measure, and j most earnestly re-
commend that the operations upon the
line may be continued with increased
energy. If in the view taken, your
opinions accord with mine, it will be
necessary to anticipate the value Of the
canal land by a further sale Of stock,
which. upon an examination. Of the
subject, you will find can be done to
the amount of from three to four hun
dred thousand dollars, without making
the state treasury liable tor any part
of the interest or principal.
Looking to the completion Of the ca
nal, We are naturally induced to turn
our attention to the improvement Of
the Wabash river. had the satlsfac
ton of announcing to the last O. .eral
Assembly, that the state Of Illinois had
appropriated near twelve thousand
dollars for the improvement Of that
river,'f this state would apply an e.
qu ! sum to the same object. As the
subject was not finally acted on during
the session, permit me again to recon-
mend il to your attention. The OBJ
ject IS one of sufficient interest and i'm
portance unconnected with the canal.
to demtnd an appropriation, at least
equal, 10 tina: Of Illinois, as much lar
&c: portion OF our state IS interested IL
the navigation Of tn. Wabash THAI IL
linois. / hope the libcrality Of that
state will be met by Indiana as it de
serves.
Another subject connected with ths
progress OF our canal, as we'll AS with
the settlement and c.,ii organ. zatioi,
OF our tesrito', and the peace an qui-
ct Of our ciiizen,. Is The ext.nsuisll-I
Ment OF the remaining lndlaa title to
lands within our stat The hopes
which were entertained and expressc
DUNG the last session. a. to the spee-I
dv removal OF TINS diff uif y, nave not
Oeen realized; aud the efforts OF the
agents OF The general government to
effect a Purchase nave been nnava!l-
ing. Inc embarrassing question as to
the course to be pun q, >t.il remain,
for consideration With circumstances of
more pressing urgency, tor spec
dy determination.
The suggestions l had the honor of
submitting t, the last Legislature Oh
thus SUBJECT we're mi>appreiended,
pro5abl, from a want oi precision in
my expression 1t WIS not my pur-l
pose to recommend, that our Indian
population should be subje cted to the
entire civil jurisdiction Of our laws, III
the same manner VITA our own citi-
zens, but SO far only as would be ne
cessary TO prevent the frequent muir
ders among themselves, 10 preserve
the public peace of our own eltIzens,
to protect tine property OF the surroun-
ding settlements from constant 3epre-
dations. and to prevent their Territory
from being an asylum for the criminal
violators Of our laws. /
By the several laws organizing the
counties Of Clinton, Cas- and Grant,
and forming the counties OF Wabash,
Huntington, and Miami, and also de-
timing the boundaries of Madison coun /
ty, portions of the Indian lands were
included in each. without any reserya-