Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-01

Dur readers, as it briefly "opens up leaf in the
past history of Indiana, by one who well APP
preciate the mighty change that few years
have made, from having been a witness of the
early settlement of state, and of her adj
to her present greatness In wealth
and population.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, July 8. 1898.
GentiemeR:-I had the honor 10 receive YOUR
note of the 18th ullno, few DAYS ago, inform
ing me that, at meeting of the citizens OF
Carroll county, Indiana, held 4, Pittsburgh in the
said county, by a resolution Of said meeting |
was invited to participate in celebrating the Ilh
ii July 1888, at Pittsburgh and West Delphi -
have TO regret, gentlemen that Your note came
10 hand TOO late TO afford the pleasure OF meet
ing the good people OF Carroll county, for the
patriotic purpose of doing honor the memory
Of the heroes Of rs, and of celebrating the an-
niversaly OF that dav that tried meas souls, anu
gave birth To nation OF freemen
lou referred, gentlemen TO the fact that am
4 pioneer of tho West and have done the hon
or to say, that am one of the heroes of Tippe-
canoe. Ii is true gentlemen, am enptdticaIly
western man. having lived all my life in the
great and Furnishing West, except about three
years. and thirty three wears of my life, have
lived IN Indiana In relation to the fact that |
was IN the battle OF Jippecanoe, claim nothing
personally, but consciousness that tried in an
humble station, to serve my country faithfully
| 1rW say, however, that | am glad that 'lired''
1
rick, Oren, Daricss, and Spencer feI'' In la
KING retrospect Of by-gone years, must be in
dulged, gentlemen, IN making few remarks
he changed scenes, and grooming prosperity of
Indiana, since the memorable era OF the 9Th OF
November, 1911
/ What was Indiana then? What is she nor!
4 few counties on the Ohio and Wabash rivers,
N addition 10 the counties of Wayne AMI Wash
iington, contained the entire population OF Indiana
then Indiana Territory These COMMITTEES con-
tained Il few thousand Inhabitants, who Suffered
all the trivatlons, endured all the tolls and hard
ships incident to the settlement OF country to
which was superaided the hostility of IL savage
foe on all their borders, whose warfare
indiscrimindte destruction of all ages and
la the year 1912, | was eye witness to this
species of destruction. About fifteen miles from
Charleston, Clark county, my then place of res
Idence, a pariv of Indians came 10 place called
the Pigeon isoost, neighborhood somewhat de-
tached from the denseiy populated parts Of the
country, and murdered twcnty-three persons of
nearly all ages and sexes, pundcred their houses
and burned them into ashes! These times were
literally the times that tried mems souls, and
placed enduring marks -ot distinction upon all the
citizens who able to bear arms in defence
of their country. The inhabit ants of every coun-
ty in the Territory were alike. exposed To noon
day murders, and mld-nigh; assassinations. How
changed is the scene now!
Indiana now contains moro thar half a million OF
f Ohio river Lake Michigan, and from her Eastern
to her Western boundary, embracing a region OF
country where naught then heard but the
, gloomy silence Of the dense unbroken forest, but
the howl of the wolf, the scream of the panther
: and the we'll Of the savage. WneFc THEN ascen
, dcd the wrwam and the counci-fife; NOW stan(
, the spacious mansions of hospitality, The halls o
science, the temples of lstice and OF religion
: with lofty donIcs pointing to the heavens, and re
fecting in brightness and spendor, the rays OF th'
at has
Who in the car 1911, would have believed tia
in the wear 1888, Indiana would contain NOR
than FIVE hundred thousand inh,bitants! Who, a
r that tine, with ut tie aid of prophetic vision
=, would have believed, that in 1888 the maIesti
d steamboat, richly laden with the measures {
5 ie would sail the beautiful Wabash, nan
d miles above the Tippccanoe battle ground. ha
pleasant reflections on this SUBJECT last sprin
= whilst l was going to your court, as a passenge
a on the steamboat Logansport. In taking re
c Prospect Of ,wcntv-sx wears behcld the vast ii
e prov cments Indiana. as the result OF Indistr,
p of enterprise. of science. and of virtue. In til
l. steamboat the power of the volcano, firec
ed and controlled by the genius of the immor
Fulton liz the Wabash ana. Erie canal saw
g. the Same time the genius Of the Immortal Clinton
n directing and controlling The waters of the maze
to tic Wabash, and teaching them how to iow In {,
s tificu channels.
N then turned to the future, and took vie
al through the vista OF iwentv wears to come; | M
ne urally inquired, what must he tho physical inte
e. lec,ual, and moral Improvement IN Indiana durli
ed this time?
a. was lost in the contemplation of such va
he objects, and ventured not 10 predict what tn
,s will be. None but him whose "eves are in eve
he place. can know the extent OF such impros
nv ments for twcn.v-siX years 70 come! In &C
ne trastno our condition nation, with that
Ter other nations, upon whom the sun OF liberty
ee not shed his RAYS, who can resist the conclusi
N that our happier condition is the result of thc
re- principles, directed by Divine Providence. VIII
he the heroes OF IS yed their lives, their iortun
and their sacred honors TO support.
at regret gentlemen that! cannot be q guest
- your celebration offer the following sentime
CT Tie Citizens Of Carol County.-May tn
MS physical. intellectual, and moral improYetne.
,as be equal TO their IA tural resources.
he Please gentlemen accept assurances of my =
lev pecl for vou individually, ana those whom you
md present Yours sincerely,
~ l. NAYLOR
his MEssRs HAMILroS, DoUGHERTy. and RlcHAR
'.Thc sudden refusal of the banks To pay o
not the public deposites. compelled tho Treasury
is resort to a Government paper which has not
on, all times. and all places, been quite at par
90, snecie .,--GIobe tn of AUGUST.