Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-09

rood. Tho whole state Vas eager % sbeain their o
'saefit. Was there in that hour Of strife. SEC
ion Of Indiana, that entered the Legislature, 7.
With sufficient power to give precedence to it !.
,wn claimf Why vas not the Whitewater, Or the b
Censsal, Canals undertaken alo0ef Simply BE- &
cause neither possessed, the commercial interest
10 New York and Psnnsy lvania did, the necessary ,
power, to bear down all competition. 1here were
such . number Of claimants, that Il Vas found ne
ccssarv for veral unite in general interest,
80 as TO control and reject all minor ones. As
soon a. it reached the ability to control its own
destiny, it it's interest, IS we'll as Its nature;
to refuse alliance with any more; and consequent
~, the system stood; just in magnitude and pro- !
portion, At the time large enough and no larger;
than what was necessary, for its own Jefence.-
Strike OF q number Of the works, that now con- |
s,itute the system; and withdraw your pledge to
complete them at some future day, and they snf
mediately unite, with former rejected interests,
to arrest all operation favored lines; with the
intention Of compelling reorganization; with
much wider basis than the present. Has not the
position; that the principles which created the
system and afterwards held 1t together were those
Of compromise and association; been verified, by
the failure Of every attempt to classify since1-
No section Of country at any time, willing u
sacrifice their own work; still less are they wi
ling now. when large amount Of work is in pre-
press We quote the modifying address Of last
wnter in support Of this opinion. In speaking Of
their efforts to classify they say: "This proposal
was voted down, time after time. Every system
man Tin other words, every friend Of any wodk,)
feared that his work. would i've placed in the h'rd
class; and thus no one was willing to risk th3 ex-
penment. Another difficulty in the way was,
J that 90 many Of these works, had, by the snwise
policy pursued, been already commenced, aud the
loss to the state by arresting the operations IN
progress would have been considerable" And
again: 1--WE have SPENT or contracted for, more
than three millions and half alrendy (afaer de.
Quoting the Erie canal fund) and before the next
meeting Of the Legislature the pay ments and con-
/, tracts will probably have reached the amount Of
five millions The interest Of five millions at five
,. per cent is two hundred and fifty thousand dol
J, lars yearly. 1t would he nothing short Of mad
ness TO throw away an amount, that would then
. entail upon "s, and upon our children forever
Il without return, yearly burden, equal to more
d than double the whole present expenses of ou
IS state government; to say nothing Of the various
Is half finished abortiOns Of public works, which
IS would then stare US, and every man who v'site'
e young state, in the face"
e, And yot, strange, and umaccountable infatua
j. ton! Feeling the loss and seeing the mutatiOu
e. Of OR works, still to persevere, in bringing al
n, that loss and disaster upon the country Here
4 difference Of opinion; about the number OF tn
r. Board; ae tho commissioners; Of officers, q
IL mount Of their salaries 6. expenses. We all de
- sire, that much economy, and prudence, and ri
u SbU accountability SnaIi DO malntNIueO, Is CO
10 sistcnt with the true interest Of the state. Gu
e. issue fellow citizens is not upon them; neither
it, upon anv simultaneous action. But is alOn
as upon the question, which the ofthe class
nj ers involve in its ultimate consequences, whett
II, or intended bv them not; shall public work
he abandonsd?-our state array cd, with advers
interest; and hostile division?-and the sum ,
, five millions Of dollars, spent on our incomplei
, works-resting incubus, upon our industry
! yield no production hut an oppressive harvest
- taxation. Against that result, we enter so
J emn protest. On you the decision rests wheth
:. shall look to taxation to pay the interest g
J, our loan, or whether lines shall be SO compl
: ted, as to bear their own burden, and exempt Il
: community therefrotn Your decision, if core
! pos,s3ed shsough the state, tive sussS
). consign the fortunes, honor, and hopes Of o.
:. young republic, the blight Of a mildcw. tn
-, will dry up every resource Of future greatnet
and ill with monuments Of bsffied enterprise. Il
=" broad extent Of ruined land. On the other hal
~. every department Of business-every av"cat'
" Of labor, will brighten with new hopes, and pre-
- onword, with increased vigOr. Your march henc
" forward " i'll he with lOfter stride, and more
wavering confidence: through years Of conf
~ prosperity; the Just reward Of an enterprise,
~. perseverance,, fruitful, il was splendid,
T., without parallel.
In LOT BLOOMFIELD.
.S' NJ. LANCASTER.
~" d. p HOLLOWAY
me CHARLES MOORE
JOSHUA CANNADAY
.y'. VIM r. FOULkE.