Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-21

FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,

FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
subject - the deeisioa Of the National Conven.
tien 70 be held ~ the wings Of the Z. states.
TO THE WOOL GROWERS.-We are re-
questcd to invite the growers Of wool in this w
entity to meet in the Warner building, in the
borough Of Richmond, at woo'clock, ON Saturday,
the 2Sth Instant, to take into consideration the
proPriety, and if thought expedien,, to establish
q price for Wool. A want Of uniformity in the
price Of Wool has, in many Cases, subjected tho
Farmer to imposition.
ELEcrIoxs.--The Hon. Edward Robinson, u
Wing has been elected to supply the vacancy &C.
casioned by the death Of Mr.. Cilley Of Maine.
The vote was, for Robinson III Ii, MIGRATE 10
cofoco) 3, 42O, scattering 407. The scattering
votes were principally given to Mr.. Fraley, of
Thonastown, decided Wing. The Wing major
ity is about GOO.
There is no doubt, in our minds, hut that n
Wing will also be elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Carter, Of the same State.
The returns from the town and county cleo
tions throughout the State Of New York. speak a
glorious change from the sins Of Locofocoism. In
is being triumPhed over by Democracy. Peace
to its ghost!
The Modifying Convention for Wayne County
met or Monday last but adjourned to meet again
on yesterday. They propose publishing nd.
dress to the citizens Of the County. We hope
they will 90 into the minutia Of the recklcssncss
Of which they speak much.
Our section Of country yesterday visited by
a snow storm, which covered the ground to the
depth Of three inches. "Winter fingers in the
lap Of spring"
For the Richmond Palladium.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT Vs.. NATHAN
SMITH AND OTHER OPPONENTs.
MEssRs EDITORS:
The public have occasion to thank Dr. Lancas-
tee for the dispassioDate and argunentative de-
fence Of our system of Internal lmprov ements,
the discussion which was held by appointment, at
the Warner building in this place, on the evening
fthe l7th There is apprcnend, much want Of
correct information, among the people generally,
in regard to the nature of the advantages, and
fuencc on the interests Of the community, Of the
public works, now in a state Of prosecutions in this
State. Nathan Smith being present, would have
had US to believe that he is friendly to Intcl nal
Improvements, but assure you, that the impress
sion made nv mind from his discourses, but
fixes tho lotion, which had before been raised
by report, that he u.s. in fact, either altogether
friendly to the works, that he wishes to make
a hobby Of his opposition to the present system,
with u view to selcexaltation.
| MY reasons for thinking him unfrien6ly alto
gcIher ~ our Improvements, are, simply because
every thing or nearly every thing he said, was
against Internal Improvements of the same char
acter of ours, which have been carried into suc-
ccssful operation in other States. He entleavored
to make the IMPRESSION for instance, that the works
in New York and Pcnnsy lvania do not yield suffi-
cient profits TO pay the repairs, and the interest
Of the money necessary to their construction
and was understood TO argue from that, a mat
ter Of course, that our works, would, under cir
cumstances much less auspicous fall still farther
short Of bearing their own weight,-and hence, to
me, the conclusion is irresistible, his assertions
to the contrary Notwithstanding, that in his opin.
ion they should not be prosecuted
These views were ably and most triumphanty
refutcd by Dr. Lancaster, in his history and illus
tration Of facts connected with all the works. Fol
before the Canals and Rail Roads, from Phiiadel
phia to Pittsburgh were constructed, carriage over
the common roads at to 10 dollars per lOOlbs
The Turnpike roads reduced it to three, and tho
} canals and rail roads to ONE. Now, notwith
standing this one dollar per lOObs. might moi
cover to the last cent the interest Of the cost
and keep up the repairs, yet look but for a momen
on the immense saving in the expense Of trans
portation Of the produce, which passes over the
works, 50 are saved in expenses, in every lOOlbs
and thus the saving TO the citizens, twenty mil
lions Of ireights, would be one miI!io" eight thou
sand dollars, besides the toll charges, and which
saving is not usually taken into calculation in tn.
estimates about the toll, SC, but which is real
, ~ saving to the people. Of that amount as tn
present stem Of grinding is over the old fashion
Of pounding your bread stuffs. Il is then yer.
easy to be seen that if the tolls should fall short
at the lose rate at achick they rcd to pay III
: interest &c. "A few hundred thousand dollars woul
: make no impression on the immense and astound
ing balance in their favor on the other hand. Fo
il was not pretended that the amount Of deficenc
in the tolls &C., was exceeding $500 900; som
. Of the works being incomplete At that.
But supposing the tolls, &C.. did fall short. q
largely n was stated, or even twice that amour
the Importance Of such fact would vanish, whe
il is considered that the tolls are at less tina
;, one eighth what it cost to take produce IN Wagon
!. over the usual roads For the State cannot CON
!. into competition with the wagons, even on III
: Turnpike, until she charges three times her pr
A sent amount. and her works would then easi