Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14

aecomPanied With the ability to meet it-tsat the
public faad, sxPeeded, are saak.a lost forever
upon what ground does The gentleman stand when
he asserts, that he is in favor Of pubic improve
ments in this State. A system originating in
uaiscooeePtion Of our condition and interest; I'M
sustained and rebuked by the experience Of other
States ;--unphiiosopica and inpracticable wi
c'ous IN ats osganizatiou and application; and M
iquitous ia its execution Can the bare fact, OF
our having irrecoverably lost, the disbursements
NC have made; occasion such influence, a. to in
duce him, to follow it up, with further sacrifice;
and support a measure, calculated acc"rdin. to
his own showing, to be nothing more than great
reservoir, to receive and swallow up tho fortunes
Of the State; and Cypress with nextricablc TAXA
tion, her citizens through all coming time. Such
view j. incompatible with \ just regard for his
understanding, and notwithstanding his protest;
the weight Of evidence, impcl him to the brink Of
notification. II is the unavoidable determination
Of his whole argument; and is fully corroboratcd
by the avowcd opinions Of his coadju,ors. And
where there IS a suspicious analogy, We derive ,
confirmation from the concomitants.
In examining the policy of public improv ements,
it cannot be too frequently advcr,ed to, or dwelt
On with too much emphasis, that the consdera-
ton Of State revcnuc is partial, and exceedingly
limited object; to be accomplished in such \ sys-
tcm and State rs ours. And that it is only
saught Tor, rs n mesns Of relief to the people; Of
other modes Of yment for the use Of such work,
deemed moro exccptionaLls and vcxatious in cob
lection; and consequently to facilitate, the acqui
sition Of that augmentation, in value, and quaint
~, Of all property, Of the community, which IS the
great, and ultimate aim Of system. What
mockcry is it then, to tell n compliment to
the genius Of De Witt Clinton, that his great
work, tho Hudson and Eric canal; which he de-
signed, aud ably and successfully sustained;
brought into the treasury Of New York, last year,
upwards Of 100000. Passing over in silence
and concealmcnt, that portrait Of greatness, which
distinguished her, the empire State; the legitimate
fruit Of her canal system. Look at New York
City, and the sudden advancement, and rapid and
sustained progress; she made on the completion
OF the canal; in her tonnage, commerce, Build
ings, population, and wealth. Look at Albany,
} Utica, Rochester, Buffalo; and hundred other
cities and towns; many Of which sPra"g into exis-
tcnce; and all quickencd, with new sigor,
and growth; by the influence Of the same work
: The Gcnesee country, and al! the western coun.
, condition, and cast from their bosom, the badge
Of darker age, and ungcnial dominion.-Amd
over every hill, and valley, from the mountains
to the Lakes, came the impress, Of the vicinity
0 Of an active, and profitable industry. More thar
four hundred thousand Inhabitants; and three
hundred millions, Of taxable property, and grea
increase in the cnjoymcnts Of life. and intellectual
imrrov cment, in the great body Of her Popula
I; ton, followed in the train Of consequences, immc
: date, or secondary. In Pennsylvania, and Ohi'
the results have been similar. On the completion
: Of the Union and Juniatti canals; rapid tn.
2 growth Of Philadelphia, that from 1923 to 1888
5000 dwellings we're erected, by the carpenter
J. society Of that place. And throughout the who!,
interior, sensible advance, was felt to have &C
y cured in the value Of property. The gentleman
= could charge this advancement in New Yorl
u and Pennsylvania, he did that Of this State 4
r the specializing spirit Of the times. Their work
went into operation, in time Of deep financial EN-
+ barrassment. And from the results. Of their ear
e lier experiments; find created . confidence
IL and perseverance,, in such works; that has led
" Pennsylvania to form, and complete a system
y much larger than ours, although her extent Q
:" fertile land, is less and natural resources q
N every description; would bear fair compariso
'c with hers Yet still her credit and prosperity
main secure; and her system Of public work.
H. stands in the Judgment and confidence of tn
- honest, and laborious yeomanry, firmly rs he
b eternal and iron-girt mountains rcpose tn
y broad bosom Of the State. New York has made
s. and continues to make similar adv ancement. An
re Ohio from analogous data, prosecutes the sam
o career.
a. There another error, in the premises Of III
~ gentleman, which is corrected by acts, in bot
he Ohio and Pennsylvania; which j, bears III
- issue Of the controversy now progressing in th
> State, it may not be amiss to mention. He ii
g sumed that it only those works, that passc
re through Stase-enabling her 10 collect rovenu
IN from the commerce Of hes neighbors, that coul
n. sustain themselves. And that had none Of tina
n, character. The Delaware division Of the Penn
TO sylvania canal; located on the banks If q larg
n river, reaching from Bristol to Easton; md whc
o. was subject to more damage. by frost and foo