Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-27

nv If The WABASH 'diieS, anu
III enterprise of its people, proc'aiH'ng 10
mice :ha, has echoed in every corner OF our
- that !, Is the 'sEJcn Of the vest, not soi'-
-. vb;s,er has been heard in favor OF ''the
~. :, whose bosom the bright waters meet
-, 81. NJ the White Water. Travellers pass
;,,, ,brouph our town have expressed their sur
prise a, bchoding so large place and so rich
country. and have wondered thu, they nsver heard
Of them before.
These times are at an end. We have aroused
ourselves aud shaken of the e,hargic sleep that
bound us. Already have we proclaimed our
rights IN a voice that cannot be mistaken -
Wayne County has taken her stand, foremost IN
the racks Of improve mem; aud Richmond claims
the highest prize. Through the opposition OF en-
cmies: the .ueers Of critics and the luke" 1rm-
ness of Pretended friends, we have trlumphan'iy
marched, and victory crowns our httner. The
auc,ioneer's hammer and the cry OF eusgrl'ion
will, no longer resound through our streets, but
IN their stead we shall h,vc the hum of business
md the "noie Of preparation"
have said that Rschm,nl - natnriNy the con
ire of trade for IA large tract oi'c""niry. /" ans
one - no will cast his ewes over the map the tr'h
Of ,hi. assertion will appear evident. ihree
,urnpikes Of no great Ic"g'h,"'n c"""ec' US VII"
~ ,'.,,.,,v north of tho Cumberlanh road;
-. from Muncevtown; one from Winchester
through Newport and one OF only TWO miies III
LENGTH from the National road near the State line
10 Paris there to jpin with the road from thehce
IN Greenville in OHIO, soon to be commenced
The natural outlet for all this region of country
!. dawn the East Fork to Brookvile and thence
~ Cincinnati Moreover during the season OF
tho wear when the canal i'll be ice-bound.we can,
~ constructing eleven miles Of turnpike to the
.,a,c line in Union comfy, there connecting win
me R,ssviIle and Fairhaven turnpike, have an
.,.v communication with Cincinnati by land, an
advantage possess over any o'ner P'"''
E,or his brief view Of our position and ndvnn-
tapes, can we no, safely predict that Richmond -
destined to become c"mmerciai point vi u"
small importance, and that we may look ior""ro
N tho dav, when we shall be entitled to call our
town CITY? What ,ritiout canal, IS |
nm evidence nr what shall be Nth one
We have done much, bu, much yet remains I"
do. Guided by the experience of the past, CONN
dent Of our strength from having tried 1t, and
,,imulat ted by tho bright prospect ahead. lei us
M, suffer our exertions to cease. Every nerve
must be strained, every energy bent, IN the "c-
compIiahment OF IN object upon whlch so 'huc"
depends. In the Of twenty days, almost
on the spur of the occasion, more man TWO nun
dred ,bous nd dollars of stock were supScr'peo'
Of which Richmond alone took over one ha'''
and this too at "a time when money Is scarce ana
ri. PRESSURE severely felt. Before the ensuing
sess,n> OF the legislature, ono hiit inc S'"c" Il
1880 O0O) must be subscribed, and conf ientiy c
assert tina, it ,ciu be-. The farmers on the Inc 4
ar. n., e, sufficiently awakened to their true IN
teres,s: but only convince them that they are Inc
pcrsons 10 b, benefited by the canal, that IL IS
work intended for the common good OF All; ana
then po,ut them to our leeds proof OF The truih
Of the assertion, and they will mike up the den
CHENEY wi,hou, hesitation. Indeed. | am not sure
r. ,h. f,rmcrs will not feel disinclincd To permit
The State to have any hand IN The mnt'er; but VIII
rather construct the entire work themselves i"e
large mss of the people the line are as yet
inactive. because they do not knoac 'rtut they can
10: the instant that il is perceived that inc 'h''s
> not only possible but easy, 1t VIII be done.
Let the D. mos,hcnc word, action, be our mot
o; i.Tcr not the excitement I" DIE away. LII
not for n moment he Supposed that mere IS 10 DC
nv DELAY II will only create distruSt, without
ringing us a more favorable time I" begin.
Strike while the iron IS hot" ~, although II hoine-
:, vet forcibe adlge. Never will there he
,,re fitting time to commence the work--fo Dig
low, while The spirit is upon us, while we arc IN
,e humour before the impulse that mas been CIV
n to the ball shll have spent its force; let US
make a commencement, ,ha, shall convince the
World beyond the shadow of doubt, that we IRE
ERNEST
We expect to apply TO the legislature, at ITS =
Ext session, To engraf our canal on tho state
stem, by taking half the stock, or else to
ant us The fai' h of the state to borrow the mon
!. We wish and intend present ourselves
fore them, not snpPiicants suing for favor.
It rs citizens demanding right. Oar claim Is
tst one, but must strengthen it by every
ssIble means. We must first, ms has been be-
C said take one half the stock ourselves 7
g saust also show that have faith in the
rk and are willing to cxpend our money on 1t. ,,
actually commencing operations. This will
nh argument tina, canno, DO resisted; facts Q
stubborn things, but when united with acts.
ir f,rce is doubled. Taking these, in con- = =
ciion with the tax pay to support sys-