Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-04

The following report of w. G.. Ewing
Esq. to the Senate ofIndiana, we commend
to the attention of our readers. 1t sets forth
the injustice done by Ohio to Indiuna in its
proper light, and gives sorrowful picture
of the loss of honor in one, and the loss of
money in anothersovereign state. Neither
is the loss of wealth to Indiana alone.
The interest oil the present cost of the
Wabash and Erie canal is accumulating a
fearful amount of debt against that work,
and the state, while, until the canal is com.
pleted to the navigable water, not one
cent of income can be expected from it {.
Nor is the injustice done by the state, con-
fined in its operation to Indiana alone
Hundreds and thousands of her own citizens
are suffering lcss and heart-sickness from
hope dcfcrre IA hope excited by the pro-
misses of the state to complete the canal
promises that, alas! seem too little bind
ing.
Mn. PREsrDENT--The select committee
to whom was referred so much of the Go
vernor's message as relates to the tardy
operations of Ohio in the construction of
that part of the Wabash and Erie canal that
lies within her territory, have had that sub,
iect under consideration, and have directed
me to report, that from the best information
they have been able to obtain, the complaint
suggested in the message, is most unlortu-
natey for our state, but TOO WELL FOUND
ed, and that unless Ohio can be induced to
direct a speedy completion of her portion OF
it, great losses and inJnries must annually
he sustained by Indiana, for or years
vet to come before it will be finished; and
to obviate this, the committee are of the
opinion that special commissioner should
be sent without telay to the seat OF govern
ment of Ohio, and make q full representa-
ton of this grievance to the members OF the
Legislature of that state and solicit Their
cooperation, in affecting speedy compile
ton of this great work; and that if possl-
BILE it NAV be finished from Lafayette to lake
Erie the next season. 1t is unnecessary
further to refer to the compact between the
two states otler than to observe that OHIO
accepted from Indiana the valuable land
granted along the route, Of five sections per
mile, and sufficient when sold and realized.
to construct her part of it., with the full
expectation and understanding that she
would prosecute the work in unison with
the feelings and interest. and in accordance
with the lust expectations OF Indiana. In
other words, that she became party by the
cession of Indiana, in tile noble enterprise
of connecting the great lakes, with the ma
yipabIe waters of the Mississippi, through
the rich valley Of the Maumee and Wabash;
and il was to be expected, that reciprocity
of action and an immediate and slmultane-
GUS prosecution of the great work would
have marked the action Of both states; for
| it was most obvious that all that portion
of it, in Indiana, must by unproduc-
tive, and almost valucless, until extended to
Lake Erie and connected with its COM
merce, by a completion of it in Ohio.
Through this channel, if completed, there
would be sent an immense quantity OF -four
pork and other produce from Indiana and
Illinois, to the northern markets; and iol
these states as well as for the far west, vas'
quantities of goods would be cheaply trans
ported: all this immense business is now
driven into other more citcutous and cX'
pensive channels. The citizens OF the In
terror of Indian have more especially to fee
these burthens; had this canal been compile
ted, for the last five years, it is believed
that the saving to the citizens of Indiana
upon the single article of salt wonld have
amounted, yearly to more than the annna
interest on all the money required TO hnIsI
the whole canal in this state, and 10 this
may be superadded the fact that the inter
est on all the money, Indiana has oceG
spending for the last years, has been an6