Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-11-01
The River Towns.

are lst nov. ~ sumo ue-Fec IGasL verifying IL
; truth. The vast amounts Of wheat transported b
, our farmers, in their own wagons, from all th
= southern portion Of the State to the towns on tn
Ohio RIVER, to be exchanged for salt and other ne
, cessarIes but the commencement, Of q new era
IN social economy, the DcEehts OF which ar
first to be observed III the river towns, but whicl
eventually to be experienced by ever me:"5e
Of the community. II has heretofore been the Gus
tom of many of farmers to buy too much or
Greet and at enormous prices, from the traders in
our little inland towns, Trusting to future crops for
the means Of paying their debts. They have pur-
sued this course at ruinous loss to themselves
paying more for their goods and getting less for
their produce, IN order to maintain the village trad
eTs az wei as TO sustain the "credit system" TAX
ing root in our abominabe paper money banking
system Thus have the farmers been enormousiy
taxed for the benefit Of those who produce nothing
We are glad to see that the evil is working It's own
cure at last; that the necessities of the times have
compelled our farmers to learn lesson which here
after wIll rebound to their great good. Two hun
dred miles IS a long road to market but many of
farmers now travelling even greater DIS
lance than that. The road however will grow short
er the more frequently 1t is travelled and people
profitable to travel such distances, and get good
prices for their produce, than It is 10 give one hall
u enable trader to transport it at the same time
paying double price for goods III exchange. 1t Is
as true now as It was when the old printer, Frank
lin, said IT. that "he that by the plough would thrive,
himself must either hold drive" The maxim is
just applicable the selling of a crop as to the
raising OF It. You might well give the entire pro-
duce Of a farm TO some one who would cultivate IT,
10 give the crop after you have raised it to pay
some body else to carry 1t to market All these
facts are just true in good times" as in "bad"
ones and little reflection will convince every far
mer that they are so.
But meant to say something about the towns
which are profting by this new state Of things We
have lately passed through nearly every one from
Madison TO Evansville. The "hard times" and
want OF the 1.-TWO dollars a day" has very nearly
used up some Of the smaller ones, but Lawrence
burgh, New Albany and Evansville are doing
comparatively heavy and profitable business in the
way Of barter. Very little money is to be seen, and
very little is needed but eventually the money
must come, it we continue to do business on the
cash system. If we buy more than we pay for,
certain that the balance OF trade cannot be
against us and If we frugal and industrious,
and DO own trading, well own voting
and fighting we can easily keep the balance IN our
own favor. Ii this be done, shall certainly grow
rob and boyo ,oroy o,on,,b and ~ tho r,,,t,
lind sucb a. n, CLAW shook n his nurse here At
rho barh,cuo onlv [ood daa} mara of IT. and that
FOO o,oo ,r,,o. ~ f., ,l, s.,.s s,o,,Il iJ,,,,,
and vanish into thinair
I'm, 100 ore ,,o,,i,, ON, of tho ,,;bborl.,,l IF
,b,s.. ,.,,,,s 49,, az I,,ors,ilie ,o co,, .,o.l
the ,nore f,,niIarIv os i was once staro,.
inr rronudn How many cb,ng,s sbor, year
vii 5r;n- obo,,,, T. b,, l;,.lo -,
since the writer Of this left his residence At Evans
vile. but within that time greater CHANGES haveoc
Cured in the circumstances Of many of is denzens
than ough, to have taken place under s,f, ~ stem
IF business in a period ten times a. long. Manv
man who , ve,r since wa. ye,u,sd 70 he rich i
now worth uo,,,;p,. Their riches. if they ever
really had any. ..baye t,ton - themselves WINGS
md are not likely to come back to them in hurry
Bnt notwitbstapdiog these Indebtedness of indivi.
Iuals. we were extremely rratifed to witness the .
nnr,vements which the town has underro,e dur.
M the same short snace. both in streets and build
mrs We est,,n.,ed ), =, IN nor cont -, lo.st
We understood tl,, At le,s, 3oo Ooo bushels IF
wheat had alreadv boon b,rterad far of ,b,l,st
.ro, and ,b,, ~ much ,ror. would li,elv no mr.
chased. This makes business. and The contrast
presented 70 the dea,b.Ile o,,tbv of the interim
owns generally. was striking. We have only one
ault 10 find with Evansville ms, nav l. f,l.,o
support good newspaper. while some how or 9TH
r il oives susteuance fnerha,s as charity, ., ono
the most miserable aoologies for Uh;@ paner
o be found IN the State-tbatis eda,,;,y,,, ,ous;d
red Ths matter. however. is hardly worth men
ioninr and nerl,ans rho FAM, Is atonol f- no