The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-12-07

day last, as did also our State Legislature.
From the action ofshe later body, the friends
ofIniernal improvement in Indiana have no.
thing to hope. Embarrassed as we are,with
heavy and accommodating debt, with no single
line Of Improvements finished, aud the most
Of them Wondering into decay, il must be
years ere Indiana finds herself IN situation
toresume her system ofimpEovemenis, which,
ifcompleied, would place her among the fore
most States Of the Union. Il IS to Congress
We must now look for aid-to Cngress that
has done so little for Western Improvements,
while the entire seaboard Is lined with works,
National in their character, il is true,but not
more 50 than many Of those already CON-
menced in the West That we II the West
arc Ear behind the Northern and Eastern
States in Improvements, and stiH further
behind them in obtaining appropriations from
Government, every one will readily admit,
and the fault lies within ourselves. We have
not heretofore demanded, as We had right
to Do, the fostering protection Of the General
Government. While ibe.Siaies bordering on
the seaboard were claiming and receiving
millions Tor the defence Of harbors, erection
Oflighi-houses, &c, the people Of the West
have remained content with a few hundred
thousand dollars, doled out TO them cor the
purpose Of removing snags in some Of the
principei rivers sum barely sufficient, as
contemporary expresses it, to snbsisl lew
government officers during the summer
months, IN making snfveys, accommodating
&c. But This must have an end The west mus,
become united, aud by exerIing all her
strength IN The National Councils. her rights
viii be acknowledged and respected.
The completion Of the Wabash and Ohio
Canal 70 the Ohio RIVER Al Evansville, is a
work Of tho utmost moment, not only 10 the
5 Wcsfcrn States bus 20 those bordering on
/ The scaboard, and % the Government. Il Is
,he only work Of The kind in the Union, va
believe, 10 which The General Government
!. has IN interest, and shs, alone, aside fiom il,
, great public utility, should be a sufficient rea
son Why the aid asked should be granted. :
!, The work i IN no way sectional In The
language oftho memorial 10 Congress, adopt
y cd ata meeting recently held in this placs
--''it Is National in every point q view
I ASIDE from the posifirc interest which ihs
Z Government has in tit is National IN an
. other point Of view. In what work Of Inter
2 tai Improvement are 20 many States Of la
flennfddcnF interested a. lhisl Terminatinl
but short distance (somo seven miles) be-
low the mouth of Green River IN Ky, The
whole souihern portion Of Kentucky, indiana
ano illinois, are infested IN its completion.
Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas,
and Missouri arc equally If no, more inter-
csied, and we may add Alabama, and the
FloEidas. Passing on through 10 Lake Eric,
The northern portions Of Ohio and Pennsylva-
MA, the great State OF New York, aud all the
Now England States have a direct interest in
tie completion Of this great work. II opens
tho only direct cotlet between Lake Erie
and the valley of the Mississippi. The Man
ulacturcs Of The North win, through this me-
dium. be exchanged Tor the rich products Of
The west and south west, and the latter ihro'
the samc, viii find their market in the north.
10 case Of gar, and the Balize being block
AIDED BY foreign force, where viii The whole
cotton aud Sugar Of the south western States
Tho hemp and tobacco Of Tennessee and
Kentucky find a market, but through this
ouiloli Where the Pork, Flour, and agri-
cultural products OF the fertile portions Of
Southern Indiana and IlIinois-and where
We would ask, viii the munitions Of war, and
the troops OF Government, 6nd safer, easier,
and cheaper route, from the North to the
Valley Of the Mississippi-ihan through
canal 90 direct, and on which the u. States
are feed '.frOm any toll, or charges rhaf-
ercrIr
II we are right in our enumeration Of The
advantages Ike 10 accrue. 10 the whole coun-
Try ifom the completion ofiho Canal to this
place, what IS there TO hinder our obtaining
the aid We desire, provided we use the ne
cessary eKeuiOns. The lands asked for, and
which arc deemed sufficient 10 finish the
work, sTe Al present, unsaIcable and must re-
main 50, unless brought into market In some