The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-02-15

Mr. EDITOR You published last week, ex-
tracts from letter purportiug to be from Mr.
Owen, and commented thereon with some Sc
verify. Ihave since found that the letter from
which you copied, although appearing in the
New Harmony Statesman, is considered a for
gerry; and as the best means Of making the
anaende honorable you will now please to give
in ertenso, the real SIMON PURE, which has just
re ached me by private express. Your readers
may rely upon its correctness.
WASHINGTON, January Goth, 1874.
DEAR BURNs:-It is possible that my friends
in the First Congressional District may begin to
imagine from my neglect of their very numerous
epistes. that since have become great man
here at Washington, have forgotten them; but
if they could be here in my little room and
what food of letters is pouring in upon me
from all parts of the Union by every Post-and
we have three Posts a day, with sometimes ii
dosen letters in each, on all Subjects scientific,
literary, social, moral and religious, particularly
the two latter, they would begin to conclude
tn at my time is pretty well taken up. The truth
is my dear Burns, though l say it myself, the
whole weight OF Congress rests OIL my sho uders
aud have very little time to devote to any one
section Of the Union. l hope therefore, that the
dear people of the First District will Ike care of
themselves until l want to be elected again.
But besides managing the immense correspon-
dence which devolves upon me, have occa-
sionally to prepare myself for speaking. For
you mus, know that when open my mouth in
% ovnectad hat 7 mill
thing, and not like the braying asses of which
the House is chiefly made up, consume my hour
in noisy, frothy harrangue. Now between
ourselves, in order to say something, | have al
ways to resor. to books, which makes it no little
labor for me to Gull out and dress up as original,
the materials for speech. At present / am en-
gagged in preparing to give the nation real
broadside on the Oregon question.
some days ago introduced resolution direc-
ting the President to give notice to Great Brit
ain, of our intention to annul at the end of a
year the agreement between the two countries,
for mutual occupation of that Territory. This
resolution was rather out of place, considering
that Grea Britain was sending over Minister
for the express purpose of treating with us OH
tulS SuOJSCts Dus tuC idCl WdSs was dO4lOuS
on three accounts to make noise about
Oregon. Unlike the mule who forgot his paren-
tage, until calamity overlook him, | always re-
member the land of my birth, and, as it has Of
ten been quoted against me, could not let
slip SO favorable opportunity of warning a.
gainst my fatherland, and thereby of convincing
the good people of the Union how thoroughly |
a
one on which could figure extensively without
giving offence to any party at home, while my
exhibition of such ardent patriotism might win
some new supporters Lastly, the field was
good one for the display OF my particular talent
There are vast number of old treaties, histor-
zeal records and "reminiscences pertaining to Or
egon, from the discovery of the country to the
present time, which could tack together, as
heap of learned rubbish, and out of the whole
concoct speech which would astonish the ma.
tives, and be quoted everywhere as ''most
Iaborious and learned effort" The idea is a
capital one, and if the committee of foreign af-
fairs will but give me the chance by reporting
favorable on my resolution. you may look out
for thunder. l imagine now hear the applause
~Ho SSS AhS AothSiAuS SulOBl6S WHICH
will follow
| lhave lately received numerously signed me-
MORALS which have been presented and referred,
asking for an appropriation of lands, as some of
the memoriast desire, for the completion of the
| Central Cana.and as other demands, ,for the i'm
provement of the W abash. This subject shall
receive my most strict attention, and, as l am
IL
as soon as can see clearly which side has the ma
jorty at home, "a point am unable to deter
mine at present, the memorials are rapidly
pouring in on both Sides ito take up the cudgels
fand 60 actively to the support of the pop
ular measure. The proper reference of the me-
MORALS, is not as some may suppose to the COM
mittee of which | find myself, some what unex-
pc ctedly. but candor compels me to add, very
properly, the Chairman-that of roads and ca
mails; but as it involves grant of Public Lands,
to the Committee on Public Lands, over
(which my colleague DIR. Davis, presides-
A day or two ago DIR. Davis submitted to the
House. resolution which was adopted and sent
to his committee, directing them to enquire into
the exPediency of appropriating the vacant
lands in the Palestine and Shawneetown land
districts in Illinois. and also in the counties of
Knox and Sullivan TO the Improvement of the Rip-
err, ard of apprepriating the land in the Vfncen
mes Land District, with the exception of Knox
and Sullivan, iVigo has scarcely any vacant
lands in that district,) TO The completion of The
Canal. If the Committee on Public Lands de-
eide upon this compromise, | shall consider il
my conscientious duty to support it, unless N a.