The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-19


Glands, both as The direct result of the improve
ment Itself, and OF the tendency TO the outlal
OF capital, and the influx OF population, which /
creates, sud these causes operate on him will
peculiar force. He feels il, moreover, becaus'
II increases the value OF crops. by giving him
easy and certain access to a permanent market
II affects the merchants; because. the means o
transpertauonSit affords, Surround him, as wei
whhebusiness which would not otherwise exist
as with that, which-but for this-would have
to1nd some other outlet. In short ;eyery inter
est IN the COMMUNITY is affected by: because it
tends directly to the increase OF business done,
aud capital expended. Aud where this is ac-
compllshed, population always rapidly increases
because the rewards of industry and enterprise
are secure.
Nor do these remarks find their application in
this Stale alone. They apply wherever the in
tnence OF this Canal is to be felt. Tennessee,
Mississippi, LOUISIANA, Arkansas, Missouri, aud
tile s~osthefn portion OF Kentucky aud Illinois,
will feel it almost as directly as ourselves New
York, The northern portions OF OHIO and Penn
sylvania, and the entire group of the New Eng
land States, are Immediately concerned; be-
cause 1t opens a direct cOmrnu nicatiOn between
Lake Erie and the country bordering on the
Ohio and the lower Mississippi. Who with the
map before him, can doubt the far-reaching,
powerfutand beneficial agency OF such a work /!
Where Is there one that CAN compete with 1t, in
the benefits II is destined TO confer! 1t is there
fore, a great national work; and as such. its
influence on the nation at late must be direct
and beneficial, The establishment Of direct
means of communication between the different
pa rts OF a nation, destroys the effect which dis
lance Invariably creates, and establishes a union
and fraternity offeeling which, otherwise, could
not exist.
Bur, apar: from all considerations OF the ma
Iona importance of this great work, policy
alone would dictate its immediate complexion.
The General Governments would be a gamer by
it. What are The facts? From official docu-
ments, it appears there are IN the Vmcennes
Land District, 4,627. 729,28 &C res. OF these,
there, remained unsold on The Both September,
l843, ,635, 134,73 acres. The first act for the
disposal of the public lands in that district. was
approved, March 26th 1904; and the first sale
was made ut Vincennes in 1907. Consequently
this large amount OF 1885, 34, 70 acres has been
in market more than one third ofsa century.
Now, it seems too plain 10 admit OF doubt.
that a stimulus is needed, i'll order 10 bring a
bout the sale Of there lands. What shall that
stimulus be? Can these be any, half SO efiec-
Etual as the completion of this Canal! Does not
every one perceive, that, it will not only, In
crease their value, but at the same time attract
purehasoFs? Putting il, merely, on the basis
&c a calculation of dollars and cents, we ask of
eyery reaascling man, would younot be a posi-
tive gamer. by giving away one half yourland,
for the sake OF hayiag suc.. an Improvements car
ried through the remainder! There can De out
one answer to this question, Every one per
ceives that he would.
Thus then, in every point of view, there are
w~eigfty and important reasons in favor OF the
completion of this work. We call on you,
III %erefore, Feflow.Citizeus, to aid US in our eff
Ierts to attain il. The present is peculiarly
the time for action. The elements OF success
are gathering around us. Our sister States are
alive and active in the cause. Tie entire East
is with us; andin every section of the country,
the pHblic feeling IS deep and high in its favor.
Members OF Congress from the East, and the
West, the North aud the South, are alive TO the
importance OF the measure, and promise us their
earnest and hearty support. Shall we, aloCe
be Indifferent Shall we slumber at our posi-.
when the best interests Of ourselves, our State
and our country, call on us to strain every nerve
Tor the attainment OF this great end! Gu State
has expended thousands upon thousands on this
work. She Is now incapable of further exer-
tons in reference to 1t Her energIes-as vet
undeveloped-are paraIyzcd; her treasury ex.
hausted, and an onerous public debt weighing
her down to the earth. Shall these expendi-
tures.have been made in vain? Shall her ener-
gies continue longer prestrateE Shall her trea-
sury always be empty! We can succeed now,
if we do our du'y. Let us not then neglect the
present opportunity. Let, all Join in the advo-
caey OF a measure. in which all are interested.
Let us call on our Senators and representative
in Congress, by every motive that can weigh
with nnblrc men-by the duties which belong
to their office and from which they cannot be
freed-by the great interests they are chosen to
guard and deiend-to carry out tire wfllof their
constituents on this subject. Let us call on
them. by their earnest advocacy Of this mea-
sure, to secure TO us, the object for which we
fhaye toiled for years-to the State they repre-
sent, a public work of.ineslimable and far reach
ing good--and to themselves. the conscious
ness of having served heir country and merited
its earnest regard. VI