The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-06-26
PUBLIC MEETING.

1
We noticed a short time since a call Tor a
Convention to be held at Memphis, Tennes-
see on the 4th of July next, to consider the
best means of promoting Western interests
and to secure to the West in future its just
proportion of Government favors for the m
ofour rivers, sc. This call mas
been responded to, we believe, by all the
Western and Southwestern States; and we
rejoice to know that this long neglected
portion of the Union has at last woke up,
and, seeing the necessity of harmony n
concert of action, is determined to drop all
sectional feelings and prejpdices and act as
one man for the good of the whole.
The citizens of Evansville, who are be-
hind none oftheir ~neighbors in looking after
their interests, and who are always ready to
second the efforts of any portion of the peo-
pie TO better their condition, believing that
whatever benefits one part, must be telt
more or less by all-held a meeting on Tues
esday evening last at the Court House, for
the purp ose of taking this matter into con-
sideraticn and for appointing delegates to
attend said convention. Mr.. JAS. 6. JONES
was called TO the Chair, and Mr.. JOHN. lNGLE
Jr., appointed Secretary.
James Lockhart, Esq , rose and addressed
the meeting, explaining its objects and point
ing out the benefits which must result TO the
West if the people are bnttrue TO themselves
claiming for it a fair and equal distribution
of the favors of the Government, which have
heretofore been so lavishly bestowed upol
our Eastern brethren, and exho rted the meet
ing by all means to be represented in th'
proposed convention.
Mr.. Lockhart was followed by E. D. Edison
ESQ.,, of Mt. Vernon, in a speech which
claimed the attention of the meeting for
few minutes, and also by John J. Chandler
Conrad Baker, and John Ingle, Jr.. Esquires
whose remarks were appropriate and TO The
point. Each of these gentlemen urged
upon our citizens 10 look TO their interest Il
time, and by securing a representation i
the convention, show to their neighbors tina
nothing like sectional feeling actuates then
when the good of any portion of the West i
under consideration. The following resc
%lutions were then read and adopted.
RcsoEUed, That in the opinion Of this NEE
/ ing the State of Indiana is deeply interested
!, in the promotion of Western interest, &
. much so as any western or south-wester
State.
Resolred, That especially is the southel
ofour State interested in all improve
tHc Idcrtndt OongfcSS nus uUndTcu To us d
s amount of land for the completion of O.
Canal, which, when finished, will connec
. the waters of the Lakes with the Gulf
Mexico, urges the people ofthis Sc ction
1country TO aid their brethren in their endeav
OTIS TO improve our river navigation.
0 ReSolDed, That we approve of the hol
ing of a convention at Memphis on the ii
o of July next, to consist of delegates fro
western and Southern States, and that th
meeting appointten persons to represent Il.
d portion of the country in said convention.
The Chair then appointed Messrs. ia
n Lockhart, John ]. Chandler, DR.. w. H. Stoc-
well, Willard Carpenter, r. W. Dunbar, WI
: H. Chandler, Jas. T. Walker, John Mitche.
Silas Stephens, and F. E. GoodselI.
On motion it was ordered that these DR.
~ceedings be published in the city papers.
, JAS. G. JONES, Chm.
JoHN INGIE, 'Jr., Sec'y.