The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-12-11
GA the Democratic Convention held


Wright as suitable person for U. S. Senator.
After thanking the meeting for the honor
done him, Mr.. Wright, proceeded TO the
discussion of our State affairs, and among
other sentiments expressed on that occa-
sion, the following extracts from his speech
which is all we have room for. at present,
will be read with satisfaction. Truly some
thing like honesty has come over the lead
ing locofocos in this Stale, if we may judge
from their professions; and we hope they
will act up 10 them. With the Wings to
show them the path and urge them onward
something can and will be done for Indiana
at the present session of our Legislature.
"He next advested to the subject of the
State debt of Indiana He said he was re-
ioiced TO see the resolution adopted at this
meeting, by the democrats of the county of
Putnam, by a unanimous vote, calling on the
Legislature, at the approaching session, to
provide for the payment of the interest of the
State debt. This is right, and your resolu-
ton speaks the right Ianguage-that now
is the time for action. The question should
be handed round, shall Indiana act on the
subject of her Indebtedness? Shall she in
crease her takes? Shall it be done now?
Has she the means TO pay portion of the
interest the ensuing year? WI her people
pay? These questions every citizen should
respond to. And, he said, for one, he had
no doubt but that now is the time for action
that we have the means to pay portion
of the interest, and the people will cheerful
lw meet the requirements oftheir Represen-
tatives. And in looking over this meeting
of the old men, and the tax-paying men of
the county, and Witnessing the adoption of
your resolution, without dissenting voice,
be found conclusive evidence, that the right
spirit is abroad in old Putnam. 1t requires
ination of this subject, in order that our
whole people shall take hold of it as one
man.
Indiana must complete her Wabash and
Ohio Canal, uniting the waters of the Mis-
sissippi with the Lakes. She must and can
do it-not by issuing scrip, not by digging
bitches here and there by the sale of small
lots Of land, but by bringing the resources OF
the State to bear upon this great work;
showing the connexion this Canal has with
the other improvements of the State, and
giving to the world evidence that her peo-
pie are willing to pay what they can in the
| shape oftd1es, TO fulfil their engagements,
and 10 complete their leading works-ln a
word, by making those we now owe, inter-
ested in the completion of the principal inn
provements of the State, while at the same
time, we shall do our duty in paying what
we can. 1t has been asserted that Indiana
will not pay her debts. This Is not true
She has been paying her domestic debt, and
means todischaTge hefo I5re TsGSe' VIZ. 1es.2o
There can be no doubt but that we can
extend the time of our debts, lessen the in
terest, and as we complete one of our works.
whether it be the Madison and indianapolis
Railroad, OF Wabash and Ohio Canal, or any
other, we afford our people additional means
of dscharging their burdens. The com
pleiion of these works will give immense
facilities to every class of community 10
reach market with their productions; il
will encourage immigration, and we may
naturally expect capital to flow among US
products, 10 rise.
But whether we shall be able to do all
this, at present has but little to do with the
, question in hand. This is no time to look
back-no time TO ask who got US into these
3 difficulties nc time TO ask who or what party
had the most to with it-but to go ahead
The motto of all should be, Indiana shall be
redeemed.
Indiana has surplus this year, of nearl,
FIVE millions; and while the city uf II. York
with less than iaif our population, is prompt
: ly paying the interest on a debt near as large
as ours, il would seem that Indiana might dr.
something.
Indiana can pay two hundred thousand
dollars of interest next year with but sigh
! increase of taxes; and while we should en-.
\ deavor to lessen The rate of interest by new
y bonds, running longer time than at present
d let US show our willingness to pay what We
y can. The poll tax on one hundred and eff,
thousand polls, is sufficient to carry on tbs
n State Government. BY adding five cents OF
b the hundred dollars to the present tax, anC
setting it apart fer the redemption of scrip
n you will then have the present tax of TWEEN
i ty cents on more than enc hundred million.
of taxable property to apply 10 the paymen
OF interest. Ii may be said that the scriE
J, would depreciate. This is not So No
e more than one-halt the tax will be received
i this year in scrip. But we may reduce GU
a county levies in every county in the State
is and thus add largely TO the State revenue
without any increase Of taxation. We hav,
. several Offices in the State, admitted to b,
: wholly unnecessary; some of them creates
y by the Constitution, but their compensation
e the subject of legislation; we should add fiji
. . teen thousand dollars 10 the State revenue
n by abolishing the salaries ofAssociate judy