Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-02-18

rn!Cf have arT1nEet Ccbt without r1fTcHce u
the Wabash ami Ere Canal. feel very certain we
coui not, speak from actual personal knowledge of
The members Of the Legislature its late session when
say, that law raising the higher than from - TO -
cents the hundred dollars, could not have been passei
II vas out of the Question The peoo perhaps, might
bear considerably CHER time, if the burden
50 laid 10 enable them a Of rid
ding themselves of its weight They woai not bear it
with the prospect OF its Increase ana continuance.
may have done wrong voting for the bill as il passed
in the House. 1t may be you intimate in your
paper Of week before last, that honorable man "
heeve hover lint in point of capacity, gritty aud
patriotism, tis SIXTY men who voted with in the
House for tn hill, will lose nothing by comparison
with the thirty tlrce who voted against it.
Please give this place in Your paper and oblise
GEO W JULIAN
This long communication from friend Julian is pub
shed It'll pleasure. 1t right that ne should speak for
himself; and cordially extend him the of
columns for that purpose He has had opportunity
of becoming intimately acquainted with the provisions
of the BILL and having voted for IT, is doubtless able to
explain many of its features which the public, without
those advantages, appear unable comprehend.
There several features of the bill Objectionable
but place opposition TO upon the broad ground
that it IS mpracticae, unjust Indefinite and Purpors
to do that which it does not do--hccause believe il
will be accedcd by the bondhoidcrs, and has and
will prevent tie State from making any arrangement
years whereby the interest may be paid
We have disposition reply to the little spice of
aspery which Mr.. Julian has thrown into the above
article. lie appears understand remarks made
by a few weeks since, attack upon him They
were not SO intended The editor of the Record. not
having hal opportunity to examine the bill, stated
that it provide for the payment, by The canal Of ONE
of the stat, dcbt--tht Mr. Julian voted for this
h and in doing, had represented the viii Of the
people of this county correctly than colleagues,
Msssrs bradbury, Lewis, Legg. and ourself had done
To retut this ch lrge deemed it duty due our col
leagues and oursef to notice the vote of Mr. Julian
the first passlg. Of the bill in the House. Had the
editor Ct the Record made this remark should not
have alluded to Mr.. Julian in any way whatever. What
said was in self defence.
Mr. Julian objects that portion of article in
which sayhe State has security for the payment
of the balance Of the subscription for the completion of
the canal after the 10 per shall have been paid Sup
pose the bill had passed the Senate passed the House
" hen bond bad been and per
paid on the new Loan the Governor authorized to
deed to the bondholIers the canal, lands, &c. They
having the deed, would have entered upon the duties
assigned them, ana if they not to comply with the
provisions Of law, would require the OF the
legislature enforce the penalty of the law against
them This bil true tells about forfeiture of all
paid, &c, but it does not make IL the duty of
person them If the per should be
paid, ana the tolls ana of the flushed portion
Of the canal together with the lands should be applied
to the extension of the canal it may be completed and
might of themselves raise this PEI and if the
State would give them all the revenues of the canal
they might the of time make il to Evansville
The object of this bill is to make the canal rather than
pay the State debt. SO long it depends upon the
legislature enforce any law, wherein impednen
is thrown against the " abash and Erie Canal say
the State has no security that restrictions will
be enforced
When the grant of land made for the extension
of the canal from Lafavete Terre Haute, pro-
vded by law, that the State of Indiana should
be called upon for prosecute the
struction of that canal and provided farther
that in case the lan,s sufficient make the
canal. The Of the counties along its line, oul3 be
taxed to make up the deficiency. This plain,
simple am positive law ana definite and decisive
,llan this nav canal bi.l. How it complied with ?
scarce one short elapsed before the State called
upon contribute donate ana give absolutely the pro-
ceeds the division Of the canal, which had
been completed by money borrowed by the STATE, and
upon which she hiss been unable pay the INTEREST,"
extend that canal The legislature complied with this
demand and proceeds of that canal have thus been
,nned for the last three years II the express provis-
ions of n law on the subject Of this canal
d;Sreraried then how be expected that the provi
ions Of this law will be carried out
In the first place we ceived grant Of land make
the canal from the Ohio State line, to navigabe point
the Wabash 1t said this grant was sufti-
Gent and the canal would not cost the State cent
In a few wears the required borrow 81 700,
600 to complete the canal TO Lafayette. The State
TO be reimbursed the sale OF the lands but they
have been squandercd and the money gone, AMI the
State bound TO pay IL We accepted another
grant 10 the canal Terre Haute, and again
the State pay cent for this extension.
The work had scarcely commenced before the State
called upon give the revenues arising from the
finished portion of the canal to aid in this
TT. - u h,-
other grant 10 extend the canal Evansville, ana the
State a.a net te called upon fer cent