Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-10-07
Indiana.

INDIANA.
The Cincinnati Chronicle has the following in re-
lation to this State. 1t hastily written no Doubt
and contains trifiing errors, but as showing
what others think of u.s. give it without comment
INDIANA-ITS PHYSICAL ASPECT.
The State of Indiana-next to Ohio-is renar kabe
for Its natural advantages for agriculture and internal
trade Neither Ohm nor Indiana, are as rdrioas in
surface soll and climate, Tennessee which has all
the varieties of plants and atmosphere, which range
from the cold air of the Cumberland mountains, 10
the sunny regions of the bos of the Mssssip-
pi But both Ohio and Indiana, have aggregate OF
agricultural riches greater than those Of Tennessee
Indiana is inferior TO Ohio in mineral resources, and
IN lake trade, two circumstances which, in addition
to Its fertile soil, has made Ohio the first Of Western
States. But Indiana has some remarkable features
and we shall note two three, interesting their
relation &c western commerce, and the future progress
of our country.
In the first place, Indiana is grossly nisnamed; it
should have been called the STATE OF WABASH. This
is an original name, like Ohio, but it has claim on
other grounds, which is almost inevitable. The Wa
bash river, in proportion to It's volume, rrgates
land than almost any other stream which can be found
The Wabash and Its tributaries, water nearly two
thirds of all the counties of Indiana OF eighty
eight [ninely counties in this State, less than If
ty-fve watered by the Wabash river In estima-
ting the value of rivers, 1t is quite common to cons-
der only, or chiefly, their navigabe or commercial
| advantages; but this is very method of
estimating their value. The greatest value of wa
ter course, is its pOIcer of irrigation The springs uf
the earth-as IN ancient Syria, in the times of Abra-
ham and Jacob-wil supply water for the use of man
and beast. Horses. mules, and in modern times,
railroads, will supply the means of commercial inter-
communication. But nothing but river, and its tri-
| buares sufficiently rrigate and fatten the soil
for great crops. Look at the Nile! Its value for
shipping boats, is very little, but lis annual over
| flow creates the wealth of Egypt, So look at tile
| Wabash, winding its way from Jay county. on the
eastern line, to Posey the southwest Look at
| Tippecanoe. EEL Salamonie, Mssissinewa aud White
rivers all tributaries of tie Wabash, fertilizing an
immense extent of country. Except the main branch
of the Wabash these streams are impracticable for
navigation, but of inestmabe value to the soil and
production of the State.
large number of the counties which lie on the
tributaries of the Wabash, yet comparatively new
and uncultvated but whose population and produc-
| ton, in future time, must be very great.
Of the remaining coiinties, the
Ohio river waters, IA
| White Water,
| Kankahee, "a branch of the Inois)
Maumee Of the lakes
| Lake Erie and its tributary, the ST. Joshph's, 7
Thus we see the State of Indiana is finely irriga-
ted and that, when reduced to proper cultivation
agricultural production must be very great In a
commercial point of view, coast of three hundred
miles on the Ohio, and of fifty Lake Michigan, af-
ford amp outlets, both North and SOUTH The inter-
nal communications, which the State requires, are
those which will connect il at Cincinnati, Madison
| and Evansville on the Ohlo-Michigan City on Lake
Erie, and east and west lines. By Railroads. The
public men Of Indiana have this, and, on nearly
all these lines, have completed or prepared public
works. There are already in the State, flushed, or
nearly finished about four hundred miles of canals,
and sixty [eighy miles of railroads. In the great
scheming era of lS35-6-7, many other works were
commenced and great capital sunk In fruitess under
| takings. From that embarrassment, the Stale has
nearly recovered, and the Furnishing towns on the
Wabash and Whitewater. and the farmers of the in
terror, are looking forward 10 cOnnexon with Gin
cnnati, and through OHIO, with the atlantic coast.
| The surface of Indiana is about sc, coo square
mles-coniaining about twenty-four millions of acres,
1t would maintain very easily eight millions of peo-
pie.
On the supposilion that one fourth part Of the State
was cultivated in Indian corn one fourth in wheat,
and the remaining half left for pasture, woodland,
&C., the products Of breadstufs would be something
like tins
Indian Corn, bushels. 100000, 1000
Wheat, do. 5O,OUO,UOO
Potatoes do. 10QU0,00O
This looks at FIRST, a little astonishing; but it is
much under what the State could easily produce. 1t
would iced iced Ten millions uf people, and leave
large surplus
This being the capacity, and not much beyond the
probable results of Indiana production il behooyes
the commercial! world to look little into it. There
four outlets for Indiana trade, viz Cincinnati,
Madison, Evansville and Michigan CITY. (or some
point the ake) The largest part of the trade of
Indiana must continue to flow Cncinnati-by rea-
son of the magnitude. capital and centrality of Gin
cnnat and by also of tine chain of works
of internal improvement, which now connects this
city with the whole northern interior.
The great object of Cincinnati present. in look
ing towards the west is to strike, in literally direct
line. the heart of the Wabash valley. In this point
of view, the various schemes for railroad improve
ments in that direction should be well considered by
the commercial community here.
We have thrown out this bird's-eye glance at the
physical strength of Indiana, that readers may
have the most important facts i.amedi4tely before
them.
MRs. BlRNEY-The SomaGnbuiSt Preacher. In
the Pittsburgh Presbyterian Advocate. find the fol-
lowing account of a somnambust preacher Mrs. Blr-
ney, of Harrison county, Ohio. written by of the
Theological students of the seminary in Allegheny
city.
Mr.. Hughes states that he heard her preach on the
9Th August and gives statement in the article allu-
ded to- Of her conduct and discourse. She has been
To-