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ton made in a manner which / think they
deserve, of three gentlemen, members OF
the House of Representatives, 10 whose ser
vices we were greatly indebtedfor the accom-
plishment of this measure. | allude 10 Mr..
SECREsT, memberfr the county OF Putnam; :
Mr.. CARR, member from the county OF Law
renee; and DIR. CARNAN, member from the
county of Knox. To me. it seems, the prom
Inenl part these persons took in the matter,
ought not to be overlooked or forgotten by
US SO much benefited by their exerlions.--
Though there were many who exerted them
selves with great zeal and energy in endeay-
ors TO promote this cause. yet the position of
these genllemenin The House, and their long
experience in Legislation, enabled them prob
ably to so more than any other persons of
the body with whichihey were associated.
Mr.. 6ECREsT, member from county not
Immediately interested il the Canal, disre-'
garding all local considerations, If strictly any
such could be applied to this subject, early.
took stand in lis favor. BY him the first
bill upon this matter, at the session before
the last, was reported, accompanied by one
of the ablest reports upon this, or any other
subject, that was ever presented 10 the Gem
eral Assembly OF Indiana. To procure the
passage OF this bill, reported by him al The
session before the last, and the amendments
made 10 il at The request OF The bondhoders
hone labored more Zealously and efficient
| ly. Mr.. SECREsT, in my opinion, possesses
| legislative talents, rarely, it ever excelled.--I
Intimately acquainted with all the business
oflhe House, and The peculiar interests of
every part of The State, he uses his knowl-
edge most skilfully TO promote those objects
deemed by him most beneficial. He Is
most ready and interesting dehater, always
prepared both for attack and defence, noih-
ing necessary to carry out his plans escapes
his notice, making no labored attempt 10 be
eloquent, he never speaks without saying
many things which are truly so,the more ei-
fectsve that they seem npremedItated--
Such is his influence in the Hou Sc, that there
is scarcely measure be attempts 10 carry
in which he does not succeed. The impress
which his action in our Legislation has made
will never be teffaced. He has been partic-
ularly remarkable for his zeal in endeayoring
TO buld up those charitable institutions, which
the State now with SO much honor sustalns,
and the cause Of educaiions whenever that
subject has been broached in our Legislature,
has found in him most able advocate. .e,8
MIR. CARR, Of Lawrence, has also been the
Jealous advocate OF the arrangement of the
Public Debt, both at the last session and the
one before that. In tho discussion OF that
lsnbieci,as well in the House as in the Commit
ltees, he has ever taken leading part; no
person.is listenedto with more attention when
he speaks, which is seldom and always brief
t,vsusT e
so well known and established, and his opn-
lions upon The various subjects of legislation
found TO be so uniformity correct, that he
rarely takes side in which the majority OF
the House do not follow. He is, Iunder-
stand, a self made man, having very few early
advantages for education, vel few OF the mem
bers OF The body TO which he belonged had
as much weight and influence.
| OF Mr.. CARNAN it is unnecessary to speak,
! his reputation here being too well understood
to need description. The bold and fearless
manner which at the session before last he
espoused the cause we so oflen mentioned,
is familiar to every one, at least in this coun-
lty; and molly did his constituents where he
was best known, sustain him in that cause
when he again offered for their sufffages,
though opposed expressly on the ground that
he had taken upon this subject, yet was he
elected by larger majority probably than
any other person elected to the same office
al the last-canvass.. The able and impartial
manner inwhch he performed the duties of
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives du-
! ring the session, need not allude TO, as il
has been frequently noticed in the public
i prints. doubt whether a single member
was dissatisfied with his course as presiding
officer, or left with any other feeling towards
him than thai OF respect and regard. His
farewell address to the members of that body
over which he had presided with so much
honor TO himself, evinced how deeply he
felt on the question which carried him so iri-
umphantly through the election in Auguat.H He
dweIt upon il as being in his view so impor-
tant that the other subjects OF legislation up
on which they had deliberated, seemed 10
him Of little consequence compared with
4 this. BY it the good faith the State was
fesIored--a great public work nearly broken
down, resuscitated; the consequence would
be an immediate increase of our wealth and
populations tide Of emigration would
/ again set towards our borders--and Indiana
no longer scotfed at for her delinquency in
the payment of her debis--could without
blashing stand by the side of her sister States.
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