Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-06

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u Exiract Of a letter from the Sne,or editor.
dated Cincinnati, Feb. LIST, 1850:
detention here or day HI. enabled rle
to icarn something ,f The existing feeling among
the citizens Of this city relative TO Railroads in
inJianA They are much talked OF, and all adj
nit tn, importance oi securing railway COM
inuneai.on with In, interior Of our State
q ~, diversity of opinion exists however. as
70 tn- roatc by which ibis genera! ot,ect eau I've
obtainel. The recent icc,urc Of w. Taft in Ia
vor If the southern route, appears 70 hayo IN
some asssurc revived an interest in ita favor.
AMI for the purpose Of extending i,s influence.
~, society b. forc which il was delivered. h - or
lercd % - copies " il printed for general circu
iation. When pabiis,c il is TO be hoped. some
pains will I've taken 10 cvporc the errors which I
understand it contains ~ rcg,rj 10 w" practical
biiity of that route AMI the ability Of the people
along its liuc to Construct tho same. Mr.. Tat.
as welt large minority Of tho citizens with
whom have convers-d, hive very incorrec t
opinion ay to the face Of tho country III solti-
$rn AMI central Ohio. 1t il now known TO y
po.i,ivs certainty that the grade. from this place
TO Hamilton III br y feet II the mile, AMI from
Eaton 10 Richmond, not TO exceed 80 feet - the
mile. II il utterly impossible to fad 81 j, an
other outlet 10 the interior Of lndi1na. Bat Hly
object IS not u notice tins further, than
simply to ask our citlzensto presen, the a,lvun-
.ta.es Of our route, over all others. in it's true
tight, b-foro the citizens Of tiiis city, and when
tlii, is done, | have no doubt to what will be
their conclu-ious. a niseting shouII h. held -
this city time in March, aud tho facts, IL
Iustraicd by maps and fair estimates, presented
10 the pcop!,.
am also informed that the cit izcns OF Rush
willie have appointed a delrg alton to visit this
city for the purpose Of soliciting subscriptions
Of stock to their road, from Hamilton. through
Oxford, Liberty. Brownsville, Connersviilr, aud
Rusl'vilIc to indianapolis. They propose 10 or
ganixe under a charter frq4iakntIy obtained at
the late SESSION of the legislature. am also in
formed tina, tho Senator from Rush county.
boasts that he obtained tho charter referred to
" "straf1yehi''-a modest term for II dishonor-
able action. Privileges thus obtained will not
I've available. Capitalists will he careful how
they invest means under "a law subject to the
been deceived by "strntag M
The political circ.o here was thrown into some
excitement on tho rccrp, Of Mr.. Clay conpro-
misc resolutions in relation 10 slavery. Ideep'y
regret Mr. Clay deemed it his duty 10 Offer them
They are not what Justly to be- expected
from him. His zra for the preservation Of the
Union, has doubtless had much influence on his
course. II, calls il compromised, bat it reminds
Of the compro:nian between tho white man
and the Indian when The latter found that "Tur
KEY not SAID TO hin, even once Ia these
resolutions the North repaired to give up ali
to make the Rio Grandc the bon 1iary, when
all know that Texas has claim beyond the
Nncces--to bay up Texas wi,c she has claim
to leave the territories 10 the control Of the
South, If ST., control ito continue the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia, aud
slavery TO remain there so loug as Maryland
shall continue Il slave State. We cannot en-
dorse Il single sentinien continued in the reso-
Iuiions. II is III, right OF Mr.. Clay to entertain
aud advocate such principles As he may think
proper. 1t is equally right to dissent from
them, and we sh III do SO. more in regret than
an1r. H.
\ Dollar Bill Of l714.-We have be-
fore Us an old Dollar Bill issued by .'act
of Assembly of Maryland" on the 10th
day r' April. fiji, says on the back
thereof. IT is death to counterieit-prin-
tel oy \. G. and +. Green at the top;
on each side. row of old fashioned bor-
der; in the centre. a very rough pict ure OF
what sc suppose 10 be pine branches, and
along the bottom Of the b.ll are the words,
-"Onc Dollar'-''Equal II 4 $. 8 d.
Sterling" GA the face, a, the right hand
of the bill. among Il cluster of grapes and
grape vines. zone Dollar" is engraved;
on the left. appears '.One Dollar" i'll CAPT
tai text letters on narrow black ground;
nt the top. in an engraved border the
words. "Mp ,oRLYLLA d." al the
bottom there is row Of border. For a
vignettc. whic!, is in the centre o. the bill
there is crown, surmounted with two
streamers, and a something Che ariis'e
knows more about i, than we do.) iuttinE
on, over the heads of two male figures =
the nearest appears 10 be grasping spade
or shovel in his right hand and holding to
the crown with his lcit; the ether is hold
ing TO the crown with his right hand and
holding firmly in his ,eii an 'castern-s shore
herring, suspended by string. Right
over the steamers appears TO be something
ike a birds nest with an index pointing to
il from both sides. The reading is as fol-
lows: Zone Dollar. No. 7o16.) This
indcnted Bill Of One Dollar. shall en,itle
the bearer,o receive BiNs Of Exchange
PAYABLE in L3ni0n. or God ard Siircr.
at the rate of Four Shiilings and Sin -Pencs
Sterling per DOLLAR for the said Bill.