The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-03-25


port on Saturday evening, Of the Evansville
and New Orleans packet Tennessee. Her
running time up, and by no means making
her best time, was six dsys and seven hours
which is better than the average trips oil our
best steamers. She passed at least twenty
boats, ard made about the same running
time from Paducah that n: Belle Key did
We are satisfied that hereafter her running
time from New Orleans will be less than six
days. We are induced to make these re-
marks from the fact that because her hrst
trip was very long one, there seems to he
an impre ssion among our citizens that she Is
a slow boat Having known the Tennessee
a long time, we can bear evidence to her be-
ing by no means such.
Now we wish to call the attention OF our
business men 10 one thing-that when they
induce men to purchase steamer to expert
me nj in trade that is strictly our own, and
which enterprise, if successful will prove not
only Of benefit to Evansville, but grent ac-
commodaiion 10 our business men, and 90 ac-
knowledged by them-they should suPport
this boat. 10 the extent oil their ability and
business-aye, they should even now and
then be willing 10 sacrifice few dollars to en-
courage the enterprise, especially as it is
more calculated to benefit them than any
other persons. In this instance. we know the
farest promises Of support were made, and
men were induced to risk their capital in the
enterprise. because they felt at least secure
of the business oil Evansville, so far as they
could rightly claim it. Our business men h ID
long felt that all Evansville and New Or
leans packet would be great accsmmoda-
ton, and especially has such a boat been
needed this season. They even seemed will
ing to make sacrifices to secure business to
such a steamer. Now look at their course.
The Tennessee was endeavoriny to secure
freight at New Orleans. As an Evansville
boat her owners had right to suppose size
could claim all The freight for this place.
But she dad not get il. Our merchants there
objected, so we learn, to shipping OH the Ten
nessee, because they said she was too slow
The owners or their agents, offered to land
the freight at Evansville within seven days
from the day OF starting, good average
time, or forfeit their charges-and the freight
IN good order OF course. But they did no,
slip on her. She came up wiIh good dea
OF way freight, and hut little for the very
place where she was owned, shipped by ou'
own merchants. On arriving here, she iount
the Bulletin, a large stramer which belongs
entirely to a Mississippi trade, receiving 4
full freight for New Orleans, so as to rende
il no inducement for her to 60 above TIM
placc-while the Tennessee, our opn steam
or, and which was known to be but few
hours behind the Bulletin, had 10 put up he
bills to leave last evening" and light relying
upon the towns below Tor freight. Sh,
could have 60, full freight n, New Orlean
Tor Louisville. and a large body Of passengers
had she pa, up her bills Tor that port. Th,
consequences Of all this ia, that after laborin,
hard to get AN Evansville and New Orleans
packet aud having ut last secured one, ",
now stand an excellent chance OF losing her
by the action OF those upon whom such
boat must most rely Tor support.
We have 10 interest, more than that Of
citizen of Evansville, in mentioning thes
ihings-but we hope the remarks VII at leas
set some Of our men 10 rejecting.
The Kentucky 10 another instance Of ju,
such encouragement in words. and a. no:l,in
ehe." Our shippers compelled her to leav
the Evansville and Green River trace, Il
whirh she WAS built.
The manifest ind memoranda Of the Tel
nessee, with complimentary card from h
Passengers down, will be found in to-day
paper.