Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-05-22

improve the iuteTect--the moral powers. They will
live and flourish when the wealth OF this world VIII be
crumbled II you wish live hereafter in the
memory Of the good and the great, name
with work of individual national utility and be-
nevolenee-do something to advance the prosperity oil
your raceact to mitigate, If possible at least one
i'll OF your Work, labor. If you make bat one
suggestion in ie by which others may be able to take
step forward the wide field OF useful ndustryone step
forward in agriculture, in mechanics, or in man.
uactures or in the arts, or in any, even the most
humble branch OF useful labor. You indebted
to the past for many blessings--fry send some
favor, great or SMALL some good example down the
stream of time to the future Elevate by your conduct
and action the character and standing of him who tolls
by giving dignity labor-endeavor through life TO add
your mite 20 the great work Of human progressto bet
ter the condition of mankind, and your will survive
from generation generation, well his who
mands armies. rules the destiny Of a nation
| find myself to-day amidst the music of looms and
spindes: IN city of two thousand inhabitants,
where, years ago. there was scarcely the first i'm
provement. | am surrounded on every side with Ia
boring and working people-some of you employed IN
the cotton mil-some in the machine shops-some oil
you masons-some of you carpenters-some oil you
quarrying the rock of which your buildings made
others mine the coal which drives your engines and
steamboats,. see hundreds, both male and female,
gagged in spinning, weaving turning off quantities Of
goods to exchange for the comforts of life. All men
here witness how admirably the labor of the country
wards capital and how in turn capital rewards labor
Here You are exhibiting system which places the con-
es and benefits tremendously among all classes and
conditions of your people, demonstrating the truth of the
remark Of that great apostle of freedom when he sad
To be independent for the comforts Of life. must
fabTicate them onSereS-We must place the Manu-
facturer By the side Of the .Agriculturalist.r
There are many inducements for the aborng man to
settle among you Here you acquire property at low
prices. You for few dollars become the of
real estate and a home for your famiygovern-
ment lands be purchased within less than five miles,
at one dollar and quarter per acre-wages high as
n all LINN N ha nhfaI lOr
every member Of your amly-the substantals of life
cheap.
Citizens of Cannelton you have wisely selected Indi-
ana, and this portion of the State for the field of your
operation. No State has such substantial
Here Nature has most bountlly lavshed her richest
gifts The iron coal and salt, be obtained in
any portion of the Union with such soil. Generally
where the iron and coal is found the country
famous sterile and barren and the laboring men have
to be supplied with the solids Of life high price he
ing brought great distance. Here side by side by the
coal and ron the very best lands in the Union In
many parts of the State the large rolling praries the
finest bottoms and richest uplands, underneath and
around which are vast beds of iron and coal.
Citizens of Southern Indiana you blessed with
many advantages other portions Of the staeyou
have commenced most avOrabv the building mp Of West
ern Manufactures. This is the first decided movement
that has been made in State. You will succeed-
YOU will not fail in this enterprise with the advantages
which surround yonyou have the 1ervent aspirations
of the whole State for your The zeal energy
system and improvement among far exceed any opn
: ion had formed
Little did suppose. my visit TO Cannelton that
shonld witness what have seen-the manufacturing
10000 yards Of cotton goods per week and this
to he doubled,he running Of 4 900 spindles acc
looms, and employing 400 tn 500 hands. and machinery
equal if not superior. to any in the United States.
shall return tn the centre of The State and will fai
not TO Il fellow citizens that Indiana produce:
the comiors and neeessaries of life, equal if
greater than State in the Union of her size
; and popuauon and that my opinion is that with add
rional capita! and labor. she will he able take
her stand manufacturing State-one that al
least supply herself with many Of the articles that
now purchased abroad We shall have that additional
capital and labor whenever the great leading elements
/ of wealth knocn. There is less known abroad
this dav, of the surplus of Indianaof her motive pow
er, coal iron salt. timber &c., than State il
this Union. The remedy for this is in the hands Of III
/ people.
1t is gratifying to witness Kentuckans and Ind anans
/ to day, mingling together as people. The grea
> mass of fellow-citzenst turn away from that mis-
called philanthropy which sets defiance the soem
compact OF our fathers which would violate all law
crder and which makes each mans conscience the arb
ter Of constitutional rights Differing in the structure
, oil our social relations we come up to the bond oil GU
Union the ark of safety he Constitufioa-eonsequent
y the property of the Kenuckan returned prompt
y to his owner by the lndanan, his is, in return, b.
the Kentuckian. ardently hope the citizens of Ken
lucky and Indiana will retain the proud distinction
they now enjoy OF living people foremost in sustaining
the rights due to each other and regarding and faith
l. fully fulfilling the obligations that they owe to eac
member of this coGfederacy of brothers tina
the government of the United States is not perfect, bu
j has established none beter-none good-Throuo
the centuries of the Past and among the restieS
nations os the Present. and the habitabe globe
{ wherever has made home we may search in val
? for political confederation free, and better ad
aPed, IN its practical operations, to raise the Who'll
: human family to the highest attainabie condition o
virtue freedom knowledge political equality, prosper
- and safety. The hand of overrnling and unsee
" Providence is visible in the unexampled blessings whic
are scattered all round nation of freemen srech
> ing from ocean, from State State, embracing
free thought, free religion, free Bible, schools, homes
Il churches, libraries, asyumes
q While portion of our brethren on the waters of tn
Pedee, French Broad aud Big Hatchee of the Soutl
j. and those of the North, the Chcopee Quinebaue
and Taunton, talking about dissolution and separate
from another and of marching up the last parpt
b with collins their backs" of setng defiance tn
laws of the land" Kentuckians and Iudianians
of sitting quietly under the shade Of mighy oaks
ii living and dwelling brethren in peace and harmon,
in Peace dlreHs IN this paiey Our motto is. That ii
land cORqured under Freedoms banner shall be
ted 10 freedom and union. and forerT. Ii the me
h. OF this day, who talk of separation of this Republic
would visit the great West-the Mississippi Valley
they would return satisfied that a separation is mposs
H. BILE. With have higher lav-it is Natures Law
before which all the assemblages and conventions. ro
m Hartford to Nashville from Buffalo Charleston, weg
10 not feather
When the day shall arrive that the language an
principles avowed and spoken by the ultraist of tt
North of the South shall be adopted and he con
H. mon among the of our fellow citizens Of th
valley, then and until them will the friends Of lrc
I'd throughout the world have right doul
in the capability of man for self government.
H. STATE OF rND1arga HAMILTON cor,rr7v To W.T.