The Evansville daily journal., 1854-06-05
The Canal Meeting.

of the Com .nittee on the State of the Canal,
and the Resolutions reported by committee.
and unanimously adopted by the meeting
The letters f. ON Mr.. Bowling. Resident
Trustee at Terre Haute, and Jas. G. Jones,
Esq's remarks in reply, are unavodably
laid over till tomorrow. They will also be
published among the regular proceedings in
the Weekly Journal. The Committee on
the State of the Canal, as will be seen by
their Report, have made as thorough an ex-
animation Of the condition of the Canal as
was possible, so far as they had time to co.
Mr.. Woodard, one Of the Committee, is an
engineer, while the other two, Messrs. Ingle !
and Geo. Foster, are as capable for the duties
OF such examination, as any citizens not prac-
tical engineers. The able Report, drawn
up by Mr.. Ingle. giving the results of their
Investigations, will be read with interest by
our citizens. The thanks Of the people of
Evansville, and of all others interested in
remedying the evils so long the object OF
serious complaint, certainly due these
gentlemen for the time and labor they have
so freely given in making this examination
and report.
The only discussion which took place on
the resolutions, was between Messrs. Ingle
ard Chandler on the Fl st resolution.
Mr.. Ings said he objected to this resou-
ton as being too sweeping-as making ser-
Gus charges against all alluded to without
particularizing any as being the more blame
able. He did not differ with Mr. G.. in the
leading facts-the best means had not been
adopted to keep the canal in order, and the
Trustees had not CONNIE need right in the first
place. He thought they should have began
the great work at both ends, instead of COM
pleting the upper line, then commencing in
the middle to dig down to Evansville. But
he thought the Trustees otherwise had done
their best in the erection of the canal, and in
view Of their labors and the unusual difficult
ties by which they have at times been sur
rounded, they should not thus be indiscrimi-
nately condemned. All of them did not live
where they could give their personal SUPER
vision to the work. The men they had en-
ployed lately had not done their duty. Du-
ring the last twelve months the canal had
been grossly mismanaged. He thought the
Trustees had not used proper industry in see
ing that their servants did their duty; but af-
ter appointing able and capable men as en-
gineers and superintendents, men generally
considered abundantly qualified for their re-
spective positions, they should not be held
responsible entirely for their mismanage-
ment. He thought, that although there had
been neglect, the language of the resolution
was too strong. He said there had been evi-
IDENTIFY gross neglect somewhere between Mr.
Ball, Engineer, and the Superintendents -
The Canal is in very bad order, and for that
very reason greater force and greater vigi-
lance were necessary. By the Report of the
Committee, it will be seen there has beer
enough force employed to keep the Canal il
decent order, and neglect on the part of thos,
having immediate charge of the duty. H'
spoke of the exaggerated stories which hat
been told him along the line OF the Canal
and that such stories must not be relied upoI
for the formation of a correct opinion as t.
what extremes this neglect had extended
He the ught the whole matter could be fixe,
with the Trustees, without the adoption o
such a resolution endorsed as it thus would b
by the citizens Of Evansville, and speakin,
the voice of whole community in conde mn a
ton, where probably the condemnation wa
not deserved so entirely. Repairs in tn
Canal have been suffered to get very muc
behind, and large force must be at one
employed to put the Canal in order, and afte
the repairs are made, increased vigilance
the super.nte ndents would be necessary.
Mr. Chandler said the first resolution wa
JUST exactly Mr.. Ingle's report with the roug
corners Knocked off. The resolution echoe
Mr. 1. resolutions and indeed his speech
Mr. |. admits that for some time past W
nave oeen badly treated through the gro;
neglect OF those having charge of the Cana
The resolution to which he objects. declar,
the interests of the Bond Holders and Sta,
have been grossly neglected. If disnoss
or if il were at all necessary at this mee,;,
he could give instances enough of this no
lect. The State and the people were mo
indebted to the exertions of Evansville +
this great work, than to any other city or j
terests-thst we had labored early and la
at all seasons and at all times, for this wo
and how had we been rewarded The Tr,
tees, instead Of commencing the building
the Canal at both ends, completed the upt
aections and put il in rood order and ha
kept it in good order, then commence in i
woods instead of at Evansville, to build I
low,, ,sct;ons-tbua keepiuc ia from . o;o