The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-06
correspondence of the Journal.
U. S. SgAG Boar No. 2,
CAIRO, ILL.,, Apr. 2, 1854 !
A. II. SANDERS, ESQ,


A. H. SANDERS, ESQ,
Dear Sir:-When | last saw you | was
then under the impression tibet would have
leisure time sufficient to keep pace with the
times, and journalize the passing events that
might be Interesting T. your vast number of
readers, but when entered upon the duties
of my Office, found tut little time to pre-
pare communications, as the nature OF the
service requires particular attention and as
siduity.
am now lying at cne OF the greatest cities
on the Ohio river below the Fal :, "a, least
prospectively, (the city of Evansville except
ed). Cairo certainly has fine natural advan-
tages. The only retardinent is inundation.
That obstacle, however, is remedled by the
construction of one of the most substantial
Levees in the southern country. Enough of
Cairo, as you know more OF it than do.
My operations have principally been from
Napoleon, Ark, to Natchez Miss, with the
exception OF one month up the Arkansas
river, which river and country | am decided
ly pleased with. / found better river and
better people than anticipated; in fact, like
all Southerners, hospitable and liberal--nor
does the world afford better opportunities for
making money, than this Arkansas country.
| would advise some of the energetic young
men OF Indiana to embark to this region,
where they will be met by hospitable hands.
There are a great many wealthy planters in
this State who are willing and ready 10 as
sist and encourage emigration. BY so doing
they promote their own interests. Unlike
some ofour wealthiest men in Evansville and
vicinity, who are ready with the hand of
tyranny to crush beneath them the feeble eff
forts of energetic young men who are devoid
of capital. | may be censurable Tor speaking
of the land of my nativity as do, neverthe-
less, have experienced evsry word that
have sad, therefore | have no apology to
make; but while ! say this, l must be per-
mtted to say, that there never has been a
young man who has more reason TO feel
grateful TO the great mass of Southern lndi-
ana, for the confidence they have repeatedly
reposed in me, than have.
have removed great many distractions
on the lower Mississippi, and believe that it
is generally acknowledged by boatmen that
this little approp ration OF 100000 to the
Mississippi river, has been conducive Of more
coed and better applied than the proceeding
one, and il our Congressman, those OF the
West and of the South, could but discern the
difference between fresh and salt water and
would read the constitution for themselves,
and not suffer it TO be read to them by those
OF the Atlantic States, who have always con-
sirued tie meaning of the constitution to
mean that Congress has power to erect light
houses, piers and harbors FOR the Atlantic,
but has no such Specification when the West
requires in turn small pttance Of the spoils
which OF right belongs to her.
1t does seem to me, that il our members
fail to get an additional appropriation after
the building of FIVE snag boats, at the cost
OF, say 10000 dollars each, and several dredge
boats just airly prepared for general i'm
prOvement of the Rivers, which GU hit to have
been years ago. When it is known that if
the Wings and Democrats who are interest,"
ed in Western River Improvements unite up
on this measure, which is III national utility,
can secure an additional appropriation, and
by some new tangled notion fail, and thereby
paravze our efforts, ard destroy our bright
est hopes OF improving our great and growing
country. The people then, in that event,
will have sufficient cause 10 dstrust them.
fear that | am making my letter too long,
as II would be useless for me To undertake in
one communication, to even give synopsis
OF what L have been doing since | left.
Will be at home some time this month"; per-
haps by the 18th. | will in few days be
on my way to Na,chez. Napoleon and White
River, on official business, but will not be de-
tanned lung. | would say something about
the beautiful ladies OF the South, and in JUS
tlce to them | ought. But suffice it to say,
that they are handsome and intelligent, as
have found them every where.
Respectfully, your obt servt
w. r. CREATION