The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-07-11
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- Trade Of the W.ab Ah Valley.

WEDtSESila AMOhNiNe:t::-JULY H.
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- 81 Trade on the W.sb sh Valley
We find inthe 81 LOUIS Republican Of the
9Th, glowing and highly poet;caI account of
the recent celebration Of the opening ofihe
Ohio 4 Mississippi Railroad. which came off
at the ancient, but aambitious little city" of
Vineennes. on the 4ihof July. OF course,
this was an occasion on which all the virtues
of the programme we're to be exalted. men
who had figured conspicuonsly 10 getting up
the s'pieces." were 10 be lion zed, regardless
Of worth merit or good intentions. The day
was well suited to the Inspiration Of poetry,
patriotism and gas in great abundance.
The praises of all parties connected with
the great enterprise which had just consunn-
mated the nuptials between. the great city of
the Mississippi, and the 'sambitious little
ciiy'' Of the Wabash valley, were sung long
and loud. The. future glory of the happy
twain, when the romance ofthe honeymoon
shall have passed away and the grand reali-
ties of their indsfattgubie enterprise. dawn
upon them, was painted with all the beauty
and ssweetness Of an Italian sunset. The
staiwart pioneer Of the Mississippi, nesting
In the same couch with ancient his bride,
sVincennes, With nothing but the devoted
little sister Illinois between them, who must
of necessity nurse at the breast Of the one
and receive all ner spoon-yictuals from The
hand OF the other. are really in ecstacies
over the first fruits Of their long travail and
> final happy issue. These great cities, ST.
Louis and VIncennes, tincluding Westport9
are now the self-constitutedr representatives.
of three great and growing States. while the
former assumes the guidance and direction
OF all the Territories West of her, Rocky
Mountains and all, and what need they care
for all the world beside!
4 Our once favored and boosted ssCrescent
City" ia now no-lohdr to be found on the
programme. She was "sold" and transferred
among other chatteis at the great 4th OF July
auction at Vincennes. She will henceforth
be apart and parcel of the great joint stock
company, in which Indiana only has silent
partnership on account of the extreme age
Of her god.mother, Vincennes, while the
"Suckers" and "Pukes' will run the entire
institution. The 4th Of July 1866 will e
long srememberedass an epoch in the history
OF human events. Twas on that glorious day
that 81. Louis came snoring over the prai-.
ries to Vincennes, on a ''sx feet gauge"
railroad, which had been less than twelve
years constantly being hurried TO a"rapfd
comPle -ion," and by rigid economy had not
cost to exceed S7,0OO,oOo, shouting as they
neared the mighty city of Westport:
"No pent up Mississippi can contract our
powers.
For the whole bouudle.s Wabash Valley
and the "free State, of Illinois ia ours
Vincennes promptly responded "aye, aye
sir" 20 the above poetic sentiment, and well
coined the hungry host 10 her "ambitious
little city" with thousand hands in friendly
recognition, with her roaring artillery, and
with all the pomp and paoeantry OF tourna-
menf, she swooned into the arms of her enter
pricing guests, family articulatlng, "we are
all yourn. We belong to you by nature
and by all the laws that govern commerce,
all and singular, to have aid to hold. The
beautiful Wabash and all it's trade, which
ne the people Of Al Post have built up and
which is ours to give, we do hereby commit
to your hands, To bind the bargain fat
Evansvl ian by adoption, loaded to the
guards with patriotism and philanthropy,
mounts the meat block, and declares his
solemn conviction that st. Louis is the mar
ket fer Wabash products, and that the trade
of that great country, would as naturally go
westward as the Sun ITSELF would go to the
West to set;''
"Westward the star of empire takes it
way"
TSere is no resisting the natural current
OF the trade of the world since Vincennes
WEsTPoRT and st. Louis have the control. II
will must be done on the "six feet gauges
principle. Vincennes will keep her ban
hanging upon the outer wall--"welcome to
our ambitious little 'itv.'
HTT The Evansville Journal hits us some
pretty hard knocks in return for the honest
compliment we paid il some days ago. II is
not our purpose to complain of its display OF
manners while admiring its sentiments. We