The Evansville daily journal., 1857-07-10
yyA1(yILLI. MD.
FRIDAY MORNING ....,JULY 10, LAST.

MA.3ya---. no.
y1mAH MORNING .....,JULY 10, LAST.
The question of issullS % city Slds
- The straisht Lipe tailj ~. forms. .ksisis
In the psosrse Of ths city, NOT from, the fact
chat the city saves qr loses one hundred
thousand dollars, but from the influences the
dssiien viii hsys on the prestige and rcpu-
.'.sion Sf sAssaH. Tts growth Of western
eiass !. ikc the progress of rapidlx moving.
eheong. For one to stop BY the waysids in
shs career, il p lstnersds and fall in the
ssar. Onward in the race, il the word, or you
Vhss'se@,sus of'sishssadi Sersotssn; the lag
essds sink ct qpce. into ,insgnincancs and
s66ssmps. Ifit Be once admitted that our
1nprevunenss are arrested, then our city will
- considered tnishsd, and the psices Of
ysvpry, which depend 90 greatly on future
psespssss, siik q once TO one -halfof its for
-Aer suppeeed values .gaVlFue ,
Our enthusiasm and speculative disposition
make ~ such heavy drawers upon the fu-
ssrs, that three-fourths Of all our values are
spseulstivs-srs snticipAtons Of the works Of
sAs nsxt gsusrstion-snd We are not made
swars efour mutations till some event awake.
- 70 the reality Of how little value is va
cant lot in . finished town, and how worth
lee sss warehouses in . place from which the
current Of trade has been turned. Lst it 20
fourth 70 the world that Evansville has at
sAinsd her growth, and her real estate, will
not b. TO morrow, worth 80 per cont. on its
taxable value. Her vacant lots would not be
worth taking fof the taxes Il tisof vital i'm
Portanss 70 our pccuniary interests, that we
maintain our reputation with tho world for
sAtsIpriss and progress. II through timidi-
y, marrow visws, and unwiss counssls, we
allow sa important sntsrprire 70 fail, others
win loss confidence in our destiny, and our
yrsstgs is gone. 'a -. '-l1' d ''-'
The city 10 bound in honor snd-la to
grant the bonds., But waiving that ques-
eioa entirely, and admitting that the city is
Vndsrno moral nor legal obligation 70 give
shs bcnds, and assuming the position that the
sppsnsnts Of the measure ,contsnd for, to be
. ssrrses, that the Josd viii never. 60 beyond
Ne crossing, and yet it win obviously bs for
Che interest Of the city 10 give the bonds, al
though it may bs positively certain that tho
stock for which they are given, will never be
. worth one cent -.,-.a r. d
Besides the injurious effects upon tho rcpu-
sAsion Of the city, 'as & progressive town,
which suspension Of the work will cause,
! Shs 600, 900 already paid will be IN entire
les, and al ths work done ON the road will
~ sunk. The question is, then, simply,
would An entire completion of good rail-
sesd, for any ave miles, to the crossing, be
ysrsh 70 this city slo0.oooi BY paying this
ssn she has guarantee that the road shall
b finished; BY withholding it the road
viii Be- stopped; and the work already done
% u lost, and the properly Of one Of her ci'-
issns, alone, Il impaired to the amount OF
, tSoo. 700, 20 say nothing Of ia influence on
fhs estates Of others. ,lsri'S--. g. a--' '''
Would not ra.lrosd for ffty miles in any
direction, through the pests tstells sesien. be
sAssf q 300 ,eooi ! Would not sgoyd ;=.r-
yiks 81 planirosd Be- worth th.t-coSsi Will
cay sane or reasonable man have the hsrdi-
RI : II q
Asod 70 pretend that railroad passing
through - fertile . district ~ that ponetra-
I'd By the Sssight Line road. would not in
shs dsvslepmsnts il would crcats along its
tue, IL it had tsrminus in swamp, be
worth trics eloo, ,oOoto che cofporsss adysn-
saess Of ths citJi II the question was origin
ally and simply propounded to the citizens-
Sill you give .ycur city. bonds, payable in
swsnsy years, to secure the completion Of a
ssed rsiiroad Any-fse miles into our rich
and unimprovsd interior, would any sensi-
pie nap .hssitsts 70 give his yoss for itl So:
tAis b the question now before the city. Give
shs bonds and the road viii b. built with
HID thsm and the work is suspended, and
oil that has been done win be sunk. and
shs energy, the enserprise and the usefulness
81 one Of our most vslqsble citizens are par
slissd, and an injury done TO the city, in thi
1sy alone, more dssfimsntar 70 its futur,
Kfewth and welfare than the loss Of million
The most valuable possession Of svsry-com
nunity is in the public spirit and energy 3
a. leading citizens. The question j., ,rill "
abandon the road, or give 900, 900 70 have
somplstsdl "o
cnnsss svsAi.A-It has bssn said th,
he juice Of the Chinese Sugar, Cane coul
net b made TO granulate, in any quantities