The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-09

there is no partiality for the interests of any !
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their aL, isIShs Tor its maintainance.-
We know but little of the sections North
of Terre Haute; but if they are no better
cared for than those south of that point, the !
whole line must be grossly neglected and
its present condition will afford good grounds
for the impeachment and removal of all the
Trustees. There is incontestible proof of
inexcusable neglect on the southern portion
of the canal, and if the Trustees have done
no better at the north, they have been more
derelict in duty to the whole trust, than
their accusers have charged.
We observe communication in the In
dianapolis Journalists we presume from
internal evidence--by Mr.. R. N. Hudson,
urging his claims to the Trusteeship, on
the ground that it is necessary to elect
resident of Terre Haute, because that is the
place where the accounts and money of the
canal are kept. There has been great deal
more attention paid, heretofore, to keeping
the money and accounts, than the canal in
order. The former has been reduced to So
uncomfortable o matter, we want now, one
of the Trustees-at least-to devote his at
tention to Keeping The canal navigable for
a few weeks in the year. -...
Another writer in the same paper insists
on the election of j. II. Harper, the defeated
Republican candidate for State Treasurer.
His eulogist urges upon Republicans the
duty of electing him, by saying that he
labored most diligently throughout the
whole year for the entire ticket, traversing
more of the State than any other candidate,
and working for the cause, as he always does,
with hearty will. And the wise rule
adopted by our opponents is, to remember
those who labor zealously for the cause,
and take care, whenever you can, of the
wounded. In filling these offices, the mem
bers of the Legislature should remember
that this State is to be carried an 1862 and
all other things being equal, he who can do
most for the cause without neglecting his
official duties, of course should be preferred.
1t is not too high praise to say that Mr..
Harper is one of the most popular men, in
found in the State, and one of the very
best and most interchangeable electioneerers
within its borders. Look to his own county
of st. Joseph for proof of this"
According to the views of this friend,
Mr. Harper is to be sent upon the line to
engineer for the Republican party, instead
of the canal The canal has been already
nearly destroyed by political wire-pullers
one more of Mr.. Harper's adroitness, placed
in its superintendent, would be its final
destruction. The following letter shows
what sort of man is needed in the man
agement of the canal: .s. d. =
Communicated.
PETERsBURGH, Dec. 5, 1858.
Mr.. EDIToR.-I see by the last Journa
you would be gladto get all the information
you could in regard to the bad management
of our canal. have been watching tn
workings of the canal for the last tire
years. closely, and l find more difficulty t.
navigation on the Petersburgh and Don
golia levels, than all the rest of the cana
from Terre Haute to Evansville. TIL
canal is fed from Newberry - out c
White River-to Port Gibson, a distance c
seventy-five miles. Now there are thre
things that obstruct navigation. First tn
leaks. 1t may surprise you little when
tell you that nearly one-half of the waite
that reaches Petersburgh by the cana
leaks out by the time it reaches the fir.
lock below-a distance Of five miles. Whe
the water is out of the canal, passing alon
the tow-path, you can see any amount {
holes, from the size of your arm to the si2
of your thigh and when the water is
the canal, it runs out in perfect torrent
Those leaks are all in solid clay banks; an
they have been pointed out to Mr.. Ball an
H. B. Osborne, Superintendent; time an
again, but there never has been but feeb
effort made to stop them. There has scare
ly been a break in the canal, for the la
three years, that has not taken place at oil
of those leaks, or at least somewhere {
the canal that could be stopped if attendt
to in season. Now ALL those leaks could |
repaired when the water is out of the cans
1t is impossible to keep up navigation in IL
summer time, with the quantity of wat
that it is now leaking out. 1t does n
make so much difference in the whit
time, for the grass is out OF the way al
the water is more abundant, and flows wi
stronger current. But the canal new
can be kept in navigable order in the SUI
mer, with the present amount OF leakat
The next difficulty is the grass. In
Summer it grows to the top of the wat
and in those long levels 1.-THE Dongolia a
Petersburgh levels are both about twent
five miles iong), it holds the water back,
that it is difficult matter to force a su