The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-23
Canal Meeting.
a large number of delegates to the Canal

Canal Meeting.
A large number of delegates to the Canal
meeting were in town last evening, and a
boat will be. down this morning, bringing
delegations from all the points along the
Canal south of Petersburg. It is expected
that large number win also come in on
the one o'clock train. The Convention
promises to be an influential and spirited
one. yss.IYss
In consequence of the numerous arrivals,
the Committee of Arrangements have de-
termined that it will be best to have pre-
liminary meeting in the morning at TEN
o'clock, at Apollo Hall, for the purpose of
organizing, and to hold an open and free
discussion of such projects as members may
have to submit, so as to prepare for the bust
ness meeting to be held at TWO o'clock in
the afternoon, at which the questions viii
be determined.
As far as we can gather the views of the
delegates, there will be a proposition made
to the Trustees to take the canal for term
of years, and give security to prt it in good
condition and preserve in navigable order
The funds can be raised from those interest
ed in the navigation Of the canal, on condi-
ton that the contributors shall have the con-
trel of the work and be allowed to repay
themselves from the revenues they shall
collect. They will demand of the Trustees
that the latter shall appoint such officers on
the Southern portion of the canal as the
contributors shall nominate; that the Off
GERS nominated by the citizens shall have
the entire control of this end of the canal,
and the revenues collected ON it.. aaasaa. go
There can be no contributions raised unless
the administration of the work be virtually
transferred to those who are to furnish the
means to repair it. The Trustees will not
be asked to relinquish the management OF
the canal, but it is expected they will pledge
themselves to be guarded by the advice and
wishes ofthe contributors in all their acts in
relation to the Southern division, till the
amount expended by them shall be repaid
by tolls or refundedaby the bondholders TO
those who shall subscribe to it. ra saf
ANEW Way OF Making a Public Debt
The project for sustaining the Post Office
Department, which, it is said, has been
adopted by the Cabinet to avoid the neces-
sity Of calling an extra session of Congress, is
toissue to contractors and other creditorscer-
tifcates of services in the sum of ST, 900, and
less, payable to bearer, and drawing interest
at the rate of six per cent. These, il is sup.
posed, will form species of currency thai
will pass readily at their face and interest
The amount that will be issued to meet the
deficiency Of the current year, will be up
wards of six millions, and that which viii
accrue in the first two quarters of the mex
fiscal year will probably require three Of
four million mora. In this way the Post
master General, upon his sole authority
will create national loan of ten millions
and establish a Post Office Bank, who's
capital he can increase at will, and withou
being checked by necessity to redeem it
issues. 1t will afford glorious facilities fo
raising an electioneering fund for the canva
of 1860. Every political itinerant and &C
tive wire puller for the Administration can
didate can be taken into the employment o
the Post Office in some ostensible way, ant
be paid off in certificates of Post Office in
debtedness for his services. If this system
be adopted and tolerated by the country,
debt of twenty-five or thirty millions ma,
be created in a year without shadow of au
thority in law.
The Post Office is rapidly falling into dis
credit with the people, and there is an in
creasing conviction that it should be abol
ished as department of the Government
and the right to serve themselves be trans
ferred to the people. The mails are no long
er safe mediums of transmission; they NJ
longer keep up with the speed of ordinar,
travel; and the system, in all its ramifica
tons, has become little else than an organi
cation for extending the Executive powe
and corrupt influence to every county ant
hamlet in the Union. It is the chief engin
of the iIlegitimate and overwhelming powe
of the Executive Department Ifseparate,
from the Government it is believed the PEG
pie would soon better serve themsel,e
through express companies, and means or
ganized by private enterprise.
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MS The case of the notorious DR.. Gard
ner, who obtained $500, 900 from the Gov
eminent on a finely fictitious and trumpe,
up Mexican claim from the Commissioner
under the treaty of peace with Mexico, cam
up in the courts of New York last week
on the application of some of his relative
for letters of administration on his estate.
appears that he left half his spoils, or abou
conn nnn in danosit with the New Yor