Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-13


I suppose The object Of the almost tor
tai blockade Of Evansville is to prevent
merchandise from going to Kentucky
Does it do it,
One of our merchants who was in
Bowling Green, Ky, 8 short time since,
met some of his customers on their re-
turn from Louisville, where they had
BEEN laying in supplies; goods. we're
there Bowling Green) for Morgantown,
South Carrolton, Cromwell, and other
points on Green river, In fact, mer-
ehandizs bought in Louisville can be
shipped to Bowling Greenby rHii, thence
By boats down Green river, and wagcnsa
from towns on said river to the inlaad
towns on both sides of the river, through
out the whole extent of the Green river
country; in fact goods can be taken
from Louisville, via Bowling Green,
thence down Green river TO the nearest
point, and wagoned to the Ferry opposite
our city-to within half mile of the
gun-boats stationed here-and al that
legally, without Infringing on any orders
civil, naval, or military Il0.
Is not this policy building up Louis
vile at the expense OF Evansville ?
If the Navy has charge of the river,
why does it not prevent Cincinnati from
shipping goods to northeastern Ken
lucky, and to all points above Camel
tom? That cityis on the ssma~ SIDE Of
the river Evansville is. A rebel officer,
with lwenty-four hundred men, has late
ly been making raid in the section of
Kentucky that Cincinnati has Free up
obssructed trade with. Are a few gusr-
iIlas in southern Kentucky more formid-
able than Morgan's rebel armyl The
truth Is, i does not lay in thu power OF
the Navy to-cut OF the Kentucky trade
with Cincinnati without hearing in
Washington, as they had proof respecting
taking away the grocery trade for the ar.
my Of the Cumberland from Cincinnati,
and givingitto shs home Of Ben Wood.
The authorities at Washington backed
down, and Che trade is resumed with
Cincinnati The people of the West ars
taking liUe part in this war, and theil
rights are not to be ignored. The eitJ
Of Evansville has certain commercial
rights She has . right to be placed Or
an equal footing with Louisville anC
Cincinnati. She asks nothisg more thar
simple justice and equality commercial
ly. Indiana has taken liCs part in thii
war too, and no sovereign on earth stand
prsuder in shoe-leather than q nativ,
sovereign Hoosier Of Indiana. hay,
nothing to say in this communication
about the necessity or expediency D
stopping goods from going to Kentucky
but complain that while the commerce o
| Evansville is TO great degree cut of
by The Navy, Cincinnati has FREQ trad,
with half the State Of Kentucky, anC
Louisville with the very action Of ID,
State contiguous TO US, from which v,
have been entirely cat of, and are ever
nov to q great degree.
Ii the Navy has no control over Louis
vile as regards shipments Of msrchan
die TO the interior of the State, ane
cannot therefore control supplies from
going into the State, but can Only Gu
off the commerce Of Evansville, thsreb,
making fish 81 one and 'sfowP' 8
another eity's commerce, let Il Inform
the authorities at Washington that thei
authority, being only on and over tbs
waters, cannot prsyent Louissille froH
supplying the very section Of kentuck,
that their Jurisdiction snables them |,
prevent Evansville from supplying, nnC
that the practical effects Of their block
ade is to build up the commerce o
Louisville, and to destroy that of Evans
vile MERCHANT.