Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-03
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At the Capital again. 1t seems to me
that come here rather often aud some
times stay a good while; bat then busi-
ness is business you know. Ihope, how
ever, 70 be at home soon this time, as I
am yet far from being well, and am very
sure that h4 4pe and rest are what is
needed to rektoFe me.
Tie BegidssIfe is working sway, aud
although goodly amount of party ran
cor and political claptrap is exhibited
and INDUCED, some real progress is
making in the way Of legislation Many
measures Of mere or less importance
are being digested in the Committees,
aud 10 due season will come out for the
action OF the House No important
measures have as yet passed and become
hsw, except the law 10 authorize the
Bank Of the State % tedaee capital aud,
ii desired, elose up branches; and the
act reimbnrsing Winslow, Lanier i Co.
for paying the interest on the State
ldebs This last measurey to pay with
| interest advances made to save the
| State credit from dishonor, aud, may
+ add, to save from failure the admins.
/ trati0n Of Governor Morton, on the
success OF which rested the safety of the
! people OF the StateF this measure, 80
righteous In Itself, that only thirteen
Democrats, with al their party preiu-
dice, (Finch, Of course, being one,)
could be found in the Senate 10 vote
/ against IL; barely escaped defeat in the
House Of Representatives, with 4 clear
Union majority Of over twealy, the ma
jofity for 1t being two and no more--a
fact which should nake the checks Of
every Union maa who was presegt aud
voted against the Bill, aud OF every
I Union man who was rambling OF al
home when he should have been in bis
seat, tingle with shame. The Demo.
Gratis in the House, unlike those in the
senate, made a party question Of IL;
aud whon did you ever hear Of Demo-
eFat lurking away st home when bis
vote was vented
I notice that street cars seem 10 be a
success here BY degrees people are
coming TO use them much more than at
hfst Whom shall ~e have street rail
roads in EyansviIle2 Ii We have twenty
two thousand inhabitants, as some as
sert, we ought TO afford one line, pro
vided we have any street on which, with
our vary peculiar street engineering, it
would be possible to lay a track. Main
street would not do, owing to the lines
OF Qualifications thrown across at ts IN
terseetsous with other strests First
strees would not do because of the
| -. :. .. s.ya~g ,rasafnrr If fhas. -
markable artificial obstrnetions can be
overcome, ! can see no further difficulty.
II is wonder to me that the genius
that planned our street improuensents
has not been discovered by our military
authorities. Even the great Diteher
and Embanker,p the hate G. B., never
originated anything better calculated to
impede comfortable progress, And thef
| as 10 coat, that would make no trouble
| With our Numerous banks aud mors
"e coming, the means will easily b.
|, obtained, on popular and highly enlight
!. ened principles, Therefore, let us have
city not oRly in population, bat cit
with at least one horse railroad.
: And having alluded to banks. suggest
an inquiry. How is the BANK -oPHoRIl
: by this time7 Has everybody stool
enough2 If not, it will be easy to or
!. ganize another bank. Just get goo
= mad on and go in. No trouble to sui
scribe stock. No end TO the surpIai
seeking investment and where can il b
a. put to pay better than in q bank2 To b
:. sure, II we all turn bankers, it may
- asked where the borrowers are TO com
from This is matter that We mus
= leave 10 chance Perhaps we can do q
!. the DutchmaR did, who started a bee
saloon. Having purchased keg
lager and opened bis shop, ha found
:. had ave cents ieft As no one eaIle
be concluded 70 patronizs his grocer
BY himself, promptly paying his five cen
for his reireshment No one still comm
be treated himself again, paying Il
! cash as before; and so continued, unl
- be was able to retire, IN short tim
with au empty keg and q Eve cent posts
: One word on banks Should th
meet the eye Of any stoekholder in &
=, Branch Bank, who has been induced
eensure those who manage il, let hi
be CAREFUL that be is not misled. The
"a is way TO Inform himself OF what
true-ihat way is BY proper spplieati
= to those managers. II he refuse
~ make this application, time itself =
prove that he has been deceived. Th
e can wait as well as he, well KNOW
that truth is mighty aud will prevail
Hs Now AND THgS