The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-23

! JneD located. mere commenced
business in my profession, and re-
NAMED for three years. In 1921 and
| 1922 | was elected a member Tor the
Lower House Of the Indiana Legis-
lature, which. then sat at Corydon
! General LEW. HARRISON, the same
years, was a member of the Senate.
The Senatorial District was at that
time composed of the. counties of
Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick.
During the two years l was, mem
Der, l travelled with him, when going
TO take our seats in the Legislature,
from Evansville to Corydon, roomed
with him while there, and returned
with him; so | had a good opportu-
nifty of learning his character. From
I the time we first met until his death
/ there always existed the most friendly
relations between US.
II l recollect right, at the close of
the session Of 1919, on our return to-
gether to Evansville, General HAIR
RIsoN established the "" EVANSVILLE
JOURNAL" He joined with him as
partner WILLIAM MONROE, who ju t
then had completed the term of his APP
premiership to a printer, at Chilli
cothe, Ohio, so the name of the firm
was Harrison & Monroe" General
HARRISON was truly self made man.
He once told me- he never went d
day to school iuahis fife; yet he quail
fed himself so as. to become a re-
spectacle merchant !. and as writer.
none | believe, at that day, at least,
ia the West, surpassed him. His
editorials were remarkable for the
clear aud mild manner in which he
presented a subject, never failing to
produce great effect He was also
very -eatespFising and public spirited.
Evansville was Indebted to him for
various public improvements, either
made or suggested. Many Of those
he suggested would probably have
been made had it not been for his
death. Ha was the first who made
known to the world, by a0riting, the.
local advantages that Evansville pos
sessed of becoming a great CONNER
cial city. Deeply was his death
mourned by his fellow-citizens and
gratefully was eremembered. hr
The Office in which the JOURNAL
was first printed, was a small tene-o
ment at the southeast corner Of Lo-
Gust and First Streets, nearly oppo
sitethe one you hive just built for
yourselves. After it was printed
elsewhere, I occupied it for a law
Office for many years. The next edi-
tor was a person whose name I nonot
now recollect, but he did not con-
tinue the editorship long, for its value
fast deprecated under his manage
ment.
The next : editor, was WILLIAM
TowS, Esq, who for several years,
and until his death, was the manager.
Under his administration, the Canal
was projected and begun. Those now
living in Evansville, at least many Of
.then1y are not s4SarsE With how much
difficulty and cost this public. work
obtained nor de they appfeci..
a-e the advantage 1t has been to
Evansville True, it has not been Of
as much service as itlwasl expected it /
would be. as a means Of Transporting
tb5seg things for which canals are
made. yet it made known to the world
hnw3 fStNkhlB1 Et&asE ile Ea1 itu-
ated for a commercial city; it brought
population to it, T al 4q4s t might say
from every part 66f$ tie = g1ote; with[
cut ts-.it. jsf pQtlrobablc that thei
Era4syiiie and CTawforsvilIe Railroad
woaid eyer have been made; in short,
il would have remained as it VAST
wien The Improvement was contem-
p. Jted land Begun, kwitls a 59pdla a
ton OF, perhaps 300 iqbabitants, andsI
except few patches Of ground here
and there scattered over the terri
tory, it wouid'have been Nearly fnac-
eessible by reason Of trees, bushes,
and noxious weeds spread over it.
PA e. and many other public improve
ments Of that day. Mr.. Town Jealous
", earnestly and ably advocated in his
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